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2018 届二轮复习阅读理解真题分类训练 20 篇记叙文 一 (2014 · 陕西,B) 主题:欧·亨利的手稿 词数:317 When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines,Iowa,he told me about the only time he had been there.It was in the 1930s,when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas,Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU,and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn't afford the operation because her family was poor. Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston,a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic (阁楼) one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript (手稿).On its top page were the words,“By O.Henry.” It was a nice story,and she sent it to her daughter at SMU,who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before,but it sounded like O.Henry,and he knew that O.Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse,and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O.Henry expert at Columbia University in New York , who authenticated the story as O.Henry's. My father then set out to sell it.Eventually,he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles,a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loved the story and bought it on the spot.My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed. My father never told me what the O.Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story. 1.Who found the O.Henry's manuscript? A.The girl's mother. B.The author's father. C.The girl. D.The author. 2.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic? A.O.Henry once worked in Houston. B.O.Henry once stayed in Galveston. C.O.Henry once moved to Des Moines. D.O.Henry once taught at SMU. 3. The underlined word “ authenticated ” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________. A.named B.treated C.proved D.described 4.According to the text,why did the author's father go to Des Moines? A.To sell the O.Henry story. B.To meet the author himself. C.To talk with the O.Henry expert. D.To give money to the girl. 二 (2014 · 辽宁,D) 主题:意志力的作用 词数:317 Travis is the manager of G&G where he is responsible for forty employees (雇员) and profits (利润) of over $2 million per year. He's never late to work. He does not get upset on the job. When one of his employees started crying after a customer screamed at her,Travis took her away.“Your working uniform is your shelter,”he told her.“Nothing anyone says will ever hurt you. You will always be as strong as you want to be.” Travis picked up that lecture in one of his G&G training courses,an education program that began on his first day and continues throughout an employee's occupation. The training has,Travis says,changed his life.G & G has taught him how to live,how to focus,how to get to work on time,and how to master his emotions (情 绪).Most importantly,it taught him willpower. At the center of that education is an extreme focus on an allimportant habit: willpower. Dozens of cases show that willpower is the single most important habit for a person's success. And the best way to strengthen willpower is to make it into a habit.“Sometimes it looks like people with great selfcontrol aren't working hard—but that's because they've made it automatic,”Angela Duckworth,one of the University of Pennsylvania researchers said.“Their willpower occurs without them having to think about it.” The company spent millions of dollars developing programs of study to train employees on selfcontrol. Managers wrote workbooks that serve as guides to how to make willpower a habit in workers' lives.Those courses are,in part,why G&G has grown from a sleepy company into a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year. 1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that employees in G&G must ________. A.learn to give lectures B.attend education programs C.design a working uniform D.develop a common hobby 2.Willpower will become a habit when employees can ________. A.focus on the profits B.benefit from the job C.protect themselves well D.control their feelings well 3.What can we infer from the passage? A.G&G has grown into a large company. B.G&G will spend half its profits training employees. C.G&G may become more successful in the future. D.G&G has to produce more workbooks for managers. 三 (2014 · 湖北,A) 主题:捣蛋的男孩 词数:397 Before I had my son,I spent two years working with children with disabilities.I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme.I found something that worked,though. There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him.One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around , hitting and kicking , and destroying property. I was in the craft room working with some other children when my coworker told me that this boy's teacher was in tears,and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking,the boy ran in. I told my coworker that I would take care of him. I closed the door. He was full of energy,throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection,and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it.We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation: “So what happened today?” It was purely a question,no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him,the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn't let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session,he talk about what he hoped to do at the start,which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize. 1.The boy made trouble for his teacher because he ________. A.was accused of destroying property B.was told not to yell at other children C.was made to do things against his will D.was blamed for creating an air of tension 2.Why didn't the author do anything about the boy's bad behavior at first? A.She didn't want to make it worse. B.She didn't mind the huge mess at all. C.She was tired of shouting and threats. D.She hadn't thought of a coping strategy. 3.The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by________. A.playing games with him B.giving him a good suggestion C.describing his teacher's feelings D.avoiding making critical remarks 4.Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end? A.He was sorry about his reputation. B.He was regretful about his behavior. C.He was fearful of the author's warning. D.He was sad for the author's misunderstanding. 四 (2014 · 广东,A) 主题:音乐天才 词数:352 Samuel Osmond is a 19yearold law student from Cornwall,England. He never studied the piano. However,he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago,he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata (奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him. Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly,his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents,but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now,he studies law and music. Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised.“I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago,I suddenly decided to start playing the piano,without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note,”says Samuel. Recently,Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently,“It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.” However , Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy,Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now,he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies. 1.What is special about Samuel Osmond? A.He has a gift for writing music. B.He can write down the note he hears. C.He is a top student at the law school. D.He can play the musical piece he hears. 