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选择题
部分
(
共
80
分
)
第一部分
:
英语知识运用
(
共两节，满分
30
分
)
第一节
:
单项填空
(
共
20
小题
;
每小题
0.5
分，满分
10
分
)
从
A
、
B
、
C
< br>和
D
四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在
答题纸上将该选项标号
涂黑。
1.
——
Hi, John. Are
you busy?
——
A.
Yes.I do agree.
C. you sure?
B. would be nice.
D. ’s
up?
【答案】
D
考点：考查交际用语
2.
Jane’s
grandmother had wanted to write
children’s book for many years, but one
thing
or another always got in
way.
A. a;
不填
B. the;the
C.
不填
;the
D. a;the
【答案】
D
【解析】
试题分析：句意：多年来，
简的奶奶想写一本有关于儿童的书，但总是被这样或那样的原因
阻碍了。第一个空使用不
定冠词表泛指，第二个
in the way
是固定搭配，意
为挡道或阻碍。定
冠词用于特指或者是固定搭配，不定冠词用于泛指。
< br>
考点：考查冠词的使用
3.
Have you ever heard of the trees that are homes
animals both on land and sea?
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A. about
D. over
B. to
C.
with
【答案】
B
【解析】
试题分析：句意：你是否有听说过树是陆上动物和海上动物的家？
home to
sth
固定搭配，是
什么的家园的意思。该句是一个疑问句，
其中还含有一个定语从句。比如这个句子转化为陈
述句应该是
Y
ou have ever heard of the trees that are homes
animals both on land and
sea?
然后把定语从句单独拿出来看将会是
trees are
homes
animals both on land and
sea.
根据固定搭配自然知道答案是
to
。
考点：考查介词
4.
It was so noisy that we
hear ourselves
speak.
A.
couldn’t
D
needn’t
B. shouldn’t
C.
mustn’t
【答案】
A
考点：考查情态动词
5.
Studies have shown that the right and left ear
sound differently.
A.
produce
B. pronounce
C. process
D. download
【答案】
C
【解析】
试题分析：句意：研究已经
表明，左耳和右耳处理声音是不同的。
A
意为生产或制造，
B
意为
发音，
C<
/p>
意为处理，
D
意为下载。该题考查的是词
义辨析，
4
个选项的意思都非常的不一样，
所以在作答的时候，要每一个单词都代入空格进行翻译，找出最佳答案。根据常识，耳朵不
< br>能够生产或制造，不能发音，更不可能下载。所以答案只能是处理，也就是
C
。
考点：考查动词
6.
If you swim in a river or
lake, be sure to investigate
is below the
water surface.
Often there are rocks or
branches
hidden in the
water.
- 2 -
A. what
B.
who
C. that
D. whoever
【答案】
A
【解析】
试题分析：句意：如果你在
河里或湖里游泳，请确定查看水面下有什么？通常总有一些石头
或树枝藏在水里。此处的
what
指代的是树枝或石头，
B
选项和
D
选项用于指人，
< br>that
只有语
法意义。句式上，该句用了
(If
从句，祈使句
)
的句式，非谓语
to investigate
后接一个宾语
从句
的表达。分析宾语从句的成分可以发现，空格所做的成分是主语。根据下一句的表述
中的树
枝和石头，可以得出答案是
what.
考点：考查连词
7.
Body language can
a
lot about your mood, so standing with your arms
folded can send
out a signal that you
are being defensive.
A. take away
B. throw away
C.
put away
D.
give away
【答案】
D
考点：考查动词短语搭配
8.
Albert
Einstein
was
born
in
1879.
As
a
child,
few
people
guessed
that
he
a
famous
scientist whose
theories would change the world.
A. has
been
B. had been
C. was going to
be
D. was
【答案】
C
【解析】
试题分析：句意：爱因斯坦
出生于
1879
年，小的时候很少人猜到他将会成为一个伟大的
科学
家，他的理论将会改变全世界。根据句意，应该是表达过去将来时，所以只有
C
选项符合。
该选项是使用过去进行时表将来
。
A
选项是现在完成时（用以表达过去的动作对现在的影响，<
/p>
往往有一些关键的词比如说
since
或
者是
for
加一段时间）
，
B
选项是过去完成时
(
具
备的条件是
- 3 -
有两个动词，而且其中一个动作要在另一个动作之前发生，那
么这个之前发生的动词就使用
过去完成时
)
，
C
选项是过去进行时（过去进行时表示过去某一此刻正在
进行的动作，另外动
词
going
的进
行时还可以表达将来）
，
D
选项是过去
时（表达过去的动作）
。结合以上的表述以
及后句使用的情态动
词
would
（
will
的过去时，用于过去将来时）
，分析可知答案就是
C
。
考点：考查动词时态
9.
a
single
word
can change the
meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can
change the
meaning of a paragraph.
