高考英语2011届二轮专题复习学案：专题3 阅读理解之故事类

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专题三 阅读理解之故事类（4）（新课标）
四、故事类
【典例探究】
（2010·山东卷·A）
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."
Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."
【文章大意】本篇为励志故事类人物传记短文，讲述了一位糖尿病人勇于面对病痛并以积极心态去帮助别人的事迹，令人感动。
56. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas
He needs to go to the doctor every day.
He studies the leading cause of diabetes
He has a positive attitude to this disease.
He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。通读全文可知，Christopher Thomas对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度，所以C项正确。A项与Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life不符；B项与文中的Thomas开办网站，与病人及其家属分享有关的信息和资源不符；D项提到的写作是Thomas的专职工作，而他的志愿工作才是运作Fight It 这个慈善机构。
57. was created for _________.
A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs
C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources.
【解析】选A。考查细节理解。根据a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources可知， 是一个供糖尿病患者交流的网站，故A项正确。
58. According to the text, Kody ______.
A. feel lonely because of his illness
B. benefits from
C. helps create the online kid’s forums
D. writes children’s stories online
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." 可知B项正确。
59. What can we learn about Fight It
A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.
B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D. It owns a well-known medical website.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash.可知， Fight it 在经济上帮助其他糖尿病患者，故A项正确。
60. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.
A. works full-time in a diabetes charity
B. employs 22 people for his website
C. helps diabetics in his own way
D. ties to find a cure for diabetes
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.可知Thomas在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人，所以C项正确。A项与Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables不符；B项与Even with a staff of 22 volunteers；D项与"Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."不符。
【跟踪演练】
1、（2011·北京市东城区高三统一检测）
Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.
Take the kitchen sink for example.
Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.
“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for ” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.
“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”
But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey ”
A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.
Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”
“It looks absurd.”
“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”
“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you ” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.
But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.
She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.
“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home ” she shouted. “Where have you been I’ve been worried sick!”
Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.
60．The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her .
A．laziness B．carelessness C．unhappiness D．poor-quality glasses
61．From the passage we know the daughter .
A．didn’t want to help with the sink
B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils
C．had an accident when she went to her first party
D．shouted at her mum because she came home late
62．How does the mother feel after all these have happened
A．Shocked. B．Proud. C．Envious. D．Confused.
63．The author writes the stories to prove that .
A．their relationship became stronger
B．their roles changed as time passed
C．her daughter very much cared about her
D．her daughter got upset as she grew up
2、(2011·广东省中山市龙山中学高三第三次阶段性考试)
Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30．and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped（绊）over Sheba.
“Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking (噎).Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet（兽医）. When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK ”
“Sure. ”said the doctor
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway (门厅），the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr．Sterne, ”said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round right away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”
At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba Is she OK ” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk, There was blood all over him.
“My God，”said Joanne，“How did he get in there And how did you know he was there ”
“I think he must be a burglar（thief）.”said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”
26. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？
A. To walk her dog． B. To see her doctor．
C. To attend a club meeting． D. To play tennis with her friends．
27. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again .
A. to dress up for the meeting B. to phone the police station
C. to catch the badly hurt burglar D. to wait for her dog to be cured
28. From the passage，we can infer that .
A. Sheba fought against the burglar
B. the police themselves found the burglar had broken in
C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
29. The underlined word “screeched” in paragraph 7 probably means___________.
A. noticed B. shouted C. ran D. screamed
30. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is .
A. clever B. devoted C. frightening D. friendly
3、（2010·河南省开封市高三第二次模拟）
One winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he saw Seth, a lazy, good – for – nothing fellow grasp a pound of fresh butter and hid it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge(报复). He would punish the thief, and satisfy his own appetite for fun.
Seth had his hat on his head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxious to leave. However, the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer filled in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could. Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair, so he jumped up, declaring that he must go. “Sit down; don’t be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair again.
Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor man’s hat. The fun-loving grocer kept on putting wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he remarked, “You seem to be sweating as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for you.”
“No! ” exclaimed poor Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “ No, I must go; let me out.” A greasy (油腻的) waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor man’s face and neck, dipping into his clothes, and trickling down his body into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe. Just as Seth rushed out of the door, the grocer said, “ I believe the fun I’ve had out of you is worth the money, so I shan’t charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”
56．Why did Seth put the butter in his hat
A．Because he didn’t want to pay for it.
