1、B. It aims to improve pre-school education.C. It helps with students mathematical ability. D. It is based on various academic studies.3. Which book is the most culture-specific?A. Mathematical Induction. B. The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?.C. The Fight for Americas Schools. D. The
2、White Chalk of Days.1.答案:1.C 2.A 3.D解析:1. C【命题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据第一部分中的Price: US $84.63及Buy now at a 20% discount可知,现在购买 Mathematical 这本书的话, 可以享受八折优惠。因此,该书现在的传价是84.63 x 0.8 =67. 70 (美元)。故选C。2. A【命题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据题干中的Larry Cuban可将解题依据定位在对 The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?这本书的介绍上。该书
3、简介中的exploring if and how technology has transformed teaching and learning including digital technologies into their education practices表明,Larry Cuban写的这本书探讨了科技是否以及如何改变教学,还探讨了如何将科技融入日常教学。由此可知,该书关注的是教育领域的技术改革。故选A。3. D【命题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据 The White Chalk of Days的简介中的literary works that imaginatively i
4、nvolve important problems in todays Ukraine and express its suffering and happiness可知,该书内容有关当下乌克兰的重要问题,以及人们所经历的甘与苦。由此可知,The White Chalk of Days是最具文化特性的一本书。故选D。2.I moved to the United States as a teenager. The adjustment to a new place was difficult. But there was major stress in my life at that time
5、 : I was the only member of my family who spoke English, meaning I had to step up when we dealt with a shop assistant, a waiter and so on. However, there was another universal language I loved to learn as a child:art. Although I connected myself with drawing and painting while in school, I mostly di
6、smissed art as a path to a career. Since my dad always said Think about the future, I did not think he would support the study of art once I went to college. But, to my surprise, it was my parents who suggested just that and urged me to apply to technical and liberal arts schools. I was admitted int
7、o industrial design. Its basically to design products and services. I could be doing something more technical or something more related to problem-solving. It was no easy task to do the course including metalworking, woodworking and model making. In one class I just drew cubes for an entire month, w
8、hich led me to a question:Wow! Do I really want to do this? But I finally survived the course. Now I am a design strategist for Marshall Moya Design, a famous architecture and interior design company. I have experience in exhibit design, product design and website design, apart from which I enjoy de
9、veloping public art in my free time. Throughout my career,Ive picked up different things along the way. The best way to learn in my opinion is through working, therefore, get as many projects as you can. Industrial design kind of makes you an all-round person.1. What was the authors biggest problem
10、when first moving to America?A. The adaption to a new environment. B. Difficulty in learning a new language.C. Fathers disapproval of her studying art. D. The burden of being a communicator.2. What made the author choose to study art?A. Her deep love for art. B. The suggestion of her family.C. Her p
11、otential in design. D. The need of a good job.3. Why was the authors experience of drawing cubes mentioned?A. To emphasize her effort at study. B. To express the regret at her choice.C. To prove the course was difficult. D. To show the basic content of the course.4. How did the author feel when she
12、mentioned her career?A. Surprised. B. Stressed. C. Eager. D. Proud.2.答案:1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D1.D【命题意图】考查推理判断。【解题思路】根据第一段中的Bui there was major stress in my life at that time: I was the only member of my family who spoke English, meaning I had to step up when we dealt with a shop assistant, a waiter and so
13、on 可知,作者一家搬到美国后面临的主要问题是:她是家庭 中唯一会说英语的人,每次应对售货员、服务员等时,她不得不站出 来,由此可推知她肩负着家人与外界沟通的重责,故选D。2. B【命题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据第二段中的I did not think he. it was my parents who suggested just that and urged me to apply to technical and liberal arts schools 可知,她父母建议她学习艺术,故选B。3. C【命题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据第段中的It was no easy
14、task to do the course including metalworking,woodworking and model making 可知,作者认 为工业设计不容易学,下文中的In one class I just drew cubes for an entire month. survived the course.进一步说明学习工业设计这门课 程的过程是艰难的。4. D【命题意图】考查推理判断。【解题思路】根据后一段中的Throughout my career, Ive picked up different things along the way 和Industrial
15、design kind of makes you an all-round person可知,作者为她的事业感到自豪。3. What are dreams for? A handful of theories have the most influence. Sigmund Freud famously claimed that they reveal hidden truths and wishes. Despite being largely unsupported by evidence, researchers found that students in the U. S., Kor