A. Just as
B. Even though
C. Until
D. Unless
【答案】
A
考点：考查连词
10.
Most
people
work
because
it’s
unavoidable.
,
there
are
some
people
who
actually
enjoy work.
A. As a result
B. In addition
C. By contrast
D. In conclusion
【答案】
C
【解析】
试题分析：句意：很多人工
作是因为这是不可避免的，相反，有一些人是的确喜欢工作的。
根据前后的意思，可以知
道前后是表示对比。
A
意为结果，
B
意为此外，
C
意为相反，
D
意
为结论。
“不可避免”
表述到一种无奈，
也就是说，
很多人是不得不工
作的。
后句的表达是
“事
实上有些人喜
欢工作”
，
“喜欢”和“不得不”刚
好构成一种否定，所以答案只能是选
C
。
考点：考查介词短语
11 .
We tend to have a better memory for things that
excite our senses or
our emotions than
for
straight facts.
A. block off.
B. appeal to
C. subscribe to
D. come across
【答案】
B
【解析】
- 4 -
试题分析：句意：我们趋向于对于有一些记忆会比较清楚，这
些东西是让我们激动或者是吸
引我们的。
A. block
off.
意为封锁，
B.
appeal to
意为吸引，
C.
subscribe to
意为订阅，
D. come
across
意为遇
到。该句的句式使用到了一个比较句式以及一个定语从句，看起来有一点复杂，
其实这道
题的关键就是连词
or
，
or
意思是或者，
用于并列句。
所以
our emotions
表达是
跟前面
excite our sen
ses
（让我们激动）意思是相同的，根据句意不难得出答案是
C
吸引。
考点：考查动词短语。
12.
How
would
you
like
if
you
were
watching
your
favorite
TV
program
and
someone
came into the room
and just shut it off without asking you?
A.
them
D. it
B.
one
C.
those
【答案】
D
考点：考查代词
It
13.
Most of us, if we know even a little about where
our food comes from, understand that every bite
put into our mouths was
alive.
A. steadily
D. permanently
B. instantly
C.
formerly
【答案】
C
【解析】
试题分析：句意：就算我们
很少了解食物来自于哪里，我们大多数人都明白，放在我们的口
里的每一点食物在之前都
是活着的。
A.
steadily
意为稳定地，
B.
instantly
意为立即地，
C.
formerly
意为先前地，
D.
permanently
意为永久地。在做题的时候，只需要理
解最后一句话就可以了
was
______alive.
根据句意及常识不能得出答案，在吃入口中之前的都是活着的。
考点：考查副词
14.
Listening is thus an active, not a
, behavior consisting of hearing,
understanding and
remembering.
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A. considerate
B. sensitive
D. passive
C.
reliable
【答案】
D
【解析】
试题分析：句意：因此听是
一种主动的，而不是被动的行为。它包含听，理解和记忆。
A.
considerate
意为考虑周全的，
B.
sensitive
意为敏感的，
C.
reliable
意为可靠的，
D. passive
意为
被动的。根据
not
可以知道前后是反义表达，所以选
D
。此题的关键是有一个<
/p>
not
这是表示否
定的，这表明跟前面的
active
是反义的关系，根据
4<
/p>
个选项的意思不能得出答案是
D.
passive
被动的。
考点：考查形容词
15.
One of the
most effective ways to reduce
is
to talk about feeling with someone you
trust.
A. production
B. stress
D.
power
C.
energy
【答案】
B
【解析】
试题分析：句意：一种最有
效的减压方法就是和你觉得信任的人谈谈你的想法。
A.
production
意为产品，
B.
stress
意为压力，
C.
energy
意为能源，
D.
power
意为力量。此题考查
的是
4
个名词的词义辨析，需要正确理解该句的语义。根据常识
可以知道，和别人谈心应该来说是
减压。所以答案是
B.
stress
意为压力
考点：考查名词
16.
