【正文】 dren 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）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“How do you notice a child genius?”如何發(fā)現(xiàn)天才少年，接著介紹了三項(xiàng)天才少年的特點(diǎn)；以及最后一段中的“The child geniuses who could change tomorrow39。s world are already out there. But will we notice them?”能改變未來(lái)的天才少年已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了，但我們能不能發(fā)現(xiàn)他們呢？由此可判斷文章采用了總分總結(jié)構(gòu)，介紹了如何發(fā)現(xiàn)天才少年，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)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 Beltana Station —— Stay with a difference Beltana Station is a fully working sheep and cattle station, and a great place for a holiday with a real difference in Australia. Here the animals are not just to be looked at. They are part of everyday working life at the historic Beltana Station. What to do See how a station really works. Join in the daily working life with station workers. Shearing (剪羊毛) and campouts are part of Beltana Station39。s activities. Farm animals to see: sheep and cattle. For the kids, depending on the season, there will be animals to feed — lambs and calves. The station is a joy for painters and photographers. There is a family games room. Three roads for 4wheeldrive cars through the station take in such views as Lake Torrens, Mount Deception, relics in Old Beltana town and much more. Where to live the historic 1860s shearers39。 rooms tworoom small houses (1860s) one small historic country house Beltana Station is not a resort (度假勝地) hotel. Unlike other places, you can experience real life with real people in Beltana.（1）What would be a proper activity for children at Beltana Station? with station workers. shearing. cattle. lambs.（2）What may people learn when visiting Beltana Station? needed for long walks in mountains. of Australian history. to do in team sports. to keep pets.（3）What is special about Beltana Station? is a large wild park. offers reallife work experience. has seasonal family activities. is a good place for weekend piics.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了貝爾塔納站的一些日常工作。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)What to do部分中的“For the kids, depending on the season, there will be animals to feed—lambs and calves (小羊和小牛).”對(duì)于孩子們來(lái)說(shuō)，根據(jù)季節(jié)的不同，會(huì)有小動(dòng)物來(lái)喂養(yǎng)。由此可知，在貝爾塔納車站，孩子們可以喂羊羔。故案選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are part of everyday working life at the historic Beltana Station.”可知，它們是歷史悠久的貝爾塔納車站日常工作生活的一部分。由此推斷，參觀貝爾塔納車站可以了解澳大利亞歷史。故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Unlike other places, you can experience real life with real people in Beltana.”可知，與其他地方不同的是，在貝爾塔納你可以和真實(shí)的人一起體驗(yàn)真實(shí)的生活。由此可知，貝爾塔納車站提供了真實(shí)的工作體驗(yàn)。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found. Keeping the mind occupied with tasks no matter how meaningless—keeps off (避開(kāi)) negative emotions (情緒)，the study found . However , the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy , according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioral(行為的)scientist at Chicago University . In a study , 98 students were asked to plete two surveys(調(diào)查). After they had pleted the first, they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that approximately(大約) two – thirds (68 students ) chose the lazy option(選項(xiàng)). Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put(呆在原處). Prof. Hsee concluded that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings , reported in the journal Psychological Science , had policy implications (政策意義). Governments may increase the happiness of idle (閑散的) citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless, he proposed (建議). At the individual(個(gè)人的)level, he advised, Get up and do something . Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it. He added , Incidentally , thinking deeply or engaging in selfreflection(反省)counts as keeping busy, too. You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.（1）Why can keeping busy make people happy ? can help people get rid of laziness. can make people sleep better. can help get rid of negative emotions(負(fù)面情緒) can give people a sense of achievement（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? finding may contribute t