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ase interest in their munities to learn tribal languages. Since the late 1800s many American Indian children have attended boarding schools. At that time, Indian children were required to attend schools by law, and the government forced Indian families to send their children to such schools. The children were separated from their families. and given English name The teachers often taught native American students in English, instead of the language of their parents. They were told they needed to learn English in order to get a job, earn money and buy a house or nice things. However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members. At least one organization is turning to modern technologyThe Sealaska Heritage Institute, a nonprofit group, has developed two apps for speakers of the Tlingit language. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a reference for important language topics such as conversation phrases, number, and letters. The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left. in addition, very few young people are able to speak Tlingit. Currently there are two apps, called Learning Tlingit and Tlingit Language Games. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a language guide. It provides Tlingit words and expressions, the tribal alphabet, as well as a basic list of the words included. With the Tlingit Language Games app, users are given a choice of different places of environments, like a house, forest or ocean.(1)What is the problem the native Americans are facing now? number of native Americans has been increasing. and fewer native Americans speak their own language. native language has been extinct.39。s hard to increase the interest of hearing native languages.(2)What will be the result if more and more native Americans only speak English? will get better jobs and higher pay. will teach their own children to speak English. will lose their history and culture. will get along well with the government.(3)What can we know about Tlingit? can help the native people know some language topics. can help the: native people earn money and buy a. house or nice things is a very popular app among the native speakers is a native language spoken by fewer than 200 people.(4)What is the main idea of the passage? Indian tribes39。 efforts to increase native speakers. for the disappearance of some American Indian languages. to help the native tribes lead a traditional life. popularity of the language learning apps.【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)D(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,美國的印第安人正在使用新的方法來增加本族語言的使用,否則,他們的本族語言將面臨嚴(yán)重的危機(jī)。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Yet the number of native. Americans with the ability to speak their tribe39。s language has decreased over the past century. ”但是能說他們本族語言的本地美國人的數(shù)量在過去的一個世紀(jì)中已將減少??芍瑫f本族語的美國土著的人數(shù)在過去的一個多世紀(jì)中已經(jīng)減少了,故選B。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的“However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members.”然而,害怕失去自己的歷史和文化,許多印第安部落嘗試新的方法來提升族人的本族語使用能力??芍绻絹碓蕉嗟淖迦酥徽f英語,他們將會失去自己的歷史和文化。故選C。 (3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第九段中的“The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left.”特林吉特部落有大約一萬人。他們主要居住在阿拉斯加?xùn)|南部。但是就2013年的統(tǒng)計,這個部落只有125人可以說自己民族的語言,可知,現(xiàn)在僅僅有不到兩百人可以說這種語言了,故選D。 (4)考查主旨大意。本文前六段描述了美國印第安人在民族語言方面面臨的處境以及這一處境引起的擔(dān)憂,最后四段提出了針對這一問題的解決方案:美國的印第安人正在使用新的方法(app)來增加本族語使用人數(shù)。選項(xiàng)A中efforts能凸顯人們這一問題的擔(dān)心及在努力尋求解決方案方面所做的努力。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查,是一篇文化類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。8.閱讀理解 How do you notice a child genius (天才)? Gifted children tend to share three characteristics. First, they develop skills at a very young age. Mozart began posing music when he was just five years old. Second, they are selfstarters. Srinivasa Ramanujan was building plex formula (公式) before he39。d even been taught basic mathematics. Third, gifted children can be crazy about their interests. For William James Sidis, a writer, had collected hundreds of street car models and had learned eight languages by the time he was eight. He was accepted at Harvard University at the age of 11. They would all have been good members for Mensa, an international society for people with the highest IQs. Its youngest member is just two years old. But there can be disadvantages to being so clever. Members of American Mensa are three times more likely than the general public to suffer from allergies (過敏) or depression (抑郁), and they are almost six times more likely to struggle with anxiety. These are just some of the physical and emotional problems that gifted children in particular may face. Noticing those children is important, but many of them are being missed. To find out gifted children, you actually have to look for them in all places. The benefits can be huge when those lost Einsteins are found. A study has been observing 5,000 gifted people since 1972. All of the children had test scores high enough to get into university when they were just 13. In adulthood, the first 1,650 people went on to publish 85 books, more than 7,500 articles. Onethird of the group earned a doctor39。s degree that is 17 times the national average. The founder of Google and Lady Gaga were discovered as gifted children. The child geniuses who could change tomorrow39。s world are already out there. But will we notice them?(1)What do we know about William James Sidis? was only gifted in languages because he could speak 8 languages. was famous for collecting hundreds of street car models. was accepted at a top university at a young age. was a wellknown musician.(2)According to the passage, what do gifted children tend to do? all skills at five. themselves everything. a lot of time and energy into their interests. members of Mensa when they are 13 years old.(3)What can we infer from the passage ? the gifted children struggle with physical and emotional problems. national average, about 32 out of 1650 can earn a doctor39。s degree. of the 5,000 gifted people got into university at 13. was lost when he was young.(4)What can be a suitable title for the text? to notice a child genius. Lost child geniuses. famous child geniuses. difficulties child geniuses may face.【答案】 (1)C(2)C(3)B(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了天才少年的三個特點(diǎn),但天才少年也比普通人更容易過敏或抑郁。發(fā)現(xiàn)這些天才少年也有著非常大的益處,他們能大量的產(chǎn)出學(xué)術(shù)文章,也有