If steel is heavier than
water, why are ships able to
on
the sea?
A.
float
D. split
B. drown
C.
shrink
【答案】
A
考点：考查动词。
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17.
These
comments came
specific questions often asked by local
newsmen.
A. in
memory of
D. in possession of
B. in
response to
C.
in
touch
with
【答案】
B
【解析】
试题分析：
句意：
这些评论是对某些经常被当地新闻人问到的问题的回应。
A. in memory of
意
为纪念，
B. in response
to
意为回应，
C. in touch
with
意为联系，
D. in possession of
意为拥有。
分析句子成分知道空格处充当介词短语作状语的作用
，根据常识和句意，评论应该是对问题
的回应。所以答案应该是
B. in response to
回应。
考点：考查介词短语
18.
Listening to music at home is one thing, going to
hear it
live is quite
another.
A.
perform
D.
being performed
B. performing
C.
to
perform
【答案】
D
【解析】
试题分析：句意：在家里面
听音乐是一回事，去到现场听又是另一回事。
hear sb/sth doing <
/p>
表
听到某人某物做某事。由于音乐是被演奏的，所以需要被动，所
以选
D
。分析
4
个选项知道，
答案所使用的是同一个动词，不同的是时态、语态或者是非谓语形式。<
/p>
A
是动词原形，
B
是
非谓语现在分词形式，
C
是非谓语的不定式，
D
是非谓语的现在分词被
动形式。分析句子结构
以及用法，不难知道音乐是被演奏的，所以需要被动，所以选
D
。
考点：考查动词非谓语
19.
Creating an atmosphere
employees feel part of a team is a big
challenge.
A.
as
D. at which
B.
whose
C.
in
which
【答案】
C
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考点：考查定语从句介词加
which
的用
法。
20.
一
Why don’t you consider a
trip to, say, Beijing or Hangzhou?
一
.
A. I
wouldn’t
mind that
C. Let’s call
it a day
B. Then we’ll get there
quickly
D. It’s not a
requirement
【答案】
A
【解析】
试题分析：句意：
-
为什么你不考虑一次旅行
,
< br>比如说去北京或者是杭州
?
-
我是不会介意的。
A. I
wouldn’t mind that
意为我是不介意的，
B. Then we’ll get there quickly
< br>意为然后我们可以快
一点到那里，
C. Let’s
call it a day
意为我们今天就到这儿吧，
D. It’s not a re
quirement
意为这不
是要求。根据句意，所以选
A
。解答此题的关键是一定要正确理解句意以及答案的相关性。问
题问的是旅游，而且涉及到了两个地方
Beijing or Ha
ngzhou
，所以答案应该是跟旅游这件事有
关的一种表达，
选项
A
的不介意其实是对于北京或者杭州都不介意。根据句意<
/p>
B
选项是不用
于这种旅游的情况。
C
是一个固定搭配的形式，
它用于结束某一种
对话。
D
项中的
it
< br>指代不明。
考点：考查交际用语
第二节
:
完形填空
(
共
20
小题
;
每小题<
/p>
1
分，满分
20
分
)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从
21-40
各题所给的四个选项
(A, B,
C
和
D)
中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard
and Oxford,
I’ve watched one friend
after another land
high-ranking,
high-paying
Wall
Street
jobs.
As <
/p>
executives(
高级管理人员
)
with
banks,
consulting
firms,
established
law
firms,
and
major
corporations,
many
are
now
21
on
their
way
to
impressive careers. By society’s
22
,
they seem to have it made.
On the
surface, these people seem to be very lucky in
life. As they left student life behind, many
- 8 -
had a
23
drink at their cheap but friendly local
bar, shook hands with
longtime
roommates,
and
24
out of small apartments
into high buildings. They made reservations at
restaurants where
the cost of a bottle
of wine
25
a col
lege year’s monthly
rent. They replaced their beloved old car
with expensive new sports cars.
The
thing
is,
a
number
of
them
have
26
that
despite
their
success,
they
aren’t
happy.
Some
27
of
unfriendly
coworkers
and
feel
sad
for
eight-hour
workweeks
devoted
to
tasks
they
28
. Some do not
respect the companies they work for and talk of
feeling tired and
29 .
