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them.D.Because they had rarely seen cave paintings.B. It won39。s Gansu Province. There are 500 manmade caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years. Almost all of these caves have paintings on their ceilings or walls and they date from the 4th to 14th centuries. Wang Jinyu is an expert on these cave paintings (also called frescoes) and he says: We discovered frescoes containing scientific and technological content in almost all of the caves which have frescoes. What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences. If we want to find out what kind of technology people used in the past, we normally have to rely on archaeologists to find ruined buildings and parts of tools or instruments or machines. Archaeologists then try to reconstruct, sometimes with the help of puter technology, what these ancient buildings and objects must have looked like, and how they might have been made. Sometimes historians are lucky and find an ancient document with a written description of these ancient buildings and objects.【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查,是一篇人物類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。縱觀全文可知,本文介紹了美國傳奇詩人艾米莉可知選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Without doubt, Dickinson39?!彼行以谒莻€時代最杰出的女子學(xué)校里受教育,專心閱讀各種各樣的書,可知選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“可知選C。H (1)考查詞義猜測,根據(jù)第一段中的“but it was Thomas H. Johnson39。A Brief Introduction to Emily Dickinson and Her Works【答案】 (1)C(2)A(3)B(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物傳記,介紹了美國傳奇詩人艾米莉Reasons for Emily Dickinson39。Features of Emily Dickinson39。Causes of Emily Dickinson39。They inspire modern naturalists to study nature.D.They are easy for readers to understand.B.She practiced writing with the help of her friends.(3)What do we know about Dickinson39。She passed her poems to magazines.C.Reference.(2)What did Dickinson do during her childhood? A.Approval.Enthusiasm.Apology. Without doubt, Dickinson39。 Dickinson was very concerned with the subject of nature. Her writings are plex, and for many years scholars have searched for romantic inspiration, but have not yet understood her works. What is clear, however, is that her works can39。 Emily Dickinson led a reclusive life, but her childhood was a happy one. She had the privilege of being educated at some of the most outstanding women schools in her time and devoted herself to reading all kinds of books.s release of her plete body of poetry that made her works receive real acclaim. He published 1,775 of her poems in 1955 in a volume entitled The Poems of Emily Dickinson. It was only after her death from Bright39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,詞義猜測,推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel forlorn. Instead, we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”可知,文章講述的是Hurricane Harvey到來時面包店繼續(xù)烤面包所產(chǎn)生的意義。故選B。 (3)考查推理判斷。由Instead可知與前句構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,再由positive可推知劃線詞的意思是令人絕望的。 (2)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread.”可知,Hurricane Harvey引發(fā)洪水后,面包店的工作人員自愿為他們的社區(qū)做面包。Bake Bread to Make a Difference in Face of Hurricane Harvey【答案】 (1)A(2)D(3)B(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,Hurricane Harvey到來時面包店繼續(xù)烤面包所產(chǎn)生的意義。Wait for the Eventual Rescue in a Big DisasterC.The author preferred to write stories about people facing disasters.(4)What can be the best title for the text? A.Hurricane Harvey caused a power failure in Houston.C.Desperate.(3)What can we infer from the text? A.Shallow.Hopeful.Fortunate.t escape from the store.D.They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.C. The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent, Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel forlorn. Instead,we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.(1)What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey? A.t sit there feeling sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their munity.s why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.3.閱讀理解 科幻小說的力量,故選B。 (4)考查主旨大意。A lifetime of science fiction has influenced more than just my relationship with my dad, but has also helped me shape my own hopes for the 39。 (3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 (2)考查推理判斷。t Mickey, but a Klingon battle cruiser(巡洋) on the screen.根據(jù)第一段中的“The Time together with My Father【答案】 (1)C(2)D(3)A(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,作者和父親都熱愛科幻小說,它不僅幫助作者與父親建立了深厚的感情,而且?guī)椭髡邔?shí)現(xiàn)了夢想。The Versions of Science FictionB.The Wonders of ScienceIt makes him bee a source of his family39。It brings him the courage to live better.C.His good relationship with his dad.(3)How does science fiction help the author at present? A.His earliest memory of his dad.B.Their passion for science.(2)What does the author mainly show in paragraph 2? A.Their love for each other.C.s words, Since I dipped into the future, I saw the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be.(1)What is the special bond between the author and his father? A. Yes, science fiction has made me into a nerd(書呆子), and it also has been a s