B．Because he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.
C．Because he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.
D．Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.
57．What is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge
A．The grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.
B．The grocer offered to take off Seth’s hat.
C．The grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.
D．The grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.
58．What was the purpose of the grocer’s hospitality(热情好客)？
A．He wanted to be kind to him.
B．He wanted to sell more of his goods.
C．He wanted to make friends with Seth
D．He wanted to take his revenge on Seth by making the butter in his hat melt.
59．What is the best title of the passage
A．Great Fun B．The Right Revenge
C．A Fun-loving Grocer D．A Foolish Customer
4、（2010·吉林省实验中学高三二模）“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine in the morning, Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independence. She had continued to live in their little house, alone.
On this evening, however, she was standing at the living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Of course, she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the room. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets. All her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish tank, with two goldfish in it. When asked why, her husband used to say:” It’s nice to have something alive in the room. ” Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had” something alive in the room. ”
The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, “Kate, you won’t forget to collect the goldfish, will you The children will love them. It’s nice to have something alive in the room. ”
“I know, “Kate interrupted gently. “It’s nice to have something alive in the room. ” But in the little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating on the water, in the room with silent walls.
61. According to the passage we know that Mrs. Robson __________
A. was a person who liked to be alone B. was not able to help herself
C. did not like asking people for help D. wanted to live without her husband
62. On her last night in the house, Mrs. Robson was feeling___________
A. proud and sad
B. relaxed and satisfied
C. a bit sad but not totally unhappy
D. very happy but completely unable to help herself
63. Mrs. Robson was going to ___________
A. be in hospital B. live with her daughter
C. meet her husband D. live where she was born
64. The little house meant a lot to Mrs. Robson because____________
A. Mr. Robson built it himself
B. all of her friends had visited it
C. she kept a lot of pets in it
D. an important part of Mrs. Robson’s life was spent there
5、 （2010·江苏省宁海外国语学校高三二模）A wallet misplaced during a romantic embrace has been returned to its forgetful owner after 55 years．
Two classic car collectors from the US state of Idaho found the wallet after it fell out of the back of a vintage(旧式的)car they were planning to restore．After an Internet search they found and contacted the owner，Glenn Goodlove．Mr．Goodlove said he probably lost the wallet in the back seat of his 1946 Hudson car when he was home on leave from the US Navy．
Jon Beck，61，and Chuck Merrill，72，bought the now-vintage vehicle in Idaho after placing an ad in a local newspaper to buy a classic car in need of restoration．Driving the car home after buying it，the collectors stopped at a restaurant and saw something from below the back seat．
“Like a couple of kids，we thought we had a goldmine，”Mr．Beck said．Instead，they found some small change--the leather wallet held a$10 bill，Mr．Goodlove’s military ID， his social security card，his driver's license and several jewellery receipts from 1952．But they were all in the name of Glenn Putnam．
After searching online，Mr．Beck discovered that Mr．Putnam had changed his name to Glenn Goodlove and moved to San Diego，California．He called Mr．Goodlove，asking to speak to a man who used to drive a’46 Hudson．
“There was a silence for about 15 seconds，”Mr．Beck told the Twin Falls Times-News．“Then he said，‘Who is that ”Mr．Goodlove，now 75，says he did not even remember losing the wallet，but the find has brought memories of his youth in Everett，Washington，flooding back．“I could see the house and the car and the town and all the good stuff from living there” he said．“They’ve been flowing ever since he talked to me．”
72．The lost wallet contained all the following EXCEPT ．
A．some money B．some jewellery
C．some receipts D．some cards
73．Which of the following happened last
A．The vintage car was purchased． B．An advertisement was placed．
C．Mr．Goodlove’s name was changed． D．Some personal belongings were found．
74．What difference did the wallet make to Glenn
A．He gained unexpected wealth． B．He got back his lost car as well．
C．He improved his poor memory a lot． D．He recalled what had long been forgotten．
75．The most proper title for the passage is ．
A．A Forgetful Wallet Owner B．Two Car Collectors and a Good Deed
C．Price Paid for Romance D．Lost Wallet Found after 55 Years
6、 （2010·安徽省安庆一中三模）Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. But Hell's Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman（码头搬运工人）or criminal. Not an actor.
Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls -- and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. "I wasn't a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life," he says.
He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender（调酒师）. "My father said, 'Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter.' “But Moresco kept working at his chosen craft.
Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony of Hell's Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother's killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept pitching it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America.
Moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house. He and Haggis kept pushing. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary.
Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three -- Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell's Kitchen.
At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. "If you have something you want to do in life, don't think about the problems," he says, "think about other ways to get it done."
60. Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17
A. He wnted to give his girlfriend a surprise.
B. His girlfriend did not allow him to do this.
C. He was afraid of being laughed at.
D. He had no talent for acting.
61. Which of the following sentences is NOT true
A. His father did not support his work as a bartender.
B. Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs.
C. His brother’s death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets.
D. Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway.
62. The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ______________.
A. they thought the script would not be popular.
B. the script was not well written.
C. they had no money to make the film based on the script.
D. they thought Moresco was not famous.
63. What’s the best title of the article
A. The Road to Success B. Try It a Different Way
C. A Talented man—Moresco D. Moresco’s Perseverance
7、（2010·甘肃省天水一中三模）
Earlier this month, the United States Library of Congress named Katherine Paterson the national ambassador for young people’s literature.
She is only the second person to hold the position. She replaces writer Jon Scieszka,who had served since two thousand eight.
The librarian of Congress, James Billington, said Miz Paterson “represents the finest in literature for young people”. He spoke of the importance of reading in the lives of America’s young people.Miz Paterson has written more than thirty books. She is among only five writers to have won two Newbery Medals. These are among the most important children’s book awards in the United States.
“Bridge to Terabithia” won a Newbery Medal in nineteen seventy-seven. Her book “Jacob Have I
Loved” won the award in nineteen eighty-one.
Katherine Paterson’s books for children are often quite complex. “Bridge to Terabithia” includes
adult themes like depression and death. The book has caused debate because of its place on school
library bookshelves. Some parents think it is too adult for young children. Miz Paterson says the idea
for the book came from a real life experience. Her son’s best friend died in nineteen seventy-four
when she was struck by lightening.[
Katherine Paterson is seventy-seven. She began writing as a young mother with three children. But
she says her interest in writing came as a surprise. As a child she had thought about becoming a Christian religious worker in foreign countries like her parents were.
Katherine Paterson spoke to a gathering of children when she was named ambassador on January
fifth in Washington. She said: “Read for your life. Read for your life as a member of a family, as a part
of a community, as a citizen of this country and a citizen of the world.
45. The Newbery medal is designed for ______.
A. writers with best books for grown-ups B. children with best books on adult themes
C. writers with best books for children D. children with best books on nature
46. Which of the following is NOT true about the book Bridge to Terabithia
A. Its topics include depression and death. B. It won a Newbery Medal in the 1980s.
C. Some people think it’s for adults only. D. The idea for it came directly from real life.
47. As a child, Katherine_______.
A. had bad relations with her parents B. showed great interest in writing books
C. hoped to take part in religious activities D. began writing books with serious themes
48. The national ambassador for young people’s literature as a position started in_____.
A. 1977 B. 1981 C. 2008 D. 2009
8、（2010·甘肃省天水一中三模）My daddy doesn’t know how to express love. It is my mum that makes everyone happy and calm in
our family; while Daddy only works day and night, never looking us in the face. But Mum makes a
wrongdoing list of us for Daddy scolding us. She was a spy!
Once, I stole a candy. Daddy asked me to put it back and told the shopkeeper I would like to carry
loads for her. Well, Mum told him I was jut a child.
I broke my leg on the playground. It’s still Mum that held me tightly in her warm arms. Daddy
drove us right to emergency room. He was asked to move the car away for that space was for
ambulance. Daddy got angry, “What do you think of it A touring car ”[来源:21世纪教育网.Com]
On my birthday party, it was, again, my mum that took over the cake for me. And my dad was busy
with blowing balloons and setting the table and doing the housework.
