【正文】 前文的“happy moments”。 （4）考查推理判斷。s minds.(標(biāo)語幫助人們更好地理解品牌，告訴他們它想賣給顧客什么?？芍?，表格中的第一條“Obey your thirst”服從你的渴望，標(biāo)語當(dāng)中的“thirst”有口渴的意思，故可能跟飲料有關(guān)；根據(jù)常識可知，這是飲料雪碧的廣告語。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測，句義猜測和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(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。 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)星期一購物后，美國人和世界各地的人都在為新流行的給予星期二做準(zhǔn)備，給予星期二是一個新流行，說明它最近才出現(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慈善活動季，因此，人們會為當(dāng)?shù)氐姆菭I利組織和學(xué)校籌集資金，組織食品和衣物捐贈活動，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。 【點評】本題考點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。 Day has now developed into an international festival of fun, with different nationalities celebrating the day in special ways. In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the fish of April. By the month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch. Children stick paper fish to their Friends39。 America and Britains shoe and say Your shoelace (鞋帶) is untied. When they look down, they are laughed at. Schoolchildren might tell a friend that school has been cancelled. Sometimes the media get involved. Once, a British short film was shown on April Fools39。 Scotland Day lasts for two days! The second day is called Taily Day and tricks on this day involve the bottom (or the tail, in informal speech). Often a sign saying ‘kick me39。s back without them knowing.（1）In what condition would someone be called fish of April in France? A.If one is fond of fish.C.If one prefers chocolate.（2）What was the purpose of the British short film? A.To trick the audience.C.To inform the audience.（3）Where does April Fools39。Italy.B.America.D.作者講述了關(guān)于“愚人節(jié)”的一些事情以及一些國家愚人節(jié)的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。根據(jù)France and Italy部分中的“In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the‘fish of April’.“在法國和意大利，如果有人捉弄你，你就是“四月魚”。故選A。根據(jù)America and Britain部分中的“Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 , a British short film was shown on April Fools39。有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面”和“有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面。故選B。根據(jù)Scotland部分中的“In Scotland, April Fools39。故選D。8．閱讀理解 s time was much different than it is today. Authors wrote plays for the masses, especially those who couldn39。 The theatre changed a lot during Shakespeare39。t like it and didn39。 The theatre in Shakespeare39。 Theaters were open arenas or playhouses that had room for up to three thousand people. There was almost no scenery because the dialogue was the most important part of the play. Colourful and welldesigned costumes were very important and told the people about the status of a character. Women never performed in plays, 80 young boys played female characters. The performances took place in the afternoon because it was too dark at night. The panies in Shakespeare39。It was much different than before.B.They thought it kept people going to church.D.t like it.（2）What does the underlined word arenas in Paragraph 4 mean? A.B.C.D.They could drink during the play.Women had to crossdress male characters.C.D.s purpose in writing the text? A.B.s plays.C.s time.To discuss the pany39。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t like it and didn39。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查寫作意圖。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和寫作意圖四個題型的考查，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。 Tiny Countries You Never knew Existed Sao Tome and Principe off Africa39。 San Marinos fifth smallest country. With the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mount Titano, the country is said to be the oldest republic in the world. Dominica covers only 290 square miles, with some of the best diving in the Caribbean, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of volcanic Morme Trois Pitons National Park. In Dominica, you39。s 74, 900 inhabitants. This Pacific island country 33 coral islands is 313 squaremiles, but it39。s 109, 000 residents live in only 21 of the islands see this tropical paradise before it is no longerrising seas are threatening to swallow the country whole.（1）Which country has the smallest population? A.B.C.D.Volcanoes.B.Views of the Caribbean.D.It is rich in biodiverse species.It is surrounded by Italy.C.It is disappearing.【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了四個小國家。根據(jù) Sao Tome and Principe 部分中的“The islands are home to only around 200,000 people today”、 s 74, 900 inhabitant