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scientific research station”可知,最后兩人被直升飛機(jī)帶去的南極科考站,故選B。 【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,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。4.閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 The new president of Harvard University is the son of an Eastern European refugee and Auschwitz (奧斯威辛) survivor—Lawrence S. Bacow. His father worked full time while attending a state college in Detroit at night to earn his degree. Bacow, the former president of Tufts University, has taken over Harvard at a time when higher education is under attack for being financially out of reach to many Americans. But Bacow said his family39。s journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States. My parents came to this country with almost nothing, Bacow said. I wouldn39。t be here if this country had not been open to people like my parents at that time. Nor would I if my father hadn39。t had the opportunity to get the college education. Bacow grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. His father39。s family fled antiJewish (反猶太的) violence in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union, before the start of World War II and went to the United States. His mother arrived in Brooklyn at age 19, having survived Auschwitz concentration camp. She was the only Jew from her town to have survived the war. Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad. Bacow has spent most of his professional career at MIT, Harvard and Tufts. He was a professor of environmental studies at MIT, and later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to 2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. As the Tufts president, Bacow traveled around the country, reaching out to alumni (校友), and he urged his faculty and deans to do the same, in an effort to boost donations to finance Tufts39。 academic ambitions. He raised more than $20 million for faculty recruitment, attracting upanding professors by offering junior faculty perks (福利), such as long academic leaves that they couldn39。t get elsewhere. Under Bacow39。s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.(1)The reason why Bacow appreciates college education is that ________. A.college education is out of reach to many AmericansB.his family changed their fate due to college educationC.few opportunities were available when his father came into the countryD.a college degree helped his mother survive Auschwitz(2)What can we infer from the passage? A.The fellow townspeople of Bacow were all killed besides his mother.B.Bacow39。s mother stimulated his interest in science.C.Bacow39。s father was good at working with electronics.D.Bacow39。s father came to the . after World War II broke out.(3)The underlined word shaking up in paragraph 5 probably means ________. A.reactivatingB.causingC.damagingD.taking over(4)What is this passage mainly about? A.How to be admitted to Harvard University.B.The history of Bacow39。s family.C.The art of Bacow39。s leadership in Tufts.D.Bacow39。s way to individual success.【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人傳記,講述了Bacow的個(gè)人成功之路。 (1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“his family39。s journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States.”他的家庭經(jīng)歷反映了大學(xué)教育改變幾代人的力量,以及美國歷史上一直存在的機(jī)遇。可知選B。 (2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad.”Bacow欣賞大學(xué)教育的原因是他的家庭因?yàn)榇髮W(xué)教育改變了他們的命運(yùn)”。可知,Bacow的父親擅長電子產(chǎn)品。故選C。 (3)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第五段中的“He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis.”他還因領(lǐng)導(dǎo)美國度過911和2008年金融危機(jī)而受到贊譽(yù)??芍珺acow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston.“Bacow因改變了一所沉睡的在波士頓的其他大學(xué)面前黯然失色的大學(xué)而贏得了聲譽(yù)?!蓖浦?jiǎng)澗€詞的意思是“使……恢復(fù)”。故選A。 (4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Under Bacow39。s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.”在Bacow的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下,Tufts花了數(shù)百萬美元在實(shí)驗(yàn)室和圖書館上。他還在全國范圍內(nèi)發(fā)表演講,闡述讓低收入學(xué)生更容易接受和負(fù)擔(dān)得起高等教育的必要性?!北疚闹v述的是Bacow的個(gè)人成功之路。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷,詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇人物類閱讀,要求考生根據(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 returning to southwestern Germany, where my parents live, it is pulsory for me to go on a hike to connect with nature and reconnect with myself. So, that is exactly what I did the first sunny Sunday back in the beautiful Black Forest. The Huzenbacher See is a tarn in the middle of the northern Black Forest with abundant nature surrounding it. Approaching it after a good hour walk, I saw fascinating blue dragonflies in quantity that attracted us by the way they flew around. They didn39。t stand still for a photo, as they landed on leaves for a split second. We were also surprised at the yellow water lilies that can be seen floating on its surface between June and July. Sitting down at one of the benches surrounding the lake for a piic was satisfying in two ways. I was aware of the world39。s beauty that gave me the energy to continue up the mountain to reach the most amazing view looking over the lake. The other was to really fill myself up in order to continue the adventure adequately, full up on some snacks and refreshing water from the well. The hike up wasn39。t as hard as expected and a good path was provided with dirty rocks and slippery stones all und