【正文】 g to the latest figures from the World Health Organisation. The WHO hopes the disease will be pletely eliminated by 2020. While medication does help, some treatments are toxic and can themselves be deadly, especially if they are given after the disease has reached the brain. There are two closelyrelated singlecelled parasites that cause this deathly sleep: Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense. The latter is far more mon: it is responsible for up to 95% of cases, mostly in western Africa. It takes several years to kill a person, while T. brucei rhodesiense can cause death within months. There are still other forms that infect livestock. Like so many tropical diseases, sleeping sickness has often been neglected by medical researchers. However, researchers have long endeavored to understand how it avoids our bodies39。s mouth has tiny saws on it that saw into your skin on its way to suck out your blood.5．閱讀理解故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“Lauren Bylsma, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. ‘It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others,’ She says. Vingerhoets agrees”可知，Lauren Bylsma和Vingerhoets都認(rèn)為淚水可以喚起別人的幫助和支持。由此可知，this ability指將淚水指向一個(gè)特定的目標(biāo)的能力，故選B。這種能力在史前發(fā)揮了作用，當(dāng)時(shí)人們生活在危險(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物中。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“Scientists believe crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other”可知，科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為哭與人類如何發(fā)展和學(xué)習(xí)彼此依靠有關(guān)系。 opinion, crying is ________. sign of human evolution result of human kindness cause of personal growth means of relying on each other（2）The underlined phrase this ability in the last paragraph refers to the ability to ________. help wisely tears at someone emotionally to other people（3）From the text, we learn that Ad Vingerhoets and Lauren Bylsma ________. different opinions about the causes of tears positively of the effects of tears working together to study tears learned enough about tears（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? types of tears ponents of tears science of tears opinions about tears【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，從科學(xué)的角度分析了哭的類型和哭的原因等內(nèi)容。s surprising, she says, how much we still don39。 s the time when we are still dependent on adults for love and protection and care. The major advantage of emotional tears is that you can target them at a specific person. Vingerhoets says this ability could have e in handy in prehistoric times, when humans were living among dangerous animals. Tears were a safer way to get attention. In this case, it is better to use a silent signal to ask for help, he says. Scientists believe crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other. Humans are very plex social creatures, says Lauren Bylsma, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others, She says. re watching a sad movie, or thinking about the friend who moved away. Next thing you know, you feel pressure in your throat, your eyes are watering, and you have tears running down your cheeks.Sometimes, you just can39?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第六段神學(xué)家中的“Then he suggested a wonderful response, showing me his fist: Buddha, his theory and the world, all together as one whole.”可知，他認(rèn)為和尚弟弟的拳頭意味著佛陀，理論和世界的統(tǒng)一。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第六段和最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，神學(xué)家誤解了和尚的弟弟的手勢語，因此他認(rèn)為和尚的弟弟是神學(xué)家。故選D。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.an encouragement to himC.a threat to hims brother39。D.The monk would be very happy and praise him.C.The monk would be very angry with his brother and beat him.s gestures（3）What would the monk do after he heard of his brother39。D.the brother could municate properly and politely by means of gesturesC.the brother was a oneeyed idiotwho was a fool with only one eye（2）The theologian thought the monk39。who was a oneeyed theologianB.who was a great theologiant stop his insulting challenges.（1）According to the passage, the monk39。 That was the straw that broke the camel39。 he show me one finger emphasizing that I have but one eye. Not wanting to fall into the conflict, I showed that he was fortunate enough to have two eyes. Critically, he continued, 39。 So how did it go earlier with the theologian? he asked. We had a passionate conversation, replied the scholar. We municated professionally by means of gestures. I showed him one finger and he replied by showing me two. Logically, I answered with three fingers and then he astonished me by raising a closed fist, ending the debate. With one finger, I implied the unity of Buddha. With two fingers, he expanded my point of view by reminding me that Buddha was inseparable from his theory. Delighted by the reply, with three fingers I expressed: Buddha and his theory in the world. Then he suggested a wonderful response, showing me his fist: Buddha, his theory and the world, all together as one whole. s a great theologian! exclaimed the theologian with great enthusiasm. Did my brother receive you properly? asked the monk.t say a word to him，and everything will be OK.3．閱讀理解由此推知獨(dú)一無二的人是具有谷歌精神的人，故選A。s not‘Are you like us?’Bock said.‘We actually look for people who are different，because diversity gives us great ideas.’” 這點(diǎn)被谷歌稱作文化契合度。根據(jù)Googleyness: That39。然后是眼光要犀利，“可以退出來讓別人接管嗎？能夠讓位于別人嗎？可以放棄權(quán)力嗎？”，由此可知依據(jù)谷歌的說法，一個(gè)愿意退讓的人是一個(gè)合格的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。因?yàn)檫@些是能夠通過訓(xùn)練提高的技能，你練習(xí)得越多，就能答得更好。根據(jù)“Brainteasers: Gone are interview questions such as: Why are manhole covers（井蓋)round? or How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?‘Our research tells us those questions are a waste of time,’Bock said‘They39。根據(jù)第二段中的“Experience has taught him there are exceptional kids at many other places, from state schools in California to New York.”可知Bock的意思是經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴他，在一些別的地