【正文】 acceptable easily defended. beneficial.（5）Which of the following may the author agree with? is easy to prevent people from spreading rumors. are often active in judging the rumors critically. should think about the hidden message of the rumors. told by the victors are usually better worth trusting.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A（5）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，介紹了什么是謠言，謠言的危害，特點及怎樣避免謠言。s the author39。s why we say, history is always told by the victors. The first payment the defeated must make is to accept the victor39。 How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from municating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor. Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox(自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish defining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the initial rumor.t enjoy being on the receiving end of one, since they usually don39。 ve all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they circulate differently because the way we share information has also changed.Rumors(謠言): we39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，句義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查推理判斷。如果不是非常不舒服，可以減少運動量。根據(jù)第六段中的“If you feel really bad, take a break and let your body rest. If you don39。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“ Both Coopersmith and Dr. Laskowski suggest taking a break from exercising if signs of your illness appear below the neck”可知，庫伯史密斯和拉斯科夫斯基博士都建議，如果你的疾病跡象出現(xiàn)在“頸部以下”，就應(yīng)該暫停鍛煉。故選C。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。Both Coopersmith and Dr. Laskowski suggest listening to your body. If you feel really bad, take a break and let your body rest. If you don39。 Geralyn Coopersmith is a physical fitness trainer who has written several books on exercise and nutrition. Both Coopersmith and Dr. Laskowski suggest taking a break from exercising if signs of your illness appear below the neck. Pay special attention to symptoms such as chest congestion, extreme cough or pain in the stomach.Edward R. Laskowski is a doctor at the Mayo Clinic. He and other experts have a general rule of yes about exercising when you are sick. Exercise helps to keep us in good health. Doctors at the American Heart Association suggest getting at least 150 minutes of proper physical activity every week. Many people exercise for a few minutes every day or every other day. So, getting 150 minutes every week is easy. 【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，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。因此軟技能幫學生跟人和睦相處。根據(jù)第一段中的“Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others. Officials say this kind of training can help students succeed in the job market and in life”可知軟技能是指人的品質(zhì)，能幫助人與人之間有效交流的品質(zhì)。故選D。學校正在探索新的教學模式以提供軟技能和專業(yè)訓練。根據(jù)第三段中的“Traditionally, secondary schools in Africa have spent more time on subjects like mathematics and science, largely ignoring areas like public speaking and teamwork. But that is changing. Schools are exploring new teaching models to offer soft skills and professional training”可知傳統(tǒng)上，非洲的中學花時間在數(shù)學和科學等科目上，很大程度上會忽略公共演講和團隊協(xié)作等領(lǐng)域。故選A。根據(jù)第一段中的“Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others”可知，軟技能是指人的品質(zhì)，能幫助人與人之間有效交流的品質(zhì)。ve been doing.（1）Which of the following is not an example of soft skills? petent in software. with others well. a good speech in public. a good sense of cooperation.（2）In what way have secondary schools in Africa changed? focus on mathematics and science. ignore areas like public speaking and teamwork. apply new teaching methods. make an effort to offer students soft skills.（3）What can we learn from the passage? program Kazi Kanoze Access aims to appeal to employers. Niyitegeka will definitely find a good job after graduation. with soft skills are likely to get along well with others. have been visiting neighborhood businesses to secure a job.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了在非洲一些地區(qū)和學校實施的“軟技能”項目，即關(guān)注學生個人品質(zhì)教學項目的實施情況，這種培訓可以幫助學生在就業(yè)市場和生活中取得成功。 Rwanda has started a work readiness training program called Akazi Kanoze Access. It means work well done in Kinyarwanda, the official language of Rwanda. The program has trained more than 20,000 students to help make them more appealing to employers.For the secondary school students, this information is important. In a few months, they39。 Some African schools are adding programs that teach what officials are calling soft skills to students. Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others. Officials say this kind of training can help students succeed in the job market and in life. 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第一段中的“The picture of George Washington is on the onedollar third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the twodollar bill.”及下文各段的段首句可知，本文主要描述了各種面值的美元紙幣上偉大人物，以及他們對國家所做出的貢獻。故選B。根據(jù)第一段中的“President Washington has been called the ‘Father of his country.’；第二段中的“Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nation