【正文】 eyes to seal their marriage. According to Hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. Today, people go with different colors depending upon their preferences. Women often wear dots that match the color of their clothes. Decorative of sticker bindis e in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, married and unmarried people alike. Wearing a bindi has bee more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.（1）Why did people in India start wearing a red dot on their forehead? stress their family background. indicate their social rank. show their religious belief. display their financial status.（2）What is the function of the third eye in Hindu tradition? help the other eyes see better. look to the distance. see the outside world. pay respect to God.（3）Why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi? word bindi means red in some Hindi dialects. was believed to be a lucky color for husband and wife. red dot represented the blood of God. stood for a wife39?，F(xiàn)在眉心紅點(diǎn)更多的是作為裝飾品使用。根據(jù)第一段中的“In India, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital（婚姻的）status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu（印度教的）religion.”在印度，大多數(shù)女性的眉毛上都有一個(gè)紅點(diǎn)。可知這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)，所以印度人前額戴紅點(diǎn)是展示他們的宗教信仰。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。以及“As such，the dot serves as a constant reminder to keep God inthe front of a believer39。所以第三眼在印度教傳統(tǒng)中的重要性是要尊重上帝。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“Decorative or sticker bindis e in all sizes，colorsand variations，and can be worn by young and old，married and unmarried people alike．Wearinga bindi has bee more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.” 裝飾物或貼紙貼紙有各種尺寸、顏色和變化，年輕人和老年人、已婚人士和未婚人士都可以佩戴?？芍?，眉心紅點(diǎn)現(xiàn)在更多的被用作裝飾品。3．閱讀理解 t usually considered much of a disadvantage in today39。paying job. Researchers carried out four experiments involving more than 750 participants, including university students and managers who make hiring decisions in the real world. Participants were shown photos of two potential job candidates, one attractive and the other unattractive. Participants were then asked a series of questions designed to measure their opinions of the job candidates and whether they would hire these candidates for a less173。desirable job. Ms Lee said, In the selection decision for an undesirable job, decision makers were more likely to choose the unattractive individual over the attractive individual. Co173。 opinions in their decisions. They thought that attractive individuals would want better outes, and therefore would be less satisfied, so they favored unattractive candidates when selecting for a less desirable job.level jobs.（1）What do people generally think of being attractive? A.It is a blessing.C.It has nothing to do with jobs.（2）What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A.The importance of the experiment.C.The result of the experiment.（3）An ordinary173。a managerB.a warehouse workerD.Because they are more hardworking.B.Because they have no requirements at all.D.Attractive people are more fit for high173。Less attractive people are easy to find high173。Attractive people can always be hired when applying for jobs.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查段落大意。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （5）考查推理判斷。level jobs.可知,有吸引力的求職者更受青睞的觀點(diǎn)可能僅限于高層職位,由此可知,有吸引力的人更適合高層工作與研究結(jié)果相符合,故選A。4．閱讀理解s servants lit candles in his bedroom。 The Yuxian papercut is different from most papercutsproduced in other regions of China. Papercuts from other regions are mostlycut with scissors or knives from singlecolored paper, such as red or blackpaper. second, fasten thedraft to the paper to be cut。 andfourth, dye (染色)the papercut with various colors.s artistic taste and dyeingskills. That explains the following saying: The successful making of aYuxian papercut is 30 percent dependent on the maker39。s dyeing skills.s papercut was added to the list ofIntangible Cultural Heritage (非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)) established by UNESCO (United NationsEducational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).（1）The first paragraph is actually about___________. A.s favorite concubinethe origins of Chinese papercutsC.one of the themes of Yuxian papercut（2）Which is the most important skill of making papercut? A.Cutting skill.C.Carving skill（3）According to the passage, the Yuxian papercut is especially famous for its__________. A.traditional Chinese operasC.D.The Earliest Chinese LegendThe Yuxian Papercut SkillsC.s Sad StoryChinese Yuxian Papercut【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了中國蔚縣剪紙。根據(jù)第一段可知，介紹了中國剪紙的起源。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s cutting skills, and 70 percent on the maker39。可知染色技巧對(duì)于剪紙最重要。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知，選A。通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了蔚縣剪紙有四個(gè)主要步驟。傳統(tǒng)蔚縣剪紙突出了兩個(gè)主題:中國戲曲中的花和人物。故選D。5．閱讀理解s a selection of festivals for tourists to the United States in summer.San Francisco Silent Film Festival Union Street Festivals beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themesfashion, cuisine, tech, local, craft, and health and fitness. This is San Francisco39。 June 14 to 16。 Stern Grove Festival Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24。Union Street Festival.San Francisco Silent Film Festival.C.D.Festival goers can enjoy food in it.It lasts the shortest time.C.D.Saturdays in July.Saturdays in May.Sundays in May.Sundays in July.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了美國旅游時(shí)的夏季盛會(huì)，即三藩無聲電影節(jié)、聯(lián)合大街節(jié)、北灘節(jié)和斯特恩格羅夫節(jié)。根據(jù)Union Street Festival部分中的“This year, there39?？芍xA。根據(jù)North Beach Festival可知，時(shí)間是從June 14 to 16，只有3天。故選B。根據(jù)Stern Grove Festival部分中的“This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United States.”中，時(shí)間在Sundays from June 22 to Aug，故選D。6．閱讀理解s house because it is considered dirty. In Saudi Arabia, you should not bring food to someone39。 The same gesture can have very different