【英语】2018届二轮复习 阅读理解记叙文典题10篇练与析（含解析）学案（12页word版）

【英语】2018届二轮复习 阅读理解记叙文典题10篇练与析（含解析）学案（12页word版）

‎2018届二轮复习 阅读理解记叙文典题10篇练与析 ‎【一】‎ The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.‎ ‎ “So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name?”‎ ‎ “Are you sure you want to hear it? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.‎ ‎ “Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”‎ ‎ “OK, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.‎ ‎ “Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different ---- it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.‎ ‎ “‘You are clearing too much land,’ warned one old man. ‘ The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. ’‎ ‎ “‘Silly fool,’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’s just jealous!’”‎ ‎ “Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”‎ ‎ “What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.‎ ‎ “The land hit back -- just as the old man warned,” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”‎ ‎ “What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t …” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (晕倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face. It ‎ was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.‎ ‎56. The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closed in meaning to ________.‎ ‎ A. courage B. assistance C. instruction D. challenge ‎57. Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?‎ ‎ A. To frighten them.‎ ‎ B. To satisfy their curiosity.‎ ‎ C. To warn them of the danger of the place.‎ ‎ D. To persuade them to camp in the swamp.‎ ‎58. Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?‎ ‎ A. The old man envied him. B. The old man was foolish ‎ C. He was too busy to listen to others. D. He was greedy for more crops.‎ ‎59. Why did Tom scream and faint?‎ ‎ A. He saw Dennis’s shadow B. He was scared by a plant ‎ ‎ C. His friends played a joke on him. D. The weather became extremely cold.‎ ‎60. What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?‎ ‎ A. Grasp all, lose all. B. No sweat, no sweet.‎ ‎ C. It is no use crying over spilt milk. D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，题材是人物故事类。本文通过三个朋友在沼泽地野营时Tom讲述的故事，告知我们贪多必失的道理。‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎56. D。猜测词义题。根据第一段中的The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place.可知来自于篝火的光照亮了黑暗却不能阻止深入骨髓的Dennis沼泽地的湿气可见这是一个奇怪的地方。三人来此野营是Jack的一个挑战。A. courage 勇气、胆量；B. assistance帮助、协助；C. instruction指示、说明；D. challenge挑战 解题思路：从本段中的环境描述和三人对野营的喜爱可以得知接受jack的应该是一个挑战。‎ 干扰项排除：考生易选A项，考生易于从此的本意入手，不能结合语境判断词汇的含义。‎ ‎57. B。推理判断题。根据段落中的几个朋友的不断发问和词汇“cried out Tom”的使用，可知孩子们对于Dennis沼泽地的得名充满好奇。‎ 干扰项排除：考生要结合上下文找准题目的切入点。本题从题干分析可知，要求找出故事讲述的背景。D项明显与题目相悖，选项是说服他们去沼泽地野营应该是在野营前的事而故事的讲述是在野营时的讲述，明显有时间差；A、C两项，偏离了故事讲述得背景。故事的讲述是对Dennis沼泽地得名的阐明。有的同学在选题中不能很好的理解题意和题干、不结合语境。‎ ‎58.D。细节题。根据题干定位到到7、8段。从“‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier.”如果我能清理更多的地，我就能种更多的庄稼我能变得更富有。可知Dennis对种植更多庄稼的贪婪和渴望。这也就是他忽略老人的警告的原因。‎ ‎59. C。推理判断题。根据题干关键词scream and faint 定位倒数第一段。文中 “Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face.”有一些绿色的常春藤盖在Tom脸的上。可知Tom答案。[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎60. A。推理判断题。难度：较难。从文中的故事讲述可知，Dennis不顾一切地垦荒和对种植更多庄稼的贪婪之心，局却是被水中植物拽入水中，一无所得，死不见尸。‎ ‎【二】‎ In my living room, there is a plaque(匾) that advises me to “Bloom(开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s，when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.‎ Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eightmile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.‎ From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom(忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don't know, poke ‎ greens are a weedtype plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.‎ Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.‎ ‎61．“Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph I refers to ________．‎ A．a program directed by Dorothy B．a course given by the author C．an activity held by the students D．an organization sponsored by Union College ‎62．In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing ________．‎ A．the long track B．the poor houses C．the same train D．the winding road ‎63．Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by ________．‎ A．a warm welcome B．the sight of poke greens C．Dorothy's latest projects D．a big dinner made for her ‎64．What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?‎ A．She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.‎ B．She got a pen as a gift from the author.‎ C．She passed the required assessment.