【正文】 （2）According to Susie Walton, . A.parents decide what kids can do for the familyC.kids can get extra puter time for doing chores（3）Paragraph 3 is mainly aboutChris Bergman39。main reasons why kids need encouragementC.the advantage of rewarding kids for doing chores（4）The purpose of writing the text is toinvite readers to express their opinionsB.call on readers to reflect on their behaviorD.s viewpoint about parenting【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，對孩子在家里做家務(wù)到底要不得到報酬進(jìn)行討論，進(jìn)而要求讀者表達(dá)他們的觀點。根據(jù)第一段可知，許多孩子在家里幫忙做家務(wù)，比如清空洗碗機，把衣服收起來，然后把垃圾拿出去。因此作者是通過陳述事實來開始這一段文章的。 {2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house,...‘可知，根據(jù)Susie Walton所說，孩子們有分擔(dān)家務(wù)的責(zé)任。 （3）考查段落大意?？芍?，第三段主要說的是獎勵孩子做家務(wù)的好處。 （4）考查目的意圖。故選A。3．閱讀理解 There are no shortcuts to success in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is not much learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language.. A.Listening, speaking, reading and writingC.D.. doesn39。t have a good memory always remembers lists of words and their meanings often hesitates(猶豫)to practise speaking it（3）One can never learn a foreign language well by （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。推斷有些人說不好，是因為在說這方面，他有猶豫要不要練習(xí)說這門語言，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的”A good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book.“好的記憶力是會很有幫助，但是光從語法書上記憶語法規(guī)則是不夠的；以及第三段中的”If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized， we are not really learning the language. We must learn through use. Practice is important. “如果我們對于記點語法規(guī)則就很滿足，但在并不是真正在學(xué)語言。所以選B。根據(jù)第三段中的”Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.“練習(xí)非常重要。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 When it es to learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough vocabulary. But this question never happens about their mother tongue, and yet, it was a foreign language once. However, among all the questions that new parents ask, no doctor has ever heard: Will my baby be able to learn my language? Be honest, do you know all the words of your mother tongue? The answer is: no. Sometimes, you have the word on the tip of your tongue...and it sticks there! But you do know this phenomenon(現(xiàn)象) and don39。 You need to learn only 2000 or so basic words to be able to create any phrase you need. You can39。there is no need to know all the words of a foreign languageB.t knowC.people find it hard to memorize vocabulary of their language（2）To learn a foreign language, the author advises you ______. remember new words appearing every day keep up with new ways of using old words learn at least 2,000 necessary words pay more attention to your bad memory（3）The author39。 （1）考查推理判斷?？芍?，一個人既然連自己的母語的詞匯都不可能全部認(rèn)識，那么在學(xué)習(xí)外語時，也就沒有必要記住所有的詞匯。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍獮榱藢W(xué)習(xí)一門外語，作者建議你至少學(xué)習(xí)2000個必要的單詞。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍髡邔τ洃浶g(shù)的態(tài)度是反對的。 （4）考查主旨大意。以及文章主要內(nèi)容圍繞學(xué)習(xí)外語時的詞匯量問題，所以短文主要是關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)一門外語的詞匯量。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall？Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists？In what other language do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway？In what other language do they call the third hand on the clock the second hand？s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy， while sweetbreads, which aren39。 We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes(悖論), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.t fing, grocers don39。t ham？If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn39。 How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next？s why, when stars are out, they are visible。 but when I wind up this essay, I end it.（1）Which of the following words or expressions have the similar meaning? and oversee. a lot and quite a few. as hell and cold as hell. wise man and a wise guy.（2）What does the author probably think of English people? ....（3）What can we learn from the text? rings should be round. should be eggs in an eggplant. are the apples on the pine tree. and sweetbreads are different things.（4）How does the author organize the text? the order of time. the order of place. giving a great number of examples. paring English with the other languages.（5）What39。 （1）考查推理判斷。故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“English was invented by people, not puters, and it reflects the creativity of human beings.”英語是由人而不是計算機發(fā)明的，它反映了人類的創(chuàng)造力，以及列舉了英語中的許多悖論可推知，作者想表明英國人是很聰明的。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t sweet, are meat.”蜜餞是糖果，雜碎是肉，但不甜，可知，蜜餞和雜碎是不同的東西。 （4）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.”英語是一門瘋狂的語言。由此可以判斷出，作者以既幽默又輕松的語氣在論述英語是一門瘋狂的語言。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。For all the technological wonders of modem medicine, health carewith its fax machines and clipboards(寫字板)—is out of date. This outdated era is slowly drawing to a close as the industry catches up with the artificialintelligence ( AI) revolution. words into patient records. It will be able to use masses of data to work out the best treatments, and improve workflows in hospitals. In short, AI is set to save time, lives and money. That is