2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（5）

2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（5）

阅读理解训练（5）‎ Passage 1‎ Goldie's Secret ‎ She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.‎ ‎ I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.‎ ‎ That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.‎ ‎ By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her. '‎ ‎ I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.‎ ‎1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?‎ ‎ A. Shocked. B. Sympathetic. C. Annoyed. D. Upset.‎ ‎2. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie .‎ ‎ AI felt worried B. was angry ‎ C. ate a little D. sat by the fire ‎3. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she .‎ ‎ A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barking ‎ C. wanted to leave the author D. found her way to her old home ‎4. The passage is organized in order of  .‎ ‎ A. time B. effectiveness C. importance D. complexity 答案：‎ ‎1.B 　　情绪推断，较难题。此推断题的难点在于，原文没有直接的形容词表述，要求学生通过具体的描述总结。原文第2段She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's.划线句子表明作者同情被遗弃的小狗，希望帮助它高兴起来。‎ ‎2.A 　　细节题，较难题。要做对此题主要要排除C项的干扰，原文第2段She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. hardly ate anything的表述与ate little是不一样的。前者是几乎什么都不吃，后者是吃得少，此错误选项属于"改变否定/肯定的程度"。‎ ‎3.D 原因推断题，简单题，通过原文第4段的描写可得正确答案。‎ ‎4 .A 问文章的行文结构，简单题，此篇记叙文按照时间顺序发展。‎ Passage 2‎ Open Letter to an Editor ‎ I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.‎ ‎ Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.‎ ‎ So why is he looking for a way out?‎ ‎ He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.‎ ‎ The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.‎ ‎ He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?‎ ‎ So your reporter has set me thinking.‎ ‎ Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.‎ ‎5. What does the writer think of the reporter?‎ ‎ A. Optimistic. B. Imaginative. C. Ambitious. D. Proud.‎ ‎6. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?‎ ‎ A. Finding the news value of his stories. B. Giving him financial support.‎ ‎ C. Helping him to find issues. D. Improving his good ideas.‎ ‎7. Who probably wrote the letter?‎ ‎ A. An editor. B. An artist. C. A reporter. D. A reader.‎ ‎8. The letter aims to remind editors that they should __‎ ‎ A. keep their best reporters at all costs B. give more freedom to their reporters C. be aware of their reporters' professional development ‎ D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes 答案：‎ ‎5.C ‎　　判断推理题，难题。原文He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights..要通过划线处的具体描述总结出ambitious这个词：有抱负的。‎ ‎6.D ‎　　细节题，较难题。困难之处在于不好定位原文，故用排除法。从选项中找关键词，逐个排查，得出正确选项D.‎ ‎7.A ‎　　推断作者身份，较难题。此类型题目把握方法很简单：文章对象（主编）+人称(our)，不难得出正确答案作者也是主编。‎ ‎8.C 考查文章写作目的，较难题。抓住文章结尾是王道：Our best hope Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential再结合前面60题的答案，不难选出正确答案。‎ Passage 3‎ Pacing and Pausing ‎ Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty ‎ complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.‎ ‎ Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.‎ ‎ It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.‎ ‎ The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in--and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.‎ ‎ That's why slight differences in conversational style--tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems---even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.‎ ‎9. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?‎ ‎ A. Betty was talkative. B. Betty was an interrupter.‎ ‎ C. Betty did not take her turn. D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.‎ ‎10. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?‎ ‎ A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.‎ ‎11. We can learn from the passage that __‎ ‎ A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the ‎US ‎ C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence ‎12. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __‎ ‎ A. being willing to speak one's mind B. being able to increase one's power C. being ready to make one's own judgment ‎ D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently 答案：‎ ‎　　9.C 细节题，难题。难在弄不清谁是S谁是B，耐心读，动笔划，从第一段得出正确答案并不难：Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation ‎10.B ‎　　细节排序题，难题。还是耐心读，动笔划。