【正文】 indu beliefs，the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple．”可知，根據(jù)印度教的信仰，紅色被認(rèn)為能為已婚的夫婦帶來好運(yùn)。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。佩戴賓蒂帽與其說是一種宗教習(xí)俗，不如說是一種時(shí)尚宣言。故選A． 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，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。 The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by thesea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role intheir lives. After the development of large, ocean173。s development. Shipssetting sail from England determined to extend Britain39。 The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life thatthey even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originallynautical (航海的)terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people monlydescribe an honest and fair business deal as being above board. Thisexpression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship39。 Pipe down!, meaning Be quiet!, is anothermon expression that has nautical origins. The ship39。 Most native English speakers have heard the expression notenough room to swing a cat, but few know that the cat does notrefer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. 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】本文是一篇說明文，英國作為一個(gè)島國，四周環(huán)海，海洋在英國人的生活中起著重要的作用。一直以來，水手們經(jīng)常使用的一些航海術(shù)語豐富并影響著英語這門語言。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，英國被海洋環(huán)繞，海對(duì)英國人的生活影響很大。（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。第一段介紹英國是一個(gè)受到海洋影響的國家，四周環(huán)海，航海在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。故選B。4．閱讀理解 The conventional answer is no. Knowledge requires a knower, and there will be no knowing minds around then. But if information survives, perhaps in books or hard drives, maybe the knowledge isn39。 At first sight, that seems to be reasonable: after all, we have done similar things with past knowledge. For example, we saved an ancient puter from a ship destroyed at sea off the southern coast of Greece, and succeeded in finding the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics(象形文字). Careful work can bring previously lost wisdom back to life.t guarantee the survival of knowledge. And a lack of continuity in language with any future intelligence would be a barrier. Knowledge is closely connected with language. When a language dies out, we can lose systems of reasoning that they contain. If that39。t be recovered.One.Two.Three.Four.（2）What does the underlined phrase similar things in Para 3 probably refer to? A.B.Preserving future knowledge.Gaining new knowledge.（3）How can we make knowledge survive? A.We learn ways to draw conclusions.C.We protect the legacy of other humans.（4）What39。Can human beings live on?Will our knowledge survive us?C.How can we protect our culture?【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文講述的是，我們的智慧將會(huì)幸存嗎？(1)推理判斷題。t quite dead but dormant(休眠), ready to bee alive with the help of other minds that develop over time or e to visit Earth in the distant ，在第二段中提出了兩種建議，故答案為B(2)詞義猜測(cè)題。由此推知，上句At first sight, that seems to be reasonable: after all, we have done similar things with past ，讓失去的智慧活躍起來。(3)細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選C。根據(jù)第一段The year 3700, Earth is far too hot for any human to call it home. On this planet at least, man is nothing more than a memoryif there is anything left to remember the wise man. But what about our wisdomwill any of it survive us?可知，本文講述的是，我們的智慧將會(huì)幸存嗎？根據(jù)句意可知答案為B【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，涉及推理判斷、猜測(cè)詞義、細(xì)節(jié)理解、主旨大意題。例如：舉例、分類還是對(duì)比。理清了脈絡(luò)，就能理解文章，抓住原文中的信息點(diǎn)，并且和選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行同意轉(zhuǎn)換。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 good actor. good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage. good actor should be a good teacher. good actor may act well in class.（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? good teacher should speak clearly. good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language. good actor should speak as others have asked him to do. good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.（3）The skills of a good teacher are ______ . his students39。s knowledge. good actor39。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t keep strictly to what another has written.”我認(rèn)識(shí)許多老師，他們?cè)谡n堂上是很好的演員，但在舞臺(tái)劇中卻表演不好，因?yàn)樗麄儾荒車?yán)格遵守別人提前寫好的內(nèi)容，可知，一個(gè)好老師不一定在表演臺(tái)上能表演好。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t sit still before his class。故選B。根據(jù)第一段可知，要成為一名優(yōu)秀的教師，你需要具備某些好演員的天賦。語言要清晰，聲音要宏亮、悅耳，而且收放自如。