‎ D．She received her PhD. degree.‎ ‎65．What does the author mainly intend to tell us?‎ A．Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.‎ B．Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment C．However poor you are, you have the right to education.‎ D．Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，通过作者对一块匾引起了回忆。想起了当年在一个穷困的山村里的一个课程，印象最为深刻的是Dorothy。在叙述过程中写出了作者由之前看到低矮破旧的房子产生的沮丧心情，到后来受到了学生的热烈欢迎及学生的表现而心理产生了变化。‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎61.B。事实细节题。难度：中等。文章第一段中提到：I was teaching “Early Childhood Development” through a program,可知Early Childhood Development是作者教的一门课程。‎ ‎62.B。推理判断题。文章第二段“the small shabby house house gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”,题干是作者看到了什么而感到非常失望，所以答案选择B。‎ ‎63.A。推理判断题。难度：较易。文章第三段 I was greeted with.smiling faces and treated like a queen可知作者受到了热烈欢迎。‎ D选项这顿饭并不是为她做的，是学生们were preparing … for dinner.‎ ‎64. C。推理判断题。´she come to the assessment and passed in all areas.可知答案选择C。‎ ‎65.D。推理判断题。文章开篇明义，开头部分： in my living room, there is a plaque that advises me to “bloom where you are planted”,指出，无论在哪都能实现自己的成就。因此，答案选择D。‎ ‎【三】‎ ‎　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, well-equipped 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 observation 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.‎ ‎51. 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 ‎52. 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.‎ ‎53. 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.‎ ‎54. 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 ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，题材是写日记，围绕作者对写日记的态度变化展开。以13岁那年，经历了一个难以忘怀的夜晚，被美景所打动，从此改变了对日记，对生活的态度，认为有意义的生活不是去回忆而是要去经历。‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎51. D。细节理解题。难度：较易。根据题干关键词before the age of thirteen和regarded … as …定位在第一段最后一句：After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past? 故D. preserving her history为正确答案。‎ 解题思路：首段的疑问句一定要重点关注，它是题眼，往往正确答案就在此处。‎ ‎52. B。细节理解题。难度：适中。根据题干关键词 a change 和 understanding of keeping a diary定位在第三段：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.所以B. The beauty of the great valley正确。‎ ‎53. B。细节理解题。难度：较易。根据题干关键词now和 put in her diary定位在第四节首句：Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.故选项B. Special thoughts and feelings.正确。‎ ‎54.A。推理判断题。难度：中等。根据题干关键词realize和to live a meaningful life定位最后一段的but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.点出主题：活在当下experience很重要。‎ 解题思路：末段往往照应首段，注意这里的but标志词，含有转折关系的词也是题眼所在。‎ ‎【四】‎ One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?”‎ ‎ I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best ‎ thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically ‎ The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon--in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.‎ Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?‎ ‎ "Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.‎ ‎ "It’s your turn," he said.‎ ‎ After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.‎ ‎ Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one一without any words一can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.‎ ‎36. When he first met the author, David .‎ A. felt a little excited B. walked energetically C. looked a little nervous D. showed up with his teacher ‎37. As a psychologist, the author .‎ A. was ready to listen to David B. was skeptical about psychology C. was able to describe David's problem D. was sure of handling David's problem ‎38．David enjoyed being with the author because he________.‎ A. wanted to ask the author for advice B. need to share sorrow with the author ‎ C. liked the children’s drawings in the office D. bear the author many times in the chess game ‎39．What can be inferred about David?‎ A. He recovered after months of treatment.‎ B. He liked biking before he lost his family.‎ C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.‎ D. He got friends in school before he met the author. ‎ ‎40. What made David change?‎ A. His teacher’s help.‎ B. The author’s friendship.‎ C. His exchange of letters with the author.‎ D. The author’s silent communication with him.‎ ‎【图式导读】本文是一篇记叙文，作者以第一人称的口吻讲述了自己作为精神病医生，为一位青年患者进行治疗的经过。文章于最后一段点出主题：有时候一个人可以不需要用语言也可以深入到另一个人的内心：一个拥抱、哭泣时依靠的一个肩膀、一个友好的触摸或者仅仅是做一个倾听者。‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎36. C. 细节理解题。根据关键词David定位信息于第一段。根据信息He kept… walking up and down restlessly（不安地），可以判断选项C为正确答案。nervous与原文中的restlessly为同义词不同词性的复现。‎ ‎37. D．推理判断题。从第二段末两句，作者对于精神病的看法可以得知，作者对于精神病例的治疗很有治疗经验，判断作者对于治疗David的病“很有把握”，D项为正确答案。‎ 干扰项排除：A项“愿意倾听David的诉说”为最大干扰项。