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called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.s the best title of the passage? language. in America. music. listeners.【答案】 (1)B(2)A(3)D(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,介紹了美國(guó)的幾種音樂(lè)。根據(jù)第一段中的“Music is an international songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere”可知,音樂(lè)是一種世界性的語(yǔ)言,用樂(lè)器演唱或演奏的歌曲對(duì)世界各地的人們來(lái)說(shuō)都是美麗的,因此推斷美妙的歌曲深受世界人民的歡迎。 (2)考查推理判斷。A項(xiàng)正確。故選A。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were ,any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.”可知,如今的鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)與過(guò)去是不同的。故選D。從文中各段的描述看,本文主要講的是美國(guó)的音樂(lè)種類。 【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,是一篇文化類閱讀,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。Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country. Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city39。Sweetest Day is not based on any single group39。s orphans and shutins city named Cleveland 60 years ago man who cared orphans and shutins man39。s friends and neighbors, he got a small remembrance 60 years ago, a man too often felt forgotten and neglected people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in Cleveland【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)B(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,介紹了美國(guó)的甜蜜日。根據(jù)第一段中的“It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.”可知,甜蜜日是一個(gè)在全國(guó)每年都越來(lái)越受歡迎的節(jié)日。 (2)考查推理判斷。s orphans and shutins (臥病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered.” 60多年前,一個(gè)克利夫蘭人認(rèn)為,這個(gè)城市的孤兒和被關(guān)在家里的人常常感到被遺忘和忽視,于是產(chǎn)生了這樣一個(gè)想法:讓他們知道,他們被人記掛著。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“He did this through the distribution(分發(fā)) of small gift”以及“In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged(弱勢(shì)群體)was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance.”可知,慶祝甜蜜日可以通過(guò)送小禮物,小小的紀(jì)念品或者善意的行為。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged(弱勢(shì)群體)was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.”隨著時(shí)間的推移,向弱勢(shì)群體傳播歡樂(lè)的最甜蜜的一天的想法被擴(kuò)大到包括所有人,并成為用善意的行為或小小的紀(jì)念來(lái)紀(jì)念他人的一個(gè)場(chǎng)合。由此可以推斷出,是克利夫蘭的人民把最甜蜜日傳播到其他城市。 【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。 After shopping for deals in stores on Black Friday, or online on Cyber Monday, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular Giving Tuesday. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City and United Nations Foundation. While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick.Black FridayGiving TuesdayThanksgiving DayCyber Monday(2)What39。To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyableB.To encourage more people to do charitiesD.To keep a record of one39。B.To donate money to local schoolsD.EducationCultureLifestyleBusiness【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)D(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,介紹了Giving Tuesday (給予星期二)。根據(jù)第一段中的“After shopping for deals in stores on ‘Black Friday’, or online on ‘Cyber Monday’, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular ‘Giving Tuesday’可知在黑色星期五或網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一購(gòu)物后,美國(guó)人和世界各地的人都在為新流行的給予星期二做準(zhǔn)備,給予星期二是一個(gè)新流行,說(shuō)明它最近才出現(xiàn),應(yīng)該是歷史最短的,故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness.”可知 給予星期二是為了重新啟動(dòng)慈善活動(dòng)季,因此,人們會(huì)為當(dāng)?shù)氐姆菭I(yíng)利組織和學(xué)校籌集資金,組織食品和衣物捐贈(zèng)活動(dòng),并進(jìn)行一些隨機(jī)的善舉。 (3)考查推理判斷。 (4)考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查,是一篇文化類閱讀,考生需要根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。 Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long selfanalysis known as the journalism credibility project. But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journalists learn to see the world through a set of standard patterns into which they report each day39。 There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the standard patterns of the newsroom seem foreign to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middlesize cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. Then residents in these munities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.re less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a munity.t rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily conflict of world views between reporters and their readers.Needs of the readers all over the world.B.Origins of the declining newspaper industry.D.quite trustworthysomewhat conflictingvery informativerather shallow(3)The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their ______. A.traditional lifestyleC.D.failure to realize its real problemB.likeliness to do inaccurate reportingD.