Gaokao is increasingly accepted by universities in Australia， the USA， Canada and mainland Europe． Birmingham will only be considering high quality students who achieve a minimum 80% Gaokao score and meet additional academic and English language requirements． Professor J on Frampton， Director of the University of Birmingham's China Institute said：\our most famous graduates is Li Siguang﹣the founding father of Chinese geology． I am delighted that the University is now accepting the Gaokao． This gives the brightest and best Chinese students an opportunity to move straight into the first year of our undergraduate programmes and experience the benefits of studying at a global Top 100university， such as Birmingham． \
（1）What do Chinese students have to do to enter the University of Birmingham before 2019？ A A．Go through a foundation year．
B．Prepare Birmingham degree programmes． C．Acquire the right to permanent residency．
D．Score over 800% of the university's qualification examination． （2）Who is the announcement intended for？ D A．The foreign students in China． B．All people living in the UK． C．The students of the UK． D．Chinese students．
（3）Which of the following best explains \？ B A．Complete． B．Necessary． C．Indifferent． D．Unimportant．
（4）What does the text mainly talk about？ D A．The introduction to the \． B．The history of the University of Birmingham．
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C．The high quality students accepted by top universities． D．The University of Birmingham's admission to Gaokao． 【考点】O6：社会文化类阅读．
【分析】文章介绍伯明翰大学是英国罗素集团大学中第一个宣布将接受\高考\考试的优秀中国学生，高考越来越多地被澳大利亚、美国、加拿大和欧洲大陆的大学所接受，这对中国高中学生是件好事．
【解答】1．A．细节理解题．根据第一段High school students who complete the \Higher Education Entrance Examination\， or Gaokao， with top grades will be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programmes without first completing a foundation year which is a routine for the freshman．，或是高考，成绩优异的学生可以申请直接进入伯明翰的学位课程，而无需先完成第一年的基础课程，而这对新生来说是家常便饭．可知在2019年前要通过基础课程，故选A．
2．D．细节理解题．根据第一段The University of Birmingham is the first excellent UK Russell Group university to announce that it will accept the \﹣flying Chinese students wishing to join its．伯明翰大学是英国罗素集团大学中第一个宣布将接受\高考\考试的优秀中国学生，可知是面对中国学生，故选D．
3．B．词义理解．根据第三段We welcome people from around the globe to study at Birmingham and Chinese students form an integral part of our education and research community我们欢迎来自世界各地的人来伯明翰学习，中国学生是我们教育和研究界不可或缺的一部分，可知必要来代替划线单词，故选B．
4．D．主旨大意．文章介绍伯明翰大学是英国罗素集团大学中第一个宣布将接受\高考\考试的优秀中国学生，高考越来越多地被澳大利亚、美国、加拿大和欧洲大陆的大学所接受，可知伯明翰大学接受高考，故选D．
【点评】阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．
15．Porridge doesn't have a very tasty name， does it？ （1） D I'm here to try and convince you that porridge can be a delicious， convenient and very healthy way to start the day．
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Porridge is a type of food served for breakfast， usually a type of grain with either milk or water． It is thicker than liquid， but not solid．（2） C ， so it's a very good option for people who are ill， and it provides long﹣lasting energy for the day．
Porridge preparation， such as the amount of materials and cooking time depends on what you choose to use as your porridge base． （3） B ， I put a very big handful of oats （麦片） in a pot， add a little bit of water and about 200ml of milk， and let the mixture boil． It takes about five minutes to cook．
Once it's cooked， the fun part is adding the flavors （味道）． Porridge alone doesn't have a very strong flavour． （4） G ， I think this is what makes porridge exciting! It is like a blank piece of paper﹣you can add almost anything you want to the porridge base． Seeds， nuts and dried fruits are very healthy options to add and can give you energy for the day． But if you don't like these， or you're allergic， then sugar and chocolate are also very tasty options． （5） F ． Either oats or corn or both are \foods\for most people on the earth． You can usually buy big bags of either， then add local materials to make your porridge interesting﹣whatever is cheap and convenient to find， wherever you are． Hopefully porridge sounds a lot tastier now!
A．If you've never eaten it B．If I'm cooking for myself
C．The porridge base is very easy to digest D．It doesn't have a very tasty reputation， either E．It is often heated up but lacks all kinds of nutrition F．You can make porridge almost anywhere in the world G．Although some people think this makes porridge boring 【考点】PF：选句填空．
【分析】本文是一篇选句填空，文章主要介绍了粥是一种美味、方便和健康的开始一天的方式．粥底很容易消化，对于生病的人来说这是一个很好的选择，它为一天提供了持久的能量． 【解答】DCBGF
1．D．语境辨析题．根据后文either I'm here to try and convince you that porridge can be a
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delicious， convenient and very healthy way to start the day．可知我来这里是想让你相信粥是一种美味、方便和非常健康的开始一天的方式．D项：It doesn't have a very tasty reputation，它的名声不是很好，符合文意．故选D．
2．C．逻辑推理题．根据后文so it's a very good option for people who are ill， and it provides long﹣lasting energy for the day．可知所以对于生病的人来说这是一个很好的选择，它为一天提供了持久的能量．C项：The porridge base is very easy to digest，粥底很容易消化，符合文意．故选C．
3．B．理解判断题．根据后文I put a very big handful of oats （麦片） in a pot， add a little bit of water and about 200ml of milk， and let the mixture boil．可知我把一大把麦片放进锅里，加一点水和大约200毫升牛奶，让混合物沸腾．B项：If I'm cooking for myself，如果我自己做饭，符合文意．故选B．
4．G．联系下文题．根据后文 I think this is what makes porridge exciting! It is like a blank piece of paper﹣you can add almost anything you want to the porridge base．可知我认为这是使粥变得令人兴奋的原因！它就像一张空白的纸，你几乎可以在粥底加任何你想要的东西．G项：Although some people think this makes porridge boring，虽然有人认为这会使粥变得无聊，符合文意．故选G．
5．F．文章衔接题．根据后文Either oats or corn or both are \the earth．可知燕麦或玉米或两者都是地球上大多数人的\主食\．F项：You can make porridge almost anywhere in the world．你几乎可以在世界任何地方做粥．符合文意，故选F．
【点评】答题前先快速浏览一遍七个备选答案，先确定哪个选项适合放在文章的什么位置．通常有三个四个位置：标题，句首，句中，句尾．不同位置的句子有不同的特征．确定文章体裁，抓住文章结构．分析篇章结构，找出各段的主题句或主旨大意． 第三部分语言知识运用第一节阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
16．After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week， my daughters and I decided to see how it was going． We were deeply （1） B to see there wasn't a single student in the school． My husband was standing （2） C in the school waiting for customers．
We had to （3） A ! We decided to be his （4） D until he got some \
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