貌似与原文第二段末句Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and ‎ sympathetically（有时候能为患者做的最好的事情是以坦诚和同情心去倾听）从逻辑上一致，但本句仅为作者对于精神病患者从笼统意义上的看法，该项错在了推理过度。B项“对于精神病学持怀疑态度”，根据文章首段首句“作者是一个精神病医生“可排除该项。C项“能够描述David的病情，与第二段第二句There are problems…no words can describe相悖。‎ ‎38. D. 推理判断题。根据关键词enjoyed being with the author定位信息于原文第三段第二句。详读整段文字，寻找原因（他的表现）。根据首句Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed（他通常都比约定时间早到），结合末句It seemed as if he enjoyed my company，可以推断，作者通过David通常都早来的表现，得出David很喜欢和自己呆在一起。看选项，D项“因为他在下棋时容忍了作者好多次”符合逻辑。‎ ‎39. A. 推理判断题。根据第四段末句和第五段：Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly. "It’s your turn," he said.知道，几个月后的一天David开始看我并开始对我说话了。再根据第六段全段可知：从那天起，他开始说话，并且交了朋友、参加了社团等”，而且从此“开始了新生活（末句）”。而且根据He wrote to me a few times，得知，这些都是他结束治疗写信告诉我的，判断：A项“几个月的治疗之后，他痊愈了。”为正确答案。‎ ‎40. D. 推理判断题。立足全文：作者对David在治疗过程中的描述中，David在治疗的前几个月，“didn't say a word”，“in complete silence and without looking at me”以及作者的思索“Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering”可知作者对于David的治疗主要采取的是无声的陪伴。故D为正确答案：是“作者与他的无声交流”使David改变了。同时D选项也符合末段第二句交代的文章主旨：But I also learned that one--without any words--can reach out to another person. （有时候一个人可以不需要用言语也可以深入到另一个人的内心）。‎ ‎【五】‎ Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous work, ‎ might be updated, 200 years on.‎ Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion. . .‎ It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.‎ ‎“My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, “have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?"‎ Her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not. "But it is, it is," she replied excitedly. Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.[来源:学&科&网]‎ ‎"Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience.‎ ‎"Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head... so I'd better listen.”‎ ‎"Well, my dear, the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month. "What is her name?" "Bingley.”‎ ‎"Is she married or single?"‎ ‎"What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys. “How so? How can it possibly affect them? "‎ ‎"My dear love; those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going. "‎ ‎“Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place. "‎ ‎“Nonsense, my love, how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification, I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call. "‎ ‎“Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks, after all. She may even offer you a job. “‎ ‎“Oh, that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it, I think I'll go along all the same. "‎ And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company. ‎ ‎... It would remain the case, of course, that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more "female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs. Still, she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influential figures.‎ ‎67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A. Austen was born 200 years ago.‎ B. Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudice.‎ C. Austen's success lies in her wisdom.‎ D. Austen's updated work gains popularity.‎ ‎68. The underlined part in the passage suggests that Mrs Bennet ____.‎ A. had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about Bingley B. felt kind of worried and doubtful about Bingley C. was extremely anxious to meet Bingley D. had a great curiosity about Bingley ‎69. In the eyes of Mrs Bennet, Bingley surely needed one of their boys to ____.‎ A. get married to B. work for her C. help her move in D. take over her store ‎70. What does the writer intend to tell us?‎ A. Women with brains can also be as successful as men.‎ B. Women have to pay a high price for success.‎ C. A judgment must be made free from prejudice.‎ D. Sex discrimination still exists nowadays.‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者虚拟了一个类似于200年前简.奥斯丁的《傲慢与偏见》的故事。主人翁班内特太太听说一个聪明年轻的女商人要来他们家附近接管一家商店，她对她充满了惊讶羡慕等的复杂情感，但同时却不忘借此为她的孩子谋一份工作，自己也趁机进了公司，成为其中的一名懂事，但薪水，奖金都比男性低，说明女性依然在遭受歧视。‎ ‎67. C。细节理解题。【解题思路】根据第一段中的Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence可知答案。句中的popularity与题干中的success属于“同义转述”。‎ ‎68. A。句意推断题。 【解题思路】划线句子的意思是“一个女人怎么能懂开公司的事情，我不理解”，从句子本身能够看出班内特太太对宾利小姐的一种很复杂的感觉：惊讶和羡慕等等。‎ ‎69. B。细节理解题。【解题思路】根据题干的关键词定位在第16段的She surely needs one of our boys，答案一目了然。‎ ‎ 70. D。主旨大意题。【解题思路】文章在最后一段，用her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more "female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs.这样的句子点名了主题：在当今社会中，性别歧视依旧存在。‎ ‎　‎ ‎【六】‎ Tail Spin Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.‎ Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.‎ When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.