【正文】 interest in learning. Education methods are based on culture. That is why a successful education method in one place may not work that well when simply 39。This has aroused a new debate in both China and the UK, with some arguing the teenagers need more regulation and discipline. Others say Chinese methods encourage rote learning (死記硬背) instead of independent thinking. For instance, Chinese language teachers should do more than pass on knowledge about words and characters. They should inspire students, helping them feel the sentiment from Chinese literature. This is a higher level of teaching. A recent documentary produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has caused a stir in China and in the UK. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)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(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。畫線的“viral”即指像病毒一樣容易傳播，故選A。 （4）考查詞義猜測(cè)。 （3）考查推理判斷。故選A。s attitude towards rumors? ....（2）What can we learn about rumors? have all heard some and believed them.39。One rumor to be especially cautious of is a rumor about groups relatively unable to defend themselves. That39。 t have good intentions. They are somewhat veiled(掩飾的) messages. 縱觀全文可知，本文介紹了美國(guó)學(xué)校開(kāi)學(xué)第一天的日期的內(nèi)容，應(yīng)屬教育類，故選B。故選D。綜上所述，丹佛的學(xué)校開(kāi)學(xué)最早。a sports magazine【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，美國(guó)開(kāi)學(xué)第一天的日期沒(méi)有明文規(guī)定，因地區(qū)而異。an advertisement in a newspaperD.D.Schools in Boston.（2）Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year? A.B.Schools in Denver. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation(迎新)period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings. It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are different by districts(地區(qū)). 【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。t be plete without mentioning the gumball machine, which popularized gum. The first gumball machine came onto the scene in 1907 and sold sugarcoated chewing gum.”泡泡糖的歷史如果不提到普及了泡泡糖的口香糖機(jī)就不完整了?？芍?dāng)Dubble Bubble被發(fā)明出來(lái)的時(shí)候，它的特別之處是它是粉色的?？赏浦?yàn)锽libber Blubber的特性，Blibber Blubber最不受歡迎。故選C。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。The origins of chewing gum.D.It was hard to remove from one39。It was pinkcolored.He sold it to the military. According to the International Chewing Gum Association,during WWII Dubble Bubble was handed out by US military members as gifts, thereby spreading its popularity among the peoples of Europe, Africa, and Asia. And in the 1930s he first bubblegum cards appeared. the pictures changed from war heroes to Wild West figures to professional athletes.t until 1928 that bubblegum was created. Walter Diemer, working for Frank Fleer39。t be plete without mentioning the gumball machine, which popularized gum. The first gumball machine came onto the scene in 1907 and sold sugarcoated chewing gum.s skin without using some special tools. Chewing gum hit the market after Santa Anna brought a case of chicle(糖膠樹(shù)脂) from Mexico to New York. Santa Anna gave some to the parttime inventor Thomas Adams Thomas Adams changed the gum and marketed it as a candy. The invention took off and was known as Chiclets.故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段可知，自狄更斯以來(lái)，在文學(xué)中這個(gè)季節(jié)的表現(xiàn)常常是圣誕快樂(lè)的慶?；顒?dòng)。t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare.”可知，在莎士比亞的戲劇《皆大歡喜》中，冬天被用來(lái)展現(xiàn)人性的丑陋?？赏浦?，作者寫本文是為了解釋文學(xué)作品中的冬天是什么樣子的。s a pleasure to read Christmasrelated books in winter has bee the happiest season in literary works【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了冬季的令人不快甚至是令人恐懼的方面經(jīng)常在文學(xué)作品中看到，但隨著時(shí)間的推移，文學(xué)作品中冬天的含義也在發(fā)生變化。t like winter for its bad weather. Lear was forced to give up being a king in a cold winter.39。s days.（1）What39。 Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat，roast turkeys。s Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。 Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations.s ingratitude (忘恩負(fù)義). Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無(wú)人性). There aren39。可知，不易受到影響的人較為冷靜沉著。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查推理判斷。Being unwilling to work.To make them spread rudeness.B.The popularity of rudeness. Not all participants were affected by the rudeness videos, however. A few weeks before the study began, the participants pleted an evaluation that measured their selfconfidence and emotional stability among other things. The participants who scored higher on this evaluation were significantly less likely to be influenced by the rudeness.最后一段介紹了三種情形，所以接下來(lái)討論的該是解決的方法了。選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents39。根據(jù)第一段中的“Like a border conflict between neighboring countries ,the parentteen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?”可知和鄰國(guó)之間的邊界紛爭(zhēng)一樣，兩代人之間的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是關(guān)于界限的：我所能控制的和你所做的之間的界限。ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.（1）Why does the author pare the parent teen war to a border conflict? A.ll describe three nowin situations that monly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first nowin situation is quarrel on unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen39。 plete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.2．閱讀理解 根據(jù)第三段中的so most students have to find parttime jobs in order to help support themselves可知，很多學(xué)生找兼職工作是為了養(yǎng)活他們自己，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的we can travel widely，visiting famous scenic spots及 our ability in that language may be improved