【正文】 由此可判斷劃線詞意為“大”，故選A。5．閱讀理解 s easy to believe that as a worldwide festival, most countries probably celebrate it in a fairly similar manner. Being from the UK, Christmas for me means spending time with family and friends, exchanging presents, eating and drinking, and, of course, hiding from the cold. In Colombia, however, Christmas is viewed much more as a time which devotes itself to religion. s homes. Cities are lit up by candles, as this day marks the beginning of the Christmas period. Although decorations have been up since early November, another tradition in Colombia is that during the nine days before Christmas, family members and friends meet up to pray, sing songs and share traditional foods at home. Being in a country like Colombia during this festive period has taught me that you don39。s the authors opinion of Christmas? isn39。t a time for being alone. is mainly devoted to religion.39。 （1）考查推理判斷。圣誕節(jié)是團(tuán)聚的時(shí)間不是獨(dú)處的時(shí)間。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“the songs are loved more for the memories they symbolize than for the way they sound, and that Colombia has been through so many dark periods in history, it was important to hold on to the good memories of years gone past.”可知哥倫比亞圣誕音樂讓人喜愛是因?yàn)樗鼈兯笳鞯挠洃洠且３謱^去歲月的美好記憶。 【點(diǎn)評】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)確掌握細(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。 Through a process called the bathroom inspiration project, teachers and administrators at Warren Middle School, spent their summer beautifying the school39。t define you and Scatter (撒播) kindness, the brightly colored words are exactly what a young student needs to see when having a rough dayor any school day for that matter. And now that classes are officially in session, people are already noticing a positive impact. Students have been talking about the murals from the moment the pictures had been posted. Some even took the time to find a reason to e up to the campus to see the murals, he says. I think what makes this small little action so valuable is that it has set the tone for our campus.s new principal, who is trying to gain the trust of the munity during a time in which trust is so necessary for schools.s students and parents39。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s restrooms by painting motivational murals on each of the stallst define you’and‘Scatter kindness,’可知，該中學(xué)用勵(lì)志語言美化了衛(wèi)生間的每一個(gè)小隔間。 （2）考查詞義猜測。故alterations在此意為“改變”。 （3）考查推理判斷。故選D。根據(jù)第五段中的“it is also vital for the school39。故選C。7．閱讀理解 There is no fighting now, of course. But there is still a strong sense of rivalry (敵對) between the two nations. That39。 Many reasons were given. France has a better climate and a more relaxed lifestyle, with some of the longest holidays in Europe. It is thought to have better public services in every area from health to transport. People in France work shorter hours and enjoy longer vacations. And think of the food and wine!They prefer the longer holidays there.B.France is not far away from England.D.they like better the more dynamic lifestyleB.they live in France for a long timeD.Work and live in France.B.Work in London and live in France.D.Both of the people like to move between two countries.B.The French are being more British.D.英國人想要在法國生活，因?yàn)榉▏懈玫臍夂蚝透潘傻纳罘绞?，有一些歐洲最長的假期。而每年大約有15000名法國人來到英國居住，主要定居在倫敦。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“They are attracted by higher pay in Britain, lower taxes, a more dynamic lifestyle.”可知一些法國人主要定居在倫敦是因?yàn)樗麄儽挥叩墓べY、更低的稅收、更有活力的生活方式所吸引。 （3）考查推理判斷。它被認(rèn)為在從健康到交通的各個(gè)領(lǐng)域都有更好的公共服務(wù)。綜上，兩國人們最理想的生活方式是：在倫敦工作，在法國生活。 （4）考查推理判斷。他們是鄰居，只隔著20英里遠(yuǎn)的英吉利海峽。 【點(diǎn)評】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)確掌握細(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。 The theatre in Shakespeare39。t read or write.s lifetime. The authorities didn39。t allow acting in the city itself: They thought it had a bad influence on people and kept them from going to church. Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, loved acting and helped the theatre bee popular.s time was full of life. People did not sit all the time and it was not quiet during the performance. The audience could walk around, eat and drink during the play. There was no stage crew as there is today. Actors had to do everything themselvesfrom making costumes to setting the stage. Plays were organized by acting panies. They performed about 6 different plays each week because they needed money to survive. They had almost no time to rehearse (排練).s time had a rank system. The pany belonged to shareholders and managers. They were responsible for everything and got most of the money when the pany was successful. Sometimes they even owned their own buildings. Actors worked for the managers and after some time became a permanent member of the pany. Apprentices (學(xué)徒) were young boys and were allowed to act in unimportant role. They also played female characters in plays.（1）Why was the theatre banned by the authorities? A.They thought it affected people negatively.C.The queen didn39。Stages.Stores.Companies.Playgrounds.（3）What do we know about then actors? A.B.They had stage crew to help them.They were too busy to practice.（4）What is the author39。To remember Shakespeare.To show his love of Shakespeare39。To introduce theaters in Shakespeare39。D.s rank system.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了莎士比亞時(shí)代的戲劇表演的情況以及當(dāng)時(shí)演員的狀況。根據(jù)第二段中的“The authorities didn39。t allow acting in the city itself: They thought it had a bad influence on people and kept them from going to church.”可知，當(dāng)權(quán)者不喜歡戲劇，不允許在城市里表演，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為對人們有不好的影響，所以阻止人們?nèi)ソ烫?，故選B。根據(jù)第四段中的“Theaters were open arenas or playhouses that had room for up to three thousand people. ”可知arenas與playhouses 是同義詞，playhouses是一個(gè)可以容納多達(dá)3000觀眾的地方看戲劇表演的地方，因而arenas是開闊的舞臺，故選A。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“They performed about 6 different plays each week because they needed money to survive. They had almost no time to rehearse (排練).”可知，每周表演六個(gè)不同的戲劇，因此沒有時(shí)間排練，可知他們很忙，故選D。根據(jù)文章可知，本文主要介紹了莎士比亞時(shí)代的戲劇表演的情況以及當(dāng)時(shí)演員的狀況，故本文在介紹莎士比亞時(shí)代的劇院，故選C。9．閱讀理解