【正文】 f a mass of thanks for the success of the sailing. The priest wouldn39。t open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas. One more thought is about the Alms Box placed in every church on Christmas Day. Worshippers（做禮拜的人） put gifts for the poor into it. These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas. That is why that day became known as Boxing Day. Today, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating（捐贈(zèng)） their time, services and money to aid Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping families in need. Besides, spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now. （1）If Christmas Day is on a Saturday, Boxing Day will be celebrated on____________. A.December 25thB.December 26thC.December 27thD.December 28th（2）Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to____________. A.save the poorB.pay for the priestC.discover new landD.pray for sailing safety（3）What does the underlined phrase“sealed up mean in Chinese? A.密封B.懸掛C.歸還D.傳遞（4）The purpose of the passage is____________. A.to praise the kindness of priestsB.to introduce the origins of Boxing DayC.to call on people to help the poorD.to pare Boxing Day with Christmas Day【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：在英國(guó)。節(jié)禮日通常在12月26日舉行，這是圣誕節(jié)后的第二天。但是，嚴(yán)格來(lái)說(shuō)，節(jié)禮日是圣誕節(jié)后的第一個(gè)工作日。像圣誕節(jié)一樣，節(jié)禮日也是一個(gè)公共假日。這意味著這是整個(gè)英國(guó)的非工作日。當(dāng)節(jié)禮日是星期六或星期日時(shí)，下一個(gè)星期一是公共假日。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public ，如果圣誕節(jié)在星期六，節(jié)禮日就在星期一，也就是十二月二十七日，故答案是C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the ，故答案是D。 （3）詞義猜測(cè)題，根據(jù)The priest wouldn39。t open it to share the contents with the poor until ，可知之前箱子被密封了，故答案是A。 （4）主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章介紹了節(jié)禮日的起源，故答案是B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題、詞義猜測(cè)題和主旨大意題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題要可以直接從文中尋找答案；詞義猜測(cè)題，需要根據(jù)單詞所在的語(yǔ)境，進(jìn)行合理想象，確定單詞的意思；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。9．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的幾個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can39。t sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful（壓力大的）. For people who are worried about math, posture （姿勢(shì)） makes a big difference, Erik Paper from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That39。s right – sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams. Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumpedover （趴倒的） posture, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight. Slumping over is a defensive（戒備的） posture. It can bring about bad memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Paper said. Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit（受益） from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported. Good posture isn39。t just helpful for taking math exams. Sportspeople, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more certain and focus better.（1）What posture can make people feel less stressed during math exams? A.Sitting up straight.B.Hanging your head.C.Lying on your back.D.Raising one hand.（2）What did the scientists ask the college students to do during the test? A.To do situps.B.To count numbers.C.To think carefully.D.To sit in different postures.（3）How many students in the test benefited from the better posture? A.All the 125 students.B.Less than half of them.C.56 percent of them.D.None of the students.（4）The fourth paragraph is written to explain . A.why slumping over makes exams harder to doB.why slumping over is bad for one39。s healthC.why some people slump over during examsD.why people are nervous during math exams（5）Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A.Slump over to Take ExamsB.Sit up to Do MathC.Better Posture for Nervous StudentsD.Good Advice for Better Exams【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）A（5）B 【解析】【分析】本文介紹姿勢(shì)不僅有助于參加數(shù)學(xué)考試。運(yùn)動(dòng)員、音樂(lè)家和演說(shuō)家都可以從更好的姿勢(shì)中受益。當(dāng)你感到壓力大的時(shí)候，你也可以試著坐直或者站直。它可以幫助你更確定，更專注。（1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) For people who are worried about math, posture （姿勢(shì)） makes a big difference 和That39。s right – sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams. 可知坐直可以讓人們?cè)跀?shù)學(xué)考試中感覺(jué)壓力更小 ，故選A。（2）推理題。根據(jù) They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumpedover （趴倒的） posture, or sitting