【正文】 s pets, hoping that these reports can 。s socalled sixth sense es from some magical power to see into the future. Experts believe that animals may be more sensitive than humans to changes in temperature and other environmental conditions that take place before a natural disaster. The elephants in Sri Lanka, for example, may have picked up vibrations from within the Earth, a sign that earthquake was ing. Because vibrations in the ground travel much faster than an ocean wave, the elephants may have felt the earthquake that caused the tsunami well before the tsunami itself came to the coast. It39。 What the keepers did not know was that a 30foot wall of water was headed straight toward them. This tsunami(海嘯) had been caused by an earthquake more than 1, 000 miles away in the Indian Ocean. When the huge wave hit the coast, it caused severe damage. Many people died. The elephants, however, were not swept away by the water. They stood safely on the hill.s beaches. But at midmorning the park39。 On December 26, 2004, hundreds of tourists relaxed on Sri Lanka39。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題兩種?？碱}型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。故B項正確。 （5）推理判斷題。根據本段第一句Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has bee a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world可知本段主要介紹了World Read Aloud Day的開始以及后來的發(fā)展。故A項正確。s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let39。 （3）推理判斷題。通常只有老師才會這樣做，由此可知作者最可能是一位老師。 （2）推理判斷題。s voice changed my world. 可知父母親大聲朗讀改變了作者的一生。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。D.Reading aloud isn39。B.t easy.Its development.（5）What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.C.Its future.To overe loneliness.（4）What can we know about World Read Aloud Day from Paragraph 5? A.To reduce poverty.C.To start a holiday.favorite writer（3）What does the small child39。C.teacher. A.s D.By buying many books for her.B.By reading aloud to her. Children who grow up as readers bee engaged citizens of the global world, and every child deserves the right to read. When I say that reading aloud will change the world, I know it sounds simple. But one of the many great things about giving kids access to the power of stories and sharing them together is that it is simple. It is also cheap and easily done. And the impact is huge. （1）How did the author39。s wish for everyone to be able to have a read aloud every day. s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let39。 Years later, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom. His life, so far, had not been easy. His childhood was troubled by poverty and loneliness. In that moment, in the joy of the read aloud, he had an idea that started something big. Long before I could read on my own, she shared with me the strength and beauty of McCloskey39。 Many years ago, my mother read from the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey to me. I remember as if it were yesterday, hearing her voice at my side on a cold wintry night. My mother39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。由此可以推斷，文章接下來很可能就要介紹城市里的樹木死得更早的原因。首句就提到了一項新的研究結果：城市里的樹木比森林中的樹木長得更快，但死得更早；文章第三段說到“以前有研究表明森林會吸收二氧化碳，但是城市里的樹木的生長、死亡和吸收二氧化碳的速度是否跟森林中的樹木一樣，這方面的數據不多。故選A。光、氮和水都可以促進樹木的生長。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第四段中的“To figure on how quickly trees were growing, researchers tracked their diameters.”可知，研究人員監(jiān)測樹木的直徑是為了了解樹木的生長速度。故選D。根據第二段中的“the earth would be freezing or burning hot without CO2.”可知，如果沒有二氧化碳，地球將會極冷或極熱。一項新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：與長在森林中的樹木相比，城市里的樹木長得更快，但死得更早。D.How trees respond to dry soil conditions.B.They are better at peting for light.（4）What will probably be talked about if the passage is continued? A.They can enjoy more water ing from the air.C.To assess the carbon amounts in them.（3）What advantage do city trees have over forest trees? A.To find out how much they weigh.C.It prevents the earth from being unsuitable to live on.（2）Why did researchers track the diameters of trees? A.It greatly accelerates the process of global warming.C.City trees grew faster because they had less petition for light from their neighbors. In a forest，trees tend to grow close together，shading their neighbors. Street trees also benefit from higher levels of nitrogen (氮)in rainwater. Nitrogen helps plants grow. Waste gases from gasburning cars also contain nitrogen, thus enriching city air with nitrogen. Later, rainwater may wash much of it to the ground. Some street trees may also have better access to water than trees in the country because the underground water pipes can leak.（1）What can he known about CO2 from paragraph 2? A.s waist size increases as they gain weight. About half the weight of a tree is carbon, research has shown. Most of the rest is water. Over the nine years39。To figure out how quickly trees were growing, researchers tracked their diameters (the width of their trunks) between 2005 and 2014. A tree39。Studies had shown forests readily absorb CO2, but there hadn39。 City trees grow faster and die younger than trees in rural forestry, a new study finds. Over their lifetimes, then, urban trees will likely absorb less CO2 from the air than forest trees. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和段落大意四個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。縱觀全文可知，本文介紹了一項科學研究的研究成果，所以該文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在“技術與科學”版塊。故選B。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據常識可知，在大自然中散步對人體有各種各樣的好處，再結合句中出現(xiàn)的“relieving other mood disorders(緩解其他情緒紊亂)”不難推斷出， batting depression應表示“減輕抑郁”。“Researchers …surveyed 149 respondents aged 21 o 65 about the proportion of green space in their neighborhood…”研究人員調查了年齡在21~65歲之間的149名參與者小區(qū)內的綠植比例……；以及“The study also asked questions about experiences with depression and anxiety…”研究中還問了與抑郁及焦慮有關的問題……等可知，第二段主要介紹了新研究的調查內容，故選D。 （1）考查段落大意。s risk of developing mental health problems as an adult.（1