While looking over our album, my friends always ask, “What does your father look like ” God
knows. He photos others all the time. So there are many photos of my mum and me, pretty and lovely
photos.
And I still remembered the day when dad taught me riding. I asked him not to let his hands away,
but he did the opposite. And I certainly fell onto the ground. I got angry and decided to get on the bike
and rode. But he smiled again.
Mum wrote every letter to me while I was in college. He, except checks, did write a letter, but
extremely short, just a few words, saying, “Without your playing on the lawn, my son, my lawn grows
prettier than before.”
Every time I phoned, it seemed that he wanted to talk, but he would say, “I will get your mum.”
On the day of my wedding, Mum cried as if we would never meet again, while dad went out with a
nasal sound.
From very young, I heard him saying, “Where have you been ” “When do you go home ” “Did you
get oil for your car ” “…” Dad really knows nothing about showing love. Unless…
Maybe he showed while I didn’t notice.
49. From the first and second paragraphs, we can infer that ______.
A. it was the daddy that was in charge of his children’s education
B. the writer’s parents loved their children, at the same time, they were strict with them
C. the children were all afraid of their father so they had to be cute
D. the writer’s mom was like a spy who reported what the children did to the father
50. Why did the father get angry when he sent the writer to the hospital
A. Because he parked his car at a wrong place.
B. Because the parking space of the ambulance was very crowded.
C. Because the writer’s injury made the father quite upset.
D. Because the person paid little attention to his son’s serious injury.
51. According to Paragraph Six, we know the father______.
A. was not patient when he taught the writer riding
B. might want to see his child fall off the bike
C. used a wrong way of teaching his child riding
D. might want his son to learn riding through independent practice
52. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. The dad posted checks to the writer while he was in college.
B. The dad had no single photo of his own in the album.
C. The dad scolded the writer for having damaged the lawn.
D. The dad got excited when participating in the writer’s wedding.
9、（2010·广东省佛山一中三模）There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner ( Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so dark, and rain so likely to pour, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.
I was glad of it. I never liked long walks, especially on cold afternoons. Awful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped (冻伤的) fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the scoldings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled (贬低) by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.
Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now surrounding their mama in the drawing room; she lay on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings around her ( for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly happy. She had stopped me from joining the group. She said that she regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance, but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation that I was trying to acquire a more sociable and childlike nature and a more attractive and lovely manner, and that she really must exclude me from privileges intended only for good children.
“What did Bessie say about me ” I asked.
“Jane, I don’t like questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; remain silent until you can speak pleasantly.”
The study room adjoined the drawing room and I slipped there. It contained a bookcase. I soon possessed myself of a volume stored with pictures.
With the book on my knee, I was then happy; happy at least in my way. I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon.
46. The underlined phrase “out of the question” in the first paragraph probably means________.
A. impossible B. possible C. likely D. no problem
47. Jane never liked long walks on cold afternoons because ________.
A. it often rained B. it was too cold to walk outside
C. she often suffered a lot, both mentally and physically D. she was often scolded by the nurse
48. We can infer from the passage that________.
A. Jane was treated equally in the family
B. Jane couldn’t enjoy equal rights with her cousins
C. Mrs. Reed was very strict with Jane for the sake of her
D. Jane was too troublesome
49. From the passage we can infer that ________.
A. the drawing room contained a bookcase B. Jane liked reading very much
C. Jane drew the curtain to keep warm D. Bessie was Jane’s good friend
50. The main idea of this part of the story is ________.
A. Jane was on good terms with her cousins B. Jane spent a happy childhood
C. Jane was badly treated in such a family D. Jane loved Mrs. Reed and her cousins
10、（2010·河北省衡水中学三模A卷）The Worst Part
Mom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone in the house. I was mad at Mom for divorcing Dad.
I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.
“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was going to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”
I thought about that.
“Something on your mind ” he asked.
“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.
“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”
I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun. I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit ” I asked.
There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.
“Well, kid—”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”
“Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truckers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza ”
41．From the story we know that .
A．Leigh’s dad never had a rest on Sundays B．Leigh was a deserted boy
C．Leigh’s dad lived in another city D．Leigh’s mother often went to golf games
42．What happened to Bandit
A．It was frozen to death. B．It was let out of the cab and got lost
C．It was killed by a truck. D．It ran off Highway 80 and into the mountain.