S代表美国人，B代表英国人（加起来？），S比B期待谈话间隙时间更短，又在以色列人(Israelis)说话时插不上嘴，故答案选说话嗒嗒嗒嗒的以色列人。‎ ‎　　11.C ‎　　变态细节题，较难题。A不符原文，B无中生有，D无中生有，C关键要理解culturally determined，由文化决定或者受文化影响。‎ ‎　　12.A 词义猜测题，较难。难点在于A选项的干扰作用。原文说那位MM的inability to speak up注意别人认为她没能力，不是说她不愿意。所以D比A好，此处用反义对比方法。‎ Passage 4‎ Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.‎ He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.‎ With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”‎ On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.‎ Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he lived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.‎ ‎“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.‎ ‎13. Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?‎ A. He was riding to school.‎ B. He was listening to a strange sound.‎ C. He was going fishing with his father. ‎ D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.‎ ‎14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?‎ A. They crowded like a black cloud.‎ B. They shocked and terrified Andy.‎ C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.‎ D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.‎ ‎15. How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?‎ A. He asked Mr. Nelson for help.‎ B. He did himself under the water.‎ C. He rushed into the Nelson house.‎ D. He rode off in the opposite direction.‎ ‎16. Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?‎ A. No pains, no gains.‎ B. Once bitten, twice shy.‎ C. Where there is a will, there is a way.‎ D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.‎ 本文讲述了主人公Andy在上学途中遭遇蜂群攻击, 急中生智, 躲入水中避险成功的故事。‎ ‎13答案：D 考点：细节理解 解析： 题目: 为什么Andy未能早些发现蜂群？‎ A. 他正在骑车去学校 B. 他正在听一个奇怪的声音 C. 他将要和他的父亲去钓鱼 D. 他的思绪沉浸于钓鱼之旅。‎ 从第一段最后一句: He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.可见, Andy正忙于做抓鱼的白日梦, 没有意识到他周围的事情。与D选项, 他的思绪沉浸于钓鱼之旅相符。‎ ‎14. 答案：D 考点：细节理解 题目: 关于蜂群哪一项文中并没有提到？‎ A. 他们拥挤的像一片乌云 B. 他们吓到了Andy C. 他们想成群攻击Andy D. 他们让Andy在医院住了两天 解析： A. C. 三项的出处均为原文第二段的最后一句: A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.意为, 一大群蜜蜂像乌云一样布满天空而嗡嗡作响的蜂群似乎正怒气冲冲的向他飞来。可见, A. 蜂群像乌云一样, C. 蜜蜂想成群攻击Andy均有提到；B选项的出处为第二段倒数第二句:What he saw shocked and terrified him, Andy看到的景象吓坏了他, 故B选项也有提到。D选项出处为第三段第五句话和第六句话, 但是文中所述是Andy上次被蜜蜂蛰过一次后进了医院住了两天, 选项偷换了概念, 故D选项文章并未提到, 选择D。‎ ‎15答案：B 考点：细节理解 题目: 最终Andy是如何躲开蜂群的？‎ A. 他向Mr. Nelson求助 B. 他把自己藏在了水下 C. 他冲进了Nelson的房子 D. 他骑向了相反的方向 解析： 出处为第五段第二三句话, Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone .Andy下了车潜入了水中, 躲开了蜂群, 在屏息了尽可能长的时间后Andy出来发现蜜蜂已经飞走了。故选择B选项。‎ ‎16.答案：D 考点：主旨大意 题目: 以下哪个能最好的描述Andy的蜂群脱险？‎ A. 不劳无获 B. 一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳 C. 有志者. 事竟成 D. 急中生智 解析： 出处, 文章最后一段的第二句, Andy的妈妈说道: Thank goodness you didn't panic, 谢天谢地你没有慌神, 可知情急之下Andy仍然成功想到办法脱险, 再综合A. B. C. D四个选项的意思, 可以判断出D选项。‎ Passage 5‎ On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad, New Mexico. She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)。In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave, 30 feet in depth.‎ During her time in the cave, Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her living place had been very comfortable, but there had been nothing to fell her the time. She’d had no clock or watches, no television or radio. There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at ‎21℃‎.‎ The results were very interesting. Stefania had been in the cave for over four months, but she thought she had been there for only two. Her body clock had changed. She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day. She had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. She had eaten fewer meals and had lost ‎17lbs in weight as a result! She had also become rather depressed (抑郁).‎ How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment she'd done some physical and mental tests. She'd recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. This computer had been specially programmed for the project. Whenever she was free, she'd played cards, read books and listened to music. She'd also learned French from tapes.‎ ‎ The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature, For example, the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep. However, People are affected in different ways. Some people wake up naturally at ‎5:00 am, but others don't start to wake up till 9:00 or 10;00 am. This affects the whole daily rhythm. As a result, the early risers are at their best in the late morning. The late risers, on the other hand, are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening! ‎ ‎17. Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because___________.‎ A. she was asked to do research on mice B. she wanted to experience loneliness C. she was the subject of a study D. she needed to record her life ‎18. What is a cause for the change of Stefania’s body clock?‎ A. Eating fewer meals. B. Having more hours of sleep C. Lacking physical exercise. D. Getting no natural light.‎ ‎19. Where does the text probably come from?‎ A. A novel. B. A news story. C. A pet magazine. D. A travel guide ‎【答案】‎ ‎17. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中Stefania was in a research program和整段的意思，可以排除A、B、D项。 ‎ ‎18. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中 She hadn't kept to a 24-hour day. She had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours.可知答案。 ‎ ‎19. B。推理判断题。从全文的内容来看，本文主要报道了一个实验及实验得出的结果，所以由此判断本文可能来自于新闻报道，A项小说不可能。因为文章没有小说的特点；C项不正确，本文没有涉及宠物问题；D项不正确，因为本文也没涉及旅游的问题。 ‎ Passage 6‎ When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.‎ One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.‎ Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.‎ Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.‎ ‎20. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?‎ A. Look at them sadly. B. Keep them company.‎ C. Play games with them. D. Touch them gently.‎ ‎21. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.‎ A. world eat anything when hungry B. felt sorry for her mistake ‎ C. loved playing hide-and-seek D. disliked the author’s dad ‎ ‎22.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?‎ A. She was treated as a member of the family.‎ B. She played games with anyone she liked.‎ C. She was loved by everybody she met.‎ D. She went everywhere with the family.‎ ‎23. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.‎ A. smiled B. barked C. rushed to them D. tried to be funny ‎ ‎24.Which of the following best describes Brownie?‎ A. Shy B. Polite C. Brave D. Caring ‎ ‎ 解析： 这是一篇大家比较熟悉的一个话题：“宠物”。这篇文章文字简单，情节具有生活化的特点。就总体而言，考生能理解和掌握它的大意：说明了宠物惹人喜欢、可爱。‎ 从选材和文字特点方面可以看出，这篇文章通俗易懂，不“偏”不“怪”。如果感觉完形难度偏大的学生在做这道试题时，会相对轻松。‎ ‎20. 答案：B ‎ 考点分析：理解文章具体信息；‎ 解析： 从第一段“she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them”暗示出它的表现方式，选择B,keep them company（陪伴他们）‎ ‎21. 答案：B 考点分析；理解文中的具体信息 解析： 从第二段结尾句“she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes”可以推断出它为做错的事感到悲伤 ‎22. 答案：C 考点分析：考查学生的判断和推理能力。‎ 解析： 通过全文的理解，和倒数第二段的提示 “There were many times when….”总有很多时候，可以推断出它为人们所喜爱 ‎23 答案：A 考点分析：理解文中具体信息，情节推断 解析： 文中 “Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth.”是解释，有趣的是：“露出牙齿”吓到了大家，其实它是在“笑”‎ ‎24. 答案：D 考点分析：考查学生的概括和判断能力。‎ 解析： 上下文的描写突出love each and everyone，第三段中She was just the most lovable dog都做出了暗示。‎ Passage 7‎ Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World ‎(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.‎ Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.‎ He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dive in after him.‎ ‎“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”‎ Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water .He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant ,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.‎ When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said . Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.‎ Anderson‎ said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.‎ The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning .‎ ‎“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same ting.”‎ ‎25. Why was Duret in New York? ‎ A. To meet his girlfriend B. To work as an engineer C. To spend his holiday D. To visit the Andersons.‎ ‎26. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? ‎ A. He was interviewed by a newspaper B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance D. He disappeared from the spot quickly ‎27. Who divide after Duret into the river to save the little girl? ‎ A. David Anderson B. A passer-by C. His girlfriend D. a taxi driver.‎ ‎28. When was duet most probably found to be the very hero? ‎ A. The day when he was leaving for home.‎ B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued ‎ C. The first day when he was in New York ‎ D. The same day when he was interviewed.