【正文】 ves and external honesty from others best way to get better is to carefully study past success and failure parison with others, one will know where and when he fails parents nor a mencement speaker can tell whether one is special（4）Which can be the best title of this passage? On Making Ourselves More Special39。作者認(rèn)為真正的問題是年輕人不知道如何現(xiàn)實地評估自己的能力。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。re particularly talented or acplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their selfesteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities”,可知作者認(rèn)為人們應(yīng)該在喧囂之后記?。含F(xiàn)在的年輕人不知道他們究竟有沒有天賦，其根本原因是他們不知道如何實際地評估自己的能力。 （2）考查推理判斷。re not good at what they do, and their very clumsiness prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.”得低分的學(xué)生遭受著雙重負(fù)擔(dān)，即他們不擅長自己所做的，并且他們的笨拙讓他們無法意識到自己有多差。故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“First, we can learn to make honest parisons with others. 和Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you39。re doing wrong.”可知我們要學(xué)會誠實地將自己和他人進行比較，也需要一個人將我們做的不好的，以及做錯了什么如實相告。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段“If we adopt these strategies — and most importantly, teach them to our children — they won39。re special. They39。故選C。2．閱讀理解 The 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment(評估)(PISA) shows maths scores in the US getting lower and no improvement in science or reading. PISA tests 15yearolds from different countries and regions in their maths, science and reading skills. About 540,000 students from 72 countries and regions took part in the assessment in 2015. maths skills? Another reason may be the fact that many people in the US are unwilling to travel to foreign countries to learn better teaching practices. One of our biggest challenges in the US is that the teachers are not going out and seeing what highperforming countries do differently, said Wendy Kopp, who started Teach for America ,in a news programme.（1）When it es to the 2015 PISA results, people in the US education are more concerned about . A.the differences from the previous PISAC. performance in mathsD. situation in science and reading skills（2）What can we learn from the passage? students are not interested in simple maths problems. students are unwilling to go abroad for further study. maths teachers envy highperforming countries better teaching skills. maths teachers seldom teach students how to solve plicated problems.（3）What is the main purpose of the passage? inform people of American students39。 problems with maths. stress the importance of learning maths well to America students. give American maths teachers some advice on how to teach maths.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了2015年P(guān)ISA評估結(jié)果顯示美國學(xué)生的數(shù)學(xué)成績較之以前有明顯下降,進而分兩方面闡述了造成這一結(jié)果的原因。根據(jù)第一段中的“Recently, people in the US education have got extremely worried because a new report has shown that American students have a maths problem.”可知美國的教育界人士最近非常擔(dān)心的是美國學(xué)生在數(shù)學(xué)上的表現(xiàn),“a new report”指的正是下文的2015年的PISA,故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“One reason may be that the US does not teach maths in enough depth.”可知美國的數(shù)學(xué)教學(xué)深度不夠,導(dǎo)致；以及“But as soon as students have to go deeper and answer the more plicated part of a problem, they have difficulties.”美國學(xué)生在復(fù)雜問題的求解上有很大的困難。 （3）考查主旨大意。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，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)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 Chewing gum(口香糖) has its origins in ancient times from Mayans to Greeks who would chew the resin(樹脂)of certain trees for medical purposes and maybe even for freshening breath. The history of chewing gum continued as Native Americans introduced it to European settlers. In 1900 Frank Fleer coate chewing gum with sugar, and in 1906 Blibber Blubber was invented, but never made it to market. Blibber Blubber was too sticky and it was also too difficult to remove the burst bubble(破了的泡泡) from one39。 A history of bubblegum just wouldn39。 However, it wasn39。s gum pany, discovered bubblegum by accident while experimenting in the lab during his breaks. The gum was named Dubble Bubble. Pink was the only color which could be used at the time, and Dubble Bubble has remained pink ever since. Bubblegum has been popular ever since, especially among children, thanks to its inventive shapes, and sugary flavors, from original bubblegum to a yardstick of fruity bubblegum.（1）How did Thomas Adams deal with the chicle that Santa Anna gave to him? A.B.He turned it into chewing gum.D.ChicletsGumballs.Dubble Bubble.Blibber Blubber.（3）What was special about Dubble Bubble when it was invented? A.It was candycoated.C.s skin.It was invented by a US military member.（4）What does the text mainly introduce? A.The history of bubblegum.C.The invention of the gumball machine.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了泡泡糖的起源和歷史。根據(jù)第二段中的“Santa Anna gave some to the parttime inventor Thomas Adams. Thomas Adams changed the gum and marketed it as a candy.”Santa Anna給了兼職發(fā)明家Thomas Adams一些?？芍猅homas Adams把Santa Anna給他的樹膠變成了口香糖。 （2）考查推理判斷。s skin without using some special tools.”Blibber Blubber太粘了，不使用一些特殊的工具就很難把皮膚上破裂的泡沫去除。故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Pink was the only color which could be used at the time, and Dubble Bubble has remained pink ever since.”粉紅色是當(dāng)時唯一可以使用的顏色，Dubble Bubble從那時起一直保持粉紅色。故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“A history of bubblegum just wouldn39。1907年，第一臺口香糖機問世，并開始銷售涂了糖衣的口香糖。故選B。4．閱讀理解 I was impressed by the role of the professor in the class. The professor didn39。 performances, the professor usually said: It might have been much clearer if you had taken in some of the ideas we discussed earlier this semester.argue with their studentsbe more sure about their answersC.D. own way of thinking（2）Which of the following statements best expresses the author39。Chinese professors can always give correct answer to the question.B.t give students answers.C.Education in China is not helpful in developing students39。Comparison and contrast.B.Giving examples.D.s attitude towards education in .? A.B.C.D. （1