‎ Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.‎ The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.‎ The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”‎ Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.‎ ‎60. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ______.‎ A. physical build B. potential ability C. chance of survival D. adaptation to the surroundings.‎ ‎61. A man-made tail is created for Grace to ______.‎ A. let her recover faster B. make her comfortable C. adjust her way of swimming D. help her perform better tricks ‎62. The story of Grace inspires people to ______.‎ A. stick to their dreams B. treat animals friendly C. treasure what they have D. face difficulties bravely ‎【解析】‎ ‎60. C。细节理解题。第二段当中的“She was fighting for her life. Is she going to make it (她在为她的生命战斗。她能成功吗？她能活下来吗?)，与选项C。chance of survival（幸存的机会）相对应，故答案选C。 ‎ ‎61. C。细节理解题。第四段The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her.（运动把有害的压力压在格蕾丝的脊椎上。所以一个公司表示愿意为她创造一个人造的尾巴。）而第五段The new tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable(新尾巴不是一定要让她感到舒适)，it helps to keep that range of motion and build muscles（它帮助保持运动范围和肌肉的构建）。说明作用是adjust her way of swimming（调整游泳方姿势）而不是 help her perform better（帮助更好表演）。‎ ‎62. D。主旨大意题。最后一句中的courage是本题的题眼。作者在最后告诉读者本文写作目的，即鼓励人们在逆境中要勇敢、要有勇气，故答案为D。‎ ‎【七】‎ One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).‎ On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is. " What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!‎ One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.‎ Christmas was coming. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough. " As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.‎ The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. " The hospital said we can bring Richard home!" ‎ ‎"Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.‎ From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!‎ ‎【文章大意】短文介绍了作者深爱的小弟弟因病住院，情况不容乐观。在圣诞节即将来临之际，全家人正在为此感到悲伤难过时，来自医院的电话给全家人带来了好消息，作者的弟弟康复了，作者认为这是圣诞节最为特别的礼物。‎ ‎56. what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?‎ A He got a baby brother ‎ B He got a Christmas gift ‎ C He became four years old ‎ D He received a doll ‎ ‎56.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】根据短文第2段开头可知，作者的母亲在1958年9月11日生了一个男孩，也就是作者得到了一个小弟弟。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎57.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？‎ A. Impossible.‎ B. Boring C. Difficult D. Fearful ‎57.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】根据短文第3段，划线词前面提到“‘hopeless’, ‘pitiful’，and ‘dying’”。由此可猜测D选项的词义与划线词一致。因此，正确答案为D选项。 ‎ ‎58. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?‎ A. Excitement.‎ B. Happiness.‎ C. Sadness.‎ D. Disappointment.‎ ‎58【答案】C ‎【试题解析】根据短文，在圣诞节即将来临之际，作者的弟弟仍然在住院而且情况不容乐观，为此，作者的父亲感到悲伤。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎59. What is the passage mainly about ?‎ A A sad Christmas day ‎ B Life with a lovely baby ‎ C. A special Christmas gift.‎ D. Memories of a happy family ‎59.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】作者以一个特别的圣诞礼物为中心线索来展开故事情节，因此，最佳标题应该是“A special Christmas gift.”。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【八】‎ D ‎ In Asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure （结构）, they are widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitions us their kites to attack and bring down their opponents’（对手）kites or cut their strings（线）.‎ ‎ For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. their kites are made of nylon（尼龙）.Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite. ‎ ‎ The kite that is used to give lessons is regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The ‎ difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.‎ ‎ Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!‎ ‎68. Which of the following is true according to the text?‎ ‎ A. A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.‎ B. Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.‎ C. Kite strings must not be cut in kite-fighting competitions.‎ D. Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.‎ ‎69. What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?‎ A. It has two strings. B. It is simple in design C. It has a rainbow pattern. D. It is shaped like a diamond.‎ ‎70.According to Jonathan ,what do you need to have fun with kites?‎ ‎ A. A large kite. B Any type of kite.‎ ‎ C. A complex structure. D. A kite that impresses others.‎ ‎71.What is mainly described in the text?‎ ‎ A . A kite factory B. Kite-flying lessons.‎ ‎ C .Special competitions. D .The kite-making Process.‎ ‎【答案】DABA