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eturn to childhood. B. To help parents understand their children better. C. To provide practical training courses for teachers. D. To introduce some ways of playing with children. 【答案】 A。根據(jù)第一段最后一句 A Brooklynbased adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again.可以得出本題答案為 A。 【答案】 B。根據(jù)第二段可知,該段主要介紹該課程的主要活動(dòng), 故選 B。 A. enjoy freedom of thinking B. realize their childhood dreams C. discover their inner abilities D. figure out childhood puzzles 【答案】 。根據(jù)第四段 According to Candice, her blogger friend, Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children.該課程給了成年人一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)去重新學(xué)習(xí)或掌握在兒童時(shí)代無法理解的東西,故選D。 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 C Martha Graham, born in 1894, was one of the most famous dancers and creators of dance, whose influence on dance has been pared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture. She created almost two hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mother of Modern Dance. Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know that she would bee a dancer. At that time, the dancers were looked down on. So Martha39。t approve of her desire to dance at the beginning. Until 1916, she began her studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, where Graham worked very hard to improve her ability to dance because she was considered too old to begin dancing. In 1936, Graham made her defining work, Chronicle^, which signaled the beginning of a new era in modern dance. The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general public in a dramatic manner. Influenced by the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Great Depression that followed, and the Spanish Civil War, it focused on depression and isolation, reflected in the dark nature of both the set and costumes. Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy. Once again, she was met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows. But she didn39。s Maple Leaf Rag. A Dancer39。s highest civilian honor. She died in 1991 at the age of niysix. In 1998, Time magazine listed her as the Dancer of the Century and as one of the most important people of the twentieth century. 【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇記敘文。格蘭姆的故事和她所取得的成就。第一段中將瑪莎 29. Why didn39。s parents approve of her desire to dance at first? A. She was too old to learn American dance. B. American dance was seen as a lower art form. C. There was no academic school to teach dancing. D. Her family was too poor to afford her tuition. 【答案】 B 【解析】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 30. When Martha Graham continued to dance in her 70s, she_________. A. was warmly weled by the youth B. achieved huge success once again C. received many awards for her age D. was attacked by people 【答案】 D 【解析】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 31. The text is mainly about___________. A. the background of modern dance in America B. the development of modern dance in America C. Martha Graham and her achievements in dance D. the awards Martha Graham won in her life 【答案】 C 【解析】 主旨大意題。格蘭姆的一生以及她在舞蹈方面的成就,故最佳答案為 C。 32. The author presents the text by ________. A. telling an interesting story B. showing the process in different stages C. introducing a practical method D. describing many different activities 【答案】 B。通讀全文,作者主要敘述了 Lego 公司不同時(shí)期的發(fā)展歷史,故選 B。 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 34. What is the correct order of the following events in the development of Lego? a. The entire Lego factory burned to the ground. b. The pany and its products adopted the name Lego. c. The pany opened its first Legoland in Denmark. d. Godtfred had bee the junior managing director of the Lego Group. A. cadb B. cbad C. abcd D. badc 【答案】 D。根據(jù)短文二三四段可知首先是公司取名叫 Lego,然后公司上市,然后 Godtfred成為了 Lego 團(tuán)隊(duì)的初級(jí)總經(jīng)理,然后這個(gè)公司創(chuàng)建了他們的主題樂園,故選D。 【解析】推理判斷題。 第 二節(jié) (共 5 小題;每小題 2 分,共 10 分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 The benefits of keeping a journal (日志 )267 If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has bee a habit for me. 36 Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal. ◆ It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn’t write it down? 37 But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I’m away from my puter, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my puter. ◆ It helps you review all the lessons you’ve learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you’ve learned and the ideas you’ve gotten. 38 You can use the ideas to propel (鞭策 ) yourself forward. ◆ 39 After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you’ve gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today. ◆ It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to e up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 40 In the end, you will expand your ideas. A. I often experienced that myself. B. It trains you to express your thoughts. C. It allows you to see your progress over time. D. Just use whatever tool you feel fortable with. E. Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea. F. And to be honest, I can’t imagine what my life would be like without it. G. Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes. 【答案】 【解析】 第一步:讀選項(xiàng),勾重點(diǎn)詞 A. exp