【正文】 Mandari。D.the outside limitC.a slight advantageMandarin might help him learn more about China.D.Mandarin was easier to learn than Latin.B. Abbott predicts that as many as 100,000 students are now studying Mandarin in public and private schools throughout the US. She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an important needs language and provides professional development programs for teachers. Our government wants to increase our language ability for national security and economic petitiveness, Abbott added.People are looking at China as our next economic petitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast, said Marty Abbott, director of the American Council(議會) on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. We39。 s a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study puter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career. Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China being a growing power, he said. I thought Mandarin would be more beneficial than Latin, said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language. 9．閱讀理解 故選D。根據(jù)Scotland部分中的“In Scotland, April Fools39。故選B。有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面”和“有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面。根據(jù)America and Britain部分中的“Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 , a British short film was shown on April Fools39。故選A。根據(jù)France and Italy部分中的“In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the‘fish of April’.“在法國和意大利，如果有人捉弄你，你就是“四月魚”。作者講述了關于“愚人節(jié)”的一些事情以及一些國家愚人節(jié)的風俗習慣。D.America.B.Italy.To inform the audience.（3）Where does April Fools39。To trick the audience.C.If one prefers chocolate.（2）What was the purpose of the British short film? A.If one is fond of fish.C.s back without them knowing.（1）In what condition would someone be called fish of April in France? A. Day lasts for two days! The second day is called Taily Day and tricks on this day involve the bottom (or the tail, in informal speech). Often a sign saying ‘kick me39。 Scotlands shoe and say Your shoelace (鞋帶) is untied. When they look down, they are laughed at. Schoolchildren might tell a friend that school has been cancelled. Sometimes the media get involved. Once, a British short film was shown on April Fools39。 America and Britain In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the fish of April. By the month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch. Children stick paper fish to their Friends39。 Day has now developed into an international festival of fun, with different nationalities celebrating the day in special ways. 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。 （4）考查推理判斷。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)過這么長時間，這座建筑仍然完好無損并且我們有一天可以參觀它。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。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，國際考古學家和一個攝制組記錄下了失落的遺址的保存（情況）。故選C。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。Someone who likes taking pictures.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，浙江古城石城在多年前被埋在水下，后被人們發(fā)現(xiàn)。Someone who likes diving.C.Someone who likes swimming.Its structure keeps perfect in the water for a long time.D.It has something to do with Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.B.D.WonderfulB.OriginalBecause the government needed to build a power station where it was.D.Because the city has a long history.B. It39。 Looking at surface of the lake, dotted with over 1,000 islands, you39。s Qiandao Lake lies a hidden treasure. The ancient city of Shi Cheng (also known as Lion City), located in the province of Zhejiang, has been submerged underwater for 53 years. Shi Cheng was founded about 1,300 years ago in a valley surrounded by the Five Lion Mountains. When the Chinese government decided they needed a new hydroelectric power station (水力發(fā)電站)， a dam and manmade lake were constructed and the city was left at the bottom of this new body of water. Now, it sits at depths ranging from 85 feet to about 103 feet.7．閱讀理解 故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“Parkour is considered an extreme sport.”；第四段中的“Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds.”可知跑酷是極限運動，像聽起來那樣刺激和迷人。故選B。根據(jù)第五段中的“Overing all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers”可知跑酷蘊含的哲理是決心；第六段中的“Another philosophy we39。obstacles與barriers同義，故選D。s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the barriers in the path using only the abilities of the human body.”可知跑酷的目的是盡可能快地從一個地方移動到另一個地方，利用人體的能力越過道路上的所有障礙。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的‘’Just like James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond39。 . （3）Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour? and extremes. and freedom. and success. and popularity.（4）Which of the following is true of parkour? is a team sport. is a good but boring sport. needs special training. challenges human abilities.【答案】 （1）D（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了跑酷運動的起源、特點和此運動蘊含的哲理。Another philosophy we39。 Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.Yes, that39。Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like James Bond in th