【正文】 ，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。由此可知作者決定在星期五去她的辦公室，是為了見她已經(jīng)年邁的父親。s the best kind of insurance for my emotional wellbeing.（1）Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule? the car the moment everyone is seated. the room for a minute with the iron working. for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better. an object out of the way before it trips someone.（2）The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ______. her appointment with the eye doctor her father who was already an old man in the holiday celebration of the pany her work before the deadline approached（3）The underlined word foregone in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. （4）What is the best title for the passage? Keep Emotional Wellbeing Prevent If Only Moments Follow the Most Useful Rule Achieve the Peace of Mind【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者認(rèn)為英語(yǔ)中最悲傷的兩個(gè)詞語(yǔ)是if only，因?yàn)樗麄儽磉_(dá)了遺憾。t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he39。s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe”可知，Germany（德國(guó)）是屬于Central Europe（中歐）的，故選D。The stories of Sahara records its authors39。C.s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams, and has a relationship. Experience the artist39。s simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author39。s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people39。B.The Stories of Sahara.Jack Kerouac39。D.s own life.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，推薦了幾本適合在旅行途中閱讀的書。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第一、二段可知，作者所說(shuō)的“extra minute”rule是指在遇事時(shí)多思考一分鐘，從而可以避免以后遺憾、犯錯(cuò)或失望，故選D。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句and前后連接語(yǔ)意相似成分，由其前“失去一個(gè)心愛的人或物”可推知此處是指“后悔放棄一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)”可知，foregone的意思是“放棄”，故選A。 We might also make wiser decisions — this isn39。Apple pie is the best food.Equipment.D. （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。t look forward to each day, then you need to try this course for yourself. I have always believed in ending the day on a positive note by writing a word or two in a gratitude journal and saying something sweet to my wife about the day we shared.t about perfection – it39。s highly underrated (被低估的). The easy task of appreciating what we have simply makes life better.（1）How did the author feel about seeing things for himself after he started the lifeappreciation course? A.B.C.D.Appreciating a cup of coffee in the morning.C.To advise all the readers to change their lifestyle.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者講述了自己參加感激生活課程后生活發(fā)生的變化，以此來(lái)鼓勵(lì)讀者感激生活。s quick, fulfilling, and a much better way to start my day than looking at my phone or puter.可知，作者認(rèn)為感激生活是比電話或電腦更好的開啟一天的方式，由此可知，作者不同意以玩手機(jī)娛樂(lè)的方式開啟新的一天，故選C。s about the journey.（1）What does the underlined word cranky in paragraph 1 mean? A.Outgoing.（2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A.Her grandpa39。根據(jù)第一段中的“No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly.”自從我祖父拒絕坐飛機(jī)后，沒有人愿意和我們一起旅行。由此可知，她對(duì)她爺爺?shù)男抡J(rèn)識(shí)讓作者改變了她和爺爺在一起的態(tài)度，故選D。 Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you39。 The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began plaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost kneedeep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they39。s around them. I asked them what they39。t attractive to them. focus on arriving at the camp in time. forest in the dark is dangerous for them. are keen to see rare birds at the destination.（5）In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should __________. our senses to feel the wonders of the world rid of some bad habits in our daily life our mind to new things and ideas our best to protect nature【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇散文。（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第五段I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant campground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what39。 The Learning Tlingit app serves as a reference for important language topics such as conversation phrases, number, and letters. efforts to increase native speakers. for the disappearance of some American Indian languages. to help the native tribes lead a traditional life. popularity of the language learning apps.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法來(lái)增加本族語(yǔ)言的使用，否則，他們的本族語(yǔ)言將面臨嚴(yán)重的危機(jī)?？芍?，如果越來(lái)越多的族人只說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，他們將會(huì)失去自己的歷史和文化。選項(xiàng)A中efforts能凸顯人們這一問(wèn)題的擔(dān)心及在努力尋求解決方案方面所做的努力。 American Arts Day.（2）Who of the following has to pay for his/her visit? 19 yearold Chicago student. 13yearold girl. 17 yearold Chicago girl. 9 yearold pupil.（3）What can people do in the Art Museum of Chicago? stories about artists and their artworks. about the color and excitement of 18thcentury life. how artists have expressed the African experience. a visit to the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了芝加哥藝術(shù)博物館的有關(guān)信息，包括其開放時(shí)間、博物館藝術(shù)特點(diǎn)等。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。d have to live away from home. I39。As time went by, I started enjoying the freedom that came with living alone. I could do things in my own time: eat whenever I want, wake up whenever I want. The space of loneliness was also then filled up by friends who became like family, so I started missing my family less. 16