【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 。D.demonstrated（2）Why was archaeology once referred to as a treasure hunt (paragraph 3)? A.In the royal tombs, there were many treasures made of silver and gold.B.Animal mummies could be made into fertilizer which is very valuable.C.It was hard to find animal mummies since they were buried under dirt.D.People sought the remains of ancient Egypt merely for their material value.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Salima Ikram? A.She wishes to establish the continuity of pets over history.B.She believes that studying the remains can help modern society relate to the past.C.She wants to identify the King39。s personal belongings and classify them.D.She doubts if current society will understand the significance of Egyptian remains.（4）This article probably encourages the readers to _____________. A.value the past by studying the remains left behind by our ancestorsB.make full use of the remains our ancestors have left behindC.understand that animal mummies are more important than gold and masksD.bee more sensitive to the ancient lifestyle of our ancestors【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，自從1888年在埃及發(fā)現(xiàn)了貓動物的木乃伊之后，大量的皇家墓穴被挖掘，成千上萬的木乃伊被運往世界各地，以攫取物質(zhì)利益。后來考古學家不再只是尋寶，而是把它作為一門科學研究。因為木乃伊展示了古埃及人的日常生活。正如古物學家薩利瑪伊克拉姆所說，木乃伊的研究是現(xiàn)代社會和過去的聯(lián)系的橋梁。 （1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中 Village children peddled the best ones to tourists for change。 the rest were sold as fertilizer.可知，peddled后的to tourists for change即把最好的給游客來換取零錢，可知，此處的peddled是兜售給游客以換取零錢，可知peddle就是向他人炫耀從而售出，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。第二段敘述了最初考古是為了尋找皇家陵墓，尋找華麗的黃金和彩繪面具來裝飾歐洲和美洲的地產(chǎn)和博物館。成千上萬的來自古埃及的動物木乃伊出現(xiàn)在埃及各地的宗教場所，但很少有人研究它們?？芍脊啪褪菍?，為了物質(zhì)上的價值。以及第三段中的“ In the century since then, archaeology has bee less of atreasure huntand more of a science. ”從那以后的一個世紀里，考古學已不再是尋寶，而是一門科學，可知，他們尋找古埃及的遺跡僅僅是為了他們的物質(zhì)價值。分析選項可知D項符合題意，故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“she created a gallery for the collection — a bridge between people today and those of long ago.”可知，Salima Ikram把她的發(fā)現(xiàn)進行分類之后，她為這些收藏品創(chuàng)建了一個畫廊——一座連接今天的人和很久以前的人的橋梁。以及她的話You look at these mummified animals, and suddenly you say, Oh, King SoandSo had a pet. I have a pet. And instead of being at a distance of 5,000plus years, the ancient Egyptians bee clearer and closer to us. 你看著這些動物木乃伊，突然你說，哦，國王某某養(yǎng)了一只寵物。我有一只寵物。古埃及人與我們之間的距離不再是5000多年前的事了，而是變得更加清晰，離我們更近了。由此可推斷出她認為研究這些遺跡有助于把現(xiàn)代社會與過去聯(lián)系起來。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。本文主要敘述了古代埃及的木乃伊展示了古代埃及人的日常生活，是了解它們的途徑，有助于在現(xiàn)代社會與過去的之間建立一座橋梁。通過研究它們可以讓我們正確的評估過去。分析選項可知A符合題意，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。4．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。 In 2011, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she39。d done when she arrived at her doctor39。s San Francisco office. It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化療) rooms, the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. She was shocked by what she found. The walls were dull and bare, and the paint was chipping (剝落). It was a depressing room for a depressing routine—patients restricted to chemo drips for perhaps several hours, often with nothing to look at other than those sad walls. Ballard didn39。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldn39。t imagine how anyone could even think about getting healthy in a room like that, she says. As it happens, Ballard39。s physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place. She started by ing 20 local designers. I wrote, 39。You don39。t know me. But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms, she remembers. She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one of Dr. Hufford39。s rooms each. As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately. Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, and furniture. Dr. Hufford was delighted. All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it, he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients. Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces. Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania. We were in Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer, says Ballard. When she saw what we39。d done, she said, 39。I39。m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。t going to, but now I know I39。m gonna beat it.（1）What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A.Her sympathy for cancer patients.B.Her passion for room decoration.C.The good relationship with Hufford.D.The request of a nurse in San Francisco.（2）What oute does Ballard39。s effort bring about? A.More hospitals will be built,B.Hufford cured more patients.C.The cancer patients were feeling better.D.Hufford39。s chemotherapy rooms got good fame.（3）Which words best describe Nancy Ballard? A.Loving and devoted.B.Talented and energetic.C.Rich and generous.D.Ambitious and creative.（4）Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A.Design for HopeB.Battle against CancerC.Donation for PatientsD.Decoration in Hospital【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文，Nancy Ballard出于對癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Ballard的努力，使得癌癥患者重新對生活充滿了希望。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Ballard didn39。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients.”Ballard本人并沒有患癌癥，但她同情病人。由此可知，Ballard對癌癥病人的同情，使她決定幫忙裝飾化療室，故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的‘All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it,’ he said.”他說：“所有的病人都因此感到疼痛減輕了?！庇纱丝芍?，Ballard的努力使得癌癥患者感覺好多了，故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces.”病人的反應讓巴拉德深受鼓舞，她創(chuàng)建了一個非營利組織Rooms that Rock Chemo來籌集資金，并裝飾更多的空間。由此推斷出，Nancy Ballard是一個有愛心，有奉獻精神的人，故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文介紹了Nancy Ballard出于對癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Ballard的努力，使得癌癥患者重新對生活充滿了希望。所以這篇文章最好的題目是“為希望而設計”，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基