【正文】 While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick. After shopping for deals in stores on Black Friday, or online on Cyber Monday, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular Giving Tuesday. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City and United Nations Foundation. 【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，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)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。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。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故第三段加下劃線的subtle一詞是C選項(xiàng)“不明顯的”。所以這段在解釋最好的電影音樂(lè)是不易被觀眾察覺(jué)的音樂(lè)。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。根據(jù)第三段中的All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences.可知，利用這一知識(shí)，作曲家利用電影音樂(lè)速度的突然變化在觀眾中制造恐懼。故選B。所以通過(guò)反向推理，要是有了背景音樂(lè)，恐怖電影和喜劇電影就截然不同了。根據(jù)第一段中的But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。It will be used more in movies in the future.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，電影和音樂(lè)的關(guān)系密切，音樂(lè)對(duì)于電影影響重大，作者說(shuō)明了電影制作者如何用音樂(lè)來(lái)渲染氣氛。It makes audiences relaxed.C.It can39。D.C.B.The unexpected change of the music.（3）What does the underlined word subtle in the third paragraph mean? A.The slow speed of the tangle.C.Their time and place.（2）What causes fear among audiences? A.Their actors.Their background music.Their history.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. As crucial as it is, the best film music is subtle. All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。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. There39。8．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。由此推斷出，作者對(duì)咖啡生產(chǎn)的未來(lái)很擔(dān)憂，故選B。根據(jù)第一段中的“a new report suggests that the effects of climate change may significantly affect coffee.”一份新的報(bào)告表明，氣候變化的影響可能會(huì)顯著影響咖啡。由此推斷出，這些小的變化也可能產(chǎn)生大的影響，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“Coffee production is likely to then be pushed to higher elevations to take advantage of lower temperatures, but this will not be enough to make up for lost lowland areas.”咖啡生產(chǎn)很可能會(huì)被推到更高的海拔，以利用更低的溫度，但這將不足以彌補(bǔ)失去的低地地區(qū)。adversely意思是有害的，故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“This sensitivity to temperature puts the plant at increased risk of the effects of climate change.”這種對(duì)溫度的敏感性增加了植物受到氣候變化影響的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)?？Х犬a(chǎn)業(yè)的變化會(huì)對(duì)社會(huì)造成很多影響。Hopeful.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，一份新的報(bào)告表明，氣候變化的影響可能會(huì)顯著影響咖啡。C.Worried.Coffee trade will eventually disappear in the world.（4）How does the author feel about the future of coffee production? A.Small changes may have large effects in general.C.To get access to water supply more easily.（3）What conclusion can we draw from the last two paragraphs? A.To increase the quality of the products.C.gradually（2）Why will people have to grow coffee in highland areas? A.harmfullytemporarilyslightly their livelihoods would stand to take a blow as growing areas decrease and prices rise. Indeed, studies claim that by 2050 the area of the world suitable for growing coffee will be cut by half. Coffee production is likely to then be pushed to higher elevations (海拔) to take advantage of lower temperatures, but this will not be enough to make up for lost lowland areas. Coffee Arabica plants, which produce 70% of all mercial coffee, can be adversely affected by even a halfdegree change in typical weather conditions. This sensitivity to temperature puts the plant at increased risk of the effects of climate change. Climate change is perhaps the key issue of our time. Often, however, it is presented to us as being so abstract that it seems impossibly distant. For those of you looking for something a little more concrete, a new report suggests that the effects of climate change may significantly affect coffee.7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的 “Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,” 可知這些隊(duì)伍認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都有表演的權(quán)力，所以他們想要參加節(jié)日。故選A。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A paid administrator(行政人員) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than million tickets were sold.（1）What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? bring Europe together again. honor heroes of World War II. introduce young theatre groups. attract great artists from Europe.（2）Why did some uninvited theatre groups e to Edinburgh in