‎ 答案：‎ ‎25.C。【解析】推理判断题。根据第五自然段的首句可知本题选C。‎ ‎26.D。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选D。‎ ‎27.A。【解析】细节理解题。由第三自然段的首句可知本题选A。‎ ‎28.B。【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二自然段可以推断出本题选B。‎ Passage 8‎ The 1900 house ‎ The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.‎ ‎ The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about then unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.‎ ‎ So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?‎ ‎ “I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,” Joyce said.‎ And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that ‎ I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler.” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.‎ ‎ So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?‎ ‎ Paul, 39:” telephone and a hot shower”‎ ‎ Joyce, 44:” a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”‎ ‎ Hilary, 11:” rock CD”‎ ‎ Joseph, 9:” hamburger and computer games”‎ ‎29. While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, _____. ‎ A the mother spent more time on housework ‎ B the two children wore the then clothes for school C they prepared their meals together on a stove ‎ D they ate simple foods they had never seen ‎ ‎30. According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion about life in 1900? ‎ A There were fewer problems for the family ‎ B Life was simpler but worse than it is now ‎ C There were things she liked and disliked D The family had more time to stay together ‎ ‎31. What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months? ‎ A To play computer games B. To make phone calls C To listen to music D. To chat on the Internet ‎ 答案：‎ ‎29.A。【解析】推理判断题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选A。‎ ‎30.C。【解析】推理判断题。在本自然段中Joyce谈到了她对当时生活的感受，有褒有贬，由此可知本题选C。‎ ‎31.C。【解析】推理判断题。根据Hilary，11：rock CD一句可以推断出她想听音乐，故本题选C。‎ Passage 9‎ The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.‎ That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.‎ ‎ Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.‎ ‎ Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.‎ ‎ But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.‎ ‎ The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!‎ ‎32 For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to .‎ ‎ A. get long lasting excitement B. keep both man and elephants safe ‎ C. send them back to the jungle D. make the angry elephants tame ‎33. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, .‎ ‎ A. she spent her time hunting with her father ‎ B. she learned how to sing love songs ‎ C. she had already been called an elephant princess ‎ D. she was taught how to hunt tigers ‎34. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because __________.‎ ‎ A. they are caught and sent for heavy work ‎ ‎ B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them ‎ C. they are attacked and their land gets limited ‎ D. dogs often bark at them and chase them ‎35. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _________. ‎ ‎ A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks ‎ ‎ B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse ‎ C. elephant tamers are in short supply ‎ D. dogs are as powerful as elephants ‎【答案】‎ ‎32. B. 本题为归纳概括题。通读全文可知Parbati主要是为了保障大象与人之间的安全而驯象的。 33. A. 通读文章后可知她从小与父亲一起在丛林中度过了她的童年，之后才去寄宿学校的。 34. C. 可从文章第四段直接得出答案。 35. B. 逻辑推理题。‎ Passage 10‎ I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.‎ With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. ‎ Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.‎ ‎36. What can be inferred about the author as a child?‎ A. He never watched TV. w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mB. He read what he had to.‎ C. He found reading unbelievable. D. He considered reading part of his life. ‎ ‎37. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.‎ A. an idea B. a sound quality C. a way of writing D. a world to write about ‎ ‎38. What effect does reading have on the author?w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m A. It helps him to realize his dream.‎ B. It opens up a wider world for him.‎ C. It makes his college life more interesting.‎ D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.‎ ‎39. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. Why do I read? B. How do I read? ‎ C. What do I read? D. When do I read?‎ ‎【语篇解读】：本篇文章是记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身体验，讲述读书使人形成自己的独立观点，读书使人开扩视野的重要作用。‎ ‎36. 答案：D 考点：细节理解题 解析：根据首段第一二句， “I grew up in a house… with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves….I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing”可知作者是在一个以书为伴的环境中长大的，读书像呼吸那样已经成为生活必需。‎ ‎37. 答案：C 考点：词义推测题。‎ 解析：根据文中 “...but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own …”可以推断出voice所表达的意思是“写作方式”。‎ ‎38. 答案B 考点：细节理解题 解析：由文章的最后一句：“It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all ‎ from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.”可得出答案 ‎39. 答案：A 考点：主旨大意题。‎ 解析：文章作者主要以自己的亲身体验讲述读书的重要性。因此Why do I read?“我为什么读书？”作题目最佳。w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m Passage 11‎ Fear plays no part in this latest problem．“I’m not afraid I'll lose my children．I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, nothing,” she repeats, her voice rising when speaking to John's lawyer, “will stop me from being with my children. A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win. If John wants to see them, I cannot stop him. He's their father—I want them to see him! However, his visit in his present condition will disturb the children's stable (稳定的) life．”w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎ John, who has spent much of his time in California recently, has only hired a house for himself in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. "If he'd like to stick to a regular life, I'd be more than happy to do that，" Jane says. "The best thing for any child of a divorced (离婚的) parent is a stable life. I want nothing more than for him to set up a stable life for himself, so that he can be part of making our children's lives more stable. "‎ ‎ While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold. Last week the ABC network announced that Jane would return with her own show, Twist of Jane, in which she gives advice to other moms．Jane and her eight children will also return to ABC in a series of Jane Plus 8 specials showing them on various adventures．It’s a rest for Jane．who insists that she needs her new，busy life to provide for her family．“I have to lead such a life．and I’m thankful that I’ve built it to the top where now I can support my children．”she says．‎ ‎ And whether a bellicose(好斗的)dance judge or a bellicose former wife，Jane plans to keep 0n facing attacks on her． “Some people try to knock me down—only to make me more fierce，more protective，more determined to do better，”she says．“Go ahead，take me on．This will just make me stronger．”w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎40. According to Jane in the first paragraph，the low ‎ w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. can’t take her children away from her B. can’t do anything with the case C. will best settle the problem D. will disturb her children ‎41. What does “to do that” refer to in the second paragraph?‎ A. To live with John．‎ B．To hire a house for John．‎ C．To allow John to see the childrenw_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m D．To ask John to set up a regular life.‎ ‎42. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?‎ ‎ A．Jane’s life is very difficult．‎ ‎ B．Jane continues to live as usual．w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎ C．Jane almost can’t control her lire ‎ D．Jane works very hard to live a happy life．‎ ‎43. Which word can best describe Jane?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m A. Proud．‎ B．Fierce．‎ C．Determined．‎ D．Independent 语篇解读：本文为记叙文。主要记叙Jane在和丈夫离婚后下决心面对一切困难，争取孩子的抚养权，并在婚后钱财和孩子抚养等问题短期内难以解决的情况下努力生活的故事。‎ ‎40. 答案：C 考点：细节理解 解析：依据文章第一段第5,6句 “A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win.”可知 ‎41. 答案：C 解析：根据上一段的 “If John wants to see them…However, his visit in his present condition …”可知以John现在的状况不适合见孩子们，结合画线词所在句 “if he’d like to stick to a regular life”可以推断出如果John生活稳定了Jane允许他见孩子们。‎ ‎42. 答案：B 考点：考查学生的推断能力 解析：依据第三段首句 “While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold.”此处while引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管钱和抚养的问题在几周内难以解决，……”划线部分因为Jane几乎不让生活受到影响。因此正确答案为B ‎43.答案：C 考点：推理判断题。‎ 解析： Jane面对一切压力，坚决要求孩子的抚养权；钱和孩子的抚养短期内不能解决的情况下，努力克服困难维持生活都表现了她的坚强决心。w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m