16、ea, and India were much more likely to accept the view. In the same study, respondents said that dreaming about a plane crash would cause them more anxiety than an official warning about a terrorist attack. More recent research suggests that they may help us process intense emotions, or perhaps sort
17、 through and strengthen memories, or rehearse responses to threatening situations. Even if dreams cant foretell the future, they seem to expose our shared fascinations. The majority of dreams occur during REM sleep cycles, of which the average person has four or five a night. A study of Canadian uni
18、versity students found the most common dream topics to be school, falling, being chased, and arriving too late for something. For all the commonalities dreams exhibit, they vary across timepeople who grew up watching black-and-white TV are more likely to dream in black and whiteand culture. A 1958 s
19、tudy determined that compared with Japanese people, Americans dreamed more about being looked up, losing a loved one, finding money. Japanese people were more likely to dream about school, trying repeatedly to do something, being paralyzed with fear, or wild, violent beasts. If human dreams sound bo
20、ring, bear in mind that even negative ones can have positive effects. In a study of students taking a French medical-school entrance exam, 60 percent of the dreams they had beforehand involved a problem with the exam, such as being late or leaving an answer blank. But those who reported dreams about
21、 the exam, even bad ones, did better on it than those who didnt.(1).What do you know about Freuds view on dreaming?A.It will cause people more anxiety.B.Its already been proved by evidence.C.Its popular with some American and Asian students.D.It can reveal the hidden truth and predict the future.(2)
22、.According to recent research, dreams may _.A.make emotions intenseB.help prepare for special situationsC.reduce our memoriesD.help us take notes(3).According to paragraphs 2 and 3, which of the following is true?A.The average person has four or five REM sleep cycles a night.B.Canadian students aren
23、t worried about being late for school.C.Americans usually share the same dream topics with Japanese.D.Films about wild beasts may be widely shown in America in 1958.(4).If you dream that you failed the exam, _.A.your dream will come trueB.youll be depressed with fearC.you are supposed to take it ser
24、iouslyD.it shows that you care a lot about the exam3.答案:(1)-(4) CBAD (1).根据文章第一段中的researchers found that students in the U. S. , Korea, and India were much more likely to accept the view可知,美国、韩国和印度的学生更有可能接受那种观点。(2).根据文章第一段中的they may help us process intense emotions, or perhaps sort through and stren
25、gthen memories, or rehearse responses to threatening situations可知,梦境能帮助人们处理紧张情绪,或者厘清并强化记忆,或者预演人们对危险情况的反应。(3).根据文章第二段中的The majority of dreams occur during REM sleep cycles, of which the average person has four or five a night可知,大多数梦发生在REM睡眠周期,这种周期每个人平均每晚大约有四到五次。(4).根据文章最后一段中的But those who reported dr
26、eams about the exam, even bad ones, did better on it than those who didnt可知,那些做梦梦到考试,甚至梦到考砸了的人在现实中比不做这种梦的考得好。由此可以推断,正是由于他们在乎考试,所以才会梦到考试。4.While many countries love their tea, UK citizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The average UK citizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year
27、. Tea only made its way to England in large quantities in the first years of the 17th century. Tea from China and a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely in England at that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes. There are many varieties of tea
28、. Black tea mixtures are still the most common type drunk in the UK. Black tea is dark in color, because the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, although it is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made wit
29、h loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers (茶托)for visitors. Tea is still a large part of daily life in the UK today, but it seems to be on the decrease. The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10% in the five years leading up to 2002, and has
30、 been dropping ever since. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone, and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than 1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2013more than twice what was spent on tea bags. Still, what goes around comes aro
31、und; its sure to become fashionable again.1. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?A. Tea made its way to England in the early years of the 16th century.B. The UK usually serves black tea with lemon.C. Tea from China was being sold more widely in England now.D. UK citizens take pride in being “tea people”.2. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014
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