【正文】 The cat isactually a short form of cat of nine tails — a whip with nine, knotted(打結(jié)的) tails. A boatswain needed a lot of spacein order to swing the whip properly when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control!（1）The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________. A.B.they live on an island surrounded by the seathey had the largest navy ever（2）If someone is open and above board, it means he is ________. A.B.C.D.Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.B.A poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.D.The business on British sailing ships.B. language on English.C.The sailing story of British sailors.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，英國(guó)作為一個(gè)島國(guó)，四周環(huán)海，海洋在英國(guó)人的生活中起著重要的作用。一直以來(lái)，水手們經(jīng)常使用的一些航海術(shù)語(yǔ)豐富并影響著英語(yǔ)這門語(yǔ)言。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are surrounded by the sea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives.”可知，英國(guó)被海洋環(huán)繞，海對(duì)英國(guó)人的生活影響很大。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。above board39。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“The ship39。故選A。第一段介紹英國(guó)是一個(gè)受到海洋影響的國(guó)家，四周環(huán)海，航海在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。故選B。2．閱讀理解s leaving his position on the board of the Open Al, according to a blog post.s moving into the field of Artificial Intelligence(AI)，which he said in 2017 would be the “best in the world”and would even be able to “predict your destination, ”Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization,” Open AI said in a blog post on Feb. 20, adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon. Musk39。To create safer AI.B.To develop social munication.To avoid a possible conflict with Tesla.（2）What is the Eldon Musk39。Ambiguous.B.Negative.D.Poisonous.B.Advanced.D.s ments? A.B.He has no confidence in Open AI.D.馬斯克和他的公司。根據(jù)第一段中的“Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。(2)考查推理判斷。(3)考查詞義猜測(cè)。(4)考查推理判斷?！军c(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，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生根據(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。 In Korea, it is rude to wear shoes inside someone39。s house because taking food or drink suggests that you think the host cannot afford the meal. More and more people around the world are travelling abroad to study, to go on vacation, or to work, and while it can be a great way to learn about other cultures, there may be times when travelers accidentally annoy their host. While travelling in Thailand, Elizabeth Brown learned that there are differences in food in the United States and Thailand. She stopped at a small, familyowned restaurant in Chiang Mai and ordered spring rolls. She was really enjoying eating them until she got the last one and noticed that there was an insect inside. She plained to the server. Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some countries.She spoke with her mouth full.Her host misunderstood her gesture.C.t like the meal her host prepared.Her host didn39。She ate an insect.She was badly treated.C.D.What mattersB.How to be politeD.文章介紹了在韓國(guó)穿著鞋子在家里是不禮貌的和OK這個(gè)手勢(shì)在美國(guó)和巴西的不同以及泰國(guó)的飲食文化，告訴我們?yōu)榱吮苊庹`會(huì)一定要學(xué)會(huì)你所想去國(guó)家的文化即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，如果我們不小心觸碰到了他們的文化要立刻道歉并改正。根據(jù)第二段中Because her mouth was full of food, Ella made a sign with her hand that to her meant OK. Although Ella meant the food was good, this symbol in Brazilian culture is extremely rude and her host was deeply ，她因?yàn)樽炖镉袞|西故用手勢(shì)表示OK，但這個(gè)手勢(shì)在主人所在國(guó)家是非常粗魯?shù)囊馑迹灾魅松鷼馐且驗(yàn)檎`會(huì)了她，故選B。根據(jù)第三段Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some ，昆蟲在一些國(guó)家也是佳肴，故選D。（3）主旨大意題。4．閱讀理解t have enough space for visitors items larger than 17*26 inches in the gallery. *For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitor39。 *Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Unopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitor39。 *Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted. *Picturetaking(including video) for personal use is permitted except in the special exhibits.t touch the works of art.（1）According to the text, which item can be carried into the gallery? A.packageC.suitcase（2）When in the gallery, what can visitors do? A.B.They can take pictures for personal use anywhere.They must pay if they use wheelchairs for the children.（3）What is the text mainly about? A.The artworks of the galleryC.D.比如，游客攜帶的物品需要在入口處接受檢查；過(guò)大的物品不允許帶入博物館；此外，除了服務(wù)犬外其他動(dòng)物不允許進(jìn)入等等。根據(jù)第一段中的“After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrella, parcels and other items as determined by security officers must be left at the checkrooms, free of charge, close to each entrance.“可知，傘、背包和手提包等都不可以帶進(jìn)國(guó)家美術(shù)館。(2)考查推理判斷。(3)考查主旨大意。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor。 you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control。 t sit still before his class。 he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. s work and the actor39。 he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don39。t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along. t keep strictly to what another has written.（1）From the passage, we know______. good teacher should be a goo