【正文】 It is monly believed that in medieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar fo。9．閱讀下面短文，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)。本文介紹了給予星期二這一活動(dòng)，人們會(huì)在這一天進(jìn)行各種慈善活動(dòng)，這反映了社會(huì)價(jià)值，是一種社會(huì)文化，所以最后可能來自網(wǎng)站的文化板塊，故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“No matter what you do, be sure to share you good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!”可知作者鼓勵(lì)無論人們做什么，一定要在社交媒體上分享他們的善行，并鼓勵(lì)其他人也慶祝給予星期二!這說明作者鼓勵(lì)人們?cè)谏缃幻襟w分享善行就是為了讓越來越多的人參與到這個(gè)活動(dòng)，讓這個(gè)活動(dòng)更受歡迎，故選D。這說明這個(gè)活動(dòng)主要是為了鼓勵(lì)人們做慈善，故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查推理判斷。D.C.B.To make Giving Tuesday more popular（4）Which section of a website does the next probably e from? A.To help people make new friendsC.s experienceTo persuade more people to shop online（3）Why does the author advise sharing good deeds on social media? A.To get voluntary work better knownC.s the main purpose of Giving Tuesday? A.D.C.B. But perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is by helping those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share you good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!（1）Which of the following has the shortest history? A. As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700, 000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $ million in cash. An additional $ million was spent on gifts.8．閱讀理解 故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It might seem at first that jazz is alive again, but there is a sad reality behind these jazz clubs: Modern Indy jazz is only a shadow (影子) of the lively culture that was once on Indiana Avenue. ”乍一看，爵士樂似乎又活了起來，但在這些爵士樂俱樂部背后卻有一個(gè)可悲的現(xiàn)實(shí):現(xiàn)代印地安那爵士樂只是曾經(jīng)活躍在印第安納大道上的文化的一個(gè)影子。故選A。這些改變包括修復(fù)像The Avenue這樣的歷史街區(qū)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue.” 它開始帶回失落的文化，比如大街上的現(xiàn)場音樂。故選D。這摧毀了印第安納大道社區(qū)，也隨之摧毀了它的爵士樂文化?！欢?，新的 （2）考查詞義猜測?？芍?，第一段主要是介紹了爵士樂在印第安納波利斯很受歡迎。根據(jù)第一段中的“Now in 2019, jazz music is an important part of Indianapolis39。 culture.（2）What does the underlined word prospered in Paragraph 4 mean? quickly. soon. soon. well.（3）What did Indianapolis do to bring back its lost culture? rebuilt some old important areas. invited old jazz musicians to sing in the city. educated people about the value of music culture. settled lowine families in the Indiana Avenue munity,（4）According to the passage, which of the following about modern Indy jazz is true? home culture is gone. styles are too traditional. shows the sadness of the poor. is no longer a favorite of the young.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，2019年爵士樂仍然是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分，但是它的本土文化消失了。 After many years, Indianapolis remembered the value of its arts and music culture. It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue. Once again, the high living costs in these historic arts areas pushed lowine families out. Indiana Avenue was the heart of a neighborhood along the White River. It was a center for black music and live street music. The wealthy avoided this area. So it became a place that poorer families, including many AfricanAmerican and immigrant (移民) families, moved to.But the real history of jazz in Indy is much less simple. Along with the Avenue39。Now in 2019, jazz music is an important part of Indianapolis39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的the first modern style LEGO brick ... each piece would fit with any other piece”可知，現(xiàn)代的樂高積木可以彼此完全貼合，從而組裝成一個(gè)整體。根據(jù)第四段中的“A person could put the bricks together to build something.”可知，Automatic Binding Brick是一種拼裝積木，可以使用積木組裝玩具，故選C。因此可知公司規(guī)模雖小但很成功，故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的“LEGO began as one man39。s the best title for the text? : Educational Toys: Play Well Companies: From Small to Big Companies: Never Too Late to Create【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了丹麥知名玩具品牌樂高的發(fā)展歷程。 A few years later, in 1954, Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen had a big idea. He wanted all of the LEGO bricks to fit together. Finally, four years later, in 1958, the LEGO pany found their answer. They invented the first modern style LEGO brick, which was similar to the Automatic Binding Brick but each piece would fit with any other piece. By 1934, the Kristiansens named their pany LEGO, which came from two Danish words, leg and godt, meaning play well. The LEGO pany grew slowly. But it continued to create excellent wooden toys.Ole Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark began his own business in 1932. He made products (產(chǎn)品) from wood including colorful wooden toys. Kristiansen39。LEGO began as one man39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】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，是一篇文化類閱讀，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)第三段中的“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.”可知哥倫比亞圣誕音樂讓人喜愛是因?yàn)樗鼈兯笳鞯挠洃洠且３謱?duì)過去歲月的美好記憶。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。圣誕節(jié)是團(tuán)聚的時(shí)間不是獨(dú)處的時(shí)間。 （1）考查推理判斷。t a time for being alone. is mainly devoted to religion.39。s the authors opinion of Christmas? isn39。Being in a country like Colombia during this festive period has taught me that you don39。 s homes. Cities are lit up by candles, as this day marks the beginning of the Christmas period. Although dec