2.What can we learn from the passage? A.Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents. B.Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician. C.Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability. D.Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers. 3.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he ________. A.received a good early education in music B.played the guitar and the piano perfectly C.could play the piano without reading music D.could play the guitar better than his father 4.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4? A.He became famous during a special event at his college. B.He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately. C.He plays the piano better than many professional pianists. D.He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces. 5.Which of the following is the best title of this passage? A.The Qualities of a Musician B.The Story of a Musical Talent C.The Importance of Early Education D.The Relationship between Memory and Music 五 (2014 · 广东,B) 主题:传播善行 词数:386 It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收 费站).“I'm paying for myself,and for the six cars behind me,” she said with a smile,handing over seven tickets. One after another,the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed,“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.” It turned out that the woman,Natalie Smith,had read something on a friend's refrigerator : “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down. Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days,she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down.“I thought it was beautiful,” she said,explaining why she'd taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters,“like a message from above.” Her husband,Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students,one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson,a local news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper,admitting that though she liked it,she didn't know where it came from or what it really meant. Two days later,Alice got a call from Anne Herbert,a woman living in Marin.It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper,after turning it around in her mind for days. “Here's the idea,”Anne says.“Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly.”Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town , and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says , “Kindness__can__build__on__itself__as__much__as_ _violence__can.” The acts of random kindness spread.If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid,who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.Like all great events,kindness begins slowly,with every single act.Let it be yours! 1.Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her? A.She knew the car drivers well. B.She wanted to show kindness. C.She hoped to please others. D.She had seven tickets. 2.Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she ________. A.thought it was beautifully written B.wanted to know what it really meant C.decided to write it on a warehouse wall D.wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom 3.Who came up with the phrase according to the passage? A.Judy Foreman. B.Natalie Smith. C.Alice Johnson. D.Anne Herbert. 4.Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence above? A.Kindness and violence can change the world. B.Kindness and violence can affect one's behavior. C.Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves. D.Kindness and violence can shape one's character. 5.What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.People should practice random kindness to those in need. B.People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others. C.People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet. D.People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver. 六 (2014 · 广东,C) 主题:灯塔工程 词数:351 Like many new graduates,I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree,with honors,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow,but I had no idea how to do that.That's when I learned about the Lighthouse Project. I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short,I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family. Eventually,however,I won the support of my family,and I sent in all the paperwork needed for application.After countless interviews and presentations , I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later,I finally received a call asking me to report for duty.I would be going to a small village near Abuja,Nigeria. Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea. But I was about to find out. After completing my training , I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes,hearts,and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so,I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me. Sometime during that period,I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did,though I did not get anywhere with the local language,and I returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever. 1.What do we know about the author? A.His university education focused on theoretical knowledge. B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer. C.He took pride in having contributed to the world. D.He felt honored to study English literature. 2.According to Paragraph 2,it is most likely that the author ________. A.discussed his decision with his family B.asked previous volunteers about voluntary work C.attended special training to perform difficult tasks D.felt sad about having to leave his family and friends 3.In his application for the volunteer job,the author ________. A.participated in many discussions B.went through challenging survival tests C.wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work D.faced strong competition from other candidates 4.On arrival at the village,the author was ________. A.asked to lead a farming team B.sent to teach in schoolhouse C.received warmly by local villagers D.arranged to live in a separate house 5.What can we infer from the author's experiences in Nigeria? A.He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture. B.He had learned to communicate in the local language. C.He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home. D.He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students. 七 (2014 · 新课标Ⅱ,A) 主题:垃圾变珍宝 词数:281 Arriving in Sydney on his own from India,my husband,Rashid,stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. During the first week of his stay,he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers,including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there,lost and lonely in a strange city,thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening,the phone rang.It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband's name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can ( 垃 圾 桶 ) that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out,although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend. That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way. 1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney? A.Go shopping. B.Find a house. C.Join his family. D.Take a vacation. 2.The girl's parents got Rashid's phone number from________. A.a friend of his family B.a Sydney policeman C.a letter in his papers D.a stranger in Sydney 3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean? A.Showed. B.Sent out. C.Delivered. D.Gave back. