【文章內容簡介】 ed and I think it boils down to this: Parents want to create a fort zone for their kids. Of course, we want the best for our kids but sometimes we forget that real growth doesn39。t happen in times of fort。 those valuable lessons e when we are forced to think in ways we otherwise wouldn39。t have. While I did less for my child than these wealthy parents did in terms of means, in other ways I did more. I taught her that disappointment is a part of life and we should face it bravely rather than avoid it. My husband and I showed Casey that her strength is in her struggle. That39。s how far I went for my kid s education. And I dare say she is wiser and better off for it.（1）What do the parents involved in the college cheating scandal have in mon? A.They are well –knownB.They are aggressiveC.They are very richD.They are conservative.（2）The writer made the decision to pull Casey out of school__________. A.for lack of moneyB.because of her illnessC.as a result of cheatingsD.due to her bad behaviour（3）What does the writer think of her daughter39。s volunteering in South Africa for a year? A.It39。s meaningless.B.It is well worth it.C.It is a waste of timeD.It is a wrong decision.（4）The writer advises parents to____. A.create a fort zone for their kidsB.do whatever they can for their kidsC.help their kids have a better educationD.let their kids experience disappointment【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由大學作弊丑聞入手并結合自己教育女兒的經歷告訴我們，真正的成長不是發(fā)生在安逸的時候，父母應該讓孩子體驗失望。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的the college cheating scandal(丑聞)involving 38 wealthy parents around the country可知，陷入大學作弊丑聞的父母都是有錢人，故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的In the fall of 2017 my husband and I lost our jobs. We had to tell our daughter, Casey, that we couldn39。t afford to send her back to school for her junior year at Fordham University.可知，作者和丈夫失業(yè)了，負擔不起讓女兒繼續(xù)讀書的費用，所以決定讓她休學，故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的When she returned to the campus, she studied harder. She isn39。t what she used to be. Each day is marked by gratitude because she knows what it is like not to be able to get an education.可知，女兒重返校園后，學習比以前更加努力了，每一天都充滿感激之情，因為她知道無法接受教育是什么滋味，由此可知，作者認為女兒在南非的志愿工作是值得的，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的I taught her that disappointment is a part of life and we should face it bravely rather than avoid it.可知，失望是生活的一部分，我們應該勇敢面對它而不是逃避它，由此可知作者建議父母讓孩子體驗失望，故選D。 【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，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 I am a taxi driver. One Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I found a welldressed man ing over. He was waving to me. I waited until he jumped into the taxi. La Guardia Airport, please, he said. As always, I wondered about my passenger. What do you do? I am working at the hospital. For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his help. Could I ask a favor of you? He didn39。t answer. I have a son, 16. He39。s doing well in school. He wants a job this summer. Is there any possibility that you might get him a summer job? After a minute, he said, The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records. He searched his pocket and handed me a card. That evening, I pulled the card from my pocket. Robbie, I said proudly, This could be a summer job for you. Send him your school records. He read it out loud, Fred Plum, New York Hospital. Is this a joke? he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened (恐嚇) to cut off his pocketmoney, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning. Two weeks later, when I arrived home, my son handed me a letter from Plum. He was to phone Plum39。s secretary for an interview. Robbie got the job. The white coat he wore made him feel more important than he really was. As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of remendation (推薦) for universities. At last, Robbie was admitted to New York Medical College. It never happened to me that a stranger should change my son39。s future.（1）The author threatened to cut off Robbie39。s pocketmoney probably because _________. was tired after a day39。s work. didn39。t earn enough money. was unwilling to work. didn39。t believe what he said.（2）It can be inferred from the passage that Plum is _________. and selfless. and careful. and helpful. and handsome.（3）What message does the passage want to tell us? stranger may change your life. must be friendly to strangers. father should be responsible for his son. may have a great effect on people.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文主要講述一名作為出租車司機的父親求助他的醫(yī)生乘客為他的兒子求得一份暑期工作，最終他的兒子被紐約醫(yī)學院錄取了，陌生人也可能改變你的生活。 （1）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Is this a joke?” he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened (恐嚇) to cut off his pocketmoney, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning. “這是個玩笑嗎?”他懷疑地說。在我大喊大叫并威脅要切斷他的零用錢后，Robbie答應第二天早上把他的成績寄出去?？芍?，作者威脅切斷了他的零用錢，是因為作者不相信羅比所說的。故選D。（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records.”“ 醫(yī)學院的學生有一個研究項目。也許他能適應。讓他把他的成績單寄給我?！焙偷箶?shù)第二段中As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of remendation (推薦) for universities.“隨著高中畢業(yè)的臨近，Plum好心地為大學寫了推薦信?！笨芍狿lum是一個親切好心、樂于助人的人。故選C。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段It never happened to me that a stranger should change my son39。s future.“我從未想過一個陌生人會改變我兒子的未來?！笨芍?，文章想告訴我們陌生人可能改變你的生活。故選A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。推理判斷題是?？嫉念}型，在閱讀時，抓住文章主題和細節(jié)，分析文章結構，根據(jù)上下文內在的聯(lián)系，挖掘文章的深層含義。6．閱讀理解 The associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never perfect。 however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience. One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the