【正文】 esperate.Satisfied.（3）What39。 reaction when Nam and Ariki decided to take up the poles? A.The members tried to prevent the behaviour.C.The members encouraged them to have a try.（4）What can we infer about Naru and Ariki? A.They felt relaxed in the whole process of making the jump.C.They hesitated to make the jump over and over again.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個島被大的懸崖分成完全不同的兩部分，好的一面有水有樹食物充足而另一面幾乎沒水沒植物，野獸聚集。講述了Nam 和Ariki不畏艱險用勇氣和決心克服了困難來到了島的好的一面。根據(jù)第一段中的“The Mokoko tribe (部落) lived on the wrong side of the island of two faces. The two sides, separated by a great cliff (懸崖), were like night and day. The Mokoko had the misfortune of having always lived there, with no way to cross to the other side. Their life was hard and they lived in permanent terror of the beasts.”可知，由于可怕的環(huán)境他們遭受了很多。（2）考查推理判斷。t dare to”可知，首領(lǐng)和醫(yī)生被選上時他們感到害怕。（3）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)兩個人的的對話“ And what if what they say is true? wondered the young Naru. Don39。t look so difficult, replied ariki, ever determined. Perhaps the jump will go badly. But staying forever on this side of the island surely won39。re right. Let39。t been so bad after all”可知,他們用勇氣和決心克服了困難?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。 In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential (潛能) to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can39。 American parents often encourage their children to bee involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children bee mature young adults.s more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to municate effectively.t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so.the social skills than Chinese parentstheir children39。what their children want but they can39。extra activities than schoolwork（2）According to the passage, Chinese parents . A.B.pay much more attention to their children39。D.t encourage their children to participate in extra activities（3）From the passage, we can infer . A.B.Chinese children have the ability to municate effectivelysomething should be done to develop the potential of the children in China（4）What39。s attitude towards Chinese education reform? A.Indifferent.C.Negative.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，比較了中國父母和美國父母不同的教育方式，可喜的是中國父母已經(jīng)意識到自己的不足，今后將更加注意孩子社交技能的培養(yǎng)。根據(jù)第四段中的“As a rule, Chinese parents don39。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities”可知中國的父母不鼓勵孩子參與額外的活動。(3)考查推理判斷。故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it”可推斷作者對中國的教育采取的是積極態(tài)度。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，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。 One of the most striking findings of a newly research in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is being more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.t expect his wife to be in (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children. In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soul mate was limited by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never clear，many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster ( 牡蠣), you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl. We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn39。t put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Twelvehour work at the office makes relaxed afterhours dating difficult. The cost of housing and childraising creates pressure to have a stable ine and Career before a life partnership.（1）What is a contemporary family like in UK today? A.B.Women are responsible for housework.It is difficult to take care of a family.（2）Why do people preserve their independence? A.B.To avoid marriages.D.Mental headache in dating.B.Bad luck in finding a partner.D.Perfect marriages conflict with independence.B.The expectations and reality separate the lovers.D.(1)考查推理判斷。t expect his wife to be in sole (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children.”可知現(xiàn)在的女子在經(jīng)濟(jì)上獨(dú)立，男子也不能指望女子負(fù)責(zé)所有的家務(wù)和養(yǎng)孩子。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.”可知，人們認(rèn)為獨(dú)自生活也很好這種觀念使得人們不愿意放棄他們的獨(dú)立生活。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選B。文章主要分析現(xiàn)在的人們?yōu)槭裁春茈y找到生活伴侶，其原因可能主要是對對方的期望過高以及經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力較大的現(xiàn)實(shí)?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s Nest, a small green observation tower with an outer ladder that I used to climb on for a wide view of the grounds, but which has since been knocked down.s Nest was a particularly useful point, because it allowed a tennis writer to keep track of the action on as many as 10 outside courts at a time. At days end, reporters from different nations would share notes on what they had observed all over the grounds.16