【正文】 ss the importance of the race.B. Finally I saw the finishing post, and I just concentrated on getting there—still onelegged. My finishing time was 38 minutes 25 seconds but that didn39。 Most of the people taking part were doing a onemile race, and 10 races were planned over the weekend. There seemed to be a mix of openwater enthusiasts alongside plete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible pleting their own challenge. The oldest woman peting was 77, taking part in the twomile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every onemile race. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。s Library.”可知，現(xiàn)在，我很幸運地住在格倫黑德的冷海岸公共圖書館附近，走一小段路就可以到海崖兒童圖書館，由此可知，作者認(rèn)為自己很幸運是因為她住得離圖書館很近，故選D。D.D.She lives close to libraries.（2）What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.s best friend. （4）考查主旨大意。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。The early bird catches the worm.Natsuko is Takamizawa39。 The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan 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。It39。s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。 The greatgrandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year39。 Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, 39。s grandchildren love her a lot.C.Where there is a will, there is a way.It is never too late to learn.C.根據(jù)第二段中的“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.’”可知，是在她高中二年級時第二次世界大戰(zhàn)大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了，而英語因為是敵人的語言被禁止了，故選C。可知“This situation”指的是在日本人的英語水平相對較低，故選B。t always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships.She has bee her mother39。She can meet friends at the library.D.Visiting a library with a family member.To explain how libraries change.根據(jù)第二段中的“Today，I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children39?？v觀全文可知，作者講述了從自己小時候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館所發(fā)生的變化，由此可知，作者寫這篇文章是為了解釋圖書館的變化，故選C。Determined to be as tough as the people around her.（2）Why does the author mention the two people in Paragraph 2? A.it would have been easier if she had taken others39。 （1）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查推理判斷。 In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass grave. The bodies weren39。 In the century since then, archaeology has bee less of a treasure hunt and more of a science. Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites39。demonstrated（2）Why was archaeology once referred to as a treasure hunt (paragraph 3)? A.s personal belongings and classify them.D.正如古物學(xué)家薩利瑪可知，考古就是尋寶，為了物質(zhì)上的價值。我有一只寵物。 【點評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。s first interests in flight began when they were children, with powered rubberbandhelicopter toys that their father would bring home for them from trips around the country. Orville and Wilbur would build duplicates（復(fù)制品）of these toys and bounce them off the ceiling. They were just crazy about these things for the reasons that they did not yet understand. s church. They also tried the newspaper business, and although their two newspapers, the West Side News and The Evening Item were considered to be of high quality, Dayton already had daily newspapers, so the Wrights soon returned to contract printing.Enthusiastic and curious.B.Who guided them a lot on their way to success.B. （2）考查推理判斷。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，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。 The wind cut into me like a knife while I struggled to get two electric heaters in place around the section of frozen pipes. The waterlines were buried except for a small piece that connected up to my house. I put a heater on each side of it, ran the extension cords(軟線)into my house and plugged them in. Both heaters roared to life and started blowing hot air on the frozen water pipes. My fingers had already started to go numb, so I stayed inside to wait. I could only hope that this bit of warmth could get my water flowing again. Finally, after twenty minutes, the water started flowing through my faucets again. I went back outside into the biller cold and gathered my heaters up. I looked at the weak January sun shining on the frozen snow and smiled. Then I sent a joy filled with Thank you heavenward and returned inside to make myself a hot breakfast.The low temperature.C.B.Screamed out loudly.（3）What did the author think of his work? A.B.C.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查推理判斷。 a journey over untraveled pathwaysD.has changed a lot since 1805D.was following the trail of Lewis and ClarkD.根據(jù)第二段中的When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass, 140 miles south of Missoula, on August 12, 1805, he was astonished by what was in front of him…Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.1805年8月12日，當(dāng)劉易斯爬到米蘇拉以南140英里的萊姆希山口時，他被眼前的景象驚呆了。 （4）考查推理判斷。吃完雞肉后，我坐