【文章內容簡介】 ge. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the sameI felt at home again and we felt like a family again. A lot of people feel that New Year39。s Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the New Year39。s kiss and resolutions create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can39。t New Year be about friends?（1）What does the underlined word It in Paragraph I probably mean? A.FamilyB.Living abroadC.HomeD.Staying with friends（2）Why doesn39。t the author care about New Year39。s resolutions? A.New Year39。s resolutions cannot be reached.B.His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.C.It39。s meaningless to make any big changes in life.D.Making New Year39。s resolutions creates much pressure.（3）What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona? A.Life is peaceful and enjoyable.B.Living abroad is a happy experience.C.Staying with friends makes one feel at home.D.Travelling abroad enriches one39。s life experience.（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.New Year39。s Celebration: How?B.True Friendship: What?C.Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated?D.Change: Plan it or Make it?【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，介紹了對于怎樣慶祝新年這個問題，作者的答案是和朋友一起度過。 （1）考查代詞指代。根據第一段中的“Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows.”家不再是一幅有前門和一些窗戶的房子的圖畫。由此可知，下文的意思是家比這更復雜。It指代上文提到的“家”，故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第二段中的“I do not care about‘New Year39。s resolutions’—living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don39。t feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.”我不在乎“新年愿望”——在國外生活讓我不斷地重新考慮我想成為什么樣的人，我將如何生活，所以我覺得沒有必要為改變做計劃：我為改變而活。由此可知，作者不在乎“新年愿望”是因為他的生活方式使他時刻準備著改變，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據第三段中的“In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to bee like a little family ，遠離我們不斷變化的大生活，我們又能像一個小家庭了；以及第四段中的“It was different, but one thing stayed very much the sameI felt at home again and we felt like a family again.”這是不同的，但有一件事是非常相同的——我感覺像回到了家，我們感覺像一個家庭。由此推斷出，作者試圖通過他在愛爾蘭和巴塞羅那的經歷表達和朋友呆在一起讓人有回家的感覺，故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。第三段中的“New Year39。s Eve has bee my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home.”除夕已經成為我和朋友們重新聯(lián)系的時間，這讓我感到賓至如歸。是全文的主題句，結合全文內容，可知這篇文章主要講了對于怎樣慶祝新年這個問題，作者的答案是和朋友一起度過，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，代詞指代，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 We were silently waiting on the platform in the late afternoon. There he was, my 80yearold grandfather with his silvery hair. And there I was, a teenage girl in my jeans and Tshirt. His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia? No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the fort and safety of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, It39。s not just the trip。 it39。s the adventure of getting there. With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different from what I expected. The train was modem and filled with friendly travelers. We settled into the club car, where we could enjoy food and drinks while watching the scenery pass. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn. With teary eyes, he told me that going to family events was hard for him since my grandmother died. It always made him think about those who were no longer with us. For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together. In this fastpaced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isn39。t just about the destination。 it39。s about the journey.（1）What does the underlined word cranky in paragraph 1 mean? A.Health.B.Strange.C.Selfless.D.Outgoing.（2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A.It would be boring.B.She would learn something during it.C.It would be a chance to know about her grandpa.D.She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A.Her grandpa39。s appreciation of her.B.Her grandpa39。s missing her relatives.C.The sad stories of her grandmother.D.The new understanding of her grandpa.（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Listening to elders will help us learn a lot.B.Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity.C.There always is beautiful scenery along the journey.D.Travelling by train is more fortable than by plane.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過講述自己和爺爺坐火車的經歷，說明了聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經歷，意義重大。 （1）考