However, instead of devoting themselves
to their work, they find themselves working to
support the
30
to which they have so quickly become
31 .
People
often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and
32
in
the end the
idea of leaving
their jobs to work for
something they
33
or finding a position that would give
them more time
with their families
almost always leads them to the same
conclusion:
it’ s
34
. They have loans,
bills, a
mortgage
（抵押贷款）
to
35
,
retirement to save for. They recognize there’s
something
36
in their lives,
but it’s
37
to step off the
track.
In
a
society
that
tends
to
38
everything
in
terms
of
dollars
and
cents,
we
learn
from
a
young age to consider the
costs of our
39
in financial
terms. But what about the personal and
social costs
40
in pursuing money over meaning? These
are exactly the kinds of
costs many of
us tend to ignore
—
and the very ones we need
to consider most.
21.
A.
much
B. never
C.
seldom
D.
well
D. regulations
D. best
D. looked
D.
collected
D. demanded
D.
approve
D. neglect
D. empty
D. project
D. available
D. rather
22.
A.
policies
23.
A. last
24.
A. cycled
B. standards
B. least
B. moved
C.
experiments
C. second
C. slid
25.
A. shared
B. paid
C. equaled
C. admitted
C. hear
26.
A. advertised
27.
A. complain
28.
A. distribute
29.
A. calm
B.
witnessed
B.
dream
B. hate
B. guilty
C.
applaud
C. warm
30.
A. family
B. government
C.
lifestyle
C.
unique
C. instead
31.
A. accustomed
B. appointed
32.
A. yet
B.
also
- 9 -
33.
A. let out
B.
turn in
C. give
up
D. believe in
D. unforgettable
D. pay off
D. shining
D. normal
D. deliver
D. decisions
D. reduced
34.
A. fundamental
B.
practical
35.
A. take of
B. drop off
C. impossible
C. put off
C. sinking
C.
useful
C. digest
36.
A. missing
37.
A. harmful
38.
A. measure
39.
A. disasters
40.
A. assessed
【答案】
21.D
22.B
23.A
24.B
25.C
26.C
27.A
28.B
29.D
30.C
31.A
32.A
33.D
34.C
35.D
36.A
37.B
38.A
39.D
40.B
B. inspiring
B. hard
B. suffer
B.
motivations
B. involved
C. campaigns
C. covered
- 10 -
26.C
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A.
advertise
意为广告，
B.
witnessed
意为目击，
C. admitted
意为承认
D.
demanded
意为要求。
―The thing is,
a number of them have
26
that despite their
success,
they aren’t happy.‖
意为很多人承认，尽管他们很成功，但是很不开心。
27.A
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A.
complain
意为抱怨，
B.
dream
意为梦想，
C. hear
意
为
听到，
D. approve
意为证明。根据上一句的不开心，所以不
难得出答案是抱怨。
28.B
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A.
distribute
意为分发，
B.
hate
意为厌恶，
C.
applaud
意为
鼓掌，
D. ne
glect
意为忽略。根据上文的不开心和抱怨，不能得出答案是厌恶。
29.D
考查形容词以及对语境的理解。
A.
calm
意为平静，
B.
guilty
意为有罪的，
C.
warm
意为
温暖，
D. empty
意为空的，累的。根据前面的
tired
累不能得出答案。
Some do not respect the
companies they work for and talk of
feeling tired and
29
。意为有些人不尊重他们工作的公司，
说累。
- 11 -
30.C
考查名词以及对语境的理解。
A.
family
意为家庭，
B.
government
意为政府，
C.
lifestyle
意为生活方式，
D. project
意为项目。前文提到很多都是生活，如学校生活，工作生活，结合
语
境不能得出答案是生活方式。
31.A
考查形容词以及对语境的理解。
A.
accustomed
意为习惯的，
B.
appointed
意为指定的，
C.
unique
意为独一无二的，
D.
available
意为可利用的。
―However,
instead of devoting themselves
to their
work, they find themselves working to support the
30
to which they have so quickly
become
31
.
