【正文】 t a healt。 8．閱讀理解 故選D。s educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents, the father39。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。由此可推斷出劃線詞的意思是“使某人想做某事”。所以劃線詞的句子“Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant impact on motivating a child to a higher level of education”這句話是說“ 即使家里只有20本書，在激勵孩子接受更高層次的教育方面仍然有很大的影響”。再根據(jù)第三段中的“Even a little bit goes a long way. ...the greater benefit the children get” 即使是一點點書，也能大有幫助......你家的書越多，孩子得到的好處就越大。 （2）考查詞義猜測?？芍?，過去教育家們認為受過高等教育的父母的孩子將獲得高水平的教育。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。D.Education levels of parents.The father39。Preventing somebody from achieving something.（3）Which of the following has the most important effect on the level of education a child will gain? A.Helping somebody to finish somethingC.s levels of education（2）What does the underlined word motivating in Paragraph 3 mean? A.parents39。children who were born in poor families studied harder than those in rich familiesC.s education level, and more important than whether a child was brought up in a developing country or a developed country. Surprisingly, the difference in educational attainment for children born in a developed country and children born in a developing country was just 2 years, less than twothirds of the effect that having 500 or more books in the home had on children.（1）In the past educators held a point of view that ______ . A. s occupation or the economic level of the country.The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on children39。 For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor(預示物) of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated. But, the study showed that the difference between being raised in a bookless home pared to being raised in a home with a 500book library has as great an effect on the level of education a child will attain as the difference between having parents who are barely literate (有文化的) and having parents who have a university education. 7．閱讀理解 作者認為音樂課是重要的，這是文章的主旨，故選A。 academic (學術的) growth and spiritual health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools.” 但是，沒有他們（音樂），學生的學業(yè)提高和精神健康可能會受到影響。 （4）考查主旨大意。s sense of pride and selfconfidence. ”公立學校的音樂課程也有助于增強學生的自豪感和自信心。根據(jù)第二段中的“Students39。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“Two students from different cultures worked as a team with selfconfidence and mon purpose through music. ”兩個來自不同文化背景的學生作為一個團隊通過音樂自信、有共同目標在一起合作。上音樂課對學生的學業(yè)有幫助，故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“Students39。作者提出需要確保所有學生都參加必要的音樂課。但作者認為學生的學業(yè)成績似乎取決于他們是否參加音樂教育；音樂課程也有助于增強學生的自豪感和自信心，音樂跨越語言、階級和文化。 growth all students could have music classes at school who have music classes do better in all subjects（2）The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that ________. makes crosscultural munication possible cultures have different styles of music has a good relationship with America and American students are good at playing the piano（3）What can we learn about education with music classes? allows schools to make more money. can cause a lot of academic problems. will affect the world cultural munication greatly. does good to students39。 Music crosses language, class and culture. Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏) with an American classmate. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with selfconfidence and mon purpose through music.Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student39。Recent studies Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in math and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by The College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students39。Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Even worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查詞義猜測。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。Does this mean we admit every weakness, every disadvantage, and every secret regret to everybody we meet? No, of course not. There is a time and a place and a certain level of relationship necessary for some stories to be told in an appropriate manner.（1）What39。 Most of us have two selves: the one we display on the outside and the one we actually are on the inside. And the better we get at hiding the stories that show our true selves, the more damage we may be causing to ourselves and to others. they require courage and strength to share。 There is a danger in holding back stories that ought to be told. Bobette Buster said it like this, The fact is, history has shown us that stories not told can bee like a dangerous genie (妖怪) left in a bottle. When they are finally uncorked, their power to destroy is set free. The stories we share with one another are important. They show wisdom and provide inspiration. They are important to our development. But sometimes people choose not to tell. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，代詞指代，詞義猜測和推理判斷四個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。由可知，作者寫這篇文章的主要目的是讓讀者注意到女性所面臨的情況，尤其是那些貧窮和有色人種的情況。t have autonomy over our own bodies. Poor women and women of color still lack the opportunities of their wealthy and white peers.”我們?nèi)匀粵]有薪酬平等，在許多州，我們?nèi)匀粵]有對自己身體的自主權(quán)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“We still don39。故選B。不是每個美國女人都這么幸運。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段中的“故選C。s important to remember that being a 1950s housewife was actually totally awful, and something our grandmothers and mothers fought against.”我認為重要的是要記住，作為一個50年代的家庭主婦實際上是非常糟糕的，這是我們的祖母和母親所反對的。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。我們現(xiàn)在稱之為Stockholm Syndrome，可知，我們現(xiàn)在把1950s很多女性接受了這個方式生活下去的這個現(xiàn)象稱作Stockholm Syndrome。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第十三段中的“If you were taking care of