【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ur lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying no, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it39。s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that edians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.（1）Brian was late for his job because ________. A.he got up lateB.he was seriously illC.he was caught in a traffic jamD.he was busy applying for a new job（2）What can we infer about humor? A.It is the early bird.B.It is important in our lives.C.Brian often saved his job with humor.D.It can solve racial discriminations.（3）What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.chargeB.tried to setC.gave upD.tried to hold back（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Many people lack in a sense of humor.B.Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.It wasn39。t the first time that Brian came late for work.D.Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞习噙t到，而在此之前他已經(jīng)收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。當(dāng)他在9：35分時(shí)走進(jìn)辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強(qiáng)顏歡笑，伸出手來。你好!他說。我是布萊恩。我正在申請(qǐng)一份工作，據(jù)我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開始招聘。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過一點(diǎn)幽默化解了這次危機(jī)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian上班遲到是因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞?，故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他 的工作，用的是唯一能贏的工具——笑聲。即可推測幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強(qiáng)忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。故可知?jiǎng)澗€部分單詞意思為努力忍??；抑制住，故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第二段中的“Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班遲到的最后通牒后不久?？芍@不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 When my father married my mother in 1943 he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not spend it. This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it. When I was married in 1970 my husband who had heard this story obtained a 1937 crown for me and I have always kept it in my wallet and I have always had enough for my needs. A friend recently fell on hard times partly through external (外部的) circumstances and partly through poor planning. Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills, even given her food and tried to teach her budget techniques, but none of them has been a solution. She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression. Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless. I then thought about how the crown, a reminder of another39。s care and love, had protected me so I went to the bank for a $100 dollar bill. I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the $100 in the back of her wallet. It turned out that she didn39。t have a wallet so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better. I feel rich and thank you for being a good friend she said and we were both a bit teary. The reason for passing this on is not to praise any generosity on my part but to show the power of random acts of kindness. I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I39。d never used and thought I39。ll give that to my friend. I opened it and inside found $100. The universe is very just and if your heart is open the reward always es.（1）What did the 1937 crown coin from the author39。s father mean to her mother? A.His concern for her.B.His pity and protection for her.C.His care and love for her.D.His pride and respect for her.（2）Where did the author39。s friend keep the $100 dollarbill? A.In the back of her wallet.B.In a little pencil case.C.In the pocket of her raincoat.D.In the layer of her suitcase.（3）What can he inferred from the last Paragraph? A.The author became rich all of a sudden.B.The author39。s friend would receive a wallet as a gift.C.The author39。s friend was not touched by her story.D.The author felt unfortable when receiving the bill.（4）What can be the best title for the text? A.A hard lifeB.The help to a friendC.A crown coinD.A gift from my father【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者的一位朋友陷入了經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)，幫她的方法都不起效。作者想起了自己一直放在錢包里的皇冠硬幣，它如同護(hù)身符一樣讓作者衣食無憂。于是，就給了這位朋友一張百元的鈔票，也讓她放進(jìn)錢包里，希望帶給她好運(yùn)和信心。沒想到，作者的善意帶來了回報(bào)。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.”可知作者父親給她母親的一枚硬幣代表了父親對(duì)母親的愛和關(guān)心，