【正文】 Don39。s when the customers are taken from their seats at ground level to the observation rooms in elevators that travel at a remarkable speed. Looking for something adventurous? The Archipelago in London is just the thing for you. One of the most popular dishes in this restaurant is crocodile. Yes, you read it correctly, crocodile. If that is not daring enough for you, there are plenty of other dishes on the menu.可知作者對氣候變化很擔心。根據(jù)第四段中的“Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards.”可知大量使用的能源導致物種體型變小?？芍獨夂虻淖兓驍×硕趸紟淼挠绊憽８鶕?jù)第一段中的“We all think plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(濕度)and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide”可知科學家原來以為二氧化碳的增加會導致物種變大，但是氣候的變化讓物種反而變小。C.OptimisticC.gainedB. We all think plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(濕度)and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide said researchers from the National University of Singapore.【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。從整篇文章內(nèi)容來看，主要描述“我”從小到大由于身高的原因而與眾不同，并受到周圍人的取笑。根據(jù)第二段中的“I am different and that39。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。Keep your head up.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者從小到大由于身高的特殊性受到了很多嘲笑和欺辱，但是作者并未此而感到沮喪．反而認識到不管一個人的種族、宗教、背景或者所處的環(huán)境如何，與眾不同也是一種生活態(tài)度。Speech is silver, silence is gold.Everything es to the man who waits.He felt angry failing to change others39。s attitude towards being teased? A.he fought with people easilyhe had to do a lot of labor work（2）The author was often teased because _______. A.t change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay.（1）The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______. A.t stop them, or change the fact that these ments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me.t fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a very important lesson. I am different and that39。s farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age.6．閱讀理解（4）考查推理判斷。故選D?！笨芍狟razilian的農(nóng)民關注的是短期的利益。D.affection for his forestD.TrapLoss of grasslands.B.They relied heavily on rainforests for a living.（2）What used to be young Antonio39。B. There are toucans(巨嘴鳥), all kinds of birds, squirrels, lizards, and even the boars are returning, 83yearold Vicente says, If you ask me who my family are, I would say all this right here, each one of these that I planted from a seed.（1）What do we learn about the Brazilian peasants? A.（4）考查主旨大意。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Persuasion is to convince someone to agree with you, just like art which also calls for special techniques to acplish.”可知說服的目的是勸告一些人贊成你，故選A。Believe MeConvince the AudienceLogos.Pathos. Ethos is a speaker39。推理要根據(jù)文章的字面意思，通過語篇、段落和句子之間的邏輯關系，各個信息所暗示和隱含的意義，作者的隱含意等對文章進行推理判斷。此外，還要把握文章的結構和語言。s good for you and good for the world around you．可推知作者對于收集沒有閱讀的書這一行為，持贊成態(tài)度，選A。t read means you39。(1)詞義猜測題。Contradictory．（4）What can we know from the last paragraph? A.Doubtful．s the author39。your have no interest in the new worldD.A pile of books on the bookshelf．C. So don39。t read means you39。 If you39。 【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，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。這就是為什么我喜歡讀好的傳記，以及為什么我同情忽視它們的人。根據(jù)第二段中的First, I find good biographies fascinating.；第三段中的Second, I find good biographies informative.；第四段中的Third, I find good biographies relaxing. 以及最后段This is why I love reading good biographies, and why I pity the person who neglects them. Don39。所以作者認為傳記閱讀令人愉快。故選B。讀一本好的傳記就像漫步在一個充滿智慧的購物中心。所以通過第一段的關鍵詞go back to，had unique influence on their times，判斷出第一段暗示了作者同意歷史受某些人的影響很大。s history through biography reading.D.s main purpose in writing the article? A.The author considers biographical reading enjoyable.B.the volumes of The Last Lions biographies.D.The author finds Carlyle39。ll occasionally read a novel, but I39。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Sometimes genius (天才) is just the thing that es out after 20 years of working at your kitchen. Also, doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth. Orson Welles made his masterpiece, Citizen Kan, at 25. T. S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock at 23.”可知，作者引用Orson Welles and T. S. Eliot的例子是為了要表現(xiàn)出創(chuàng)造力需要能量和努力。(3)考查目的意圖。故選D。D.To make a parison between them and himself.It is never too old to learn.remained single（3）What does the author mainly intend to tell us in this passage? A.B.Straight after graduation from law school.C. Sometimes genius (天才) is just the thing that es out after 20 years of working at your kitchen. Also, doing something truly creative requires the energy of youth. Orson Welles made his masterpiece, Citizen Kan, at 25. T. S. Eliot wrote The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock at 23.（1）When did the author decide to devote himself to writing fictions? A. In my first year, I sold two stories. Then I wrote a novel, but I thought it wasn39。 I began my new life on a February morning. I sat down at my kitchen table at 7:3