【正文】 people with 1$? A.To make the city attractive at no cost.C.To attract people to the industrial areas.（2）What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool? need to be an unemployed citizen. should live in the house for 3 years. must be your first house purchase. have to repair and decorate the house.（3）How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family? A.$3200B.$9600C.$800D.$7500【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，Bright Side在全世界很多地方做了一些研究，介紹了在哪些地方可以用1美元買房子或者免費(fèi)得到房子。根據(jù)第三段中的“Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.”可知當(dāng)?shù)卣@樣做是希望不用花錢就能讓這座城市再次變得美麗，也就是說讓這座城市變得更具有吸引力，故選B。根據(jù)第四段中的“If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property（房產(chǎn)）,可知如果你想買這樣的房子，它必須是你的第一套不動(dòng)產(chǎn)，所以要在Liverpool花1美元買房，必須是你第一次買房，故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的”If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.“一個(gè)人搬去會(huì)得800美元，全家一起去得到的錢是一個(gè)人的四倍，也就是800的四倍3200，所以全家人搬去Candela會(huì)得到3200美元。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。 Water is a necessity of life. Rain, especially, helps plants grow and stay green. But too much rain, especially in cities, can lead to flooding. That can cause waste water systems to overflow and send pollutants into rivers and other waterways. To fight the problem, several cities in the United States are starting programs like rooftop gardens.s capital has created a garden on the top of one school building. The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time. Architect David Bell has designed five green roofs for the university. He says he is excited about the project because it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management. It took advantage of a resource above the city and these flat roofs that aren39。 In cities, you don39。s Urban Agriculture program. The project is part of a research program to see which plants do well on rooftops. The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. We also have our own farm experiments, Arlotta said. Within each of those growing systems, we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best.s Master Gardener program. It seeks to improve cities and make them beautiful by training people to bee Master Gardeners. She says she39。s output. My biggest surprise was that we produced 4, 250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need. She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation39。Rooftop gardens are very mon in average neighborhoods.B.They39。s food supply.D.Rooftops can offer enough space to plant crops.B.Some university students are participating in the Urban Agriculture program.D.Confident.Doubtful.Worried.Ambiguous.（4）What is the best title for the text? A.Green RoofsThe Future of Urban AgricultureC. Agriculture ProgramD.美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費(fèi)，美國的幾個(gè)城市正在啟動(dòng)屋頂花園等項(xiàng)目。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。s Urban Agriculture program... The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. ‘We also have our own farm experiments’。阿洛塔是該校都市農(nóng)業(yè)計(jì)劃的學(xué)生。這所大學(xué)還有其他綠地。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation39。 and how她認(rèn)為這是食品的未來。食品卡車，然后回收利用。故選A。第一段說美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費(fèi)，美國的幾個(gè)城市正在啟動(dòng)屋頂花園等項(xiàng)目。由此可知，本文主要敘述了綠色屋頂城市農(nóng)業(yè)的未來。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 You know, the soft subjects, says the boy in maths. The easy ones: the stupid girls at the bottom take them. Like dance. It shouldn39。re choosing subjects for our Alevel taster day at school. I see the raised eyebrows (眉毛) when I explain two of my GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) choices are dance and drama(戲劇).t help me to get a suitable career. My friends told me I39。 But taking GCSE dance was the best decision I ever made. Dance gives me something to pour my head and heart into. It gives me a feeling of belonging, creativity, security and freedom.t matter what that subject is.t doubt the influence that STEM subjects can have on the people that love them. But to force children into one field is cruel. As much as I try, I39。t love physics, biology or maths. I don39。 There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers. I can39。t teach a real subject by an 8yearold boy.Useless.B.Beautiful.D.lost interest in itkept her mind on itC.struggled with Her lessons（3）What do we know about Nicky Morgan? A.She suggests students take a risk in their careers.C.She allows students to express themselves freely.（4）What39。They attract much attention worldwide.B.They are considered less important.They have made great progress.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，很多人認(rèn)為藝術(shù)課是學(xué)習(xí)不好的孩子的救命稻草，是毫無用處的學(xué)科。 （1）考查推理判斷。t even be a subject.“很簡(jiǎn)單：底層愚蠢的女孩才會(huì)上這些課。它甚至不應(yīng)該成為一個(gè)學(xué)科。故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的” Dance gives me something to pour my head and heart into“舞蹈給了我全身心投入的東西，可知，在作者參加完GCSE的舞蹈課程后，她就一直專注于此。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的”There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers“開設(shè)由專業(yè)教師講授藝術(shù)課程的公立學(xué)校數(shù)量有所減少。故選C。9．閱讀理解 The idea that social scientists should study the unmarked, in Mr Shaffer39。s theory of relativity changed the way that we look at the universe. But has he been of more benefit to humanity than the unknown person who invented the first really fortable shoe? Try thinking great thoughts when your feet hurt.1