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merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again. WRITING COMPETITION! the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing petition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays. As the boy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was. Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing. Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story. The words shot towards him like a storm of leaves. Words were ing easily, flowing through him, faster than he could type. He typed faster than he ever had before. He continued to type, amazed at how easy writing this story was. The boy could not stop writing. He looked at the word count and saw the number 248 staring right back at him. He was not even halfway yet. Then he heard the call of his mother saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost thinking about a topic to write. Finally, he finished. The word count now read498. Perfect, he thought, just under the word limit. He knew this was the story that would win. He went onto Google and searched for the petition. He found the page but there was no Enter button.(1)What caused the boy to take part in the writing petition? A.A new puter.B.The prize money.C.His own interest.D.His mom39。s advice.(2)How did the boy finish his earlier writing? A.His mom helped him.B.He copied others39。 ideas.C.His friends assisted him.D.He used his imagination.(3)Why did the boy delay his writing? A.Because he was terribly lazy.B.Because he didn39。t know what to write.C.Because he wasn39。t confident.D.Because he read too many stories.(4)Which might be the maximum word limit for each entry? A.100.B.250.C.500.D.1000.【答案】 (1)D(2)B(3)B(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,一個(gè)男孩,在媽媽的建議下,參加了寫作比賽。一開始,他不知道寫些什么,后來,有了創(chuàng)作的靈感,文章一氣呵成。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing petition”可知這個(gè)男孩媽媽的建議使這個(gè)男孩參加了寫作比賽,故選D。 (2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.”他寫的每一個(gè)故事都是根據(jù)其他故事改編的。他缺乏想象力,不幸的是,想象力是寫作的關(guān)鍵。由此推斷出這個(gè)男孩是通過抄襲別人的想法,來完成他早期的寫作的,故選B。 (3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story.”突然,他靈光一閃。這一次,他想出了一個(gè)新穎而富有想象力的故事。由此推斷出,男孩推遲寫作是因?yàn)樗恢涝搶懯裁?,故選B。 (4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Finally, he finished. The word count now read‘498’.”以及倒數(shù)第二段中的“‘Perfect,’ he thought,‘ just under the word limit.’He knew this was the story that would win.”可知他寫了498個(gè)字,剛好在字?jǐn)?shù)限制內(nèi),由此推斷出每篇文章的最大字?jǐn)?shù)限制是500字,故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】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,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?