【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e of the earth, no one will.”（1）The underlined word “prerequisite” (Para. 1) is closest in meaning to“ ”. A.recipeB.substituteC.requirementD.challenge（2）Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs? A.They are used daily.B.They are easy to grow.C.They can grow very tall.D.They can be eaten uncooked.（3）According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods? A.It can preserve their best flavor.B.It can promote her online sales.C.It can better her cooking skills.D.It can improve their nutrition.（4）What is the “the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand? A.The knowledge about good food.B.The way to live a growourown life.C.The joy of getting in touch with foods.D.The responsibility to protect our earth【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了一個名叫Loe的女性的故事。Loe是“自己種植”現(xiàn)代生活方式的實(shí)踐者，她熱衷于自己種植香草和味道新鮮的食物，并將食物裝入密封罐中保持以保持最佳的風(fēng)味，更想通過自己的舉動影響孩子們，讓他們意識到保護(hù)地球的責(zé)任。(1)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“On a mere 1/10 of an acre … and preserve much of the food they consume”可知面積并不是硬要求。Loe在那里所做的一切證明，一個大農(nóng)場對“自己種植”現(xiàn)代生活方式來說并不是一個硬要求。故選C。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Start with herbs… Just a little of the herbs …”可知香草很容易生長。故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“there is a moment when it39。s bursting with its absolute peak flavor. 39。I try to keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar,39?！笨芍獙⒎N植的事物裝入密封罐中保存的好處是能夠保持最佳的風(fēng)味。故選A。(4)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)最后一段中的“that if we don39。t take care of the earth, no one will”可知the bigger picture指的是保護(hù)地球的責(zé)任。故選D?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和詞義猜測兩個題型的考查，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)行推理歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Money is the root of all evil (邪惡) and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley, US, announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments. They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA《美國國家科學(xué)院院刊》). They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive ears ignored a pedestrian pared with only 30 percent of people driving mow modest cars. In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do immoral things in various everyday situations. Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more change. Students from higher — class families were more likely to act dishonestly. According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people39。s feelings. Finally, it just makes them greedier. “Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more, and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self interest,” said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study. Piff pointed out that the findings don39。t mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts（本能）and values in different ways.（1）By saying “money is the root of all evil”, the author wants to . A.link wealth with bad behaviorB.draw readers39。 attention to the researchC.show how the saying proves the findingsD.defend rich people who do immoral things（2）According to the scientists, which is NOT the factor that makes rich people immoral? A.They wele risks.B.They have more desires.C.They believe money talks.D.They bee more selfish.（3）Why did the scientists do the experiments? A.To show how social status affects people39。s morality.B.To show people39。s instincts and values in different ways.C.To test whether the saying “money is the root of all evil” is true.D.To show the difference between higher class people and lower class people.（4）What does the passage really want to show us? A.The poor are respectable.B.Money is the root of all evil.C.All rich people are untrustworthy.D.The rich are more likely to act badly.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者主要通過展示幾個實(shí)驗(yàn)的結(jié)果，旨在證明金錢是一切罪惡的根源這一說法可能是有一定道理的。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying…that rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people.”可知，用這個俗語“金錢是萬惡之源”來引出本文的話題——富人們是否比窮人們更加有可能做不道德的事情，通過一些實(shí)驗(yàn)來證實(shí)，讓讀者們看到這一研究，目的是吸引讀者對這個研究的注意，故選B。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people39。s feelings.”按照科學(xué)家的研究，富人們通常認(rèn)為錢可以解決一切麻煩，所