【正文】 ）A（2）B（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，講述了美國(guó)對(duì)作者家鄉(xiāng)西班牙有很大的影響，美國(guó)人的飲食習(xí)慣。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。選A。根據(jù)第二段中的“I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture”可知，故答案選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe.”可推斷出，西班牙政府給在西班牙上演的電影制定一些規(guī)則是為了限制外國(guó)電影的數(shù)量，保護(hù)西班牙的電影。(4)考查推理判斷。s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas.”可知，或許麥當(dāng)勞的漢堡將最終取代著名的西班牙tapas，由此可推斷tapas指西班牙的一種食品?！军c(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，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. At the same time, the Fringe appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years. Today the Fringe, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big. . bee a nonofficial event gone beyond an art festival shows all year round growing rapidly【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)形成和發(fā)展，包括對(duì)創(chuàng)設(shè)目的，參與群體，發(fā)展規(guī)模等方面進(jìn)行了簡(jiǎn)要而準(zhǔn)確的敘述，回顧了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)的發(fā)展歷程。根據(jù)第一段中的“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可知，這個(gè)Edinburgh Festival是為了在二戰(zhàn)后重新團(tuán)結(jié)歐洲。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“At the same time, the ‘Fringe’ appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. ”可知Fringe 與official是相對(duì)的；再根據(jù)“Eight theatre groups turned up？”以及第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform ”可知很多團(tuán)體和大學(xué)生也參與了進(jìn)來，所以Fringe譯為非正式的，故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. ”可知它發(fā)展的非?？臁?【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(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)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，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)?；I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。 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(guó)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(guó)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(guó)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(guó)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。9．閱讀理解 s mission and strategies, with longterm hopes of improvements in a pany39。s top management. 1