意为“但是，不是全身心投入于工作，他们发现工作只是
支持生活方式，而且
慢慢他们已经对这种方式已经行习惯了。”
32.A
考查连词以及对语境的理解。
A.
yet
意为但是，表转折，
B. also
C. instead
意为也，表递进，
意为代替，
D. r
ather
意为相反。此句是长难句。意为：人们总是说走一种满意的
< br>道路，但是最后，离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的
想法最终都得出一个这样的结论：这是不可能的。根据句意，前后是转折的关系，所以选
A
。
33.D
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A. let out
意为发出，
B. turn
in
意为上交，
归还，
C. give
up
意为放弃，
D. believe in
意为相信。此句是长难句。意为：人们总是说走一种满意的道路，但
是最后，离
开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的想法最终
都得出一
个这样的结论：这是不可能的。
34.C
考查形容词以及对语境的理解。
A.
fundamental
意为基本的，
B.
practical
意为实践的，
C.
impossible
意为不可能的，
D. unforge
ttable
意为难忘的。此句是长难句。意为：人们总是说走
一种满意的道路，但是最后，离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一
起的职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论：这是不可能的。
35.D
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A. take of
意
为起飞，
B. drop off
意为减少，
C. put
off
意
为推迟，
D. pay of
f
意为支付。根据
mortgage
（
抵押贷款）以及结合常识，不难得出答案。
36.A
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A.
missing
意为失去，
B.
inspiring
意为鼓舞，
C. sinking
意为沉没，
D. shining<
/p>
意为闪亮。句意是为他们意识到，在生活中失去
missing<
/p>
了一些什
么，但是他们却很难离开这个轨迹。根据句意不难得出答
案。
37.B
考查形容词以及对语境的理解。
A. harmful
意为有害的，
B. hard
意为困难的，
C.
useful
意为有用的，
D. no
rmal
意为正常的。句意是为他们意识到，在生活中失去了一些什么，
但是他们却很难
hard
离开这个轨迹。根据句意不难
得出答案。
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38.
A
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A.
measure
意为衡量，
B.
suffer
意为遭受，
C.
digest
意
为消化，
D. del
iver
意为运送。句意为当前的社会，人们趋向于用钱来衡量
measure
所有的事
情，我们在很小的时候就知道，应该考
虑我们决定的经济代价。
39.D
考查名词以及对语境的理解。
A. disasters
意为灾难，
B.
motivations
意为动机，
C.
campaigns
意为战役，
D.
decisions
意为决定。句意为当前的社会，人们趋向于用钱来衡量所有
的事情，我们在很小的时候就知道，应该考虑我们决定
decision
s
的经济代价。
40.B
考查动词以及对语境的理解。
A.
assessed
意为评估，
B.
involved
意为涉及，
C.
covered
意
为覆盖，
D.
reduced
意为减少。
Involved in
意为参与。句意为：那么，在追求钱高于意义的情
况下，我们的参与的个
人以及社会代价呢？
考点：夹叙夹议的一篇文章
第二部分：
阅读理解（第一节共
20
小题，第二节
5
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
50
分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的
四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
）中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
From the very beginning of
school we make books and reading a constant source
of possible
failure and public
humiliation. When children are little we make them
read aloud, before the teacher
and
other children, so that we can be sure they ―know‖
all the words they are reading. This means
that
when
the
y
don’t
know a
word,
they
are
going
to make
a
mistake,
right
in
front
of
everyone.
After having
taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I
decided to try at all costs to rid them of their
fear and dislike of books, and to get
them to read oftener and more adventurously.
One day soon after school had started,
I said to them, ―Now I’m going to say something
about
reading that you have probably
never heard a teacher say before. I would like you
to read a lot of
books this year, but I
want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not
going to ask you questions to
find out
whether you understand the books or not. If you
understand enough of a book to enjoy it and
want to go on reading it, that’s enough
for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words
mean. ―
The children sat
stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking?
One girl, who had just come to
us from
a school where she had had a very hard time,
looked at me steadily for a long time after I
had finished. Then, still looking at
me, she said slowly and se
riously,
―Mr
. Holt, do you really mean
that?‖ I said just as seriously, ―I
mean every word of it.‖
During
the
spring
she
really
astonished
me.
One
day,
she
was
reading
at
her
desk,
From
a
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glimpse of the
illustrations I thought I knew what the book was.
