【正文】 lunteers for helpD.fill in an application form before your visit【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了史密森尼博物館相關的信息以及游玩建議。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The Smithsonian offers eleven museums and galleries on the National Mall and six other museums and the National Zoo in the greater National Capital Area”可知史密森尼博物館（Smithsonian）在國家廣場（National Mall）上設有11個博物館和美術館，在較大的國家首都轄區(qū)有6個博物館和國家動物園（National Zoo）。沒有提供音樂會。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)National Zoo所在的表格可知國家動物園的開放時間為三月15號到九月，每天的上午九點到下午六點；十月到來年的三月14號是每天上午九點到下午四點，12月25號不開。所以如果對動物感興趣，游客可以在六月25號去游玩。故選D。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Stop at any Smithsonian museum information desk where friendly and knowledgeable staff and volunteers can assist you in planning your visit.”可知史密森尼博物館的信息問訊處有友好的并且知識淵博的員工及志愿者，他們可以幫助你為參觀做計劃。所以如果你想更好的參觀這里，可以尋求職工和志愿者的幫助，故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，結合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Singles Day: Alibaba Says a Lot of People in China Bought OnlineThe planet39。s biggest shopping day has e and gone, and Alibaba again showed the world how many mountains of stuff (物品) it could persuade people to buy in the 24 hours. Monday was Nov. 11, known in China as Singles Day. This year, nearly $ billion worth of stuff was sold on Alibaba39。s platforms (平臺) that day, beating last year39。s $ billion and making Black Friday look, yet again, like a yard sale. China has grown richer and more digitally connected. Alibaba has bee a technology powerhouse. Along the way, the pany has made a few famous friends. This year the singer Taylor Swift performed in its livestreamed evening gala (慶典) in Shanghai on Sunday. In previous years the model Miranda Kerr and the actors Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig also showed on the Singles Day stage. Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its businesstobusiness site, allowed people to buy almost everything. Alibaba39。s advantage wasn39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Alibaba now calls itself a data and technology pany, one that provides digital tools to help the businesses on its platforms. That, in turn, leads consumers to look to those platforms for their every need, from shopping and services to entertainment and travel. Today, Alibaba is itself a gigantic pany, and it wants to grow bigger still.（1）Where is this passage probably from? textbook. newspaper. science news report. advertisement.（2）How many famous people showed on the Singles Day stage? ....（3）What does Alibaba39。s advantage mainly lie in? platform. service. price. size.（4）Which word can replace the underlined word gigantic in the last paragraph ? ....【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了引領了中國雙十一購物節(jié)的阿里巴巴公司。每年購物節(jié)前夕都會找明星預熱。同時介紹了阿里巴巴的相關信息。 （1）考查推理判斷。本文介紹了中國雙十一購物節(jié)相關數(shù)據(jù)和阿里巴巴公司的情況，可以從報紙了解到相關信息。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Taylor Swift ，Miranda Kerr，Nicole Kidman，Daniel Craig等人都參加了雙十一晚會慶典，共4人，故選C。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Alibaba39。s advantage wasn39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.”阿里巴巴的優(yōu)勢不難看出，就是其規(guī)模，而且阿里巴巴的規(guī)模以中國標準而言也是非常大的。故選D。 （4）考查詞義猜測。最后一段中的“and it wants to grow bigger still”，阿里巴巴也想繼續(xù)擴大，此處使用了bigger形容詞的比較級，由此可判斷劃線詞意為“大”，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，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.