【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 r a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible. Upon seeing this note and knowing I would be the one to check them in, I decided to learn some very basic sign language. I greeted the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard the name，I immediately realized who was standing in front of me. I had been learning for two weeks how to say: Wele to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please, if you need anything during your stay, just let me know and we will help you. I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I greeted him in ASL (American Sign Language) and began the bit I had learned for him. His daughter broke down crying and told me I was sweet. But the father just smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me. It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL. Sadly, I wasn39。t working the day they checked out, but they left a gift for me, a small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside was a note saying: Thank you very much for what you did. My father has been in amazing spirits from the time you checked us in and insisted we get you a gift before we left. You have no idea how much this meant to my father and me, and we can39。t thank you enough. You39。ve made his trip very special with one simple gesture. I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.（1）The daughter left a note when booking the hotel in order to __________. for special service for herself some useful advice to the hotel gratitude to the hotel manager her father39。s trip more fortable（2）The daughter cried when they checked in because __________. author39。s sign language was really terrible father was unwilling to live in that hotel appreciated what the author had done for her father author wouldn39。t be working when they checked out（3）Seeing the father39。s reaction during checkin the author probably felt __________. （4）From this passage, we can know that __________. author made the daughter39。s checkout smooth author was deeply moved by an unexpected gift daughter cried for five minutes before they left daughter asked the author to learn sign language【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者回憶了接待一對父女來愛爾蘭旅游，幫助他們登記的故事，因為那位父親是個聾啞人，執(zhí)著專門學了手勢語歡迎來愛爾蘭，結(jié)果那位父親對于作者的接待很滿意，走得時候還送給作者禮物，并給經(jīng)理寫信，希望給作者加薪。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“As they would be here for a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible.”由于他們要在這里呆幾天，他的女兒想讓他的愛爾蘭之行盡可能順利。可知，女兒在預訂旅館時留下了一張便條，以便讓父親的旅行更舒適。故選D。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“His daughter broke down crying and told me I was sweet. But the father just smiled and was so happy.”可知當他們登記入住時，女兒哭了，女兒情緒失控的原因是作者的細心體貼感動了她，這讓她的爸爸很開心。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me. It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL.”老實說，看到他的反應就足夠了。最后幾周的ASL基礎學習絕對值得。可知，看到這位爸爸很開心，作者感到了他的付出是很值得的；因此看到父親在入住時的反應，作者可能感到很滿足。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段“I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.”第二天上班時，我在儲物柜里發(fā)現(xiàn)了這件禮物，哭了整整五分鐘。可知，作者受到這份特殊的禮物后很感動，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin39。s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects. Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin39。s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long, Newspaper panies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 39。How are you?39。, as if they have just e out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appealed on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.” Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death, Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock（股票）drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss ing in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education。 its testing and test — preparation service now brings in at least half the pany39。s ine,（1）What can we learn about the New England Courant? A.It is mainly about the stock market.B.It carries articles by political leaders.C.It marks the beginning of newspapers.D.It remains a successful newspaper in America.（2）What can we infer about the newspaper editors? A.They often accept readers39。 suggestions.B.They caw a lot about each other39。s health.C.They stop doing business with advertisers.D.They face great difficulties in their business.（3）Which of the following found a new way for its development? A.the Washington Post.B.The Guardian.C.The New York Tinier.D.New England Courant.（4）How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers”? A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國報紙的由來，以及現(xiàn)在面臨的挑戰(zhàn)和做出的調(diào)整。(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“the printer James Franklin,