【正文】 tal（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紅點。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是展示他們的宗教信仰。 （2）考查細節(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?，眉心紅點現(xiàn)在更多的被用作裝飾品。3．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）考查細節(jié)理解。s cutting skills, and 70 percent on the maker39?？芍旧记蓪τ诩艏堊钪匾?。（3）考查細節(jié)理解?？芍?，選A。通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了蔚縣剪紙有四個主要步驟。傳統(tǒng)蔚縣剪紙突出了兩個主題:中國戲曲中的花和人物。故選D。4．閱讀理解Wele to the 2017 UK Festival Awards Conference is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, vision and creativity of the nation39。 Throughout the day of the event, the Conference invites numerous industry insiders(行家) to discuss the issues most relative to the sector, reviewing its immediate past and portending to the future. The evening39。 With a gourmet dinner, gala awards ceremony and aftershow party, it attracts over 1,000 of the most influential people in the business. Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent pany founded in the UK. As the festival season is approaching, we thought it39。 undertaken in the preparation stage for last year39。 Included in the Report is a bunch of related information about festivalgoers: where they39。 We hope you find the information useful. （1）Which phrase is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “portending” in paragraph 2? A.adding upC.looking forward（2）What can be inferred from the passage? A.The Festival Awards Ltd, is responsible for not less than three events.C.Public voting plays a leading role in deciding a variety of festival honors.（3）Where most probably will you see this passage? A.B.C.D.（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)reviewing its immediate past 和to the “展望未來”，故選D。根據(jù)第四段“Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and the European Festival Awards, The UK Festival Awards amp。故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“The latest UK Festival Market Report can be downloaded below.”可知，這篇文章最有可能來自一個網(wǎng)址?！军c評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。 Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。 The departure is likely the result of Tesla39。 Musk and Y Combiner CEO Sam Altman cofounded the nonprofit enterprise in December2015, its mission is to develop safe artificial general intelligence and ensure those developments are made public. Open AI researchers published a paper on the site ArXiv, org, detailing the possible secure threats that e with“malicious”AI. In fact, Musk has heard the “evil AI”alarm several times, On ，2017, he warned that artificial intelligence poses a bigger threat to humanity, and he told a gathering of state governors that the government needs to regulate Al before robots start “killing people. ”s departure from the Open AI board could mean big things for Tesla. As Eton Goodbye, a financial reporter, noted on Futurism, the move “could signal that Tesla is more deeply mitted to their own AI projects than we thought. ”He added, “Those who have had their ears to any rumors (謠言)that Tesla is ready to deliver vehicles capable of Level 5autonomy could take this new Open Al development as a sign that the pany is inching closer to that unapproachable goal, ”No pany has reached that level of autonomy, which means that a driverless car could navigate any road under any conditions and that all the human “driver” would need to do is to input a destination. （1）Why does Eldon Musk leave his position? A.To build powerful Internet.C.D.s attitude towards the AI? A.Supportive.C.Sympathetic.（3）What does the underlined word “malicious” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Unpopular.C.Traditional.（4）What can we infer from Eton Goodbye39。Level 5 autonomy is impossible.The rumors about Tesla is meaningless.C.Level 5 autonomy could set human drivers free.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了傳奇人物埃隆(1)考查推理判斷。s leaving his position on the board of the Open AI, according to a blog post.”和第二段中的“adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon.”可知Eldon Musk離開他的職位是為了避免可能和Tesla產(chǎn)生沖突，故D。根據(jù)第二段中的“Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization”可推知Eldon Musk對于AI的態(tài)度是同情，故選B。根據(jù)第