【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 e an angry letter denouncing the Pittsburgh Dispatch for an article it had run criticizing women forced to work outside the home. The interested and excited editor hired Bly for her spirit, and soon she was investigating the situations of female factory workers. Bly cared less about their jobs than their lives after work their amusements, their motivations, their fears and ambitions. She produced an article totally different from what other reporters of the time were writing: personal, thoughtful, meaningful. By 1887 Bly had a job with the New York World, one of the leader papers of the day. She quickly became famous for undercover stories about women in a mental hospital. Soon she had investigated life as a maid, a chorus girl, and even a street girl. In her best known brave deeds, in 1890, Bly beat the famous around the world in 80 days trip Jules Verne had described in his novel. Traveling by steamship, train, even ricksha, Bly reported from each stop. A spellbound nation hung on every word. Only 25, Bly had bee internationally famous.（1）Bly39。s first newspaper job was . A.with the New York WorldB.with the Pittsburgh DispatchC.to interview mental patientsD.to experience life of chorus girls（2）What does the underlined word denouncing in Para. 2 probably mean? A.Praising.B.Questioning.C.Informing.D.Condemning.（3）How did Nellie Bly gain world wide fame? A.By criticizing Jules Verne.B.By peting with other reporters.C.By writing stories through investigation.D.By caring about women from different classes.（4）Which of the following best describes Nellie Bly? A.Daring and practical.B.Acute and confident.C.Critical and dependent.D.Calm and enthusiastic.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Bly是一名美國(guó)女記者,在那個(gè)記者都熱衷于相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)而報(bào)道不實(shí)新聞特殊年代,她選擇為女性說(shuō)話。為了能調(diào)查清楚事實(shí),她扮成乞丐,女仆,神經(jīng)病患者。她不顧自己的工作甚至安危的態(tài)度,讓她成了美國(guó)歷史上著名的女記者。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的Her first big opportunity as a reporter came in 1885 after she wrote an angry letter denouncing the Pittsburgh Dispatch for an article it had run criticizing women forced to work outside the home. The interested and excited editor hired Bly for her spirit,可知,Bly寫(xiě)信譴責(zé)Pittsburgh dispatch的文章,卻因?yàn)樗挠職獗恢骶幑蛡蛄恕９蔬xB。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)該句中的 angry letter 可知她信的內(nèi)容是批評(píng)Pittsburgh dispatch的文章。A. Praising表?yè)P(yáng)；B. ；C. ；D. （譴責(zé)）。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的She quickly became famous for undercover stories about women in a mental hospital.她很快因?yàn)榻衣毒癫≡号缘墓适露暣笳瘢┛芍?Bly是因?yàn)閳?bào)道女性故事而出名的。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的a courageous reporter like Nellie Bly可知她是勇敢的,再通過(guò)下文講述她臥底去調(diào)查女性事件,說(shuō)明她是實(shí)事求是的人。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(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，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Open water swimming I had only swum in open water a few times, and always in gentle lakes, so I wasn39。t prepared for how rough Lake Windermere appeared on a cold day. A swimmer told me the water felt colder than it had been measured, and that the water was a bit rough. But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to plete the challenge. Most of the people taking part were doing a onemile race, and 10 races were planned over the weekend. There seemed to be a mix of openwater enthusiasts alongside plete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible pleting their own challenge. The oldest woman peting was 77, taking part in the twomile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every onemile race. I had chosen the third onemile race of the day. There were over 600 people in my race. We were taken through an acclimatization area a children39。s paddling poolsized part of the lake where we moved in to feel how cold the water was. Not too bad was everyone39。s thought! Then we headed out towards the middle of the lake. We39。d been warned that the first 100 metres would be really rough. However, somewhere near the 750m mark I was still waiting for the calm。 it felt more like swimming in the sea than a lake. I tried to focus on my breathing and technique, and just keep going. As I approached the 400mtogo mark my lower right leg became painful. I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn39。t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful. I didn39。t want to stop, so I bent my right knee and just kicked with the left leg. Finally I saw the finishing post, and I just concentrated on getting there—still onelegged. My finishing time was 38 minutes 25 seconds but that didn39。t matter—the atmosphere was fantastic and everyone felt a sense of achievement, whatever their time. I39。m hooked, and want to give it another go. I39。ve already signed up for my next openwater swim.（1）How did the author feel before the race? A.Scared of the most challenging race.B.Disappointed by the difficult conditions.C.Concerned about the other swimmers in the race.D.Determined to be as tough as the people around her.（2）Why does the author mention the two people in Paragraph 2? A.To stress the importance of the race.B.To praise the experienced swimmers.C.To show the wide range of the participants.D.To introduce the various events of the race.（3）The author suggests in Paragraph 4 that ______. A.the race would cause breathing problemsB.the race became harder than she had expectedC.it was really necessary to prepare for tough swimsD.it would have been easier if she had taken others39。 advice（4）What does the author tal