43．The underlined sentence “Keep your shirt on” probably means “ ”.
A．Listen to reason B．Stop talking C．Calm down D．Keep warm
44．The worst part in Leigh’s eyes may be that .
A．his dad got remarried B．his parents got divorced
C．his dad didn’t love him D．his mom didn’t take him to pizza
答案
1、BDDB
2、CAADB
3、ACDB
4、CCDD
5、BDDD
6、CDAB
7、C BCC
8、BD DC
9、ACBBC
10、ACAB
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1、 （2010·辽宁卷·A）
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
56. From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________.
A. worked very hard for centuries B. dreamed of having a better life
C. were poor but somewhat content D. lived a different life from their forefathers
57. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs
A. the frogs were easy money B. They needs money to buy medicine
C. they wanted to please the visitors D. the frogs made too much noise
58. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness
A. the crops didn’t do well B. there were too many insects
C. the visits brought in diseases D. the pesticides were overused
59. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text
A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B. Health is more important than money.
C. The harmony between man and nature is important.
D. good old day will never be forgotten.
2、 （2010·陕西卷·B）
Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julie Duret is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”
Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water .He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”
50. Why was Duret in New York
A. To meet his girlfriend B. To work as an engineer
C. To spend his holiday D. To visit the Andersons.
51. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came
A. He was interviewed by a newspaper B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes
C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance D. He disappeared from the spot quickly
52. Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl
A. David Anderson B. a passer-by
C. his girlfriend D. a taxi driver.
53. When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero
A. the day when he was leaving for home. B. a couple of days after the girl was rescued
C. the first day when he was in New York D. the same day when he was interviewed.
3、 （2010·天津·C）
In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.
I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.
“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen ”
My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”
Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”
This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.
46．Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen
A．To leave messages. B．To list her everyday tasks.
C．To note down maths problems. D．To write down a flash of inspiration.
47. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand [来源:21世纪教育网]
A. It has great value for the family. B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.
C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood. D .It should be passed on to the next generation.
48. The author feels embarrassed for .
A. blaming her mother wrongly. B. giving her mother a lot of trouble.
C. not making good use of time as her mother did. D. not making any breakthrough in her field.
49. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A .The mother is successful in her career. B. The family members like traveling.
C. The author had little time to play when young. D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.
50. In the author’s mind, her mother is .
A. strange in behavior. B. keen on her research.
C. fond of collecting old things. D. careless about her appearance.
4、 (2010·湖南卷·B)
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn’t work out, you’ll have something to rely on.” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, “the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course,” she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom. “I don’t know how to use a computer,” she admits.[来源:21世纪教育网]
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an　award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says. “I didn’t want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we’re self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.”
But she hasn’t always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up－again－and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, ‘why me ’ about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn’t do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”
61. Why did Mary feel regretful
A. She didn’t achieve her ambition. B. She didn’t take care of her mother.
C. She didn’t complete her high school. D. She didn’t follow her mother’s advice.
62. We can know that before 1995 Mary .
A. had two books published B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer D. supported the JDRF by writing
63. Mary’s second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .
A. living with diabetes B. successful show business
C. service for an organization D. remembrance of her mother
64. When Mary received the life-changing news, she .
A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet
C. tried to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way
65. What can we know from the last paragraph
A. Mary feels pity for herself. B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible. D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.
5、 (2010·全国卷II·A)
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.
41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family
A. Look at them sadly. B. Keep them company.
C. Play games with them. D. Touch them gently.
42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie ______.
A. would eat anything when hungry B. felt scary for her mistake
C. loved playing hide-and-seek D. disliked the author's dad
43. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet
A. She was treated as a member of the family.
B. She played games with anyone she liked.
C. She was loved by everybody she met.
D. She went everywhere with the family.
44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she______.
A. smiled B. barked C. rushed to them D. tried to be funny
45. Which of the following best describes Brownie
A. Shy. B. Polite. C. Brave. D. Caring.
6、 (2010·安徽卷·D)
My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.
Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad Should I keep going ”
A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear ----as mine was until my father’s letter----is of being a disappointment.
Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.
68. We learn from the text that the author .
A. lost his father when he was young
B. worked hard before he read his father’s letter
C. asked his father permission to believe in himself
D. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do
69. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph
A. Children need their parents’ letters. B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.
C. His children’s fear of failure held them back. D. His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents.
70. Which of the following is true of the author
A. He got no access to success. B. He wrote back to his father at 12.
C. He was sure his parents loved him. D. He once asked his father about the letter.
71. The main purpose of the text is to _______.
A. describe children’s thinking B. answer some questions children have
C. stress the importance of communication D. advise parents to encourage their children
7、（2010·湖北卷·A）
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all，it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. “She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
51. The author says “I’m so glad I did.”(in Para.2)because __________.
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C. he experienced the rescue of the whales D. he spent the weekend with his family
52. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
A. the shape of the harbour B. the arms of the bay
C. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line
53. The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
54. What is the theme of the story
A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness
B. Fishing provides excitement for children
C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals
D. It’s vital to protect the environment
答案
1、 【文章大意】本文通过描写印度的一个小村庄因为过度捕杀青蛙而对庄稼和孩子造成损伤，然后幡然醒悟的故事，说明了人与自然应和平相处的道理。
56. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第一段中二三句话“The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. ”可知“村民们虽然穷，但还是颇为满足的”。
57.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“This seemed like money for nothing. ”句中“for nothing”是“免费的”意思，说明青蛙容易得到，并能赚到钱，村民才答应卖。
58.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases. ”可以推断出庄稼收成不好，孩子生病与青蛙减少，害虫增多有关。
59.【解析】选C。推理判断题。最后一句“These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. ”现在夜晚的这些声音具有更深刻的意义。说明人们过度捕杀造成生态失衡，由此也影响了人类，因此，可以推断人与自然的和谐是重要。
2、 【文章大意】本文讲述了一位法国游客见义勇为而备受赞扬的故事。
50.【解析】选C。推断题。由文章的第一句话和第五段的第一句话都可以推出Duret在纽约是度假的。
51. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由文中倒数第三段中的“An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after. ”，我们知道救护车来了之后，Duret和他的女朋友立刻去赶火车了，即很快离开了现场。既没有接受报社的采访，也没有坐救护车去医院，所以A项和C项属于无中生有。他没有向他女朋友要干衣服，而是旁观者递给他的，所以B项属于偷梁换柱。
52. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。由文中第三段的最后一句话“He handed the girl to her father ,David Anderson, who had dive in after him. ”，我们可知小女孩的父亲David Anderson随Duret后跳入河中去救小女孩。
53.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章的第二段可知，救人这件事发生在上周六，星期二的每日新闻才说Julie Duret就是那个救人后马上。离开现场的人，所以说事隔几天后人们才知道了这位英雄的名字。
3、 【文章大意】在母亲家的厨房里，总有一个放记事本和铅笔的木架。木架用了多年未换，记事本上记录着母亲一边做饭一边看孩子所产生的对解数学题的一瞬间的灵感，充分表现了母亲利用任何可利用的时间来思考研究解决数学问题，母亲是一个事业成功的天才数学家。几十年过去了，那些东西未改变，每顿饭都是一个看不到的展览。
46. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。第四段中母亲所讲的话中写到“一天我一边做饭一边看孩子同时有了一个很好的想法，但是架子上是空的”。 由a brilliant thought,可知是记录一些灵感的，所以选D。A项是留信息；B项 列出每天的任务；C项 记下数学问题。注意C项是干扰项。通过下文中“结果对我一直想解决的数学题是一个真正的突破”可排除C项。