I s
aid to myself, ―It can’t be,‖ and
went to take a closer look. Sure
enough, she was reading Moby Dick , in edition
with woodcuts. I
said, ―Don’t you find
parts of it rather heavy going?‖ She answered,
―Oh, sure, but I just skip over
those
parts and go on to
the next good part.
‖
This
is
exactly
what
reading
should
be
and
in
school
so
seldom
is
—
an
exciting,
joyous
adventure. Find something, dive into
it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get
what you can out
of it, go on to
something else. How different is our mean-
spirited, picky insistence that every child
get every last little scrap of
―understanding‖ that can be dug out of a
book.
41. According to the
passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may
result from________.
A.
reading little and thinking little
B. reading
often and adventurously
C. being made
to read too much
D. being made to read
aloud before others
42.
The teacher told his students to
read______ .
A. for enjoyment
B. for knowledge
C. for a larger vocabulary
D. for higher scores in
exams
43. Upon hearing the teacher’s
talk, the children probably felt
that________.
A. it sounded
stupid
B. it was not surprising at all
C. it sounded too good to be true
D. it was no different from other
teachers' talk
44. Which of the
following statements about the girl is TRUE
according to the passage?
A. She
skipped over those easy parts while reading.
B. She had a hard time finishing the
required reading tasks.
C. She learned
to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.
D. She turned out to be a top student
after coming to this school.
45. From
the teacher's point of view,_________ .
A. children cannot tell good parts from
bad parts while reading
B. children
should be left to decide what to read and how to
read
C. reading is never a pleasant and
inspiring experience in school
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D. reading involves understanding every
little piece of information
【答案】
41.D
42.A
43.C
44.C
45.B
43.
C
细节理解题
根据
“The children sat stunned
and silent.
孩子们震惊和沉默地坐着。
”
第三
段第四行
“se
riously, ‘Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?’”
不能得出答案。
当老师说了这些话之后，
孩子们
都很震惊耶，很奇怪，所以他会确定问老师是不是真的这样？这表明学生是很不太相
信的
。答案选项的
it sounded too good to be
true
，意为听起来太好了以致不相信这是真的。
44.
C
细节理解题这种题目是判断
正误题，
答题时一定要细心选择是错误还是正确的。
此题选
择的是正确的，也就意味着有
3
个是错误，
只有一个是正确的。根据第四段最后一句话
“She
answered, Oh, sure, but I just skip
over those parts and go on to the next
good part. “
她回答说，
哦，当然，但我只是跳过
这些部分，继续读下一个好的部分。
“可以得出答案是这个女孩知道
如何欣赏这些文章。
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45.
B
细节理解题
四个选项的意思分别是
A
孩子在阅读的时候不能够区别好的部
分以及不好
的部分；
B
应该留给学生孩
子自己去选择，读什么以及如何读；
C
在学校阅读永远不会是一
个
愉快和启发性的体验；
D
阅读需要理
解每一部分的信息。其实根据常识可以判断
C
和
D
是错
误的，然后再结合全文大意，作者认为孩子不应
该是强迫去读，要让他们自己读，选择材料
读。
考点：
这是一篇记叙文。
B
Graph
can
be
a
very
useful
tool
for
conveying
information,
especially
numbers,
percentages,
and
other data. A graph gives the reader a
picture to interpret. That can be a lot more
efficient than
pages
and pages explaining the data.
Graphs can seem frightening, but
reading a graph is a lot like reading a story. The
graph has a
title,
a
main
idea,
and
supporting
details.
You
can
use
your
active
reading
skills
to
analyze
and
understand graphs just like any other
text.
Most graphs have a few basic parts: a
caption or introduction paragraph, a title, a
legend or key,
and labeled axes. An
active reader looks at each part of the graph
before trying to interpret the data.
Captions
will
usually
tell
you
where
the
data
came
from
(for
example,
a
scientific
study
of
400
African
elephants from 1980 to 2005). Captions usually
summarize the author's main point as well.
The title is very important. It tells
you the main idea of the graph by stating what
kind of information
is being shown. A
legend, also called a key, is a guide to the
symbols and colors used in the graph.
Many graphs, including bar graphs and
line graphs, have two axes that form a corner.
Usually these
axes are the left side
and the bottom of the graph. Each axis will always
have a label. The label tells
you what
each axis measures.
Bar Graphs
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