【正文】 s turning to modern technologyThe Sealaska Heritage Institute, a nonprofit group, has developed two apps for speakers of the Tlingit language. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a reference for important language topics such as conversation phrases, number, and letters. The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left. in addition, very few young people are able to speak Tlingit. Currently there are two apps, called Learning Tlingit and Tlingit Language Games. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a language guide. It provides Tlingit words and expressions, the tribal alphabet, as well as a basic list of the words included. With the Tlingit Language Games app, users are given a choice of different places of environments, like a house, forest or ocean.（1）What is the problem the native Americans are facing now? number of native Americans has been increasing. and fewer native Americans speak their own language. native language has been extinct.39。s hard to increase the interest of hearing native languages.（2）What will be the result if more and more native Americans only speak English? will get better jobs and higher pay. will teach their own children to speak English. will lose their history and culture. will get along well with the government.（3）What can we know about Tlingit? can help the native people know some language topics. can help the: native people earn money and buy a. house or nice things is a very popular app among the native speakers is a native language spoken by fewer than 200 people.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? Indian tribes39。 efforts to increase native speakers. for the disappearance of some American Indian languages. to help the native tribes lead a traditional life. popularity of the language learning apps.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法來增加本族語(yǔ)言的使用，否則，他們的本族語(yǔ)言將面臨嚴(yán)重的危機(jī)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Yet the number of native. Americans with the ability to speak their tribe39。s language has decreased over the past century. ”但是能說他們本族語(yǔ)言的本地美國(guó)人的數(shù)量在過去的一個(gè)世紀(jì)中已將減少。可知，會(huì)說本族語(yǔ)的美國(guó)土著的人數(shù)在過去的一個(gè)多世紀(jì)中已經(jīng)減少了，故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的“However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members.”然而，害怕失去自己的歷史和文化，許多印第安部落嘗試新的方法來提升族人的本族語(yǔ)使用能力?？芍绻絹碓蕉嗟淖迦酥徽f英語(yǔ)，他們將會(huì)失去自己的歷史和文化。故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第九段中的“The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left.”特林吉特部落有大約一萬(wàn)人。他們主要居住在阿拉斯加?xùn)|南部。但是就2013年的統(tǒng)計(jì)，這個(gè)部落只有125人可以說自己民族的語(yǔ)言，可知，現(xiàn)在僅僅有不到兩百人可以說這種語(yǔ)言了，故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文前六段描述了美國(guó)印第安人在民族語(yǔ)言方面面臨的處境以及這一處境引起的擔(dān)憂，最后四段提出了針對(duì)這一問題的解決方案：美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法（app）來增加本族語(yǔ)使用人數(shù)。選項(xiàng)A中efforts能凸顯人們這一問題的擔(dān)心及在努力尋求解決方案方面所做的努力。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，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)行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Our Museums, Galleries, and Zoo19 worldclass museums, galleries, and a zoo 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. In New York City, we invite you to tour two museums in historic settings. Not near a Smithsonian museum? Look for exhibitions and museums in your munity. Here we have listed some places to visit: Tips amp。 Guidelines: Stop at any Smithsonian museum information desk where friendly and knowledgeable staff and volunteers can assist you in planning your visit. Service animals are wele at the museums and the National Zoo. Pets are not permitted. Lunches should be properly closed or stored in lockers during your visit.（1）he Smithsonian offers all these EXCEPT . A.galleriesB.concertsC.museumsD.zoos（2）If you are interested in animals, you can . A.go to 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DCB.go to 8th and F Streets, NW Washington, DCC.visit the museum 11 . on ChristmasD.visit the zoo at weekends on June 25（3）To arrange your visit better, you can . A.have lunch during your visitB.take your pets along with youC.ask the staff and volunteers 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(yīng)用文，介紹了史密森尼博物館相關(guān)的信息以及游玩建議。 （1）考查細(xì)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(guó)家廣場(chǎng)（National Mall）上設(shè)有11個(gè)博物館和美術(shù)館，在較大的國(guó)家首都轄區(qū)有6個(gè)博物館和國(guó)家動(dòng)物園（National Zoo）。沒有提供音樂會(huì)。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)National Zoo所在的表格可知國(guó)家動(dòng)物園的開放時(shí)間為三月15號(hào)到九月，每天的上午九點(diǎn)到下午六點(diǎn)；十月到來年的三月14號(hào)是每天上午九點(diǎn)到下午四點(diǎn)，12月25號(hào)不開。所以如果對(duì)動(dòng)物感興趣，游客可以在六月25號(hào)去游玩。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)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(shí)淵博的員工及志愿者，他們可以幫助你為參觀做計(jì)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(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，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 Learning, Fast and Deep Over the past five years researchers in artificial intelligence have bee the rock stars of the technology world. A branch of AI known as deep learning, which uses neural(神經(jīng)的) networks to scan through large volumes of data looking for patterns, has proven so useful that skilled practitioners can mand high sixfigure salaries to build software for Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The standard route into these jobs has been a PhD in puter science from one of