【正文】 Thomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas. But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin(普通話(huà)) class, he quickly changed his mind. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和數(shù)字計(jì)算兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)推理計(jì)算，從而選出正確答案。s Festival 部分中的“ Tickets:$ 80 per adult for the concert,a20% discount for children under18 ”可知成人票是80美元，未成年人票價(jià)8折，因此一個(gè)母親和一個(gè)10歲的孩子的票價(jià)款為80+80x80%=。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Long Island39。B.Northside Festival.s FestivalDescription: With exciting events ranging from beach concerts to parades, it39。s All Right, BrooklynTickets:$ 50 per person with no discountSolely WomenDescription: The William Ris Gallery is showing an exhibit all about what females meet in front of life! Check out the exhibit before it39。石城在水下很深的地方，所以參觀石城需要潛水，所以最有可能去游玩的是那些喜歡潛水的人，故選B。s incredible to think that after all this time, the structure still remains intact and we could one day visit it.”可知令人難以置信的是，經(jīng)過(guò)這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，這座建筑仍然完好無(wú)損并且我們有一天可以參觀它。根據(jù)第二段中的“After the initial findings, international archaeologists and a film crew then recorded the preservation of the lost ruins.”可知在的發(fā)現(xiàn)之后，國(guó)際考古學(xué)家和一個(gè)攝制組記錄下了失落的遺址的保存（情況）。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Its structure keeps perfect in the water for a long time.D.D.WonderfulBecause the government needed to build a power station where it was.D. It39。 Looking at surface of the lake, dotted with over 1,000 islands, you39。故選A。故選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。作者還提到了諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)獲得者對(duì)獎(jiǎng)金的花費(fèi)更公開(kāi)，而文學(xué)家獲得者對(duì)獎(jiǎng)金的花費(fèi)更私人化。make more money from writingC.Nobel winners have great originality in using prize moneyC. Lars Heikensten, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said there were no obvious shopping trends among winners.所以從最后一段可知，infrasound將在未來(lái)的電影中被更多地使用。故第三段加下劃線(xiàn)的subtle一詞是C選項(xiàng)“不明顯的”。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.可知，觀眾應(yīng)該感受到的只是一種強(qiáng)烈的情感——他們不應(yīng)該意識(shí)到是什么導(dǎo)致了這種情感。故選D。故選B。根據(jù)第一段中的But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。It makes audiences relaxed.C.D.B.s called infrasound (次聲波) to arouse fear. While we may not be able to hear it because its frequency is below the range of the human ear, infrasound has been proven to cause anxiety, tremble and even sorrow. For example, infrasound was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 horror movie Paranormal Activity, and audiences reposed extremely high fear levels despite the 1ack of action throughout the movie. It doesn39。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.re not so different after all. Music and movies have been closely connected since the beginning of the film industry—even before the voices of actors were recorded. In movies, music helps to provide a sense of time and place, convey ideas about the characters and, most importantly, draw emotions out of the audience.故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“another tradition in Colombia is that during the nine days before Christmas, family members and friends meet up to pray, sing songs and share traditional foods at home. ”可知在哥倫比亞，家人和朋友團(tuán)聚祈禱，唱歌，共享傳統(tǒng)食物。故選B。s celebrated only in some places.（2）What can we learn about the Christmas music? is celebrated in the same way as in the UK. is celebrated mainly as a religious festival. is celebrated for nine days or so. is celebrated with lanterns and fireworks.（3）What do Colombians do during the Christmas celebration period? traditional foods. to the church together. abut home decorations. a onemonthlong holiday.（4）Colombians love the songs mainly because ______. sound extremely wonderful express best wishes for the future represent good memories of the past have been passed down for generations【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了在哥倫比亞圣誕節(jié)的意義及人們的慶祝方式。t need to be religious to take part in these Christmas traditions.（1）What39。Probably the biggest surprise for me has been the music people listen to during the Christmas period. At first, you could easily mistake these songs for the classic salsa, which is played all year round. However, after asking a Colombian if it really felt like Christmas music, they explained to me that the songs are loved more for the memories they symbolize than for the way they sound, and that Colombia has been through so many dark periods in history, it was important to hold on to the good memories of years gone past.With celebrations beginning on 7 December, Columbia is recognized as having the longest Christmas celebrations period in the world. The celebrations generally begin in the evening with the lighting of candles, either in the streets, parks or outside people39。Spending Christmas in a foreign country can be a truly eyeopening experience, especially since it39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(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。根據(jù)第三段中的“At the same time, the ‘Fringe’ appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. ”可知Fringe 與official是相對(duì)的；再根據(jù)“Eight theatre groups turned up？”以及第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform ”可知很多團(tuán)體和大學(xué)生也參與了進(jìn)來(lái)，所以Fringe譯為非正式的，故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 . bee a nonofficial event gone beyond an art festival shows all year round growing rapidly【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了愛(ài)丁堡音樂(lè)節(jié)形成和發(fā)展，包括對(duì)創(chuàng)設(shè)目的，參與群體，發(fā)展規(guī)模等方面進(jìn)行了簡(jiǎn)要而準(zhǔn)確的敘述，回顧了愛(ài)丁堡音樂(lè)節(jié)的發(fā)展歷程。Today the Fringe, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big. In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decid