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.From India to Australia B.Living in a New Country C.Turning Trash to Treasure D.In Search of New Friends 八 (2014 · 山东,A) 主题:遗失的狗 词数:305 One morning,Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day. Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers (传单),and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile,Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies,warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time,Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old,and Jack,who was recovering from a heart operation,was 21 years old. Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog,whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work,the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door,Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack,but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent. “If it hadn't come to get me,the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point,no one had called to claim the dog,so Ann decided to keep it. The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying,and told him,“That dog saved my friend's son.” Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog,and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window.After a few moments Peter said,“Maybe Odie was supposed to find you,maybe you should keep it.” 1.What did Tracy do after finding the dog? A.She looked for its owner. B.She gave it to Ann as a gift. C.She sold it to the dollar store. D.She bought some food for it. 2.How did the dog help save Jack? A.By breaking the door for Ann. B.By leading Ann to Jack's room. C.By dragging Jack out of the room. D.By attending Jack when Ann was out. 3.What was Ann's attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4? A.Sympathetic. B.Doubtful. C.Tolerant. D.Grateful. 4.For what purpose did Peter call Tracy? A.To help her friend's son. B.To interview Tracy. C.To take back his dog. D.To return the flier to her. 5.What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph? A.It would be given to Odie. B.It would be kept by Ann's family. C.It would be returned to Peter. D.It would be taken away by Tracy. 九 (2014 · 山东,B) 主题:在电影院内躲避酷暑 词数:320 It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say,it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962,and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan. Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and — most important—sit in air conditioning. In those days,you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then,the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to,you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that,but the manager at our theater,Mr Bellow,did not mind if you did. That particular day,my brother and I sat through both movies twice,trying to escape the heat.We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We'd already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it. We left the theater around 8 , just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again,twice more.And we did it the next day too. Finally,on the fourth day,the heat wave broke. Still,to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart's dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They're really memories of the screen,not memories of my life. 1.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner? A.1952. B.1962. C.1972. D.1982. 2.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.The heat. B.The theater. C.The Music Man. D.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. 3.What do we know about Mr Bellow? A.He loved children very much. B.He was a fan of John Wayne. C.He sold air conditioners. D.He was a movie star. 4.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times? A.The two movies were really wonderful. B.They wanted to avoid the heat outside. C.The manager of the theater was friendly. D.They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater. 5.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.The author turned out to be a great singer. B.The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962. C.The author's life has been changed by the two movies. D.The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable. 十 (2014·山东,C) 主题:为自由、平等而战斗的黑人女性 词数:291 Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves.At the age of six months she was acquired,along with her sister,by John Ashley,a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholder. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett”. For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day,Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious,she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return,Mumbet consulted a lawyer,Thcodore Sedgewick. With his help,Mumbet sued (起诉) for her freedom. While serving the Ashleys,Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually,Mumbet won her freedom—the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution. Strangely enough,after the trial,the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick. Mumbet died in 1829,but her legacy lived on in her many descendants (后裔).One of her greatgrandchildren was W.E.B.Du Bois,one of the founders of the NAACP,and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights. Mumbet's tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads,in part:“She was born a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write,yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.” 1.What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1? A.She was born a slave. B.She was a slaveholder. C.She had a famous sister. D.She was born into a rich family. 2.Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys? A.She found an employer. B.She wanted to be a lawyer. C.She was hit and got angry. D.She had to take care of her sister. 3.What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution? A.She should always obey her owners' orders. B.She should be as free and equal as whites. C.How to be a good servant. D.How to apply for a job. 4.What did Mumbet do after the trial? A.She chose to work for a lawyer. B.She founded the NAACP. C.She continued to serve the Ashleys. D.She went to live with her grandchildren. 5.What is the text mainly about? A.A story of a famous writer and spokesperson. B.The friendship between a lawyer and a slave. C.The life of a brave African American woman. D.A trial that shocked the whole world. 十一 (2014 · 重庆,A) 主题:舍友冲突 词数:294 I was never very neat,while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place,but mine always hid somewhere.She even labeled (贴标 签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time,Kate got neater and I got messier.She would push my dirty clothing over,and I would lay my books on her tidy desk.We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon , I heard her screaming,“Take your shoes away!Why under my bed!” Deafened,I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder. The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation,I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up,she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers,sobbing.Obviously,that was something she should not go through alone.All of a sudden,a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. Slowly,I collected the pencils,took back the books,made my bed,cleaned the socks and swept the floor,even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching,her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then,she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me.“Thanks.” