【正文】 The head coach faces frequent threats and the girls39。 families do not always approve If it39。s not their fathers trying to stop them, it39。s a brother or uncle. Two members of the team, Massouma, 18, and Zarab, 17, are sisters. Their father and their brothers approve, but they know that their uncles plain to their father. They will never e in front of us to say ‘Why are you cycling?39。, but they say bad words to our father, she said. His team have, however, peted and won regionally against Bangladesh and Pakistan. We want to go cycling because we want to be heroes one day, said 16yearold Jella, one of the latest riders. In one of the mildest and driest winters for many years, training has gone on without stopping. And next spring, the girls will go up into the mountains. We say that women should not sit at home, they need to e out and do sports, said Abdul Sadiq, And 18 yearold Zainab said she wished that she could just go cycling alone on the street one day. It39。s my ambition, and I hope that one day girls will be allowed to go cycling on the streets, not having a coach, or anyone with them, and they will not have problems, she said.（1）What does Abdul Sadiq do? A.A teacher.B.A cyclist.C.A reporter.D.A driver.（2）What does the underlined word taboos mean in Chinese? A.禁忌B.警告C.符號D.風(fēng)俗（3）From the third paragraph, we can know A.Massouma and Zarab39。s parents approve of their joining the teamB.Massouma and Zarab39。s uncles are against their cyclingC.Massouma and Zarab don39。t want to join the teamD.Massouma and Zarab are both very old（4）What was Zainab39。s dream? A.Her mother approving her cycling.B.Going cycling alone on the street.C.Joining the team.D.Winning against Bangladesh and Pakistan.（5）Where may you see the passage? A.In a storybook.B.In a fashion magazine.C.In a travel guide book.D.In a sports newspaper.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）B（4）B（5）D 【解析】【分析】主要講了阿卜杜勒薩迪克是阿富汗唯一的職業(yè)自行車手，他從訓(xùn)練女兒開始。當(dāng)她在國外比賽成功時，他組建了這個隊。這是世界上最不可能的運動隊，因為這項運動打破了許多傳統(tǒng)社區(qū)禁止婦女出門的禁忌。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Abdul Sadiq, an Afghanistan39。s only professional cyclist可知阿卜杜勒薩迪克是阿富汗唯一的職業(yè)自行車手，故選B。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)where in many traditional munities, women are not allowed out of the ，所以是打破了禁忌，故選A。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Two members of the team, Massouma, 18, and Zarab, 17, are sisters. Their father and their brothers approve, but they know that their uncles plain to their ，故選B。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)And 18 yearold Zainab said she wished that she could just go cycling alone on the street one ，故選B。 （5）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知與騎自行車有關(guān)，所以在體育報紙上看到，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。8．閱讀理解 It seems that more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children under five years old. The most popular way to teach young children another language is called immersion （沉浸式語言教學(xué)法）. Children in the immersion program hear only the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new language. Some experts （家） say the immersion program is the most effective （有效的） for young children to learn a language. But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age. Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language. Only seven of the fifty states require （要求） schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school. By then, students are about thirteen years old. American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The government has increased support for foreign language study in its Education Law called No Child Left Behind. At college, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages and more languages are being studied now. Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and universities. French, German, Chinese and Italian are also popular.（1）Where is Spanish the most widely taught? A.At American colleges and universities.B.At American secondary schools. C At American high schools. D. At American elementary schools.（2）Students in the immersion program can do the following things EXCEPT ____. A.hearing the new languageB.hearing their native language C playing games in the new language D. talking to one another in the new language?（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The government doesn39。t support this program.B.All schools will take part in the immersion program.C.It39。s not good for children to learn a foreign language at an early age.D.Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.Foreign language teaching in American families.B.A foreign language teaching method in America.C.Foreign language teaching at American universities.D.Foreign language teaching at American high schools.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了美國最受歡迎的教孩子們外國語言的方法——沉浸式語言教學(xué)法。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and ，故選A。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Children in the immersion program h