47．【解析】选B。推理判断题。从第三段“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these(我感到很吃惊这么多年了你还是用着同样的木架来放记事本和铅笔)”可知，作者原以为旧的木制架子该换了，也就是需要换一个更好的了。所以B项正确；A项 木架对全家人意义重大；C项 使她会想起孤独的童年；D项 应该传给下一代；都不符合文章内容。
48．【解析】选C。推理判断题。作者看到母亲充分利用任何可利用的时间来思考研究解决数学问题，根据最后一段中I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work(我觉得很难为情，我抱怨没有足够的时间玩)可知作者对童年未充分利用时间遗憾，所以C项正确。A、B、D项在文章中未提到。
49.【解析】选A。推理判断题。从最后一段中…reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician的“天才数学家”可以推断出母亲事业成功。根据最后一句those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years(意思是说那些符号未被改变地经历了50年)可知B项是错误的。根据最后一段中I complain about not having enough child-free time to work可以看出C项是错的。根据最后一句中…rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard可知D项错误。[来源:21世纪教育网
50．【解析】选B。推理判断题。作者通过a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil描写了一位母亲对事业的执着和热爱，由此可以推断B项正确。其它选项在文中并没提到。
4、 【文章大意】这是一篇人物介绍。文章讲述了Mary Moore的故事。她是一个赢得过许多奖项的女演员，流产和身患糖尿病使她曾经逃避、沉沦但随后她觉醒振作，最终投身糖尿病的防治。
61. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第二段第二句：Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom.可知Mary Moore是在为未能听从母亲的建议而懊悔。
62. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句：Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress…可知，她的第二本书并不像1995出版的自传那样，对自己获得的奖项却介绍得更少了。由此可推断Mary Moore在1995年之前获得过不少奖项。第二段第二句：In her career, Mary won many awards也有提示。所以答案选B。
63. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。可在第三段第一句：…her second book is less about life as an　award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病)中找到答案。
64. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段，特别是第四、五句“In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up－again－and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her.”当Mary Moore听到改变她人生的消息时，她孩子气地选择了逃避，数年后，她才意识到她必须控制糖尿病而不是被它控制，由此可推断她当时失去了控制。
65. 【解析】C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第四、五、六句“Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可知Mary Moore感受到了帮助别人的重要性，并尽可能地去帮助别人。故选C。
5、 【文章大意】作者为我们讲述了他心爱的宠物Brownie的故事。
41. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them.可知选B。keep pany表示“陪伴某人”。
42. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由第二段可知Brownie咬破了作者的父亲的一只鞋，做了错事，被批评，表现出很害怕的样子（She looked down at the ground and then went and hid）。故选B。
43. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段可知不只是作者一家人喜欢Brownie，Brownie让见到它的每个人都宠爱它。故选C。
44. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段的Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth.可知。
45. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段的Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. 以及第三段的She never barked (吠) or tried to get away.可知Brownie很会为他人着想，关心他人。故选D。caring表示“关心他人的，体贴的”。
6、 【文章大意】作者12岁时收到父亲的写给他的信，让作者铭记在心的是父亲对他的鼓励，让他有了成功的信心。作者认为每个家长都应该多给予孩子鼓励和支持。
68. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45.(父亲知道自己不可能活到45岁)。可知作者小时就失去了父亲。
69. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。从本段的“Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. ”可知孩子们并不是因为害怕失败而退缩，而是因为他们害怕让我们失望。又根据“Their fear ----as mine was until my father’s letter----is of being a disappointment. ”可知作者直到读了父亲的信以后，他的这种“害怕”才结束。言外之意，父亲的信打消了作者担心让父母失望的想法。
70. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“I always knew my parents loved me. ”可知作者相信父母是爱他的。
71. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。通读全文尤其是最后一段，作者提到家长应该给孩子成功的机会，要相信孩子会成功的，给孩子信心，这才是父母对孩子的更完整的，更真实的爱。所以作者写这篇文章的目的是在建议父母给孩子以鼓励。
7、 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文，描述一个孩子与父亲一起解救鲸鱼的童年记忆。
51.【解析】选C。句意推断题，可根据文章主线来解答。此题的关键在于询问I’m so glad I did的原因，而不是简单的句意猜测，审题时定要抓住because，否则，就会感到做题无所适从。
52. 【解析】选B。细节判断题。由第三段“…After all，it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea…”直接找到答案。因此B项正确。
53. 【解析】选D。细节判断题。由第五段中…“She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said.…可直接判断得出答案。
54.【解析】选A。主题判断题。通过对全文内容的分析和对最后一段的仔细品味可以得出作者从这次拯救鲸鱼的经历中获得的幸福感。因此选A项。
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