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year.We didn't always agree,but we learned the key to living together:giving in,cleaning up and holding on. 1.What made Kate so angry one evening? A.She couldn't find her books. B.She heard the author shouting loud. C.She got the news that her grandma was ill. D.She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed. 2.The author tidied up the room most probably because________. A.she was scared by Kate's anger B.she hated herself for being so messy C.she wanted to show her care D.she was asked by Kate to do so 3.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed? A.By analyzing causes. B.By showing differences. C.By describing a process. D.By following time order. 4.What might be the best title for the story? A.My Friend Kate B.Hard Work Pays Off C.How to Be Organized D.Learning to Be Roommates 十 二 (2014 · 重庆,D) 主题:寻找孟加拉虎 词数:282 One moment it was quiet and calm in the forest,the next,the air was charged with tension. The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals and her mood suddenly changed. I urged the elephant deeper into the forest. We sounded like a forest fire—crackling,snapping,trailblazing. But through all the noise came a sharp warning cry. The elephant stopped and we heard it again — the tell tale call of a spotted deer. I looked quickly around the shadows of the forest. Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches , beneath which the patchwork ( 交 错 ) of green plants and shadowswithinshadows would make tiger stripes (条纹) look more attractive.Apart from an occasional noise from the elephant's stomach,the forest was silent. Gradually,the tension slipped from our bodies. The elephant seized a nearby branch and put it into her mouth. I reached forward and gently moved my hand over the elephant's neck;there was a soft part,free of wrinkles and hairs,behind her ear. This was my fourth time to__sense__the__aura of the forest in Corbett,although I saw no tigers in the end.Located at the foot of the Himalayan mountains,Corbett is home to about 135 Bengal tigers , but the forest seemed to be guarding their whereabouts (出没处),a silent reminder of their secrecy and rarity. Still,I was happy enough touching the elephant behind the ear. If I had so desperately wanted to see a tiger,I could have gone to a zoo. After all,spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty;tracking them can make you aware of something more. 1.Which of the following was a clear signal of alarm? A.The elephant stopped. B.A spotted deer called. C.The elephant seized a branch. D.The forest was silent for a while. 2.The author begins his account of the tour in the forest mainly by________. A.describing various sounds B.comparing different animals C.listing different activities D.introducing various plants 3.What does the underlined part “to sense the aura” most probably mean? A.To see the diversity. B.To enjoy the scenery. C.To feel the atmosphere. D.To experience the freedom. 4.How does the author feel after several visits to Corbett? A.Seeing a Bengal tiger is quite thrilling. B.It is very timeconsuming to travel in Corbett. C.It is really worthwhile to study the animals in Corbett. D.The process of finding Bengal tigers is most appealing. 十三 (2014 · 四川,B) 主题:童年的回忆 词数:332 In 1943,when I was 4,my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene,Idaho,to Fairbanks,Alaska,where adventure was never very far away. We arrived in the summer , just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off,so she didn't care much about my bedtime. Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel (桶) of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad,though,and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home. Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did!I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me.I hadn't turned 5 yet. As I entered kindergarten,the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school? As for Leonhard Seppala,famous as a dog sledder (驾雪橇者),I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was,but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather. In 1950 , we moved back to Coeur d'Alene , but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska. 1.What can be inferred about the author's family? A.His father was a cruel man. B.His parents didn't love him. C.His parents used to be very busy. D.His mother didn't have any jobs. 2.What happened when the author was 4? A.He learned to smoke. B.He was locked in a basement. C.He was arrested by the police. D.He nearly caused a fire accident. 3.Which of the following is TRUE? A.Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds. B.The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska. C.Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950. D.The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska. 4.What is the author's purpose of writing the text? A.To look back on his childhood with adventures. B.To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. C.To express how much he misses Leonhard. D.To show off his pride in making trouble. 十四 (2014 · 四川,C) 主题:急救 词数:308 A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart. Izzy,nine,restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing. Izzy's mother,Debbie,immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father,so decided to use CPR. However , she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough , so she stamped on her father's chest instead. Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions( 按 压)until the ambulance arrived. Izzy,who has been given a bravery award by her school,said:“I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.” “She's a little star,” said Debbie.“I was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just can't believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert.” Truck driver Colm,35,suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital,but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled,preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly,and his heart stopped for a moment. He has now made a full recovery from his suffering. 1.Izzy kicked her father in the chest ________. A.to express her helplessness B.to practise CPR on him C.to keep him awake D.to restart his heart 2.What's the right order of the events? ①Izzy kicked Colm. ②Debbie called 999. ③Izzy learned CPR. ④Colm's heart stopped. A.③①②④ B.④②③① C.③④②① D.④③①② 3.What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about? A.What Colm suffered. B.Colm's present condition. C.What caused Colm's allergy. D.Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction. 4.Why does the author write the news? A.To describe a serious accident. B.To prove the importance of CPR. C.To report a 9yearold girl's brave act. D.To call people's attention to allergic reaction. 十五 (2014·天津,C) 主题:与父亲一起旅行 词数:425 “Dad,”I say one day,“let's take a trip. Why don't you fly out and meet me?” My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM.His job filled his day,his thoughts,his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower,I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch,I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks. My father sees me drifting aimlessly,nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down,but now I want him to find an adventure. He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City. “What's our first stop?”asks my father. “What time is it?” “Still don't have a watch?” Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩),his mouth and eyes open slowly,like those of a little boy. “Unbelievable,”he says,“How was this done?” A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son. We stare up and I ask myself,Would I ever devote my life to anything? No directions , no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice.Now I hear them in my own. The next day we're at Yellowstone National Park,where we have a picnic. “Did you ever travel with your dad?”I ask. “Only once,”he says,“I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it.Whatever he could give me,he gave.” That__last__sentence — it's__probably__the__same__thing__I'd__say_ _about__my__father.And__what__I'd__want__my__child__to__say__about__me. In Glacier National Park,my father says,“I've never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world.I can keep traveling,I realize—and maybe a regular job won't be as dull as I feared. Weeks after our trip,I call my father. “The photos from the trip are wonderful,”he says.“We've got to take another trip like that sometime.” I tell him I've decided to settle down,and I'm wearing a watch. 1.We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father ________. A.followed the fashion B.got bored with his job C.was unhappy with the author's lifestyle D.liked the author's collection of stamps 2.What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore? A.His father is interested in sculpture. B.His father is as innocent as a little boy. C.He should learn sculpture in the future. D.He should pursue a specific aim in life. 3.From the underlined paragraph,we can see that the author ________. A.wants his children to learn from their grandfather B.comes to understand what parental love means C.learns how to communicate with his father D.hopes to give whatever he can to his father 4.What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story? A.The call solves their disagreements. B.The Swiss watch has drawn them closer. C.They decide to learn photography together. D.They begin to change their attitudes to life. 5.What could be the best title for the passage? A.Love Nature,Love Life B.A Son Lost in Adventure C.A Journey with Dad D.The Art of Travel 十六 (2014 · 北京,B) 主题:镇静的重要性 词数:393 The Brown Bear My wife Laura and I were on the beach ,with three of our children ,taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small,moving aimlessly. Just a few minutes later,I heard my daughter shouting,“Dad!The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back—the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally,probably because of hunger. I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders,and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long. Even so,this was a fight I had to win:I was all that stood between the bear and my family,who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear. The bear hit at the camera,cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face;the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move,and I sensed that my bones were going to break. Drawing back my free hand,I struck the bear as hard as I could for five or six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur,trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then,as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest,before returning for another attack—the first time I felt panic. Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat , the bear moved off , destroying a fence as it went.My arm was injured,but the outcome for us could hardly have been better.I'm proud that my family remained clearheaded when panic could have led to a very different outcome. 1.The brown bear approached the family in order to ________. A.catch shore birds B.start an attack C.protect the children D.set up a barrier for itself 2.The bear finally went away after it ________. A.felt safe B.got injured C.found some food D.took away the camera 3.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their ________. A.pride B.patience C.calmness D.cautiousness 十七(2013·辽宁,B) 主题:环保行动 词数:289 Going green seems to be a fad (时尚) for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or bad,we can't really say,but for the two of us,going green is not a fad but a lifestyle. On April 22,2011,we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things,and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy,we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task. With the idea of going green every single day for a year,Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps. Over the course of Our Green Year,we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic (有机的) stores.We consume less meat,choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don't need.We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice,with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter,enjoying the smell of homemade fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished. Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet. 1.What might be the best title for the passage? A.Going Green B.Protecting the Planet C.Keeping OpenMinded D.Celebrating Our Green Year 2 . It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because________. A.they were expected to follow the green fad B.they didn't know how to educate other people C.they were unwilling to reduce their energy D.they needed to perform unusual green tasks 3.What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year? A.They tried to get out of their ungreen habits. B.They ignored others' ungreen behavior. C.They chose better chemical cleaners. D.They sold their homemade food. 4.What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.The government will give support to the green project. B.The couple may continue their project in the future. C.Some people disagree with the couple's green ideas. D.Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign. 十八 (2013 · 福建,A) 主题:失而复得的图章戒指 词数:323 When I was 12,all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring.They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday,my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials (姓名首字母) carved into it.I was in heaven. What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being “replaced”.We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring.My ring was new. Then,only one month later,I lost it.I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning.I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually,I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away. Years passed,and a couple of moves later,I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday,nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You'll recognize this one,” she said,smiling. Then she handed me a small ring box.I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations , which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom,they found the ring.As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me. 1.The underlined word“in”in the first paragraph probably means“________”. A.fashionable B.available C.practical D.renewable 2.When she got the ring back,the writer was about________. A.13 years old B.15 years old C.26 years old D.28 years old 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The writer's family moved several times. B.The writer never stopped looking for her ring. C.The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner. D.The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off. 4.What would be the best title for the passage? A.My New Ring B.Lost and Found C.Lost and Replaced D.An Expensive Ring 十九 (2013 · 安徽,C) 主题:“许愿”基金会 词数:355 When 19yearold Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the MakeAWish Foundation (基金会),nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important Make A Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends. We were interested in finding out more,so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say. Sophia told us that MakeAWish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980.