【正文】 apan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations wele English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people bee more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to wele the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn39。s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Wele to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. I can clearly see her English is getting better. It39。It39。 But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。6．閱讀理解 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由此可知，Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?的意思是我為什么要答應(yīng)陪我那奇怪的爺爺從紐約坐火車去喬治亞州呢？ cranky的意思是奇怪的，故選B。There always is beautiful scenery along the journey.D.D.s missing her relatives.C.Her grandpa39。It would be boring.B.B.Health. In this fastpaced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isn39。s not just the trip。 We were silently waiting on the platform in the late afternoon. There he was, my 80yearold grandfather with his silvery hair. And there I was, a teenage girl in my jeans and Tshirt. His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?5．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。第三段中的“New Year39。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“I do not care about‘New Year39。根據(jù)第一段中的“Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows.”家不再是一幅有前門和一些窗戶的房子的圖畫。True Friendship: What?C.Travelling abroad enriches one39。s resolutions creates much pressure.（3）What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona? A.His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.C.t the author care about New Year39。B.Family A lot of people feel that New Year39。 This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has bee very important for me. I do not care about New Year39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。故選A。s the unsympathetic attitude with which it39。故選C。天氣預(yù)報(bào)員說要下雨了。Learning ancient traditions can be useful.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過在生活中的自身經(jīng)歷來說明好消息能使人高興，壞消息使人氣氛，而每個(gè)人偏偏時(shí)不時(shí)地給出壞消息，所以傳遞壞消息的方式很重要。s head that night（3）What is the main idea of the text? A.was mad at the sales agentB.not helpful（2）From Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer not consideratewarmheartedfriendlys opinion, his neighbor was Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you39。s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and big winners do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn39。根據(jù)Start time: 6 September, 2016部分中的“Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!”最重要的是，在寫作的過程中建立自信和獲得樂趣!可知，對初學(xué)者來說獲得信心和樂趣是最重要的。 Selection部分中的“If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing ”如果你想申請成為Towner Writer Squad的一員，請寄一份你的寫作樣稿。可知，Towner Writer Squad促進(jìn)年輕作家的發(fā)展。 Start time: 6 September, 2016 For further information go to: SelectionThe FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyric (抒情詩) to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers. “if only”作為線索貫穿了整篇文章，且第一段也提到了the saddest words，其他選項(xiàng)比較籠統(tǒng)，不能涵蓋本文內(nèi)容。 （3）考查詞義猜測。s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。 （1）考查推理判斷。m doing the right thing. I39。t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.t only avoid those if only moments when it es to safety. It39。My father is famous in our family for saying, Take the extra minute to do it right. I always try to live by the extra minute rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (襯墊) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table. I don39。s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。I know there will still be occasions when I have to say if only about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I39。父親在作者小的時(shí)候經(jīng)常讓她提前做一些能防止意外發(fā)生的事，因此她懂得珍惜現(xiàn)在所擁有的一切，而且知道自己正在做對的事。根據(jù)第三段中的“But then I thought about the fact that he39。故選B?？v觀全文可知，本文敘述了作者通過“extra minute”rule來避免以后說“if only”的情況。2．閱讀理解 Application amp。If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title LUNCH, with your name, age, address and address to: debo. Any questions – feel free to send