【正文】 Twentyseven years later, the press room has touch screens that allow us to watch live videos from any court, and even go back to watch key moments in key matches long after they have finished. You could cover Wimbledon without leaving your seat. But that is a bit li。 The Crow39。 These days, I walk down the steps leading toward the south end of the All England Club in Wimbledon, and still look for the Crow39。8．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選C。(4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Twelvehour work at the office makes relaxed afterhours dating(約會(huì)) difficult.”可知12小時(shí)的工作使得人們約會(huì)變得很困難，繁忙的工作花費(fèi)了人們太多的精力。故選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。說(shuō)明現(xiàn)在是夫妻雙方共同承擔(dān)負(fù)擔(dān)。根據(jù)第三段中的“Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status. A man doesn39。Independence is much more important than love.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本人是一篇說(shuō)明文，美國(guó)最新的一項(xiàng)問(wèn)卷調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，50%的人覺得找到相伴一生的另一半很困難，作者從工作經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力以及對(duì)配偶要求過(guò)高等因素進(jìn)行了分析。People should, spend more money on marriages.C.The faith between life partners.（4）What is the author trying to inform us in this text? A.The pressure to survive.C.To ignore traditions.（3）What makes it hard for people to date? A.To have more choices.C.To live alone happily.D.Men begin to depend on women.C.Couples share the burdens.t, it should be ended. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don39。 But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by the limitations of choice. The expectations of partners are raised to an unmanageable degree: good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression. But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence. Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start close relationships? Does modem life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for money or status. A man doesn39。7．閱讀理解故選C。(4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children”判斷中國(guó)應(yīng)該采取措施開發(fā)孩子們的潛能了。故選D。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do”，再根據(jù)前三段對(duì)美國(guó)父母對(duì)孩子的社交技能的培養(yǎng)推斷美國(guó)的父母比中國(guó)的父母更重視孩子社交技能的培養(yǎng)。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.Positive.B.Neutral.s the writer39。D.American children are more active in their studiesC.American children are brave and adventurousdon39。s fine futureowning ambition and confidence is necessary and importantC.know more than American parents to educate their childrenD.ts studying hard and wellC.B.. A. Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it.（1）From the passage, we know the American parents pay much more attention to As a rule, Chinese parents don39。 As we all know, school work is important. But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn from natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. What39。t. As a result, millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to bee actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. Many of them even want to bee president.6．閱讀理解故選A。s do it tomorrow.和文章最后一句 But when they landed on the other side, they thought the jump really hadn39。t work out well either. You39。t worry I am a bit scared too, but it doesn39。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“They thought that the pole could break or it would not be long enough. They put so much energy into these thoughts that they gave in.”可知，成員確信他們是危險(xiǎn)的。故選A。根據(jù)第二段中的“There was no doubt that the tribe would choose the great chief and doctor to use the poles. But when the two of them were given their chance to make the jump, they didn39。故選B。（1）考查推理判斷。這個(gè)部落正好位于條件很惡劣的一面。D.They never doubted the difficulty in making the jump.B.They overcame difficulty with courage and determination.D.The members convinced them of the danger.B.The members desired to follow their steps.s the tribe members39。D.C.B.They were surrounded by trees and rivers.（2）How did the chief and doctor feel when they were chosen? A.They suffered a lot due to the terrible environment.C.t been so bad after all.（1）What situation were the Mokoko faced with? A.s do it tomorrow. You39。 Perhaps the jump will go badly. But staying forever on this side of the island surely won39。t look so difficult, replied Ariki, ever determined. Don39。 But into that tribe were born Nam and Ariki, a pair of young hearts. One day, they decided to take up the poles. Nobody stopped them, but everyone did try to discourage them, trying to present how dangerous the jumping was, using a thousand explanations. Along the edge of the cliff separating the two sides, a skinny but strong tree grew, with which they could build two poles. There was no doubt that the tribe would choose the great chief and doctor to use the poles. But when the two of them were given their chance to make the jump, they didn39。5．閱讀理解( 4 )推理判斷題。( 3 )詞義猜測(cè)題。t like to get up before the sun to get to the ，預(yù)訂早班航班將有助于你節(jié)省花費(fèi)，因?yàn)樵绨鄼C(jī)坐的人少，票價(jià)較便宜。( 2 )細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Getting the best fare. Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesday morning, making this day the best day to book a flight for ，票價(jià)通常在星期二公布，所以這一天是以低價(jià)訂票的好時(shí)機(jī)。plan to do the washes on flight【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文講述了買到便宜的飛機(jī)票的幾個(gè)竅門。make sure your clothes and shoes are