【正文】 agraph3?　　A. The volcanic ash’s effects on Europeans were little.　　B. The ash caused irritation even in healthy people.　　C. Other experts thought WTO’S warnings were useful.　　D. The volcanic ash was more dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution.　　62. The underlined word “hysterical” in Paragraph4 most probably means .　　A. amazing B. practical C. valuable D. overstated　　63. What can we learn from the passage?　　A. The volcanic ash wouldn’t be harmful to people.　　B. All experts thought the volcanic ash did great harm to our health.　　C. People close to the volcano would likely be at risk according to some experts.　　D. Europeans should stay indoors because Iceland39。由上文中volcanic ash is not all that harmful和下文中only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk可知D正確, 夸大的，言過其實的。作者意圖題。sstillwhat（2）,andItrytoliveby.I39。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。　　。(四)　　Fear and its panion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn’t hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed。t convinced the volcanic ash would have a major effect on peoples39。s volcano starts settling.　　答案：　　. 主旨大意題?！　? 由第三段 But once it falls from a greater distance….. effects are often minimal和第四段中 only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk以及第五段中 the further the particles travel, the more diluted and less dangerous they will be可知C正確。本文通過介紹太平洋上漂浮的大量的塑料垃圾廢物的情況，指出了它們對海洋中的生物以及人類的影響，所以D項正確。vebeeninthetaxibusinessforthirtyfiveyears,(3)(亂作一團)39。tbeenenoughmoneytobuymetheriflethatI’.“Comeon,Matt,”Pasaid.“’’regoingtoWidowJensen’ ________ wood.” herwiththreechildren, wentoutwithPaandwe ________ thesledhighwithwood. ________ wewenttothestoreandPatookdownabigham,somebacon,asackofflourandsomeshoes,’sin ’thavemuchmoneyandWidowJensenhad________ ’thavebeenour ________ .Thechildrenwerewrappedin ________ andweresittinginfrontofthefireplacebyaverysmallfirethat ________ gaveoffanyheatatall.“Webroughtyouafewthings,Ma’am，” ________ ________ , ________ itwouldn’teout.“Webroughtaloadofwoodtoo,Ma’am,”，“Matt，gobringsomein.”Iwasn’tthe ________ ________ it, ________ thosethreekidshuddled(蜷縮)aroundthefireplaceandtheirmotherstandingtherewithtearsrunningdownhercheekswithsomuch ________ inherheartthatshecouldn’ ________ .PahadgivenmethebestChristmasofmylife.【小題1】A．overB．pleteC．lostD．boring【小題2】A．inbetweenB．a(chǎn)wayfromC．outofD．farbehind【小題3】A．offeredB．broughtC．delightedD．left【小題4】A．excitedlyB．hurriedlyC．gratefullyD．unwillingly【小題5】A．equippedB．placedC．loadedD．a(chǎn)rmed【小題6】A．NowB．ThenC．MeanwhileD．Sometime【小題7】A．silenceB．regretC．devotionD．condition【小題8】A．smarterB．tougherC．prettierD．closer【小題9】A．topicB．concernC．ideaD．case【小題10】A．shouldersB．headC．a(chǎn)rmsD．feet【小題11】A．oneB．therestC．a(chǎn)notherD．theother【小題12】A．nearlyB．hardlyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．slowly【小題13】A．jumpedB．laughedC．jokedD．hesitated【小題14】A．tremblingB．movingC．bendingD．crying【小題15】A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．orD．but【小題16】A．honestB．kindC．sameD．disappointing【小題17】A．a(chǎn)llowB．a(chǎn)dmitC．clarifyD．confirm【小題18】A．seeingB．imaginingC．cheeringD．forting【小題19】A．motivationB．gratefulnessC．sympathyD．courage【小題20】A．typicalB．valuableC．unimportantD．hopeless完形填空。根據(jù)第五段中的”There is an increased threat of infection of　　disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste.”可知受污染的塑料制品會通過食物鏈來影響人類。t convinced…… cigarette smoke or pollution可排除C D。s volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts fell in Iceland, Scotland and Norway.　　WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein said the microscopic(微小的) ash is potentially dangerous for people when it starts to reach the Earth because inhaled(吸入) particles can enter the lungs and cause respiratory problems. And he also said Europeans who go outside might want to consider wearing a mask.　　Other experts, however, weren39。本文主要就火山灰對人的健康的危害問題世衛(wèi)組織和其他專家給出不同觀點。ABD觀點表達絕對。(六)　　With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it39。vegottobe(4)tofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursaday.Becausetaxidriversare