【正文】 d, a report on beehives (蜂巢). Truman39。s class had studied bees for three days, so he was ready. But, as his teacher Mrs. Lawrence had explained, to earn an A +，he needed a “new angle”. Truman pushed open the front door to find his fouryearold brother, Bryan, sitting on the living room rag, hard at work. Paper towel tubes were all over the floor. Bryan quickly stood up. “Truman, help me build a city!” “I39。d like to,” Truman replied, “but I have to do a report on beehives and ...” “Can I help you?” Bryan begged. “I don39。t think so, Bry. Sorry.39。39。 “I know where there39。s a beehive.” Bryan smiled. “Where?” “In the wood pile by the garage.39。39。 The boys marched to the firewood. Bending down, Bryan pointed out the hive deep inside the pile. Truman carefully removed the hive out. “You got it!” Bryan shouted. Back in the living room, Truman paced around, turning the fragile hive under his nose. Each cell was a perfect hexagon(六邊形). How did the bees fit the cells together so neatly? And how did they make each cell sixsided? Could they count? Lost in thought, his foot came down on something ... “Truman! You39。re mining my city!” “Get your stupid tubes out of here，Bryan! I39。m trying to…” The towel tubes on the floor suddenly reminded him of something. The beehive! Looking closer, he noticed the tubes were arranged with one in the middle, surrounded by six others, just like the cells of the hive. Just to be sure, he tried five and then seven tubes surrounding the center tubes, but neither way fit. Six was the only number that worked. “Bees don39。t count to six,” he said aloud. “The cells have to be sixsided. Truman ran to Bryan and threw his arms around his brother. Bryan, you did it! Now I can build a model beehive with your tubes! I mean — if it39。s O. K. with you.”（1）Where did Truman find the beehive? A.In Bryan39。s city.B.Inside the garage.C.In the living room.D.Inside the wood pile.（2）What do we know about the beehive? A.It was hidden by Bryan.B.It was easy to break.C.It was ruined by Truman.D.It was a perfect hexagon.（3）How did Truman probably finish his homework in the end? A.With his teacher39。s aid.B.By building a city.C.With Bryan39。s help.D.By killing the bees.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，杜魯門回家時(shí)正在為如何取得蜂巢作業(yè)而煩惱，正在地上用紙管建城市的弟弟布萊恩，無(wú)意中給哥哥杜魯門提供了蜂巢的線索，杜魯門找到蜂巢后，通過(guò)觀察得到了做蜂巢作業(yè)的靈感。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)弟弟Bryan的話“In the wood pile by the garage.39。39。 以及下文的“Bending down, Bryan pointed out the hive deep inside the pile. Truman carefully removed the hive out.”可知，蜂巢是在木頭堆里找到的。故選D。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第八段中的“Back in the living room, Truman paced around, turning the fragile hive under his nose.”可知，這個(gè)蜂巢易碎。故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Truman ran to Bryan and threw his arms around his brother. Bryan, you did it! Now I can build a model beehive with your tubes! I mean — if it39。s O. K. with you.”可知，杜魯門在弟弟布萊恩的幫助下完成蜂巢作業(yè)。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇記敘文閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 One of the most striking findings of a newly research in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is being more difficult to meet someone to start a family with. Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start close relationships? Does modem life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for money or status. A man doesn39。t expect his wife to be in (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children. But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence. In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soul mate was limited by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never clear，many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster ( 牡蠣), you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl. But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by the limitations of choice. The expectations of partners are raised to an unmanageable degree: good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression. We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn39。t, it should be ended. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don39。t put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Twelvehour work at the office makes relaxed afterhours dating difficult. The cost of housing and childraising creates pressure to have a stable ine and Career before a life partnership.（1）What is a contemporary family like in UK today? A.Couples share the burdens.B.Men begin to depend on women.C.Women are responsible for housework.D.It is difficult to take care of a family.（2）Why do people preserve their independence? A.To live alone happily.B.To have more choices.C.To avoid marriages.D.To ignore traditions.（3）What makes