【正文】 Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.s rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, she said, and I couldn39。 Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. I felt it39。 Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is being more mon. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York City39。9．閱讀理解 本文主要從相對論的角度來說，藝術(shù)的價值只能反應當時的社會經(jīng)濟，但作者提出不同的觀點，故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because‘ the general principles of taste are uniform(不變的) in human nature, the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent.’ ”可知Davide曾辯論到風格的原則上是沒有變化的，所以一些藝術(shù)是可能會永生的，故選D。s popular art, even if they began as works of popular art.”可知不會把莫扎特與日本的音樂進行比較，正如日本的畫作與巴黎的畫廊進行比較，藝術(shù)作品是沒有國界的，故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查推理判斷。D.Are Popular Arts Permanent?C.they appeal to unchanging features of human nature（4）Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A.they are created by the world39。they are results of scientific studyB.popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great artsD.great works of art can go beyond national boundariesB.It relates artistic values to local conditions.D.It introduces different cultural values.B. In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because the general principles of taste are uniform(不變的) in human nature, the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent. He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years. Works of this type, he believed, spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries. History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world. It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls, as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries, Unique works of this kind are different from today39。8．閱讀理解 ”故選B。把它看作是擴展和加強理解的一種方式，無論是個人的還是文化的。re unsure whether you39。 （4）考查段落大意?？芍髡邔σ粋€名字反復發(fā)錯音這是不可接受的。根據(jù)第五段中的“Mispronouncing a name repeatedly, however, shows a lack of effort. It is not okay to be fortable with mispronouncing names, and being unfamiliar with a language is no excuse.”然而，反復念錯一個名字，表明你缺乏努力。故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“In the long term, this might cause someone to distance themselves from their roots.”從長遠來看，這可能會導致一些人遠離自己的根。故選A。s ethnicity (種族身份) and culture, or show respect for their ancestral roots.”名字可以代表一個人的種族和文化，也可以表示對祖先的尊重。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。名字可以代表一個人的種族和文化，也可以表示對祖先的尊重。一個名字不僅僅是一個單詞。D.How to avoid mispronouncing names.C.How to show our respect for others.It shows discrimination.（4）What39。It strengthens friendship.B.It is unavoidable.D.The character of the person may change.B.The feeling of shame may be caused.His attitude to life.（2）What39。His favorite sound.B.s name tell us? A.t take a lot to simply repeat the name back. Spell it out. Write it down. Do whatever you have to do to get the name right. Making the effort to correctly pronounce someone39。re unsure whether you39。 Everyone makes mistakes, and not everyone can get a name right on the first try. Mispronouncing a name repeatedly, however, shows a lack of effort. It is not okay to be fortable with mispronouncing names, and being unfamiliar with a language is no excuse.t have to ignore their identities for the sake of someone else39。s attitude toward their own identity. It can create feelings of shame or embarrassment because they are made to feel like a burden. In the long term, this might cause someone to distance themselves from their roots. They may begin shying away from their native language, culture, and family for the sake of fitting in.s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language, Dale Carnegie writes in his book How to Win Friends and Influence People. Behind each name is a story, and when a name is anglicized (英語化), mispronounced, or ignored, that story is dismissed. Everyone has the right to have their name pronounced correctly. It is a sign of respect for a person39。s ethnicity (種族身份) and culture, or show respect for their ancestral roots. A selfgiven name may represent a person39。 A name is more than just a word. It carries the weight of a person39。7．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。故選C。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解?？芍蔷栀浐徒o予影響一個人的快樂。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù) 第二段中的“people who give money to charity are 43% more likely than nongivers to say they are ‘very happy’ about their lives.”可知給予者比得到幫助者更快樂。cook food for the poor【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國人愛做慈善，因為給予別人幫助比得到幫助更讓人快樂。be likely to give more.B.. A.Donation.（3）If a person feels happy, he may Education.Faith.Ine.those who donate money are happier than those who volunteerD.only those people who gave money to charity will be happyB.s High. They believe that charitable activity produces a very mild version of the sensations people get from drugs like morphine and heroin. The happiness difference between givers and nongivers is not due to differences in their personal characteristics, such as ine or religion. Imagine two people who are identical in terms of ine and faith, as well as age, education, politics, sex, and family circumstances, but one donates money and volunteers, while the other does not. The giver will be, on average, over 40 percentage points more likely to be very happy than the nongivers. Americans gave nearly $300 billion away