“It's a charity (慈善机构) that helps children who have got very serious illnesses.MakeAWish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true,” Sophia explained. We asked Sophia how MakeAWish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris,who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true—so,with everybody's help,Chris,only seven years old at the time,had been a “policeman” for a day.“When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true,they decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of MakeAWish,” explained Sophia. Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special , happy time. A Make A Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary,or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can. 1.Sophia found out about MakeAWish because her best friend had ________. A.benefited from it B.volunteered to help it C.dreamed about it D.told the author about it 2.According to Sophia,MakeAWish ________. A.is an international charity B.was understood by nobody at first C.raises money for very poor families D.started by drawing the interest of the public 3.What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3? A.He has been a policeman since he was seven. B.He gave people the idea of starting MakeAWish. C.He wanted people to help make his dream come true. D.He was the first child MakeAWish helped after it had been set up. 4.Which of the following is true about MakeAWish volunteers? A.They are important for making wishes come true. B.They try to help children get over their illnesses. C.They visit sick children to make them feel special. D.They provide what is necessary to make MakeAWish popular. 二十 (2013 · 湖北,A) 主题:日记的意义 词数:390 Some years ago,writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's events,feelings,and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words,but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all,isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past? When I was thirteen years old,I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, wellequipped with pens,a diary,and a camera.During the trip,I was busy recording every incident,name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively,dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there,I wandered out of my tent,diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon,and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen.... At that point,I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary. Now,I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books , or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures,but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I'm no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera,busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future. I don't want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places;maybe I'll forget certain facts,but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don't live to make memories—I just live,and the memories form themselves. 1.Before the age of thirteen,the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ________. A.observing her school routine B.expressing her satisfaction C.impressing her classmates D.preserving her history 2.What caused a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary? A.A dull night on the journey. B.The beauty of the great valley. C.A striking quotation from a book. D.Her concerns for future generations. 3.What does the author put in her diary now? A.Notes and beautiful pictures. B.Special thoughts and feelings. C.Detailed accounts of daily activities. D.Descriptions of unforgettable events. 4.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is________. A.to experience it B.to live the present in the future C.to make memories D.to give accurate representations of it 答案及解析 1.【语篇导读】 一位身患重病的女孩的母亲经营寄宿公寓时偶然得到一本 欧·亨利遗失的小说手稿,经专家鉴定后确定出自欧·亨利之手。后来作者的父亲 将这份手稿出售去帮助女孩支付医药费。 1.A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句可知,这份手稿是那位女孩的 母亲发现的。 2.B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句“So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston...”可知,欧·亨利在 Galveston 居住过的事实最能解释手稿发现于阁楼里。 3.C 词义猜测题。根据 O.Henry expert 可知,该专家专门研究欧·亨利的 小说及生平,能够辨别这部手稿的真伪,因此 authenticate 意为“证明”。 4.A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知,作者的父亲到得梅因是 为了将书稿卖掉。 高频词汇 suffer from 忍受;遭受;患……病;受……之苦 expert adj. 熟练的;内行的;经验丰富的 n. 专家;行家;能手 authenticate vt. 证实;证明……是真实的 set out 出发;开始;陈诉;陈列 desperately adv. 拼命地;绝望地;极度地 【长难句分析】 So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse,and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident.因此,这位著名作家极有可能曾经到海边来, 并下榻于加尔维斯敦寄宿公寓,在那里创作了这篇小说,但是不小心将手稿遗忘 在了那里。 该句为复合句。it 为形式主语,that 引导的从句为真正主语。leave...behind 意为“将……遗忘”;by accident 意为“偶然;不小心”。 2.【语篇导读】 本篇文章主要讲述了 G&G 公司得益于意志力培养工程, 最终走向辉煌。 1.B 细节理解题。由第二段第一句“...in one of his G&G training courses, an education program that began on his first day and continues throughout an employee's occupation.”可知,既然这是一项贯穿员工职业生涯的课程,也是员 工们必须参加的教育课程。 2.D 推理判断题。由第四段第二句可知,有时那些自控力强的人好像并 不怎么费劲——那是因为他们已经习惯成自然了。不用思考,他们的意志力就起 作用了。 3.C 推理判断题。由最后一段最后一句可推断出,在某种程度上,那些 课程是 G&G 由一个死气沉沉的公司发展成为一家拥有 17 000 多家商店,每年 利润超过 100 亿美元的大公司的原因。所以这家公司的未来会更辉煌。 高频词汇 be responsible for 对……负责;是……的原因 occupation n. 职业;占有;消遣;占有期 master vt. 控制;精通;掌握 n. 硕士;主人;大师;教师 strengthen v. 加强;巩固 serve as 担当……;充当……;起……的作用 【长难句分析】 Those courses are,in part,why G&G has grown from a sleepy company into a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year.在某种程度上,那些课程是 G&G 由一个死气沉沉的 公司发展成为一家拥有 17 000 多家商店,每年利润超过 100 亿美元的大公司的 原因。 该句为复合句。句中 Those courses 是主语,are 是连系动词,why 引导一个 表语从句,从句中介词 with 引导的由 and 连接的两个并列的名词性短语作定语。 3.【语篇导读】 作者讲述了自己给残疾儿童上课的一个小故事:面对故意 在办公室里调皮的学生,作者任其发泄,最后打开了孩子的心扉,让孩子意识 到自己行为的错误。 1.C 细节理解题。由最后一段第三句“...the teacher didn't let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked.”可知老师总是让他做 违背自己意愿的事。 2.A 推理判断题。根据第四段第三、四句可知,面对这个孩子的捣蛋行 为,作者没有生气,作者看出这个孩子是想故意气老师,但他需要沟通;最后一 段第二句说,如果“我”批评他,正在对“我”慢慢敞开的大门就会牢牢地关上 了。由此推断,作者明白其中原因,她不想使孩子的情况更糟糕。 3.D 推理判断题。由第四段的内容可知,作者看着孩子在她的办公室里 调皮,却安静地坐在那里,直到孩子自己慢慢地安静下来,然后和他聊天。从这 些信息看,作者与孩子沟通之前让他把自己的情绪发泄完,而没有用严厉的话语 批评他。 4.B 推理判断题。文章最后一句说,孩子眼中含着泪水要去向老师道歉, 由此推断,他意识到自己的错误并感到后悔。 高频词汇 result in 导致;结果是 come up against 碰到;遭遇 take charge of 接管,负责 admit v. 承认 【长难句分析】 There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. 托儿所有个很顽皮的小男孩,于是一位通常对与孩子打交道很有信心的老师被安 排负责管好他。 该句为并列句。句中由连词 and 连接,其中前句是简单句,后句是复合句, who 引导定语从句,修饰主语 a teacher。 4.【语篇导读】 十九岁的英国法学专业学生塞缪尔·奥斯蒙德在音乐方面 有非凡的天赋,他的表演技艺高超,但他还是会在开心演奏美妙音乐的同时继 续他的学业。 1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句的内容可知,他能够弹奏他所听到 的音乐。 2.B 细节理解题。由第二段第三句“Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents...”可知塞缪尔起初在父母期待下是打算成为律师的。 3.C 细节理解题。由第三段的第四句可知,他虽然没有受过专业的音乐 训练,也不会读乐谱,却能非常熟练地弹钢琴,大家都为此惊讶。 4.B 推理判断题。本段中提到,他最近的一次表演以及现在能做到很多 音乐家做不到的事,再结合他自信地说“那全因为超级的记忆力——我认为我有 这天赋。”可知 B 项正确。 5.B 主旨大意题。综观整篇文章可知,这里主要介绍有关极有音乐天赋 的塞缪尔·奥斯蒙德的故事。 高频词汇 realize vt. 实现;认识到 perform vt. 执行;演奏 vi. 工作,运转(好/不好);表演 impressed adj. 印象深刻的;对……钦佩;敬仰 retell vt. 复述;重述 【长难句分析】 Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents,but music teachers told him he should study music instead.塞缪尔想依照他 父母的意愿成为一名律师,但是他的音乐老师们却告诉他应该改学音乐。 该句为并列句。