【正文】 of two faces. The two sides, separated by a great cliff (懸崖), were like night and day. The good side was watered by rivers and was filled with trees and abundant food, while on the wrong side there was hardly any water or plants, and wild beasts crowded together. The Mokoko had the misfortune of having always lived there, with no way to cross to the other side. Their life was hard and they lived in permanent terror of the beasts.【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和寫作目的兩個題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)● Overinvolved parents部分中的“Parents attending interviews, and worse yet, speaking for their children.”可知，父母不應(yīng)該在面試中為代替孩子回答問題。故選A。根據(jù)● Communication部分中的“Silly or stupid addresses。故選C。（1）考查寫作目的。D.Getting dressed neatly for the interview.B.Letting kids to fill in the application form.D.To focus on the interview and stay calm.B.To use inappropriate and inplete language.D.To list unwele behaviors in college application.B.To plain about the process of college application. Writing about something they were great at in the seventh grade but haven39。 Essays The very mon ment from parents, We are in the process of pleting applications. Not responding to s from the admissions office. Acting distracted during a oneonone interview。 sending s that use texting shorthand, such as im w8ing 4 some1 2 call me. Communication Imagine yourself on the other side of the college admissions desk. It39?？忌⒁馀逦恼轮髦?。第一題為推理判斷題，要在了解短文主旨大意及主要細(xì)節(jié)分布的基礎(chǔ)上，對事實或證據(jù)進(jìn)行分析和評價，并在準(zhǔn)確合理分析做出符合作者寫作意圖的推論或判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Good manners open doors to deeper connections and more meaningful roles in our society.”可知，在我們社會，良好的禮儀打開更深的關(guān)系和更有意義的角色之門。根據(jù)本段中的“Whether students are being different or openly opposing”可知，作者涉及了兩種學(xué)生缺乏禮貌的不同情況，所以作者此處是指區(qū)別對待不禮貌的現(xiàn)象。s more likely the degree, the job, the salary. Since when do we count manners as a measure of success?”可知，我們說起一個人的成功很可能談的是學(xué)位、工作和薪水，我們什么時候把禮貌當(dāng)作成功的衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)呢？可推知，對今天的成功者來說禮貌的舉止是很難成為成功的標(biāo)志的。（1）D推理判斷題。D.Good manners guarantee acceptance of ourselvesB.partly permit being in the absence of manners（3）Which of the following is the benefit by good manners? A.oppose bad manners somehowB.Polite behavior.（2）What does the underlined part “make some allowances” in Paragraph 4 probably mean ? A.An academic degree.C.t just guarantee acceptance. Good manners open doors to deeper connections and more meaningful roles in our society. Good manners are gentle signals that show we care about one another and allow us to relate to another person in a thoughtful way but at a respectable distance. （1）Which of the following is seldom a mark of success to people today? A.s some hope for reviving and good manners. In the absence of manners, however, I make some allowances. For instance, the many ethnic(種族的)groups that students represent often have different explanations of what makes up good manners. In other cases, some students may reject what they39。 As a university president, one of my great joys is to visit our campuses and see our students, though we39。s more likely the degree, the job, the salary. Since when do we count manners as a measure of success?s Americans.s Oxford University pass under an iron gate with the advice: Manners make the man. Even after an appropriate update to: Manners make the person, it39。4．閱讀理解( 4 )推理判斷題。( 3 )段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段But there may be a benefit to doing so, as a study has found that 3D films exercise the brain and improve shortterm functioning in a similar way to braintraining ，3D電影是一個促進(jìn)大腦力量的因素。故選A。( 1 )細(xì)節(jié)理解題。D.C.B.the significance of the study（4）The text is most likely to appear in ________. A.the change in brain functionB.The participants took the braintrainingstyle test once.（3）Paragraph 8 is mainly about ________. A.3D would be a contributing factor in improving brain power.C.react the same way as those watching it in 2D（2）What can be learned from the research? A.are willing to pay a high price for ticketsB.s test concluded, 3D films are more attractive and heighten the senses — this, in turn, makes the brain run at quicker speeds, Dr Fagan said. （1）According to the research, people watching a movie in 3D ________. A. A second part of the experiment involved those watching the film being fitted with headsets that scanned brain activity and this too showed heightened (加強的) activity when watching 3D. According to the results, participants were seven percent more engaged with what they were watching, adding to argument that 3D movies are more like watching reallife—something Professor Brendan Walker from Thrill Laboratory agreed with. Dr Fagan said that the results showed enough of an improvement in brain function to suggest that 3D could play a part in improving brain power in the future. They also carried out a braintrainingstyle test before and after seeing a section from the film. The test covered memory, reaction times and cognitive function and the results were pared later. The research found that people who watched a movie in 3D improved cognitive (認(rèn)知) skills, pared to those who watched it in 2D.s life.3．閱讀理解本文主要闡述電子產(chǎn)品的過多使用讓大腦得不到休息，因而鼓勵人們多進(jìn)行戶外活動，讓大腦休息，故選D。根據(jù)前文Take Carl for example .He lives in West Virginia and enjoys camping. He says that staying outdoors makes him feel at ease. It also prepares him for the work he must ，喜歡露營，呆在戶外讓他感到輕松，能夠為必須做的工作做好準(zhǔn)備，故可知這個過程是一個再生的過程，讓大腦休息的過程，故選A。根據(jù)第三段So, it is important to give the brain a rest. And being in nature , Strayer claims , helps get a tired brain away from too much ，親近大自然，可以讓我們疲憊的大腦遠(yuǎn)離科技產(chǎn)品，讓大腦獲得休息，故選B。根據(jù)第二段Using an electronic device to answer s, listen to the news and look at Facebook puts a lot of pressure on t