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e to Moscow ________. A.to have a new lifestyleC.to experience a new culture(3)The third paragraph is mainly about ________. A.the purpose of publishing the handbookC.characters and their functions in Russian fairytales(4)Which of the following would be the best title of the text? A.Characters from Russian fairy tales have new jobsC.Moscow fairy tale ics to help migrants behave【答案】 (1)D(2)A(3)B(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,介紹了莫斯科當(dāng)局用童話人物的漫畫(huà)向移民解釋行為規(guī)范。根據(jù)第一段中的They say a 100page guide is needed to ‘keep a positive image’of the city and could help reduce tensions between natives and migrants.可知,他們說(shuō)需要一份100頁(yè)的手冊(cè)來(lái)保持城市的積極形象,并有助于緩解當(dāng)?shù)厝撕鸵泼裰g的緊張關(guān)系,但批評(píng)人士指出,手冊(cè)中可能把外國(guó)移民和本國(guó)人視為敵手,由此可知畫(huà)線詞詞義為“敵手、對(duì)手”,故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Many migrants from exSoviet republics in Central Asia, the Caucasus (高加索) and North Caucasus, arrive in Moscow every year, attracted by the capital39。 (3)考查段落大意。ts’ to migrants.可知,新的俄語(yǔ)手冊(cè)試圖向移民解釋該做什么和不該做什么,由此可知本段主要是介紹出版新手冊(cè)的目的,故選B。通讀全文,特別是根據(jù)第一段中的Moscow city authorities have begun using ics (漫畫(huà)) with characters from Russian fairy tales to explain to migrants (移民) how they should behave.可知,本文介紹了莫斯科當(dāng)局用童話人物的漫畫(huà)向移民解釋行為規(guī)范,故選D。3.閱讀理解 According to a poll (民意調(diào)查) by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don39。t do well without more. But the survey found that, on weekdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six hours.re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives. A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn39。 But sleeping has an image problem.“We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children.“We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat. In fact,”she adds,“no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can39。. A.drawing people39。serving as a morning callD.. A.sleeping has nothing to do with one39。enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing thingsD.. A.sleeping is an image problemC.D.To talk about people39。To provide an investigation result of sleeping.C.To arouse the awareness of enough sleep.【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,充足的睡眠對(duì)我們非常重要,為了引起人們的足夠重視,3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日。此處指,睡眠專家希望3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日這件事會(huì)引起人們對(duì)睡眠的重視。與B項(xiàng)表述的意思相近,故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.”可知,充足的睡眠可以使我們更聰明、更苗條、更健康、更快樂(lè)等,這些都是有吸引力的事情。 (3)考查推理判斷。故選A。這篇文章旨在讓人們意識(shí)到充足睡眠的重要性,呼吁人們關(guān)注睡眠問(wèn)題。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇文化類閱讀,要求考生根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。 Here39。 Films at this odd cinematic event have a variety of musical acpaniments, including piano and violin. It includes some classic silent movies. If you want to see them all, you can buy a festival pass.May 29 to June 1。 This popular street fair stretches out over six blocks of the city, in the fashionable shopping area of Union Street. This year, there39。 June 7 to 10。 North Beach Festivals oldest street party, with live entertainment, delicious food and arts and crafts. Situated in the Little Italy district, known for its associations with the “Beat Generation”, festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food. There is also as the “blessing of the animals”, a San Francisco tradition which takes place at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi (610 Vallejo Street) at 2 pm on both days of the festival. This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United States. It includes a wide variety of acts, from the local symphony orchestra to well known artists such as Smokey Robinson. (1)Which of the following festivals contains the most themes? A.B.North Beach Festival.Stem Grove Festival.(2)How is North Beach Festival different from the other festivals? A.B.It has the longest history of food.Some foreign culture is presented in it.(3)When can you enjoy the oldest arts festival in the United States? A.B.C.D.(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themesfashion, cuisine, tech, local, craft, and health and fitness.”可知,今年有啤酒、葡萄酒、餅干品嘗和時(shí)尚、美食、科技、地方、工藝、健康和健身等多個(gè)主題。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。San Francisco Silent Film Festival(May 29 to June 1)4天; Union Street Festival(June 7 to 10)4天;Stern Grove Festival(Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24)時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查,是一篇文化類閱讀,要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,并結(jié)合題目要求,選出正確答案。 Take a look at the following list of numbers: 4, 8, 5, 3, 7, 9, 6. Read them loud. Now look away and spend 20 seconds memorizing them in order before saying them out loud again. If you speak English, you have about a 50% chance of remembering those perfectly. If you are Chinese, though, you39。 That example es from Stanislas Dahaene39。 It turns out that there is also a big difference in how numbernaming systems in Western and Asian languages are constructed. In English, we say fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, so one might expect that we would also say oneteen, twoteen, threeteen, and fiveteen.t. We use a different form: eleven, twelve, thirteen and fifteen. For numbers above 20, we put the “decade” first and the unit number second (twentyone, twentytwo), while for the teens, we do it the other way around (fourteen, seventeen, eighteen). The number system in English is highly irregular. Not so in China, Japan, and Korea. They have a logical counting system. Eleven is tenone. Twelve is tentwo. Twentyfour is twotensfour and so on. The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions