【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解典题10篇练与析学案（含解析）（16页word版）

【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解典题10篇练与析学案（含解析）（16页word版）

‎2018届二轮复习 阅读理解典题10篇练与析 ‎【一】‎ ‎ If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. IIe’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. ‎ ‎ While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. ‎ ‎ But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. ‎ ‎ In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学）. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. ‎ ‎ So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well. ‎ ‎ Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. ‎ ‎ As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. ‎ ‎64. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________‎ A. . provide some key facts about Confucius B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject C. show great respect for the ancient thinker D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations ‎65. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students______‎ A. have a great interest in studying Chinese B. take an active part in Chinese competitions C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese ‎66. What is the best title for the passge?‎ A. Forgotten Wisdom in America B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language C. Chinese Culture for Westerners D. Old Thinker with a Big Future ‎67. The passage is likely to appear in ___________. ‎ A. a biography B. a history paper C. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook ‎【文章大意】本文阐述了西方学生学习中国的文化的现象，并告诉我们中国古代伟大的思想家—孔子的思想仍然受到人们的追捧。‎ ‎64.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】目的意图题。第一段选说如果孔子仍然活着并能庆祝生日的话，将会有很多的蜡烛，他需要一个扇子或很大的风才能吹灭，是为了吸引读者的注意力，让读者继续读下去。‎ ‎65.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.”和第四句中的“are racing to learn Chinese可知，美国学生对中国文化很感兴趣。‎ ‎66.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】主旨大意题。本文主要向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响，以用将来可能产生的影响，所以选D。‎ ‎67.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】文章出处题。本文向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响，以用将来可能产生的影响，应该是出自报纸，所以选C。‎ ‎【二】‎ As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.‎ In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when 1 was a boy it was such a fun to stick your finger 'through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.‎ On Dad' s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. "Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route." he used to say, "and a story at every one. " One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.‎ Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read. "Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs. " Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the groom:. bat the mail was always delivered On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few button on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to 8 32,000.‎ A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad’s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn't the case.‎ As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white ‎ lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.‎ I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad's postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.‎ At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. " What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?" he asked. "The letters?" 'I guess you never knew. " "Knew what?"‎ ‎" Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. "‎ I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.‎ For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.‎ ‎55. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad us_____.‎ A. great chances to help other people B. happy occasions to play with baby chickens C. exciting experience* with a lot of fun D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies ‎56. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_____.‎ A. Dad had a strong sense of duty B. Dad was an honest and reliable man C. Dad had a strong sense of honor D. Dad was a kind and generous man ‎57. According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?‎ A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.‎ B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.‎ C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.‎ D. Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year.‎ ‎58. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is______.‎ A. offering analyses B. providing explanations C. giving examples D. making comparisons ‎59. What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?‎ A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.‎ B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.‎ C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.‎ D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.‎ ‎60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?‎ A. The Mail B. Christmas Letters C Special Mailboxes D. Memorable Travels ‎【文章大意】本文主要讲述了邮递员爸爸的简单、丰富而又充实、有趣的邮递生活，尤其是给孩子们回复给圣诞老人的邮件更是感人至深。‎ ‎55.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据文章的前两段作者和父亲一起大家经历的所见所闻所感，可知那些是愉快的经历，故答案Ｃ符合文意。‎ ‎56.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。商人把那么多钱放在邮箱里托付给爸爸存入银行，可见爸爸是一个诚实的、可以信赖的人，故答案Ｂ符合文意。‎ ‎57.【答案】D ‎【试题解析推理判断题。根据文章最后几段对父亲给孩子们回复圣诞老人的回信的回忆的大段描述，可以推断出答案Ｄ符合文意。‎ ‎58.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第四段的整体理解，可知本段主要用了举例的写作手段，故答案C符合文意。‎ ‎59.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句：and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.可知答案Ｄ符合文意。‎ ‎60.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】文章标题题。根据文章的整体理解，本文主要讲的是邮递员爸爸的简单而又朴实的邮递生活，故答案Ａ符合文意。本题可用排除法。‎ ‎【三】‎ Franz Kafka wrote that "a book must be the ax (斧子) for the frozen sea inside us. " I once shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders, and it didn't seem to require any explanation.‎ We’d just finished John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I. "Are you crying?" one girl asked, as she got out of her chair to take a closer look. "I am," I told her, "and the funny thing is I've read it many times. "‎ But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York City public middle school, I've taught kids with imprisoned parents, abusive parents, irresponsible parents; kids who are parents themselves; kids who are homeless; kids who grew up in violent neighborhoods. They understand, more than I ever will, the novel's terrible logic—the giving way of dreams to fate (命运).‎ For the last seven years, I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher, reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. I originally proposed this idea to my headmaster after learning that a former excellent student of mine had transferred out of a selective high school--one that often attracts the literary-minded children of Manhattan's upper classes—into a less competitive setting. The daughter of immigrants, with a father in prison, she perhaps felt uncomfortable with her new classmates. I thought additional "cultural capital" could help students like her develop better in high school, where they would unavoidably meet, perhaps for the first time, students who came from homes lined with ‎ bookshelves, whose parents had earned Ph. D.'s.‎ Along with Of Mice and Men, my groups read: Sounder, The Red Pony, Lord of the Flies, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didn't always read from the expected point of view. About The Red Pony, one student said, "it’s about being a man, it’s about manliness. " I had never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeth's soliloquies (独白)read as raps (说唱) , but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious. Once introduced to Steinbeck's writing, one boy went on to read The Grapes of Wrath and told me repeatedly how amazing it was that "all these people hate each other, and they're all white. " His historical view was broadening, his sense of his own country deepening. Year after year former students visited and told me how prepared they had felt in their first year in college as a result of the classes.‎ Year after year, however, we are increasing the number of practice tests. We are trying to teach students to read increasingly complex texts, not for emotional punch (碰撞) but for text complexity. Yet, we cannot enrich (充实) the minds of our students by testing them on texts that ignore their hearts. We are teaching them that words do no. amaze but confuse. We mav succeed in raising test scores, but we will fail to teach that reading can be transformative and that it belongs to them.‎ ‎66. The underlined words in Paragraph 1 probably mean that a book helps to________‎ A. realize our dreams B. give support to our life '‎ C. smooth away difficulties D. awake our emolions ‎67. Why were the students able to understand the novel Of Mice and Men?‎ A. Because they spent much time reading it.‎ B. Because they had read the novel before.‎ C. Because they came from a public school. ,‎ D. Because they had similar life experiences.‎ ‎68. The girl left the selective high school possibly because_______.‎ A. she was a literary-minded girl B. her parents were immigrants C. she couldn't fit in with her class D. her father was then in prison ‎69. To the author's surprise, the students read the novels ________.‎ A. creatively B. passively C. repeatedly D. carelessly ‎70. The author writes the passage mainly to________.‎ A. introduce classic works of literature B. advocate teaching literature to touch the heart C. argue for equality among high school students D. defend the current testing system ‎【文章大意】本文主要介绍作者讲述在自己教学生涯中，在文学课上，如何教学生文学阅读的亲身体验，可以美化他们的心灵。‎ ‎66.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】句意理解题。这句话运用了明喻和暗喻的修辞手法，“一本书就是能融化我们冰冻着的内心的一把斧子”，这是表面意思，即指一本书能够唤醒我们内心深处的情感，引起共鸣之意。故选D项。‎ ‎67【答案】D ‎【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen”可知，D项正确。‎ ‎68.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“The daughter of immigrants, with a father in prison, she perhaps felt uncomfortable with her new classmates”可知C项正确。‎ ‎69.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第五段第四句“I have never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeth’s soliloquies read as raps, but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious.”可推断作者对孩子阅读小说的创造力感到惊讶，字里行间流露出自豪，故A项正确。‎ ‎70.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】主旨大意题。纵观全文，主要介绍了作者讲述在自己教学生涯中，教学生文学阅读的亲身体验，故B项正确。‎ ‎【四】‎ Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher ‎ for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.‎ Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.‎ Then Ms. Yates started to speak:‎ ‎“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination.”‎ Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:‎ ‎“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”‎ ‎“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”‎ There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. Tee clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.‎ ‎41. What activity was organized for the school reunion?‎ ‎ A. Sightseeing in the park. B. A picnic on the school playground.‎ ‎ C. Telling stories about past events. D. Graduates’ reports in the old building.‎ ‎42. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? ‎ ‎ A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.‎ ‎ B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.‎ ‎ C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.‎ ‎ D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.‎ ‎43. We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.‎ ‎ A. kept track of her students’ progress B. gave her students advice on their careers ‎ C. attended her students’ college graduationsD. went to her students’ wedding ceremonies ‎44. What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?‎ ‎ A. Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.‎ ‎ B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.‎ ‎ C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.‎ ‎ D. Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers.‎ ‎45. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?‎ ‎ A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous. ‎ ‎ C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring.‎ ‎【答案】41---45 CBACD ‎【五】‎ Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”‎ Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington ‎ Carver.‎ Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?‎ Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!‎ ‎60. What did the author’s classmates think about his report?‎ A. Controversial. B. Ridiculous.‎ C. Boring. D. Puzzling.‎ ‎61. Why was the author confused about the task?‎ A. He was unfamiliar with American history.‎ B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.‎ C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.‎ D. He was new at the school.‎ ‎62. The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.‎ A. annoyed B. ashamed C. ready D. eager ‎63. In the end, the author turned things around _______.‎ A. by redoing his task B. through his own efforts ‎ C. with the help of his grandfather ‎ D. under the guidance of his headmaster ‎【解析】‎ ‎60.B B. ridiculous 可笑的。第一段中only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.‎ ‎61.A 第二段中 Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before.‎ ‎62.D I lowed down the paper and sat down at my desk,我不知道发生了什么，所以在我发言后，希望知道为什么大家如此反应的原因，即eager to find out what I had done wrong.‎ ‎63.B 第四段中Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.‎ ‎【六】‎ At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life，and he obviously knew it.‎ ‎"You may wonder, Sir Percival,’’ said Laura calmly, “if I am going to ask to be released (免除）from my promise to many you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father's wishes too much.“ His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet. ‎ ‎"No, if we are going to withdraw.(退出）from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine.‎ ‎“Mine?” he said in great surprise. “What reason could I have for withdrawing?’‎ ‎"A reason that is very hard to tell you," she answered. "There is a change in me. ” His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side. "What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.‎ ‎“ When the promise was made two years ago, ” she said, 44 my love did not belong to anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?”‎ ‎“I wish you to understand, “ Laura continued, “that I will never see this person again, and that if you leave me, you only allow mc to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive mc and keep my secret."‎ ‎‘I will do both those things, “ he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more. ‎ ‎"I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage, “ she added quietly. “ No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my life to marry you, “ he said.‎ ‎60. How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?‎ A. Angry. B. Calm. C. Nervous. D. Excited.‎ ‎61. We can learn from the passage that .‎ A. Laura had once promised to marry Percival B. Laura's father wished to end her marriage C. Percival had been married to Laura for two years D. Percival asked to be released from the marriage ‎62. The passage is probably taken out of .‎ A. a novel B. a report C. a diary D. an essay ‎【文章大意】本文是一部小说的节选，讲述的是一位女士和一位男士已经在父母的安排下订婚， 但是男士自己感觉心里对婚姻有一些不敢肯定，于是晚上来找女士谈话，最后对婚姻男士说出了自己的心里话，并做出肯定的回答。‎ ‎60. 【答案】C ‎ ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第三段His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.可知当时Percival看到Laura的时候非常的紧张nervous。‎ ‎61. 【答案】A ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第二段中的be released from my promise to marry you可推知他们两个曾经有过婚约，A项正确。‎ ‎62. 【答案】A ‎【试题解析】推理判断题。根据文章的开头和结尾很显然这是一部小说的节选片段，A项最合理。‎ ‎【七】‎ What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient’s face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most? ‎ ‎        This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father. ‎ ‎        I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate. ‎ ‎        Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad’s face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift. ‎ ‎ 56. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was ____.     A. doing shopping     B. having a debate     C. reading a message     D. leaving for Wyoming 57. The author’s inspiration for the gift came from ____.     A. a photo of a flower     B. a story about a kid     C. a call from the mother     D. a text about Christmas 58. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by ____.     A. the father ‎ ‎    B. the author     C. William Blake     D. Edgar Allan Poe 59. The author made the gift by ____.     A. searching for the poems online     B. drawing the background by hand     C. painting the letters in three colors     D. matching the words with pictures 60. What is the main purpose of the passage?     A. To show how to design images for gifts.     B. To suggest making gifts from one’s heart.     C. To explain how computers help create gifts.     D. To describe the gifts the author has received. 参考答案：CADDB 答案详解： 56. 细节判断题。从第二段可以看出，debate时还觉得很难决定；而有了这个主意时还没去shop，从下一段更清楚，我取消了shop；leave for Wyoming不在问题之内。 57. 细节判断题。从提问中的inspiration可定位到第二段的inspire可知答案。 58. 代词指代题。常识可知，代词it指代其前最近的名词，可得出答案。 59. 归纳题。从第三段内容可知。 60. 主旨大意题。推测题。从第一段可知本文写作目的:告诉我们礼物的哪方面最珍贵，而我的例子说明了是送礼人的“心”最好。‎ ‎【八】‎ When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days. ‎ It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once. We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station. We’d take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi. We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we never did. At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s friend was waiting to give us a ride home—our first car ride of the day.‎ The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around. She was born to be multimodal (多方式的). She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence—the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels. ‎ Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore. New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored. And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox—and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet.‎ On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy, but the transportation was the point. First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window. As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?‎ I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all. My flight routed me through Philadelphia. My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport. She took a train to meet me. ‎ ‎55. Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?‎ ‎ A. Having a car ride. ‎ B. Taking the train twice.‎ C. Buying more than one toy.‎ D. Touring the historic district.‎ ‎56. According to the writer, what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days?‎ A. Building confidence in herself.‎ B. Reducing her use of private cars.‎ C. Developing her sense of direction.‎ ‎ D. Giving her knowledge about vehicles.‎ ‎57. The underlined word “paralyzed” (in Para. 5) is closest in meaning to “_______”.‎ A. displayed B. justified C. ignored D. ruined ‎58. Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?‎ A. Airplane.‎ B. Subway. ‎ C. Tram.‎ D. Car.‎ ‎【文章大意】我和我弟弟小时，在交通运输日，母亲总带着我们乘坐火车、公共汽车、出租车等，让我们感受到了自信与快乐。