【正文】 wanted to appear, it couldn39。t have broken through the frozen earth. And yet, these robins had arrived. Their presence brought me a flow of happiness. It felt like a celebration as I dug into my bag of birdseed and spread a handful on the ground. Above me, the deep blue sky was cloudless, perfectly quiet but for some smoke from a neighbor39。s chimney. The lively cold made the air fresh and clean. My robins jumped lightly toward the seed. My soul jumped with them, feeling equally carefree. Caught up in the moment of spring fever, I checked our snowless flower beds. To my delight, I spotted a green branch sticking out through the brown soil. Despite the cold, I wasn39。t ready to go back inside. Just a short meeting with those robins had renewed my spirit. The next day I would return to my outdoor work with a cheerful heart and a hopeful eye for these signs of spring.（1）The author missed a snowy winter because snow could . A.prevent forest firesB.boom his businessC.promise an early springD.bring him a good feeling（2）The author felt happy when finding . A.the sky was deep blue with cloudsB.three little robins flew into his yardC.wild flowers burst in the Willamette ValleyD.a groundhog appeared through the frozen earth（3）We can infer from the passage that the author . A.would enjoy wild flowers the next dayB.thought winter was already overC.longed for the ing of springD.loved robins the most【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，寒冷的冬天，作者在家里發(fā)現(xiàn)有三只小知更鳥飛到了他的庭院，他感覺很高興，于是他決定第二天外出，去尋找春天的足跡。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“One a February day during an unusually mild winter, I found myself missing the snowy beauty. I enjoyed the feeling that es from watching snow fall gently from heaven while I39。m cosy inside with a good fire burning in the stove.”可知作者想念下雪的冬天，是因為雪可以給他帶來一種很好的感覺，故選D。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Their presence brought me a flow of happiness.”可知當(dāng)作者發(fā)現(xiàn)有三只小知更鳥飛到了他的庭院時，他感覺很高興，所以選B。(3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The next day I would return to my outdoor work with a cheerful heart and a hopeful eye for these signs of spring. ”可知作者第二天會欣賞野花，所以選A?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Many foreign students report feeling lonely or unwele in Australia. Those feelings are among the reasons why Australia is taking a close look at its international education industry. But wherever international students go, making friends may not always be easy. Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York surveyed 454 international students. They were attending fouryear colleges and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast. Students from Englishspeaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships. But 38% of the international students said they had no close friends in the United States. And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. Thirty percent said they wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful. Professor Gareis says, “Students from East Asia have cultures that are different on many levels from the culture in the United States. There are also language problems, and maybe some social skills, such as small talks, which are possibly not as important in their native countries, where it39。s not as important to start friendships with small talks. Many East Asian students blamed themselves for their limited friendships with Americans, for not speaking the language well enough and for not knowing the culture well enough.” VOA39。s Students Union blogger Jessica Stahl did her own survey to find out how American students and foreign students relate to each other. More than 100 students, about half of them American, answered her online questions. Half of the international students and 60 % of the Americans said they related as well or better to the other group than to their own group. Professor Gareis says, “International students who make friends with host nationals are, overall, more satisfied with their stay in the host country. They have better language skills, better academic performance and better attitudes toward the host country.”（1）What can be the best title for the text? A.Making Friends Is Not Always Easy for Foreign StudentsB.Students from East Asia Are Not Good at Making FriendsC.International Education Industry in Australia and AmericaD.The Relation between Foreign Students and Host Countries（2）Professor Gareis tends to think that . A.culture shock should be blamed for many levels of American cultureB.foreign students don39。t know small talks mean a lot to AmericansC.foreign students should learn some basic social skills first of allD.foreign students have difficulty making friends for different reasons（3）How did Jessica Stahl carry out her survey? A.By doing questionnaires from Students Union.B.By asking questions on the Internet.C.By forming the students into groups.D.By doing a survey through VOA（4）Which of the following statements will the writer probably agree with? A.International students like to make more friends in their own group.B.International students are more likely to remain in the host country after graduation.C.Students who make more friends at home have better academic performance.D.Students who make friends in their host countries feel happier with their experience.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新聞報道，很多學(xué)生覺得在澳大利亞感到孤獨和不受歡迎，而事實是留學(xué)生在任何地方都有可能因為文化、習(xí)俗等各方面原因而交不到朋友。(1)考查主旨大意。這篇文章主要講了《高等教育紀(jì)事報》最近一篇報道稱，許多外國學(xué)生稱在澳大利亞感到孤獨或不受歡迎。這些感受是澳大利亞密切關(guān)注其國際教育產(chǎn)業(yè)的原因之一。但不管國際學(xué)生去哪，交朋友可能不總是那么容易。故選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Professor Gareis says, ‘Students from East Asia have cultures that are dif