【正文】 最浪費(fèi)的一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)，可知，他認(rèn)為回收是浪費(fèi)錢的。故選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“According to the Mayor, the benefits of recycling plastic and glass were outweighed by the price—recycling cost twice as much as disposal.”根據(jù)市長(zhǎng)所言，回收塑料和玻璃在價(jià)格方面超標(biāo)了回收的費(fèi)用是處理費(fèi)用的兩倍，可推知，紐約取消了回收塑料和玻璃。所以根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)境可以判斷出，劃線詞的意思為“取消”。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are various, individuals should keep in mind that it better serves the environment to reduce and reuse materials before recycling even bees an option.”盡管回收比處理的好處有很多，大家應(yīng)該記住，在回收成為一個(gè)選擇之前，減少垃圾和反復(fù)利用物品對(duì)環(huán)境是更有利的。，可推知，作者是想提醒大家要有資源節(jié)約的意識(shí)。故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Debates over the benefits of recycling started in 1996 when a writer called John Tierney said ‘recycling is garbage’.”自從1996年作家John Tierney說(shuō)“回收是垃圾”時(shí)，關(guān)于垃圾回收的好處的討論就開(kāi)始了?？芍蔬xB。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇環(huán)保類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 The Art Museum of Chicago Visiting time The museum is open daily 10:30 am 5:00 pm. The museum and its shops are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year39。s Day. Highlights (亮點(diǎn))of the Art Museum American Art Discover how artists have expressed many aspects of the American experience through the rich variety of this collection. Impressionism: Monet, Degas, Renoir and More Learn about the color and excitement of late 19thcentury life as you view one of the most admired collections of French Impressionism in the world. Hidden Histories Hear stories about artists and their artworks that may be overlooked or underappreciated for one reason or another. For families with children It is free for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18 and the Art Museum is the perfect place for an outing with the whole family. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games.（1）When can you visit the museum? Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. April Fool39。s Day. New Year39。s Day.（2）Who of the following has to pay for his/her visit? 19 yearold Chicago student. 13yearold girl. 17 yearold Chicago girl. 9 yearold pupil.（3）What can people do in the Art Museum of Chicago? stories about artists and their artworks. about the color and excitement of 18thcentury life. how artists have expressed the African experience. a visit to the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了芝加哥藝術(shù)博物館的有關(guān)信息，包括其開(kāi)放時(shí)間、博物館藝術(shù)特點(diǎn)等。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The museum and its shops are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year39。s Day.”博物館及其商店會(huì)在感恩節(jié)、圣誕節(jié)、新年當(dāng)天關(guān)閉，因此可以在愚人節(jié)進(jìn)行參觀。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It is free for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18”對(duì)于14歲以下的小孩以及18歲以下的芝加哥籍青少年都是免費(fèi)的。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center,”參觀者可以參觀Ryan教育中心的合家歡空間，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。9．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(guò)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(shuō)明文，介紹了天才少年的三個(gè)特點(diǎn)，但天才少年也比普通人更容易過(guò)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，也有更多的人能獲得博士學(xué)位。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“He was accepted at Harvard University at the age of 11.” William James Sidis在11歲的時(shí)候就被哈佛大學(xué)錄取了，故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“gifted children can be crazy about their interests”天才兒童對(duì)自己感興趣的內(nèi)容都非常瘋狂，故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第八段中的“Onethird of the group earned a doctor39。s degree that is 17 times the national average.”1650名高智商人群中有1/3的人可以上大學(xué)，即550人，而相比全國(guó)人口而言上大學(xué)的人數(shù)是17倍，因此完整的公式應(yīng)是1650247。3247。17≈32，故選B。 （4）考查