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buy things without thinking about them carefully until she saw a video about zero waste, in which a family of four placed the rubbish they produced every year in a jar (罐). After watching the video, Yu wanted to experience this zerowaste lifestyle with her boyfriend. A zerowaste life follows the 6R ruleRefuse Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot. Over AugustOctober when Yu followed the rule of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish. Now, the couple have opened a small shop in Beijing, where they use wood products to take the place of plastic ones and cloth bags printed with environmentally friendly logos(環(huán)保標(biāo)志). Most products sold in the store can be reused. The store also has secondhand books and CDs/DVDs with, ideas to make the best of the used things. Those who once experienced the nonwaste lifestyle have slowly changed their ideas, says Ya, The zerowaste lifestyle is not for ascetics (苦行僧). It is just around us at our fingertips. Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste.(1)Bea Johnson suggests that people should ________. A.try to produce no rubbish in lifeB.share objects with othersC.help their friends live fortablyD.work hard for the Red Cross(2)We can see from the passage that Yu Yuan ________. A.offers plastic bags in her storeB.is influenced (影響) by the 6R ruleC.often buys things she doesn39。t needD.likes listening to CDs very much(3)What Yu Yuan says in the last paragraph probably means that ________. A.lots of people doubt the zerowaste lifestyleB.she feels it hard to continue her lifestyleC.her friends have followed her lifestyleD.the zerowaste lifestyle is not difficult to live(4)Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A.Opening up a secondhand storeB.Recycling (回收) wasteC.Saving the environmentD.Joining the couple【答案】 (1)A(2)B(3)D(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文主要是倡導(dǎo)零浪費(fèi)生活方式。 (1)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Her idea is: live a life and try not to create any rubbish ,可知他建議人們應(yīng)該盡量不要在生活中制造垃圾,故選A。 (2)推理題。根據(jù) Over AugustOctober when Yu followed the rule of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish 當(dāng)余遵循零浪費(fèi)6R規(guī)則時,她和男友喬哈維只生產(chǎn)了兩罐垃圾,可知從這篇文章中我們可以看出她受6r規(guī)則影響,故選B。 (3)推理題。根據(jù) Those who once experienced the nonwaste lifestyle have slowly changed their ideas,那些曾經(jīng)體驗(yàn)過非浪費(fèi)生活方式的人已經(jīng)慢慢改變了他們的想法,可知能改變說明完全可以這樣生活,故余源在最后一段所說的可能意味著零浪費(fèi)的生活方式并不難過,故選D。 (4)主旨題。根據(jù)本文主要是倡導(dǎo)零浪費(fèi)生活方式,倡導(dǎo)環(huán)保,可知 Saving the environment適合做標(biāo)題,故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題,和主旨題,細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案;推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文,推斷出需要的信息,主旨題需要通讀全文,了解大意之后找出中心思想。6.閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。 The first time my wife Linda gave birth was in a hospital. When Linda got pregnant (懷孕) for the second time, we wanted a home birth, not just for ourselves, but for our daughter. We are very open with our daughter. We want to teach her respect and awe (敬畏) for the things of bodies. So she was part of the process from the very beginning. In the morning the midwives came just as Linda was climbing into the birth tub (盆). Our daughter offered her mom water and food while she rested. When she found the noise and activity of birth, she was too nervous to stay long, so she spent a few minutes next to the tub, then went into another room to play. The midwives called her back in time to see her brother e into the world. As Linda pulled our tiny newborn son up, our daughter and I rushed to her side. all four of us hugging and crying and very excited. That night, and many times since then, our daughter said. I39。m so proud of Mom for having a baby. She has seen and admired the effort it takes to bring a new person into the world. It39。s a part of her life, something that can happen in the same room where she colors and watches movies. It was crucial that our daughter was part of that experience, not just for her, but for Linda and me as well. Everything we wanted for her—trusted care providers。 a very familiar environment。 continuing support。 good food—were things we needed but didn39。t have the first time Linda gave birth. We crossed this threshold (門檻) together, as a family, and it was messy and scary and painful and unusual and mysterious and really perfect.(1)The writer of this passage is probably ________. A.a fatherB.a motherC.a daughterD.a son(2)What does the underlined word midwives probably mean ________. A.carefully hardworking cooksB.specially trained nursesC.truly talented singersD.very friendly drivers(3)From the last paragraph, we can see in fact the writer ________. A.didn39。t warn her wife Linda to give birth in the familyB.didn39。t want their family to cross the threshold togetherC.thought it was crucial that their daughter was not part of the experienceD.wanted her daughter to know that she was trusted and needed in the family(4)According to the passage we can see ________. A.the writer39。s first child is a sonB.there are five people in the writer39。s family nowC.the writer39。s daughter saw her brother e into the worldD.the writer wanted a home birth only just for their daughter(5)Which is the best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage? A.My First Child Was Born in a Hospital.B.The Second Child in My Happy Family.C.A Messy and Painful and Unusual Family.D.Why Did We Choose a Home Birth for Our Second Child?【答案】 (1)A(2)B(3)D(4)C(5)D 【解析】【分析】大意:短文主要介紹了作者的大女兒在家參與小兒子出生的過程及原因。 (1)推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段 The first time my wife Linda gave birth was in a hospital. 我妻子Linda第一次生孩子的時候是在醫(yī)院,可推知作者是個爸爸。故選A。 (2)詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文The midwives called her back in time to see her brother e into the world. Midwives及時叫她回來看她弟弟來到這個世上,可知midwives是負(fù)責(zé)幫作者妻子接生的人,應(yīng)是經(jīng)過特殊訓(xùn)練的護(hù)士。故選B。 (3)推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段 It was crucial that our daughter was part of that ,這是至關(guān)緊要的,可知作者想要她女兒知道她是被家庭所信任和需要的。故選D。 (4)細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段 As Linda pulled our tiny newborn son up, our daughter and I rushed to her side.