【正文】 rience great difficulty in their performance. Another reason for the fact that petitive cheerleading is one of the hardest sports is that it has more reported injuries. According to some research, petitive cheerleading is the number one cause of serious sports injuries to women. Emergency room visits for it are five times the number than for any other sport, partially because cheerleaders don39。 There can be no doubt that petitive cheerleading is a sport with professional skills. Hopefully, it will appear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those involved in the more accepted sports. It should be noted that it is a team sport and even the smallest mistake made by one teammate can bring the score of the entire team down. So without working together to achieve the goal, first place is out of reach.（1）What is the main purpose of petitive cheerleading? A.To make the audience feel amused.C.To cheer up the petitors on the court.（2）The underlined word integrate in Paragraph 2 probably means ________. A.bineC.replace（3）We can learn from the passage that petitive cheerleading ________. A.enjoys greater popularity than other sportsC.has a relatively high rate of damage to the body（4）Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? I: IntroductionSp: Subpoint (次要點(diǎn)) B.D.隊(duì)員必須有團(tuán)隊(duì)精神，隊(duì)員的受傷率很高。根據(jù)第一段中的“petitive cheerleading is more than a form of entertainment. It is really a petitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity.”及最后一段中的“There can be no doubt that petitive cheerleading is a sport with professional skills. ”競(jìng)技啦啦隊(duì)是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的運(yùn)動(dòng)，是一項(xiàng)具有專業(yè)技能的運(yùn)動(dòng)。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。integrate指整合，結(jié)合，融入與bine同義，故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Another reason for the fact that petitive cheerleading is one of the hardest sports is that it has more reported injuries.”及“Generally, these injuries affect all areas of the body, including wrists, shoulders, ankles, head, and neck.”可知，競(jìng)技啦啦隊(duì)很容易造成隊(duì)員受傷，會(huì)造成身體多個(gè)部位的傷害。 （4）考查文章結(jié)構(gòu)。最后一段得出結(jié)論競(jìng)技啦啦隊(duì)是一項(xiàng)專業(yè)技能的運(yùn)動(dòng)。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和文章結(jié)構(gòu)三個(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)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。 More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for row of lights. It is the most important holiday in India.s Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.s about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India39。t find a better place than Times Square. In India, Diwali is a fiveday harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called diyas. San Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nation39。s famous River Walk.（1）Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali? A.Lamps.C.Clothes.（2）Why did Neeta Bhasin set up the Times Square event? A.To create a new business for the firm.C.To show the achievements of Indian immigrants.（3）What do we know about Diwali? A.It lasts five days in America.C.It happens from November 10th to January 7th in India.（4）What is the main idea of the text? A.Many American cities pete to hold Diwali.C.Diwali has bee the most important holiday in India.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，Diwali在印度語中意為排燈節(jié)。越來越多的美國人慶祝印度的Diwali。根據(jù)第五段中的“Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called ‘diyas’.”可知，the Indian holiday Diwali的主要標(biāo)志是Lamps。 （2）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)第五段中的“In India, Diwali is a fiveday harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall.”可知，Diwali在印度的秋天舉行。 （4）考查主旨大意。它在美國越來越受歡迎。 【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，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，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida39。 I39。 So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display o163。t create the special feel of a New England winter.t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors39。m grateful that I don39。 While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I e back. Who says you can39。A person spending winter in a warmer climate.B.A person permanently living in a foreign country.A bird flying to the south in winter.（2）What39。Winters in Long Island are milder.The snowbirds in Long Island are rarer.C.D.The cold temperature.The colorful light display.C.D.s the author39。To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.B.To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.D. （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am astuck in reverse.我想我是一個(gè)反其道而行之的，一個(gè)在溫暖的氣候里過冬的人，可知選A。根據(jù)第一段中的Instead of enjoying Florida39。根據(jù)第五段中的“ t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors39。還有什么能比和家人朋友坐在一起吃感恩節(jié)火雞大餐或者看著鄰居的孩子在圣誕節(jié)興奮地打開禮物更好呢？可知選C?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹作者自己獨(dú)特的習(xí)慣，喜歡家鄉(xiāng)寒冷的冬天，而不愿享受佛羅里達(dá)溫和的冬天；因?yàn)樽髡呦肽罴亦l(xiāng)的冬天，想念家鄉(xiāng)的景色，想念家鄉(xiāng)的親朋好友，可知，作者寫作本文的目的是解釋自己對(duì)家鄉(xiāng)的思念的原因，所以選D