句子由 but 连接两个复合句;第一个复合句中有 as 引导的 原因状语从句;第二个复合句中 he should study music instead 是省略了 that 的宾 语从句。 5.【语篇导读】 几位女士理解“随意的善行和无意识行为的美好”,并采 取了相应的行动,号召人们要把这些随意的善行继续传播下去。 1.B 细节理解题。根据文章二段的内容可知,Natalie Smith 被朋友家冰箱 上的“将随意的善行和无意识的美好付诸行动”的话语所打动,于是开始采取行 动。 2.A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三句“I thought it was beautiful”可知, 她这样做的原因是因为它很美。 3.D 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“...Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper,after turning it around in her mind for days.”以及第五段第一句 “Here's the idea”可知,故选 D 项。 4.C 推理判断题。根据上一句的“...painting the classrooms of shabby schools,leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town,and giving money secretly to a proud old lady.”并结合文章主旨可知,这些都是人们的善行, 由此可推知本句话要表达的意思是:善行与暴行一样都会自行复制。 5.B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中第一句“The acts of random kindness spread.”和第二句“...you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.”可推 知,人们会把这种随意的善行继续传播下去。 高频词汇 drive up 抬高;开车赶到;迫使……上升 hand over 交出;移交 inform vt. 通知;告诉;报告 vi. 告发;告密 spot n. 地点;斑点 vt. 认出;弄脏;用灯光照射 adj.现货买卖的 inspired adj. 品质优秀的;借助于灵感创作的 v. 激发(inspire 的过去分词); 鼓舞 【长难句分析】 If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.如果你是 那些发现别人为你支付了费用的司机中的一个,说不定以后你可能也会被激励着 为别人去做什么样的事。 该句为复合句。本句包含 if 引导的条件状语从句,状语从句中还有定语从 句 who found your fare paid;主句中包含 what 引导的宾语从句。 6.【语篇导读】 作为一名大学毕业生,作者对未来充满希望,但在现实中 却苦于如何着手,后来通过申请和参加 Lighthouse Project(灯塔工程)改变了自 己的一生。 1.A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第二句“My degree,with honors,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical.”可知,作者在获 得英语文学学位的荣誉的过程中并没有学习到什么实用的东西。 2.A 推理判断题。根据第二段的最后两句“...I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family.”可知,作者和家人都 对这个决定没有掉以轻心,由此推断,他们应该是讨论了这个决定。 3.D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句的“After countless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.” 可知,作者在众多的应试者中脱颖而出并通过考试,最终被录用。 4.C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段第二句“...they offered their homes, hearts,and food as if I were their own family.”可知,作者到达时受到了当地村民 热情的招待。 5.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“...those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did...did not get anywhere with the local language...”可知,作 者在适应当地生活和文化方面有困难。 高频词汇 previous adj. 以前的;早先的;(时间上)稍前的 in short 总之;简言之 countless adj. 无数的;数不尽的 stand out 突出;站出来 candidate n. 候选人;申请者;应征人员 【长难句分析】 Sometime during that period,I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did ,though I did not get anywhere with the local language,and I returned to the United States a different man. 在那期间,有时候我意识到虽然没能学会当地的语言,但是所有那些对我来说似 乎很奇怪或不寻常的东西不再奇怪和不寻常了。而且,回到美国之后我变得与以 往不同了。 该句为复合句。主句为 I realized...中含有 that 引导的宾语从句,作 realized 的宾语;宾语从句中含有 that 引导的定语从句,修饰 all those things;还包含一 个 though 引导的让步状语从句。 7.【语篇导读】 作者的丈夫来到一座新的城市,不幸的是,重要的文件丢 失了,结果别人在垃圾箱里捡到这些东西,并还给了作者的丈夫,这让作者一 家非常感激。 1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...while looking for a house...”可知,拉 希德打算找房子。 2.C 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句中的“...they had seen a halfwritten letter in the pile which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.” 可知,女孩的父母从作者丈夫的文件里找到一封写了一半的信,里面有拉希德的 电话号码。 3.D 词义猜测题。上文提到他们找到了丢失的文件,故可知该词的意思 是那一家人把文件“还给”了作者的丈夫。 4.C 主旨大意题。作者的丈夫丢失了重要的东西,结果别人在垃圾箱里 发现了,并交还给了他,根据这些信息可以推知 C 项正确。 高频词汇 a pile of 一堆;很多 document n. 文件,公文 sort out 挑选出;整理 【长难句分析】 Her parents had carefully sorted them out,although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.尽管她的父母看到大多数 文件上面主要是一些外国的地址,但还是细心地把它们整理好。 该句为复合句。句中含有 although 引导的让步状语从句;主句中 sort out 意 为“对……进行分类,整理”。 8.【语篇导读】 特蕾西发现了一只走失的小狗,交给她的邻居安暂为照看。 与此同时,特蕾西往邮筒里塞传单寻找狗的主人。小狗在安的儿子生病时及时 引领安救了儿子。狗的主人 Peter 在找到爱犬时,发现安一家人对狗难以割舍, 故决定把狗留在安家。 1.A 细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Tracy took photos of the dog...mailboxes.” 可知,Tracy 在发现走失的小狗后让安暂时照看这只狗而自己在努力寻找狗的主 人。 2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“As soon as...a heart attack.”可知, 小狗把安带到杰克的房间让她发现了杰克的病情,从而挽救了杰克的性命。 3.D 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可推知,由于狗救了安的儿子的命, 她对狗非常感激。 4.C 细节理解题。由第五段第二句可知,彼得看到传单后认出了自己的 狗,所以打电话给特蕾西想领回自己的狗。 5.B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“...maybe you should keep it.”可知, 小狗最后由安一家抚养。 高频词汇 keep an eye on 照看;留意;密切注视 print off 打印出 recover from 恢复健康;恢复常态 pick up 捡起;获得;收拾;(偶然)学会;接(某人) 【长难句分析】 Meanwhile,Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies,warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog.同时,安到一元店去 买了一些宠物用品,并告诫她的两个儿子不要喜欢上这只狗。 该句为复合句。句中 warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog 为现 在分词短语作伴随状语,短语 fall in love with 意为“喜欢,爱上”。 9.【语篇导读】 本文讲述了作者与兄弟为了躲避酷暑而连续几天到电影院 看电影的趣事。 1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“This was 1962,and I would not...for another ten years.”可知,1972 年作者才第一次住在有空调的地方。 2.D 词义猜测题。由本段的第三句可知作者和他的兄弟看了两部电影: The Music Man 和 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,此处 it 指代前句提到的“the second movie”即 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance。 3.B 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“...because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.”可知,贝洛先生是约翰·韦恩的忠实粉丝。 4.B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“...trying to escape the heat.”可知,作 者与其兄弟看同一部电影看了好几次,是因为他们想躲避室外的高温。 5.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知,作者觉得在电影院的经 历非常难忘。 高频词汇 condition n. 条件;情况;环境 brilliant adj. 鲜艳的,很好的;杰出的;绝妙的 【长难句分析】 That particular day,my brother and I sat through both movies twice,trying to escape the heat.在那特别的一天里,我和我的兄弟将两部电影看 了两遍,以躲避炎热。 该句为简单句。本句中,sit through 指“坐着完整地看完电影”,through 有 “从头到尾”的意思。trying to escape the heat 为现在分词短语作目的状语。 10.【语篇导读】 本文讲述了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由的女性黑奴 Elizabeth Freeman 的故事。她生来是一个奴隶,而且当了近三十年的奴隶。虽 然她既不会读书,也不会写字,但是在她自己的领域里,没有人能够比得上她 和超越她。 1.A 细节理解题。由第一段第一句“Elizabeth...who were slaves.”以及最后 一段引文中的“She was born a slave...”可知,Mumbet 是奴隶出身。 2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段的第三、四句可知,Mumbet 是因为挨了打 而非常生气,所以离开了 Ashleys 的家。 3.B 推理判断题。由第三段的第二句“If the constitution said that all people were free and equal,...apply to her.”可知,Mumbet 从新的宪法中得知黑人应该 和白人一样享有自由、平等的权利。 4.A 细节理解题。由第四段的第二句“She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick.”和第二段的倒数第二句“...a lawyer,Thcodore Sedgewick”可知, 在审判过后 Mumbet 决定为那位律师工作。 5.C 主旨大意题。本文讲述了一位非裔美国黑人 Elizabeth Freeman 勇敢 追求自由的故事。 高频词汇 constitution n. 宪法;章程;体质;构造 tombstone n. 墓碑;墓石 slave n. 奴隶;从动装置 vi. 苦干;拼命工作 【长难句分析】 Furious,she left the house and refused to come back.她非常 生气,离开了那个家并且拒绝回去。 该句为简单句。本句中,Furious 为形容词作原因状语。 11.【语篇导读】 本文主要介绍了由于生活习惯的不同导致舍友冲突,后 来通过相互关怀和体谅,最后和解的故事,以此告知人与人相处需要相互包容、 谦让。 1.D 细节理解题。由第二段第三句“...‘Take your shoes away!Why under my bed!’...”可知作者的鞋子在舍友的床下。 2.C 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“All of a sudden,a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.”可知,同情感涌上心头,作者想要表达对室友的关 心。 3.B 推理判断题。第一段通过对比描述了两人的生活习惯差异。 4.D 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了由于生活习惯的不同导致舍友冲突, 后来通过相互关怀和体谅,最后和解的故事,来告知人与人的相处之道,即舍友 要学会相处。 高频词汇 messy adj. 凌乱的,散乱的;肮脏的,污秽的;麻烦的 take away 带走;取走;拿走 yell vi.& vt. 大叫,叫喊 n. 喊声,叫声 reach out 伸出 【长难句分析】 I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. 我如此专心打扫都没有注意到凯特已经坐起来了。 该句为复合句。句中使用 so...that...“如此……以至于……”结构,其中 that 引导结果状语从句。 12.【语篇导读】 树林中的宁静被各种动物的声音打破,作者在文中描述 了去森林寻找老虎的过程,虽未找到老虎,但寻找的过程十分吸引人。 1.B 细节理解题。由第一段最后两句“But through all the noise came a sharp warning cry...the telltale call of a spotted deer.”可知,梅花鹿的叫声是一个清楚的 预警。 2.A 细节理解题。由第一段第四句“We sounded like a forest fire—crackling, snapping,trailblazing.”可知,作者通过描写不同的声音开篇的。 3.C 词义猜测题。由前三段描述可知作者误认为出现老虎的紧张氛围, 可以推断画线部分意为“感受这种(紧张)氛围”。 4.D 推理判断题。由文章最后一段的描述,特别是最后一句“After all, spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty;tracking them can make you aware of something more.”