【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 . Both boys loved to solve problems that seemed difficult to others. The more difficult the problem was, the more they saw it as a challenge. Exploring the unknown was such a joy for then that Orville once said, I can remember when Wilbur and I could hardly wait for the morning to e to get at something that interested us. That39。s happiness. Putting their gift to work, the boys entered the printing business soon after high school. Orville designed and then built a printing press（印刷機）for this enterprise. At first, they did contract printing for other people, and soon one of their customers during the early 1890s was Father Milton39。s church. They also tried the newspaper business, and although their two newspapers, the West Side News and The Evening Item were considered to be of high quality, Dayton already had daily newspapers, so the Wrights soon returned to contract printing. Branching out into other areas, they also opened a bicycle business. Bicycling was the fastest growing sport in the country at that time, and their repair shop soon led them into building bicycles of their own design, often with tools of their own construction, such as the lathe（車床）driven by a onecylinder gasoline engine built by Orville. The bicycle shop would provide the livelihood（生計）that would allow them to carry out their experiments on airplanes. （1）What may inspire Wilbur and Orville Wright to be keen on flight in childhood？ A.Their experiences of taking a flight.B.Their wishes to travel by plane.C.The toys their father brought for them.D.Their interest in duplicating toys.（2）What kind of children were the Wright brothers？ A.Enthusiastic and curious.B.Quiet and modes.C.Naughty but clever.D.Stubborn but careful（3）What business did Wilbur and Orville enter shortly after high school？ A.The toy business.B.The printing business.C.The lathe business.D.The bicycle business.（4）What will possibly be discussed following this text？ A.Who guided them a lot on their way to success.B.What trouble they would meet in their business.C.Why they closed their bicycle shop suddenly.D.How the two brothers began to invent planes.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了 萊特兄弟是怎樣的發(fā)明飛機的過程。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Orville would discover in later years that he and Wilbur39。s first interests in flight began when they were children，with powered rubberbandhelicopter toys that their father would bring home for them from trips around the country”奧維爾后來發(fā)現(xiàn)他和威爾伯對飛行第一次興趣是從他們小時候開始的，由于他們的父親從鄉(xiāng)村給他們帶回家的，用橡皮筋為動力的直升機玩具，可知選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“They were just crazy about these things for the reasons that they did not yet understand”他們只是因為他們還不明白的原因 而對這些事情瘋狂 ；和第三段中的“Both boys loved to solve problems that seemed difficult to others. The more difficult the problem was，the more they saw it as a challenge”兩個男孩都喜歡解決別人覺得困難的問題。問題越難，他們就越覺得這是一個挑戰(zhàn) 可推出選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“ Putting their gift to work, the boys entered the printing business soon after high school. ”把他們的天賦投入工作 中，孩子們高中畢業(yè)后不久就進入了印刷業(yè)。 故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The bicycle shop would provide the livelihood（生計）that would allow them to carry out their experiments on airplanes”自行車店將提供生計 ，允許他們在飛機上進行實驗 ，可知選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，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 5．閱讀理解 When Katie Stagliano was 9 years old, she was given a class project to grow her first cabbage from just one seed. She took it home and planted it in her home garden. It didn39。t even take her long to e up and begin to grow. But as friends came over, they pointed out that it was bigger than any of theirs. And it grew so much that the cabbage ended up weighing 40 pounds! Katie then decided that she could use this cabbage to do something nice for the munity. So she took the huge cabbage to a local soup kitchen, where they used it, and cooked it with ham and rice. And because of her cabbage, 275 people were fed. She began to realize that gardening and helping people is what she likes to do most. So, she decided to start her first garden on a plot of land donated by her school. I think if more kids get to experience gardening they would find out how cool it is and how many people can be fed if you donate your produce, said Katie. Now, just 9 years later, Katie is 18 years old, and has set up her own business called Katie39。s Krops with the help of her family friends. But this doesn39。t even e close to the other amazing part. She has raised over 200,000 dollars! And there are over 100 Katie39。s Krops within 33 states in the United States. She loves gardening and loves inspiring other children to experience the joy of gardening as well. As of today, her first garden is still doing amazing and is even responsible for supplying over 3,000 pounds of produce donated to local charities. Her goal now? To get 500 gardens across all 50 states.（1）How did Katie deal with her first cabbage? A.sharing it with her munity.B.Presenting it to the school kitchen.C.Eating it with her family.D.Giving it to her friends.（2）What inspired Katie to help others by gardening? A.The support from her school.B.The gardening and sharing experience.C.The encouragement of munity.D.The admiration of her friends.（3）Why does Katie suggest more children learn to garden? A.She thinks gardening is cool.B.She needs more people to help her.C.She hopes to earn more money.D.She wants them to experience the joy.（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about? A.The brief introduction of Katie39。s Krops.B.The amazing benefits of gardening.C.Katie39。s achievement and future aim.D.The joy of gardening and donation.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解