【正文】 ir is whose.”可知作者開始認識到“孝敬父親”不僅僅是在餐桌上占據(jù)什么位置的問題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Before he could get around the side of the table, I took a deep breath and said, ‘Dad, this is going to be your place, next to Mom, on the side.’He stopped, looked at me and then sat removed from his usual place, he continued to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to the delight of his grandchildren.”可知作者讓父親坐在邊上后，父親似乎并沒表現(xiàn)出介意坐在哪里，仍然和我們說笑，給孩子們講他孩時和年輕時的故事。s presence? And how would he handle it?”可知作者成為一家之主后，不愿意占據(jù)父親原來一家之主的神圣座位。所以為什么爸爸在退休前總是坐在桌子盡頭的大椅子上是因為那是一家之主的圣座。 wishes. twice before you act. coin has two sides.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘，通過講述作者和父親餐廳座位的變化告訴我們尊重父母并不在于餐廳的座位，而是快樂相處。s wife was rude to his parents. writer didn39。t easy, but I sense that there is also something good in the change which has occurred. I am beginning to learn that honoring one39。t know how Dad felt. I do know that, though removed from his usual place, he continued to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to the delight of his grandchildren. As I served the food, our lives experienced a change, which we continue to live with.t.s first birthday. 可以推斷出當(dāng)時的處境困難，故選A。s 11day run, said Monahan. It39。根據(jù)第五段中的“The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate(搬遷)the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center.”可知現(xiàn)在該節(jié)日正在尋求加拿大環(huán)境部的許可，將鳥巢遷移到50米外，或帶到野生動物中心，可以得知為了解決這個問題，節(jié)日籌備方打算把鳥巢搬到另一個地方。ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this,’ said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival.”音樂節(jié)執(zhí)行總監(jiān)說：“這是我們面臨的最具挑戰(zhàn)性的問題之一，我覺得我們可以解決這個問題”。因此Bluesfest,對音樂愛好者來說是一個重要的事件。s eggs. lack of experience in hosting the event.（3）How did the festival plan to deal with the problem? the nest to another place. government officials for help. advice from environmentalists. security guards to protect the eggs.（4）The underlined word dilemma is closest in meaning to ______. difficult situation extreme situation dangerous situation encouraging situation【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，對于音樂愛好者來說，非常重大的加拿大音樂事件Bluesfest,在上周工作人員在現(xiàn)場發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只小水鳥，它在附近下了四個蛋，把主要舞臺區(qū)域作為它的筑巢地，以及就主辦方準備將鳥巢搬離此處引發(fā)了人們討論。t go on.s 11day run, said Monahan. It39。t know when the eggs might hatch, said Monahan. What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched, leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so.The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs, hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day.ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this, said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival. Anything that changes the schedule has a major effect, so we39。C選項Alaska漏油事件并非史上最嚴重的。故選C。根據(jù)第一段可知，最大的耗油國為歐洲的國家，美國和日本。Alaska spill was the most serious spill of all time.The birds and the otters.（3）Which of the following statement is true? A.The sea creatures.The otters.The birds. One of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the Alaskan coastline in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska, spilling 42 million liters of oil. Although it wasn39。JapanIraqAmericaGermany（2）What does the underlined “them” refer to? A.B.C.D.Many birds and otters died from eating the spilled oil.C.（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段可知，很多以海洋生物為食的動物也都因為油船漏油而受到了影響。B選項不是死于吃油，而是死于羽毛被油粘住了。2．閱讀理解 biggest music festivals.s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds. It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. This is one of the most challenging problems we39。 Environmentalists were also brought in. We don39。The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate(搬遷)the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center. Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival39。re working with are looking for a positive solution, Monahan said. There is no one saying that the festival can39。As news of the dilemma spread, it left residents divided. Some supported the bird, saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned. Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird, which is widespread across North America, was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy.s tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in other areas of the US: earlier this year, construction of a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered.（1）What can we learn about Bluesfest? is the first music festival in Canada. is an important event for music lovers. is a music festival held every two years. is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa.（2）What was especially challenging for Bluesfest this year? from the government. with the public. need to protect the bird39。s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds.”可知渥太華的Bluesfest,是一個每年吸引約30萬人參加的戶外節(jié)日。根據(jù)第三段中的“It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. ”小水鳥在舞臺附近下了4個蛋；和第四段中的“‘This is one of the most challenging problems we39。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival39。但是極有可能，成千上萬的參與者會給這只鳥和它的蛋帶來巨大的問題。 it was a place in which he was situated against the yard and the trees. It was the holy(神圣的)and protected place that was his, and ours through him.s presence? And how would he handle i