可推断出寻找孟加拉虎的过程更吸引人。 高频词汇 be charged with 承担;被控告;充满 urge vt. 竭力主张;催促 apart from 除……之外(都);除……之外(还) 【长难句分析】 Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches,beneath which the patchwork of green plants and shadowswithinshadows would make tiger stripes look more attractive.阳光透过树枝照耀在大地上,树枝下绿色植物与光影纵横交 错,使得老虎的条纹更加迷人。 该句为复合句。主句为 Rays of...branches,beneath which...引导非限制性定 语从句修饰 tree branches。 13.【语篇导读】 每个人都有一段童年的回忆,本文作者讲述了自己童年 的冒险经历。 1.C 推理判断题。根据第三段前两句尤其是“That left me in a mess.”可知 作者的父母很忙。 2.D 细节理解题。由第三段第五句和第六句“...but couldn't really get a good fire going.The smoke got pretty bad,though...”可知作者差点制造一场火灾 事故。 3.A 推理判断题。根据第六段第一句话可推知 A 项正确;根据最后一段 可排除 B、C;根据倒数第二段可知 D 项中的“suffered a lot”不正确。 4.A 推理判断题。从文章一开始,作者就介绍自己 4 岁的时候差点引发 火灾,然后又介绍了自己跟着 Leonhard 滑雪橇的事情。显然作者是在回顾童年 的冒险经历。 高频词汇 get into 进入,陷入;穿上;习惯于 manage to 设法、努力完成某事 occupied adj. 被侵占的;使用中的;无空闲的 set in (雨、恶劣天气、感染等)开始;到来 sheltered adj. 受保护的;掩蔽的;为弱者提供方便的 v. 庇护(shelter 的过 去分词形式) 【长难句分析】 In 1950,we moved back to Coeur d'Alene,but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.在 1950 年,我们搬回了 科达伦,但是我们又得到了一次去阿拉斯加冒险的机会,这次是八年后伦哈德邀 请我们去爱达荷州参加一个阿拉斯加以前邻居的聚会。 该句为并列复合句。两个句子由 but 连接。其中前句为简单句,后句为复合 句,包含 when 引导的时间状语从句,one more“再一个,又一个”,by paying a visit to...作方式状语。 14.【语篇导读】 本文讲述了一个九岁的小女孩依奇急中生智,在关键时 刻用自己的急救知识挽救父亲生命的故事。 1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知依奇敲打父亲的胸膛是为了恢复心脏 的跳动。 2.C 细节理解题。通读全文可知③发生于④前,根据第三段可知②发生 于①前。 3.A 主旨大意题。根据本段中的 suffered 以及第二句话可知本段讲述的是 Colm 的遭遇。 4.C 推理判断题。文章开头讲述了小女孩急中生智挽救父亲,接下来讲 述了故事发生的过程,故作者写本文的原因就是要报道这个事件。 高频词汇 kick v. 踢;敲打 footprint n. 足迹;脚印 take over 接管;接收 【长难句分析】 A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic reaction which stopped his heart.一个女学生的父 亲遭受了一次严重的过敏反应,心脏停止,她通过敲打父亲的胸部挽救了他的生 命。 该句为复合句。主句为 A schoolgirl saved...,其中的 by 引导的是方式状语。 after 引导的是时间状语从句,其中从句 which stopped his heart 是定语从句,修饰 a serious allergic reaction。 15.【语篇导读】 在一次旅行中,作者与父亲交流了思想和人生观,在彼 此的影响下,他们开始转变人生态度,享受美好的生活。 1.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show...”可以判断,父亲对于“我”漫无目的的生活方式很不满。 2.D 细节理解题。根据第十一段“We stare up and I ask myself,Would I ever devote my life to anything?”可知,作者意识到应该有自己的目标了。 3.B 推理判断题。结合上段中的“Whatever he could give me,he gave.” 可知,作者明白了父母之爱的无私。 4.D 推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知,父亲想要再去旅行,作者想 要稳定下来,由此推断,父子俩的生活态度开始改变。 5.C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,作者通过与父亲的一次旅行,明白了 很多人生道理。因此,“与父亲一起旅行”能较好地概括文章的大意。 高频词汇 settle down 定居;安定下来;专心于 carve vt. 雕刻;切开;开创 vi. 切开;做雕刻工作 【长难句分析】 My father sees me drifting aimlessly,nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps.父亲看到我毫无目标地四处游荡,33 年来一事无成,只不过拥有一个集了很多好玩的印章的护照。 该句为简单句。句中 drifting aimlessly 为分词短语作补语;nothing to show... 为复合不定式作状语。 16.【语篇导读】 本文作者讲述了一家人在海边拍照时,突然看见一只棕 色的熊。这只熊一直跟着作者一家人,随后向他们发起了攻击,作者尽力和熊 搏斗来保护家人,在这个过程中作者受了一点伤,也因为家人的镇静救了全家, 同时也告诉我们在紧急时刻保持镇静是非常重要的。 1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段的“This one was silent and its ears pinned back—the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.”可以判断出,这只棕色的 熊要准备对作者及其家人进行攻击。 2.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat,the bear moved off...”可以判断出,熊是在感受到自己能够把敌人 吓倒的时候,也就是感觉自己安全的时候停止了攻击。 3.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句“I'm proud that my family remained clearheaded when panic could have led to a very different outcome.”可知, 作者自豪的是一家人都保持了镇静,否则惊慌可能会导致另一种结果。 高频词汇 rush into 仓促行事 stick across 卡住 move off 离开;出发,走掉;死;畅销 【长难句分析】 My wife Laura and I were on the beach,with three of our children,taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear.妻子劳拉和我,还有我们的三个孩子在阿拉斯加我们家附近的海滩上给滨鸟 拍照,这时我们发现了一只熊。 该句为主从复合句。主句的主语为 My wife and I,were 是系动词,on the beach 是介词短语作表语,后面的现在分词短语 taking pictures of shore birds 作伴随状 语,near our home in Alaska 作地点状语,后面的 when 引导时间状语从句。 17.【语篇导读】 本文主要叙述了作者和妻子的环保年,在这一年中的每 一天他们都会做一件环保的事情。在作者看来,环保不是一种时尚,而是一种 生活方式。 1.A 主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句中的“...but for the two of us,going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.”和最后一段中的“Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year.”等信息可知,本文主要介绍作者和妻子的环保行动。 2.D 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知,作者和妻子一年三百六十 五天每天都要做一件与以往不同的环保事情,所以这并非容易的事情。 3.A 细节理解题。根据第四段可知,作者和妻子在一年的时间里完全改 变了原来的生活方式,代之以绿色环保的生活方式。 4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.”可知,作者认为他们有改变现状并具有 帮助地球更加绿色环保的能力,所以他们会继续他们的环保事业。 高频词汇 entire adj. 全部的;整个的;完全的 be grateful for 感激 【长难句分析】 My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment.妻子和我决定教育人们在生活中如何做到 环保,并希望能够向人们展示所有能够做到的绿色事情,以帮助改善环境。 该句为复合句。主句中有两个并列的谓语,由连词 and 连接,其中前者中不 定式短语 to educate...用作动词 decided 的宾语,该短语中介词 about 之后是由 how 引导的宾语从句;后者中 hoped 之后是省略 that 的宾语从句,从句中含有 that 引导的定语从句,修饰 all the green things。 18.【语篇导读】 作者在 13 岁生日的时候得到了一枚图章戒指,但是不知 什么原因不见了。十几年后,购买了作者家房子的主人在准备装修的时候找到 了这枚戒指,并且邮寄给了作者的母亲,戒指失而复得了。 1.A 细节理解题。根据画线词后面的“...it seemed every girl except me had one.”可知,除了作者之外几乎每个女孩子都拥有一个,说明当时这个东西是比 较流行的。 2.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“On my 13th birthday,my Mum gave me a signet ring...”,可知作者是 13 岁的时候得到的这个图章戒指;由第三段最后一 句“And two years later,we sold the house and moved away.”可知作者家是在两 年后卖掉的房子,因此得知作者当时 15 岁;再根据下文的“The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier...”可知有一家人 13 年前购买了作者家的房子,说 明到现在已经至少 13 年了,因此作者重新得到这个图章戒指的时候,大约 28 岁。 3.A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第一句“Years passed,and a couple of moves later...”可知作者搬了几次家。 4.B 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了作者 13 岁生日的时候,母亲送给她一 个当时颇为流行的图章戒指,但是后来不幸丢失了。十几年后,购买了作者家房 子的人家准备装修时,发现了这枚戒指,并邮寄给了作者的母亲。作者的戒指失 而复得。 高频词汇 redecoration n. 重新装饰;再装饰 pull up 拉起;停车;停止 【长难句分析】 What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being “replaced”.使得这枚戒指更加特殊的原因是,这是唯一一 件没有被“更换”的东西。 该句为复合句。What 引导主语从句,在从句中作主语;was 之后的 that 引 导表语从句,其中含有 that 引导的定语从句,修饰前面的 the only thing。 19.【语篇导读】 年仅 19 岁的索菲亚加入“许愿”基金会做志愿者,来帮 助那些身患重病的孩子们去实现他们的愿望。 1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“But Sophia knew just how important MakeAWish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.”可知,当 Sophia 的朋友受益于此基金会时, 她才意识到它的重要性。 2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Sophia told us that MakeAWish is a worldwide organization...”可知,“许愿”基金会是一个国际性的慈善机构。 3.B 推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,Chris 是一个身患重病的孩子, 他的愿望是成为一名警察,于是大家想方设法帮助他实现了梦想,由此“许愿” 基金会成立,故其成立的最初原因是对 Chris 的帮助。 4.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段第三句可知,志愿者们很重要,因为是 他们帮助实现愿望的。 高频词汇 worldwide adj. 全世界的 adv. 在世界各地 even though 虽然;即使 explain v. 解释 【长难句分析】 A MakeAWish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world.一名“许 愿”基金会的志愿者在拜访一些家庭时会问孩子们,假如他们能够拥有世界上的 任何东西,他们最渴望得到的是什么。 该句为复合句。主句为 A MakeAWish volunteer visits...,其中包含一个 what 引导的宾语从句,宾语从句中又包含一个 if 引导的条件状语从句。 20.【语篇导读】 本文主要讲述了作者通过一次远足旅行,认识到写日记 的真正意义:写日记不是为了记载历史,而是为了记录人生特殊的思想和情感。 1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“After all,isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?”可知,她仅仅把写日记当作一种记录历 史的方式。 2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段首句中的“At that point,...the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知,是美丽的山谷让她改变了对写日记的理解。 3.B 细节理解题。根据第四段首句“Now,I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知,作者现在只把一些特殊的想 法和情感写入日记中。 4.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句中的“...but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可推知,作者认为生活的意义是去经历和体验。 高频词汇 come across 偶遇;被理解;给人……印象 incident n. 事件,事变 match v. 使比赛;使相配;敌得过,比得上 quotation n. 价目,语录;引用;行情 【长难句分析】 At that point,I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.就在那个时刻,我明白了我写的任何东西都配不上或代替不了亲身 体验山谷那激动人心的美的瞬间。 该句为复合句。主句为 I understood,后跟 that 引导的宾语从句,I wrote... 是定语从句,修饰 nothing;I allowed...是定语从句,修饰 the few 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