【正文】 eriod. And unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds.（因?yàn)槲覀冏钊菀子涀∥覀冊(cè)谝粌擅腌妰?nèi)能說(shuō)或讀的東西。故選D。）及第四段中的That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children.（這種差異意味著亞洲兒童比美國(guó)兒童學(xué)的要快得多。在中國(guó)、日本、韓國(guó)則不是這樣的。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了東西方數(shù)字系統(tǒng)之間的差異對(duì)東西方人數(shù)學(xué)能力的影響。文章介紹了東西方數(shù)字系統(tǒng)之間的差異對(duì)東西方人數(shù)學(xué)能力的影響，同時(shí)也發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)非常不同的地方：善于數(shù)學(xué)也可能植根于一個(gè)群體的文化中。t have to translate language into numbers firstD.they practice math from an early ageC.Their different IQ.（3）Asian children can reach answers in basic math functions more quickly because ____________.A.Their mother tongue.C.Their understanding of numbers.Asian children39。Western culture fail to provide their children with adequate number knowledge.C.s culture.（1）What does the passage mainly talk about?A.s fivetensnine. That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children. Fouryearold Chinese children can count, on average, to 40. American children at that age can count only to 15. By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a year behind their Asian friends in the most fundamental of math skills. But we don39。s book The Number Sense. As Dahaene explains: Chinese number words are remarkably brief. Most of them can be spoken out in less than onequarter of a second (for instance, 4 is “si” and 7 “qi”). Their English pronunciations are longer. The memory gap between English and Chinese apparently is entirely due to this difference in length.re almost certain to get it right every time. Why is that? Because we most easily memorize whatever we can say or read within a twosecond period. And unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds.從這里可以得出橄欖球這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)不適合所有人，故選D5．閱讀理解故選C（4）細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段最后一句Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is blind in one eye thanks to a rugby accident at 學(xué)校的一場(chǎng)橄欖球賽中瞎了一只眼睛。第四段第二句It is more enjoyable to play than soccer because you are always involved in the game玩英式橄欖球比完足球更有趣，因?yàn)槟憧偸潜痪砣胗螒蛑械?。并且說(shuō)足球應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)橄欖球。（1）歸納總結(jié)題。Rugby is not suitable for everyone.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹了英式橄欖球，并且將它與足球進(jìn)行了對(duì)比。t involve skills.English children have a talent for rugby.C.warn teenagers against playing rugby at school（4）What can we infer from the passage?A.explain why Gordon Brown is blind in one eyeC..A. strong will rather than strength（3）The example of Gordon Brown is mentioned in order to rugby makes people enjoy sports better than soccerD.rugby players pretend to be injured when they are notB.Football players are not as athletic as rugby players.D.Football players are not real gentlemen.B. Most professional rugby players are large, strong and weigh over 90 kilograms. People who play the sport need to be tough and be prepared to get hurt. Black eyes, broken bones, lost teeth and being knocked unconscious—all these are mon injuries. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is blind in one eye thanks to a rugby accident at school. “Football could learn a lot from rugby, said Brian Moore, a former England rugby player The wonderful spirit of rugby is: there is a gentlemanly code to it. You play hard on the pitch, but you always respect your opponent..t often question the referee39。 but the end of each match is a civilized affair. Players shake hands and applaud each other. Of course, the other side to this saying is: Football is a gentleman39。 The games are physically aggressive。 The Rugby (英式橄欖球) World Cup is currently being held in New Zealand. The tournament, due to finish on October 23, is living up to the famous English saying, “Rugby is a thug39?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和詞義猜測(cè)三個(gè)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(gè)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?yàn)檫@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(wèn)題，可知這四個(gè)因素使the Nazca Lines更獨(dú)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(duì)The Nazca Lines圖案和發(fā)現(xiàn)過(guò)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(shuō)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