‎ ‎55.B【命题立意】细节理解题。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据第二段第一句中“You can’t take any means of transportation more than once.”可知母亲禁止乘坐两次火车，故B项正确。‎ ‎56.A【命题立意】细节理解题。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据第三段第二句中“…above all, a failure of cnfidence— the product of a childhood …”可知，作者认为最大的受益在于增强自信，故A项正确。‎ ‎57.D【命题立意】词义猜测题。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：当我长大时，我母亲帮我解密了可能使我无法作自我首次尝试的秘密。D项意为“毁灭”，符合语境，故D项正确；A项意为“陈列”，B项意为“证明……是正当的”，C项意为“不理睬”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎58.A【命题立意】细节理解题。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据最后一段第一句中“…a means we didn’t try on …the dirtiest and most polluting of them all.”可知，作者不赞同飞机，故A项正确。‎ ‎【九】‎ The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological ‎ disaster area. Nauru’s heartbreaking story could have one good consequence — other countries might learn from its mistakes. ‎ For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant Island. ‎ However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first. The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900. ‎ Nauru’s real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate (磷酸盐)on the island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate. ‎ A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. When a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil. Then it takes away the material it wants. Strip mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon. ‎ In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate. ‎ Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem — their phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen. ‎ ‎56. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To seek help for Nauru’s problems.‎ B. To give a warning to other countries ‎ C. To show the importance of money D. To tell a heartbreaking story of a war.‎ ‎57. What was Nauru like before the Europeans came? A. Rich and powerful B. Modern and open C. Peaceful and attractive D. Greedy and aggressive ‎58. The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from _______. ‎ A. soil pollution B. phosphate overmining C. farming activity D. whale hunting ‎ ‎59. Which of the following was a cause of Nauru’s financial problem? A. Its leaders misused the money B. It spent too much repairing the island ‎ C. Its phosphate mining cost much money D. It lost millions of dollars in the civil war.‎ ‎60. What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph? A. The ecological damage is difficult to repair. B. The leaders will take the experts’ words seriously. C. The island was abandoned by the Nauruans D. The phosphate mines were destroyed ‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。太平洋岛国瑙鲁曾经是一个美丽富饶的海岛，但是，由于内战和岛上磷酸盐矿的过度开采，很快使之成为一个生态灾难的贫瘠的海岛。作者写这一骇人听闻的故事，旨在提醒其他国家要引以为戒。‎ ‎56.【答案】B ‎【解析】根据第一段Nauru’s heartbreak story could have one good consequence—other countries might learn from its mistakes.可知，作者认为瑙鲁的故事可以让其他国家从他们的错误中学到一些东西，作者的目的是警示其他国家。‎ ‎57.【答案】C ‎【解析】根据第二段中的…lived on the remote island of Nauru和第五段最后一句中的 Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon可知，瑙鲁以前是一个平静美丽的小岛。‎ ‎58.【答案】B ‎【解析】瑙鲁岛上的生态灾难是因为对磷酸盐的过度开采。由第五段中的Strip-mining totally destroy the island和Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon可知B正确。‎ ‎59.【答案】A ‎【解析】由第七段中的Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollar可知，领导人投资的不明智，加上还要把更多的钱用在个人消费上，所以导致了财政问题。‎ ‎60.【答案】A ‎【解析】根据文中最后一段的“Experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen. ”可知，瑙鲁的生态灾难几乎很难恢复。所以A正确。‎ ‎【十】‎ 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.‎ ‎56. The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means "_____".‎ A. fashionable B. available C. practical D. renewable ‎57. 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 ‎58. 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.‎ ‎59. 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 ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。表述情节：我13岁生日时得到一枚署名戒指，然后不久不慎失落，尽管努力寻找却未得，在搬家之后多年，被买家意外发现，最终我失而复得这枚戒指。‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎56. A. 词义猜测题。难度：难。旧词新意。根据题干，定位第一段句首：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. 可知：我梦寐以求一枚署名戒指是因为似乎每个小姑娘都有一枚这样的戒指。in, adj. 在里面的；时髦的。与A. fashionable同义。‎ ‎57. D。细节理解题。难度：偏易。由第一段得知，13岁生日得到戒指。第三段最后一句话：And two years later, we sold the house and moved away。第五段第三、四句：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。可知15岁时搬家，13年后戒指失而复得，这年应该28岁。‎ ‎58. A。细节判断题。难度：中。由第三段可知：15岁那年，作者一家搬家了。在第四段段首：Years passed, and a couple of moves later，可知，在这些年中他们又搬过几次家。A正确。‎ ‎59. B。主旨大意题。难度:中。全文描述了一枚失落15年的戒指重新回到主人手中。‎ 干扰项排除: 文章第二段首句：What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced".可见：这枚戒指不可替代。故排除C. Lost and Replaced。最后一句：“My ring was new.”但时隔多年，第五段最后第二句：They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.对方请专业的珠宝商对这枚戒指进行了处理，说明它已经不新了。故排除A. My New Ring。文章未曾谈及戒指的价格，故排除D. An Expensive Ring。‎