【文章內容簡介】 ange behavior and attitudes. During World WarⅡ, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “Kaizen”, which means “improvement”. Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything. （1）Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us ______. A.we should do everything in big stepsB.how to change one39。s life with one small stepC.we should try a lot of sudden changesD.how to find a small step without any excuse（2）The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “______”. A.提高生產率B.增加成本C.增加出口量D.提高待遇（3）The writer of the passage suggests we should ______. A.make changes at the end of the yearB.do few experiments with “Kaizen”C.do things with hard to achieve goalsD.take a tiny step to achieve big goals（4）Which of the following is TRUE from the passage? A.You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.B.Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful.C.You can39。t find any excuse not to reach a big goal.D.“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要講述了應忘記太大的、難以實現的目標，只想想小的目標，一步步地去實現它。（1）B細節(jié)理解題。根據who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life（最近寫了一本書《一小步可以改變你的生活》）可知，故選B（2）A細節(jié)理解題。根據by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes（通過嘗試一個小的、持續(xù)的進步來代替突然地改變）可知，選A（3）D細節(jié)理解題。根據Forget the too big, hardtoachieve goals and just think about the small ones（忘記太大的、難以實現的目標，只想想小的）可知，本題選D（4）B細節(jié)理解題。根據Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it（莫勒學習了這個主意，然后做了一些實驗）可知，本題選B【點評】本文屬于議論文，閱讀時首先要弄清楚作者要證明什么觀點，然后用什么樣的論據進行怎樣的分析，最后得出了什么樣的結論，理清了線索，理解文章就不是問題。看題時注意確定關鍵詞，然后在文章中定位，找到與選項一致的內容，就可以輕松的確定答案。5．閱讀理解It was the Peter shopkeeper in New York who taught me about the great power of kindness.At that time I was a poor student. I would work early mornings and the late nights to pay for my studies.On the day I went to that shop for the first time. I was sick with a very high fever. I had been off work for a few days, and I had run out of food. As I had been so busy working, I hardly had friends nearby who could help.So I went out to get some food. Usually, I would have gone to the supermarket, but because it was closer, I went into the Peter Shop. I picked up a few items, and then handed them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “Girl, you are unwell.” I nodded.He pointed at the sausage （香腸） and bread I was buying and offered, “l(fā) can make you a sandwich, so you don39。t have to do it yourself.” So, he made the sandwich and asked me to wait a moment. He went in the back room and reappeared with a bowl of hot soup. “It will warm you up,” he said with a gentle smile.What really warmed me up, though, was not the soup. It was his smile. His kindness made me feel cared for at a point in life when I was particularly lonely. It made me want to be as kind as the shopkeeper who had been kind to me. I had been quite shy, but from that day on, I did not let shyness stop me from performing kindness.（1）Why did the writer work so hard?A. Because she had to pay for her studies.B. Because she wanted to stay in New York.C. Because her friend needed help.D. Because she wanted to get more experience.（2）What was wrong with the writer on taht day?A. She lost her job.B. She had a terrible cold.C. She had a high fever.D. She lost her money.（3）What did the shopkeeper do for the writer?A. Gave some bread to her.B. Made a sandwich for her.C. Gave some medicine to her.D. Gave a bowl of cold soup to her.（4）What can we know from the last paragraph?A. The writer would go to the shop often later.B. The shopkeeper and the writer became good friends.C. The writer was moved and wanted to be kind to others.D. The shopkeeper cured （治愈） the writer39。s illness.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】短文記敘了作者有一次生病去店里買東西，遇到店員主動給她做三明治的經歷，從那以后，作者想要做一個像店員那么善良的人。（1）細節(jié)理解題。從. I would work early mornings and the late nights to pay for my ，故選A。（2）細節(jié)理解題。從On the day I went to that shop for the first time. I was sick with a very high ，故選C。（3）細節(jié)理解題。從“l(fā) can make you a sandwich, so you don39。t have to do it yourself.” So, he made the sandwich and asked me to wait a ，故選B。（4）段意理解題。最后一段是作者的感觸，她被店員的微笑感動了，想做一個和他一樣友善的人，故選C。【點評】考查對篇章的把握對細節(jié)的識別能力，答題時注意緊扣問題中的關鍵詞，在文章中尋找答案。6．閱讀理解One day a daughter plained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn,t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.　　Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground（研磨過的）coffee beans in the third pot.He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.　　After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her, he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”　　“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.　　“Look closer,” he said. She did and noticed that potatoes were soft. After pulling off the shell of the egg, she found the hardboiled egg. Finally, the rich aroma from the coffee brought a smi