【正文】 se devices”，作者覺得我們不能如此依賴電子設(shè)備。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 Who doesn39。 Every individual has unique likings and preferences, and all of us try to live the lives that suit us best. The world is like a painting cloth on which different people with different races, different languages, and different cultural backgrounds interact. But among these, the arts provide an easy and natural way for people to connect.t only for the talented。s life. Performing arts are equally popular and admired. Dance, instrumental music, drama and so on require unusual artistic talent as well as a long period of education and training before audiences start to applaud the performances. But anyone with some artistic sense can make art part of his/ her life, and benefit from it.（1）People should make the most of life because ______ . A.B.life is too short to be wastedlife is like a road full of tomorrows（2）What39。Different people have different lifestyles.B.Art can make people happier.Art can connect people together.（3）he underlined word knack in Paragraph 3 possibly means ______. A.abilityC.favour（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.How to live a unique and colorful life.C.s lives.D.作者還列舉了繪畫、音樂、舞蹈等藝術(shù)形式對人們生活的影響。根據(jù)第一段中的“Life is like a road on which you never get a chance to return, and is not a very long road either. So we should try to live life to the fullest and enjoy every bit of it.”可知人生沒有回頭路，而且非常短暫，我們要努力享受生活的一點(diǎn)一滴。 （2）考查段落大意。 （3）考查詞義猜測。與“t only for the talented。劃線詞knack意為”ability/talent“，故選B?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹的是藝術(shù)如何影響人們的生活的內(nèi)容，故選C。4．閱讀理解 The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in midtolate August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Cleveland.C.D.Because of some political events.B.Because of the increasing number of students.Because of the extreme weather.（3）How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah? A.B.About nine months.About ten months.（4）The article is probably taken from ________. A.s life storyan official website of educationC.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。波士頓，芝加哥，紐約和圣地亞哥的學(xué)校在9月的第一個星期一之后的周二或周三開始。故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years，the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms，extreme cold可知俄亥俄州的學(xué)校受到暴風(fēng)雪的影響，因而開學(xué)日發(fā)生了變化。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)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，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 In order to learn a foreign language well, four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence and without hesitation(猶豫). Thirdly, we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar. 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. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.（1）The most important things to learn a foreign language are understanding and speakingB.writing and understandingmemorizing and listening（2）Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because t understand the language when he hears it spoken doesn39。. much practice the dictionary through use the language（4）Which is the most important in learning a foreign language? memory....【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了學(xué)習(xí)一門語言的基本方法和根本方法。根據(jù)第一段中的”In order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary.“為了完全了解一門外語，要做好四個方面的準(zhǔn)備，故選B。根據(jù)第一段中的”Secondly， we must be able to speak it ourselves， with confidence and without hesitation.“第二，我們必須要自己會說，帶著自信而且毫不猶豫。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。我們必須通過使用它來學(xué)這門語言。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。我們必須盡可能地練習(xí)說和寫一門語言，故選C。6．閱讀理解 The documentary, titled Are Our Kids Tough Enough? focuses on five Chinese teachers who are sent to teach 50 UK teens at a school in Hampshire. The Chinese teachers use their own teaching methods but receive strong resistance from the students. A clip from the documentary online shows some problems, with Chinese teachers calling their students lazy and lacking in discipline, while the students say the high pressure and harsh teachers are driving them crazy. Yang Dongping, dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, says, The Chinese teaching methods are designed to strictly train the majority. Foreign teaching methods, however, are more natural and relaxing, and designed to inspire students39。transplanted39。Yang Dongping says, The documentary does reflect some problems rooted in traditional Chinese teaching methods. Nobel prize winner, Yang Zhenning, gave a very fair ment on this issue. He said the Chinesestyle education method works for most ordinary qualified students effectively, helping them reach high standards. However, it may weaken the training for highpotential outstanding students.（1）Why are five Chinese teachers sent to teach 50 UK teens?