【正文】 .（2）What does the underlined word prospered in Paragraph 4 mean? quickly. soon. soon. well.（3）What did Indianapolis do to bring back its lost culture? rebuilt some old important areas. invited old jazz musicians to sing in the city. educated people about the value of music culture. settled lowine families in the Indiana Avenue munity,（4）According to the passage, which of the following about modern Indy jazz is true? home culture is gone. styles are too traditional. shows the sadness of the poor. is no longer a favorite of the young.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，2019年爵士樂仍然是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分，但是它的本土文化消失了。 （1）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Now in 2019, jazz music is an important part of Indianapolis39。 art culture.” 現(xiàn)在到了2019年，爵士樂是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分。可知，第一段主要是介紹了爵士樂在印第安納波利斯很受歡迎。故選C。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第四段中中的“But in the 1950s, things changed…. However, the new university and buildings caused poorer families to have to leave the area. This destroyed the Indiana Avenue munity and with it, its jazz culture.” 但在20世紀(jì)50年代，情況發(fā)生了變化?！欢碌拇髮W(xué)和建筑使得貧困家庭不得不離開這個地區(qū)。這摧毀了印第安納大道社區(qū)，也隨之摧毀了它的爵士樂文化?？芍D(zhuǎn)折詞but之后描述了爵士樂的衰落，因此推測出劃線詞prospered意為“興盛、蓬勃發(fā)展”。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue.” 它開始帶回失落的文化，比如大街上的現(xiàn)場音樂。為此，它開始做出新的改變。這些改變包括修復(fù)像The Avenue這樣的歷史街區(qū)。可知，它重建了一些舊的重要區(qū)域。故選A。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It might seem at first that jazz is alive again, but there is a sad reality behind these jazz clubs: Modern Indy jazz is only a shadow (影子) of the lively culture that was once on Indiana Avenue. ”乍一看，爵士樂似乎又活了起來，但在這些爵士樂俱樂部背后卻有一個可悲的現(xiàn)實(shí):現(xiàn)代印地安那爵士樂只是曾經(jīng)活躍在印第安納大道上的文化的一個影子?？芍羰繕返谋就廖幕Я?。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和段落大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，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 More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for row of lights. It is the most important holiday in India. Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is being more mon. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York City39。s Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums. Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. I felt it39。s about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India39。s rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, she said, and I couldn39。t find a better place than Times Square. Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year. In India, Diwali is a fiveday harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called diyas. A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year. Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th. San Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nation39。s largest celebrations, with more than 15,000 people in attendance each year. Visitors can enjoy Indian dance，food and fireworks. Organizers also plan to float hundreds of lighted candles in the San Antonio River, along the city39。s famous River Walk.（1）Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali? A.Dances.B.Lamps.C.Food.D.Clothes.（2）Why did Neeta Bhasin set up the Times Square event? A.To make the American culture richer.B.To create a new business for the firm.C.To make Indian culture better known in the US.D.To show the achievements of Indian immigrants.（3）What do we know about Diwali? A.It is held in autumn in India.B.It lasts five days in America.C.It has been held for 40 years in America.D.It happens from November 10th to January 7th in India.（4）What is the main idea of the text? A.Diwali is mainly celebrated in Disney Parks.B.Many American cities pete to hold Diwali.C.Indian Holiday Diwali lights up America, too.D.Diwali has bee the most important holiday in India.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，Diwali在印度語中意為排燈節(jié)。它是印度最重要的節(jié)日。越來越多的美國人慶祝印度的Diwali。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called ‘diyas’.”可知，the Indian holiday Diwali的主要標(biāo)志是Lamps。故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India.”可知，Neeta Bhasin成立了the Times Square的活動是為了讓印度文化在美國更廣為人知。故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“In India, Diwali is a fiveday harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall.”可知，Diwali在印度的秋天舉行。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for ‘row of lights’. It is the most important holiday in India.”可知，Indian Holiday Diwali也照亮了美國。它在美國越來越受歡迎。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 Food festivals are a mon occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there39。s a food festival to match no matter how specialized. Meatopi