【正文】 t。 but when I wind up this essay, I end it.（1）Which of the following words or expressions have the similar meaning? and oversee. a lot and quite a few. as hell and cold as hell. wise man and a wise guy.（2）What does the author probably think of English people? ....（3）What can we learn from the text? rings should be round. should be eggs in an eggplant. are the apples on the pine tree. and sweetbreads are different things.（4）How does the author organize the text? the order of time. the order of place. giving a great number of examples. paring English with the other languages.（5）What39。s the tone(語氣)of the text? and proud. and unsure. and disappointed. and lighthearted.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，論述了為什么英語是一門瘋狂的語言。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?”overlook和oversee怎么會是反義詞，而quite a lot和quite a few卻是很相似的呢？可知，quite a lot和quite a few有相似的意思。故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“English was invented by people, not puters, and it reflects the creativity of human beings.”英語是由人而不是計算機發(fā)明的，它反映了人類的創(chuàng)造力，以及列舉了英語中的許多悖論可推知，作者想表明英國人是很聰明的。故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren39。t sweet, are meat.”蜜餞是糖果，雜碎是肉，但不甜，可知，蜜餞和雜碎是不同的東西。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall？Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists？”為什么黑夜降臨，卻沒有黎明；為什么白天破曉，卻沒有黃昏？為什么騎摩托車的人叫騎手，騎自行車的人叫騎自行車的人?以及下文可知，作者主要是通過大量的例子來論證英語是一門多么瘋狂的語言的。故選C。 （5）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.”英語是一門瘋狂的語言。茄子里沒有雞蛋，菠蘿里也沒有松樹和蘋果，漢堡包里也沒有火腿，及下文所舉的多個詞可知，這些詞的意思并不是詞的表面意思。由此可以判斷出，作者以既幽默又輕松的語氣在論述英語是一門瘋狂的語言。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Even worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students39。 academic (學術的) growth and spiritual health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools. Recent studies Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in math and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by The College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students39。 academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education. Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student39。s sense of pride and selfconfidence. Teens today have too many learning tasks. Besides, they have family problems, selfconfidence problems, relations hip troubles, and choices about smoke and alcohol (酒精). All of these can stop academic success, but music education can help. A study by The Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that students who took part in school music programs were less likely to turn to smoke. Music programs encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance. Music crosses language, class and culture. Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏) with an American classmate. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with selfconfidence and mon purpose through music. The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back.（1）The two studies seem to show that ________. with great success attend music lessons classes play an important role in students39。 growth all students could have music classes at school who have music classes do better in all subjects（2）The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that ________. makes crosscultural munication possible cultures have different styles of music has a good relationship with America and American students are good at playing the piano（3）What can we learn about education with music classes? allows schools to make more money. can cause a lot of academic problems. will affect the world cultural munication greatly. does good to students39。 academic success and spiritual health.（4）What is the best title for the text? Importance of Music Classes in School—A Bridge to Understanding on Music Education to Get Music Back【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，研究表明，全國各地的公立學校正在削減音樂課，以節(jié)省開支。但作者認為學生的學業(yè)成績似乎取決于他們是否參加音樂教育；音樂課程也有助于增強學生的自豪感和自信心，音樂跨越語言、階級和文化。音樂使來自不同國家的學生相互聯(lián)系。作者提出需要確保所有學生都參加必要的音樂課。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Students39。 academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education. ”學生的學業(yè)成績似乎取決于他們是否參加音樂教育。上音樂課對學生的學業(yè)有幫助，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Two students from different cultures worked as a team with selfconfidence and mon purpose through music. ”兩個來自不同文化背景的學生作為一個團隊通過音樂自信、有共同目標在一起合作。一個是日本學生，一個美國的學生，借由音樂而合作、交流。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Students39。 academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education. ”學生的學業(yè)成績似乎取決于他們是否參加音樂教育；第三段中的”Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student39。s sense of pride and selfconfidence. ”公立學校的音樂課程也有助于增強學生的自豪感和自信心。兩處結合，可以推斷出音樂即可以有助于學生的學業(yè)成績，又可以有益于學生的心理健康，故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“But without them, students39。 academic (學術的) growth and spiritual health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools.” 但是，沒有他們（音樂），學生的學業(yè)提高和精神健康可能會受到影響。事實上，音樂課是學校所有學生所必需的。作者認為音樂課是重要的，這是文章的主旨，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the w