【正文】 ming system helps grasp advanced math skills better.B. When it es to math, in other words, Asians have a builtin advantage. For years, students from China, South Korea, and Japan outperformed their Western classmates at mathematics, and the typical assumption is that it has something to do with a kind of Asian talent for math. The differences between the number systems in the East and the West suggest something very different that being good at math may also be rooted in a group39。 The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easily. Ask an Englishspeaking sevenyearold to add thirtyseven plus twentytwo in her head, and she has to change the words to numbers (37+22). Only then can she do the math: 2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59. Ask an Asian child to add threetensseven and twotenstwo, and then the necessary equation(等式) is right there, in the sentence. No number translation is necessary: it39。t. We use a different form: eleven, twelve, thirteen and fifteen. For numbers above 20, we put the “decade” first and the unit number second (twentyone, twentytwo), while for the teens, we do it the other way around (fourteen, seventeen, eighteen). The number system in English is highly irregular. Not so in China, Japan, and Korea. They have a logical counting system. Eleven is tenone. Twelve is tentwo. Twentyfour is twotensfour and so on. It turns out that there is also a big difference in how numbernaming systems in Western and Asian languages are constructed. In English, we say fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, so one might expect that we would also say oneteen, twoteen, threeteen, and fiveteen. That example es from Stanislas Dahaene39。 Take a look at the following list of numbers: 4, 8, 5, 3, 7, 9, 6. Read them loud. Now look away and spend 20 seconds memorizing them in order before saying them out loud again. If you speak English, you have about a 50% chance of remembering those perfectly. If you are Chinese, though, you39?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和詞義猜測三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，選出正確答案。最后一句指這些因素，加上沙漠表面下淺色地下土壤的存在，給那些想要永久留下印記的藝術(shù)家提供了一個巨大的書寫板。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the bination of the climate and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level.”可知因為這里干燥少雨的氣候和平坦多石的地形使地畫能很好的被保留，故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers，maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan?”四方面使人迷惑的問題，可知這四個因素使the Nazca Lines更獨特更使人們難忘，故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的“The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地畫) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru.”及對The Nazca Lines圖案和發(fā)現(xiàn)過程的具體介紹，可知the Nazca Lines是出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫，故選D。Highend.【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫The Nazca Lines，其神奇之處及形成原因。Reallife.Everlasting.Nonstop.D.Because of the existence of soft soil.C.Because of the wind at ground level.D.C.B.They are huge markings in a desert（2）How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive? A.They are ancient lines in caves.B. The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the bination of the climate (one of the driest on Earth, with only twenty minutes of rainfall per year) and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level. With no dust or sand to cover the plain and little rain or wind to erode (腐蝕) it, lines drawn here tend to stay drawn. These factors, bined with the existence of lightercolored subsoil beneath the desert surface, provide a vast writing pad that is suited to the artist who wants to leave his mark eternal.（1）What can we know about the Nazca Lines from the first two paragraphs? A. The Lines were first spotted when mercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920,s. Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers，maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle.4．閱讀理解故選C。 6:00 10:30 .”可知，天鵝賓館的營業(yè)時間是周一至周五中午12點到下午2：30，下午6點到晚上10:30。 （4）考查推理判斷。所以判斷出游客能在 Southwark Bridge附近打到出租車。 （3）考查推理判斷。所以如果有20名兒童參觀參觀展廳，他們需要通過電子郵件提前預(yù)定。根據(jù)Exhibition部分中的“Groups of 15 people or more are required to prebook their visit...To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and return it to us via .”可知， 15人或以上的團體須預(yù)先預(yù)訂其行程。故選A。根據(jù)“Exhibition ‘Monday Sunday: 9:00 5:00 .’”可知，展覽從周一到周日上午9點到下午5點營業(yè)。It serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，向游客介紹了參觀莎士比亞環(huán)球展廳的相關(guān)服務(wù)信息。It serves traditional seasonal food for diner.C.s more convenient to drive there than taking public transport.（4）What can we know about Swan Restaurant? A.They are required to deposit their bags before entering.D.re able to get a taxi near Southwark Bridge.B.They need to for a reservation in advance.（3）Which of the following applies to visitors? A.They must be acpanied by an adult.C. Tour, what is required for them to do? A.D.Monday at 8: 00 .C. 12 noon 9: 00 .（1）When can you pay a visit to the exhibition? A. 6:00 . 6:00 10:30 . Monday Friday:s Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors, available for pre and posttheatre dining. Where to eat We have currently improved security, w