【正文】 arry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat，roast turkeys。s Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。 Dickens39。 Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations.s ingratitude (忘恩負義). Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無人性). There aren39。 The winter is bad enough for Lear，but being abandoned by his family is worse. A song from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It(1599), is fitting for this poor old man39。 This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature. In Shakespeare39。 The end of the year is drawing near, and winter is in full swing. The season brings along with it strong winds and snow — an environment that39。 【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，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。ve never heard of.”它們就像謎題一樣，當有人使用他們從未聽說過的短語時，甚至以英語為母語的人也會感到困惑。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。m sick)可知，當你聽到你的同桌說“我感覺不舒服”時，你該怎樣回答。根據(jù)I39。s easy)意思是很容易，可知可以表達你對即將參加800米比賽的同學(xué)的擔憂，故選D。根據(jù)It39。t you take an umbrella with you?（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about idioms? sometimes make no sense at all. speakers have trouble understanding idioms sometimes. are the hardest part of learning a language. can guess the meaning of an idiom from the words in it.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，習語是學(xué)習語言最困難的部分之一，作者列舉了五個常見習語的用法。t worry. Let39。s a piece of cake.（2）How should you respond when you hear your deskmate say, I am feeling under the weather. A.What39。 All in all, learning a new language can be challenging. It39。 This is perhaps one of the most confusing yet wellknown English idioms. If someone says this to you, do not take offence or think they are threatening you。 I don39。s a piece of cake (Meaning: it39。, but if your English teacher asks you why you haven39。I39。 Yes, it39。m feeling under the weather (Meaning: I39。 This might be something your teacher says to you if you score badly in an exam or if you misbehave in class. You can also use it to talk about people in general. For example, if your friend is being mean or nasty for no reason, then you can tell them that they need to get their act together.⒉Pull yourself together (Meaning: calm down)t know, an idiom is a phrase which has a meaning, but the meaning is not clear from the words themselves. If you translate an idiom word for word, it sometimes makes no sense at all. They are like puzzles and even native speakers can get confused when someone uses a phrase that they39。4．閱讀理解 故選D。 （5）考查推理判斷。Move around, look at the world around you and forget your work for a while. Let your body get some exercise.“可知，我們在散步時要暫時忘記工作，關(guān)注周圍的世界，讓身體動起來。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”Music has the power to take you into a new world, away from your worries. Taking a break to listen to some favorite music is also a great way to relieve stress.“可知音樂可以讓人遠離擔憂，聽喜歡的音樂也是一種緩解壓力的方式，即音樂可以令人放松并且緩解壓力。故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的”To relieve (緩解）stress and lighten your mind, you must first understand the nature of stress and the reasons why it builds up.“可知，想要緩解思想上的壓力，我們首先要明白壓力的特征和它產(chǎn)生的原因。d better talk to those who ________. free of job stress enough time to talk to you the same sufferings change your job（3）listening to some music can __________. you improve your taste of music your relationship with others you feel more tired of your job you relax and forget work stress（4）When taking a walk to relieve work stress, you should _________. problems at work at the same time your mind at peace and do some exercise new friends with strangers as you walk to a quiet place as far away as possible（5）The author of this passage may be ________. researcher who studies music of working under pressure person who is trying to find a job in dealing with work stress【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一些可以緩解工作壓力的方法。D.find a good adviser to talk toB. If you keep thinking about nothing other than work all the time, there is bound to be stress. So, throw away your thoughts about work after you leave your office and get a life beyond it. Have a life beyond the workplace, and you can relax after work.（1）We can learn from the first paragraph that to relieve stress, we should _________. A. If there is a park around, go and have a walk there. You can eat some snacks sitting on the grass. Move around, look at the world around you and forget your work for a while. Let your body get some exercise. A walk works as it also clears your thoughts. You can listen to music while going on a walk. Music has the power to take you into a new world, away from your worries. Taking a break to listen to some favorite music is also a great way to relieve stress. Talking to others helps relieve work stress especially when you and the person you talk to are in the same boat and under the same work stress. Your worries will be divided! If you are your own boss, you need some good advisers around you, who know your trouble and talk sense. If there is no such persons at your workplace, let there be one at home, who is a friend, a family member or a guide that you can talk to. Working with a stressed mind is like swimming with a jacket on, while a mind free from work stress is light like the wind and it can help you acplish your daily tasks easily. To relieve (緩解)stress and lighten your mind, you must first understand the nature of stress and the reasons why it builds up. Then you can easily beat stress. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。綜上所述，選項D：Many Graduates Would Take a Pay Cut to Make a Difference和文章的主旨是一致的。所以，文章主要闡述年輕人的幸福取決于在工作中改變世界（make a difference）,結(jié)合第二段中的“Making a differenc