【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行推理歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解 During the period from 1660 through 1800, Great Britain became the world39。s leader. Language itself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. Guides to the English language had been in existence before Johnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of mon words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a horse was defined in an early dictionary as a beast well known. Johnson changed all that, but the task was not an easy one. Renting a house at 17 Gough Square, Johnson began working in the worst of conditions. Supported only by his publisher, Johnson worked on the Dictionary with five assistants. Compared to the French Academy39。s dictionary, which took forty workers fiftyfive years to plete (16391694), Johnson39。s dictionary was pleted by very few people very quickly.Balanced on a chair with only three legs, Johnson sat against a wall in a room filled with books. Johnson would read widely from these books, mark passages illustrating the use of a particular word, and give the books to his assistants so that they could copy the passages on slips of paper. These slips were then stuck to eighty large notebooks under the key words that Johnson had selected. Fixing the word by this method, Johnson could record a word，s usage and its definition. How many passages were used? According to Johnson39。s modern biographer Walter Jackson Bate, the original total number could have been over 240,000. How many words were defined by the lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnson fully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contemporary biographer James Boswell, I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do it — and have done it very well.（1）What is the problem of early English dictionaries? A.They only offer simple pictures.B.They list just a few foreign words.C.They simply give some translations.D.They add no more than some big words.（2）What does the underlined word lexicographer in paragraph 4 refer to? A.A publisher.B.A biographer.C.A maker of dictionaries.D.An assistant.（3）What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text? A.He standardized English.B.He cared about authority a lot.C.He gained much financial support.D.He plained of working conditions.（4）What is the purpose of this passage? A.To discuss the problems of dictionaries.B.To encourage people to work on a project.C.To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.D.To introduce how Johnson plete his dictionary.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Johnson編纂詞典的故事。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words”可知，早期英語詞典的問題是只是增加了一些難詞。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)最后一段中的“How many words were defined by the lexicographer?”中的關(guān)鍵詞defined及聯(lián)系前后句，可以猜測出這里lexicographer指的是詞典編纂者。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson.”及最后一段中的Samuel Johnson為詞典編纂所作的努力可以推斷出，Samuel Johnson使得英語標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。閱讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了Samuel Johnson在惡劣的條件下編纂詞典的。所以本文主要是告訴讀者Johnson編纂詞典的故事，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(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。5．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 Every year from March to October, Christian Moullec, also known as Birdman, takes to the skies aboard his adapted light aircraft. However, the 58yearold Frenchman39。s daily 30minute flight is not just to enjoy the impressive views, but to guide flocks (鳥群) of lesser whitefronted geese (小白額雁) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations. His deed began in 1995 when he noticed their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden. To prevent their numbers from dropping further, Moullec tried to get the threatened species to follow him along migration routes that would protect them from bird hunters. However, getting grown geese to follow his lead proved challenging. As young geese imitate and follow whomever they view as their parent, Moullec decided to raise the geese from birth. To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30minutelong flights aboard his aircraft. In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who e from as far as a 15hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities. He often brings his camera along for the flights, capturing photos not just for their beauty, but for what they describe. Moullec believes the use of agricultural chemicals has done harm to wild European birds, with more than a third disappearing in the last 30 years. It39。s a disaster, he said. My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.（1）Why does Birdman always fly to the sky on his aircraft? observe geese along their migration routes. follow geese through safe migration paths. take visitors to operate his adapted aircraft. guide geese fly safely during the migration.（2）What do we know about Birdman? is a nature lover. is a bird watcher. is a volunteer pilot. is a bird hunter.（3）What does Moullec often take photos in his flights for? the use of agricultural chemicals. serious damage caused by chemicals. his experiences with flying birds. the beautiful views of birds and cities.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? Guides Flocks to Learn to Fly. Finds Birds Disappearing. Helps Flocks Safely Migrate. Protects Birds From Hunters.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】短文大意：Christian Moullec通過駕駛他的輕型飛行器來指導(dǎo)小白額雁安