【正文】 . And then there are the grandchildren who eventually e along demanding Cloud Biscuits, a whole new expanded set of people to feed. She straightup refused to give me the recipe, because it was hard and took a long time to make. In her mind, it was a waste of time. For example, once I called my grandma and asked her for her recipe for Cloud Biscuits, these delicious biscuits she used to make that we would cover with butter and homemade raspberry jam on Thanksgiving. But as much fun as I am sure she is having living a vintage (復(fù)古的) life, which literally includes watching shows like I Love Lucy and listening to vinyl recordings (刻錄碟片), I think it39。 Let me start by expressing admiration to Holte for using her 2019 freedoms to follow her 1950s dreams. Everyone should be so lucky as to get to decide what they wear and how they spend their time. That39。5．閱讀理解 故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的“When it es to learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough vocabulary.”當談到學(xué)習(xí)一門外語時，許多人想知道他們是否能記住足夠的詞匯。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It is not wise to depend on any method based upon mnemonics.”依靠任何基于記憶術(shù)的方法都是不明智的。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“You need to learn only 2，000 or so basic words to be able to create any phrase you need.”你只需要學(xué)習(xí)2000個左右的基本單詞就能創(chuàng)造出任何你需要的短語。故選A。根據(jù)第一段中的“To be honest，do you know all the words of your mother tongue？The answer is‘No’．“說實話，你知道你母語的所有單詞嗎?答案是:不。s attitude to mnemonics is________. （4）The passage is mainly about ______. old words in a new way new words from the context a method to memorize vocabulary vocabulary of a foreign language【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，很多學(xué)習(xí)外語的人都有一個困惑是否要記憶足夠多的單詞，作者的回答是不，文章告訴人們應(yīng)該掌握多少個基本單詞，且不能為了學(xué)習(xí)這些必要的單詞而逃避一些工作，以及依靠任何基于助記法的方法都是不明智的。a baby can know all the new words of its mother tongueD.it is honest to answer no to a question you don39。t avoid some work in order to learn these necessary words and all the more if you want to learn quickly. And before you consider buying into any method, be sure it is right for you. It is not wise to depend on any method based upon mnemonics(記憶群). The first few words seem very easy to learn, so you buy the course, but then you discover quickly, though too late, that a dozen words later, it is all the more difficult to learn a new word when you have also to learn the trick to memorize it.（1）From the first paragraph, we can infer that ______. A.t think that it is because of a bad memory. You should not give this phenomenon more importance in the language you are learning than in your mother tongue. New words, and new ways of using old words, appear every day. Twenty years ago, who could have been able to understand a sentence like this: Click here to download your digital book.? Nobody. You never stop learning new vocabulary and you never know how long you will need it.4．閱讀理解 故選D。s posture to achieve the end.“如果雇主希望與雇員建立直接的友好關(guān)系，營造輕松的氛圍，他需要模仿雇員的姿勢來達到目的。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解?？芍舜瞬皇煜さ娜藗儾怀？吹綇?fù)制現(xiàn)象。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解?？芍猚arbon copying是指采用和別人相同的手勢。根據(jù)第一段中的“This‘carbon copying’is a means by which one person tells the other that he is in agreement with his ideas and attitudes. By this method, one is nonverbally saying to the other, ‘As you can see, I think the same as you, so I will copy your posture and gesture.’這種復(fù)制是指一個人告訴另一個人他同意他的想法和態(tài)度。以及文章主要圍繞carbon copying是通過模仿另一個人的姿勢和手勢來表達自己對他的贊同所展開的，故選A。 （1）考查主旨大意。Copy the gesture of the employee.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了carbon copying（復(fù)制）現(xiàn)象，是指一個人通過模仿另一個人的姿勢和手勢，來告訴另一個人自己贊同他的想法和態(tài)度。s gesture.C.B.People of the same social position.（4）What should an employer do to created a relaxing atmosphere for an employee? A.People not familiar with each other.C.Married couplesD.To repeat what others have said.C.Proper Social Behavior（2）What is carbon copying according to the passage? A.Developing Nonverbal CommunicationC.s gestures in an attempt to show agreement. Using the knowledge, it is possible to influence a facetoface encounter by copying the positive gestures and postures of the other person. This has the effect of putting the other person in a receptive and relaxed frame of mind and he can see that you understand his point of view.（1）What is the best title for the passage? A. If an employer wishes to develop immediate friendliness and create a relaxing atmosphere with an employee, he needs to copy the employee39。s gestures and it is reasonable to assume that they are discussing a topic upon which they have the same thoughts and feelings. If one man uncrosses his arms and legs or stands on the other foot, the other will follow. If one puts his hand in his pocket the other will copy and this mimicry will continue for as long as the two men are in agreement. The next time you attend a social function or go to a place where people meet and interact, take note of the number of people who have adopted the same gestures and posturethe way you sit or standof the person with whom they are talking. This carbon copying is a means by which one person tells the other that he is in agreement with his ideas and attitudes. By this method, one is nonverbally (非語言的) saying to the other, As you can see, I think the same as you, so I will copy your posture and gesture. 【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，是一篇文化類閱讀，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。作者通過這個例子說明在現(xiàn)代故事中圣誕節(jié)仍然是快樂的象征。根據(jù)第五段可知，寒冷的冬季天氣與室內(nèi)的樂趣形成了對比。故選C。由此可知，作者在文中提到查爾斯 （3）考查推理判斷。莎士比亞認為，沒有什么比冬天更糟糕的了。根據(jù)第三段中的“Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無人性). There aren39。故選B。隨后，作者描述了冬天在不同作家的作品中的不同方面。 （1）考查推理判斷。. Christmas food makes the winter cheery is still a symbol of joy in modern stories39。s in winter when King Lear drove his two daughters off. is pared with the ugly side of humanity.（3）Why does the author mention Charles Dickens in the passage? a lot o