【正文】 ① Education used to be provi。 If spending is a measure of what matters, then the people of the developing world place a high value on brains. While private spending on education has not changed much in the rich world in the past ten years, in China and India it has more than doubled. Since brainpower is the primary generator of progress, this burst of enthusiasm for investing in private education is excellent news for the world. But not everybody is delighted. Because private education increases inequality, some governments are trying to stop its advance. That39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段”Check out our homepage to view price parisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book“在預(yù)訂之前，請查看我們的主頁，從而可以推斷出，此文最有可能選自網(wǎng)站。故選C。根據(jù)Money Saving Tips部分中的”Look for acmodations in Amsterdam39。故選B。ll also want to check out Amsterdam39。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.A report.B.A magazine.D.buy train tickets at the counterC.arrange a guided canal tourThe Old Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.D.The Van Gogh Museum lies in Amsterdam39。 Check out our homepage to view price parisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book.（1）What can be learned about Amsterdam from this passage? A. Instead of hiring a tour guide, hop on a canal boat. They39。s South District, where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center. Unless you really want to see the tulips (郁金香) blooming, avoid booking between midMarch and midMay. This is when hotel and flight prices rise.s museums, including the Jewish Historical Museum, the Scheepvaart Museum, and the botanical gardens. If You Have Timell also want to check out Amsterdam39。CMustSee Attractions 176。9．閱讀理解 Amsterdam Destination Guide故選C。t have positive feelings about these unhealthy ，課后當(dāng)這些孩子被問及他們對垃圾食品的看法時(shí)，大多數(shù)人對這些不健康的食品都不持正面的看法。 （4）考查推理判斷。由此可以推斷，作者在本段主要是想告訴讀者食品公司是如何想方設(shè)法讓人們?nèi)コ岳称返摹?（3）考查推理判斷。由此可知，對醫(yī)生而言，讓人們吃得健康依然是一個(gè)巨大的健康挑戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)第二段中的“It39。故選D。可以推斷出，文章第一段中提及那兩個(gè)問題Do you know that junk food isn39。 （1）考查推理判斷。D.Effective.B.Shocking.Why food panies promote the consumption of junk food.（4）Which of the following words can best describe Bryan39。What influences junk food can have on consumers.C.Making people prefer junk food.（3）What message does paragraph 3 mainly try to convey? A.Making people eat healthily.C.To introduce the topic for discussion.（2）What remains a great health challenge to doctors? A.To describe the situation of junk food.B.To express his doubts about junk food.After the lessons, the kids in both groups were asked how they felt about junk food. Most didn39。Food ads often make unhealthy junk food seem healthy by featuring professional athletes, fitlooking pop stars and smiling, active teens. We thought when the students learned this, it would matter to them, Bryan says. He worked with 8th graders at a Texas school. Half of them got a lesson Bryan created. It focused on the ways junk food is advertised, or marketed. A second group received lessons that focused on health. These lessons informed students junk food is had, and that foods like apples or carrots are a better choice. The students learned a bad diet can lead to major weight gain, and that being overweight puts people at risk for serious diseases. They also learned how eating well now can keep you healthy when you39。 which makes eating well one of the great health challenges of our time. Everyone from doctors to the government has been trying to handle it. Yet we keep eating junk food.The pull of junk food can be superstrong. It39。Do you know that junk food isn39。 【點(diǎn)評】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，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要在捕捉細(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。根據(jù)第一段中的“If you have never been on a cruise （乘船游覽）, it can seem like its own world—with its own rules and secret language.”以及文章主要內(nèi)容為乘船游覽的注意事項(xiàng)可推測，文章最有可能來自一本旅行指南。故選B。t a strictly regulated amount of luggage you can take with you, and you are not going to be charged for bringing too much.”可知在很大程度上，游輪不像飛機(jī)——你攜帶的行李數(shù)量沒有嚴(yán)格的規(guī)定，而且你也不會(huì)因?yàn)閹嘈欣疃皇杖≠M(fèi)用。根據(jù)How much luggage can I take on board?部分中的“For the most part, cruise ships aren39。故選C。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.A book review.B.A storybook.D.Less luggage than on a plane.B.Luggage.（2）What can you take when you are on a cruise? A.An ID card.A post card.A credit card. Boarding a cruise ship is like boarding a plane—there are regulations or when to arrive, how to checkin, and what security you have to go through. Most cruise lines have transportation available from the airport。 What39。t want to be tripping over it for your whole vacation.t like planes—there isn39。 How much luggage can I take on board? Do I need a passport to go on a cruise?7．閱讀理解 故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的”With a plateau cut by numerous rivers that reach Lake Malawi by way of waterfalls off the eastern edge of the mountains, Nyika, the largest national park in Malawi, is one of the most beautiful in Africa.“這里的高原被眾多河流切斷，這些河流通過山脈東部邊緣的瀑布到達(dá)馬拉維湖，造就了尼卡是馬拉維最大的國家公園，它是非洲最美麗的國家公園之一。故選D。s dry season, between November and June.“在塞內(nèi)加爾的旱季，11月至6月是觀賞湖面最粉的最佳時(shí)間。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知如果你想看星星，你可以去摩洛哥。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.Waters.B.Plants.D.October.B.July.D.Egypt.B.Malawi. Nyika Plateau National Park, Malawi There are few pink lakes in the world and one of them, Lake Retba, also called Lac Rose by locals is in the CapVert peninsula in Senegal. The best times to see the lake at its pinkest is during Senegal39。 The most userfriendly part of the Sahara is accessible from the northern edge of Morocco. You can camp out in Tazzarine, where runners from all over the world plete the weeklong Marathon every spring. The foot of the Merzouga Dunes is the best location for gazing at stars, totally free of light p