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ty is now covered in anti honking poetry, written by all walks of life. Patience slowly fades。 Residents store up their eggs。 That day is ing soon. It39。s understandable that Andy has set up a website — — and now people from across the country send him news of their own anti honking activities. It seems that poetry can change the world after all. Then, just recently, antianti honking haiku started to appear, launched by locals who thought Andy should stop worrying about honking and start worrying about starving children, or war in the Middle East instead. Andy has an answer for that. Stop me if this is too ridiculous, he says, but they talk about the violence in the Middle East like it39。s a force of nature, like it39。s beyond our control. But actually it39。s kind of like the honking the violence is man made. If we can figure out how to stop honking on the streets, I think we could learn some things that we could use on a large scale.(1)What does the first paragraph intend to tell us about New Yorkers? A.They enjoy listening to the honking of horns.B.Their life has been affected by the honking noise.C.They get accustomed to sleeping late in the morning.D.They have formed a habit of honking while driving.(2)What is Andy39。s final reaction to the frequent honking of horns? A.Pretended to ignore it.B.Screamed at the driver.C.Acted in a peaceful way.D.Complained to the government.(3)According to the passage, most New Yorkers think Andy39。s response is______. A.acceptableB.pointlessC.sensitiveD.abnormal(4)Facing the criticism of his antihonking campaign, Andy notes that______. A.if not handled well, honking will cause serious problems like starvationB.fierce violence in the Middle East is more of an issue worthy of concernC.violence in the world as well as honking on the street is under our controlD.finding the solution to anti honking is as meaningful as that to starvation【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,講述了紐約的汽車(chē)?yán)嚷晣?yán)重影響了人們的生活,一個(gè)日本人對(duì)此做出了很大的掙扎,從激烈對(duì)抗到寫(xiě)打油詩(shī)的非暴力反抗,以及紐約當(dāng)?shù)厝藢?duì)此的反映。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“It39。s no surprise to hear the honking of horns in New York. Whoever tries every day to get more than a few minutes of sleep in the morning in the city will tell you that he could do nothing about it! ”可知在紐約聽(tīng)到巨大的汽車(chē)?yán)嚷暡蛔銥槠妫驗(yàn)檫@些聲音人們想多睡幾分鐘是不可能的,即汽車(chē)?yán)嚷曈绊懥思~約人的日常生活。故選B。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“So, nobly, Andy turned to nonviolence.”可知Andy最后采取了非暴力行為來(lái)反抗喇叭噪音。故選C。 (3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It39。s understandable that Andy has set up a website — . honku. org — and now people from across the country send him news of their own anti honking activities.”可知Andy建立網(wǎng)站后全國(guó)各地的人都給他寄來(lái)反喇叭噪音行為的消息,故推測(cè)人們對(duì)Andy的行為是接受并且支持的。故選A。 (4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“If we can figure out how to stop honking on the streets, I think we could learn some things that we could use on a large scale. ”可知Andy認(rèn)為如果解決了喇叭噪音問(wèn)題,就能把從中學(xué)到的東西應(yīng)用到更大規(guī)格的事情上,故推測(cè)他認(rèn)為解決喇叭噪音和解決饑荒一樣重要。選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇環(huán)保類(lèi)閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息,同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析,推理,從而選出正確答案。5.閱讀理解 Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 Dictionary This handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English! This dictionary is specially designed for all levels of language ability from beginners to advanced learners. Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator This special model features the largest and most plete RussianEnglish dictionary. Advanced English speech, accent correction function and specialized terms database will help you better municate. Business organizers will allow you to stay in touch with the world through all kinds of advanced features. Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus Dictionary It is the nearest word finder. It is also great for cross word puzzles. It will show you the time, day and date of local time zone and the same for over 100 cities throughout the world by simply entering the first letter of the name of the city. The Lingo Traveler 18 It is an international translator containing over 96,000 words and 8,000 useful phrases. Equipped with a powerful databank, the Lingo Traveler 18 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses.(1)Which dictionary can help to improve your Spanish? A.Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus DictionaryB.The Lingo Traveler 18C.Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 DictionaryD.Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator(2)Which of the following is the most plete RussianEnglish dictionary? A.The Lingo Traveler 18B.Brand V7 Dictionary / TranslatorC.Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus DictionaryD.Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 Dictionary(3)What sets the Lingo Traveler 18 apart from other dictionaries? A.It provides readers with 96,000 phrases and 8,000 words.B.It shows the time, day and date of local time zone over 100 cities.C.It offers advanced features for you to stay in touch with the world.D.It can store your appointments, telephone numbers and addresses.【答案】 (1)C(2)B(3)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文,推薦了一些電子詞典,并介紹了每款電子詞典的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。 (1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 Dictionary部分中的“This handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English!”可知Norman Merriam Webster BES—185Dictionary提供了西班牙語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)互譯的五百萬(wàn)條翻譯,故推測(cè)該詞典可以幫助學(xué)好西班牙語(yǔ)。選C。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator部分中的“This special model features the largest and most plete RussianEnglish dictionary.”可知Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator是最大和最完整的俄英詞典。故選B。 (3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)前面三部分的內(nèi)容和The Lingo Traveler 18部分中的“the Lingo Traveler 18 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses.”可知,只有Lingo Traveler有存儲(chǔ)預(yù)約,電話(huà)號(hào)碼和地址的功能。這是它與其它三種電子詞典的不同之處。D