【正文】 l that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to bee like a little family again. This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the sameI felt at home again and we felt like a family again. A lot of people feel that New Year39。s Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the New Year39。s kiss and resolutions create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can39。t New Year be about friends?（1）What does the underlined word It in Paragraph I probably mean? A.FamilyB.Living abroadC.HomeD.Staying with friends（2）Why doesn39。t the author care about New Year39。s resolutions? A.New Year39。s resolutions cannot be reached.B.His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.C.It39。s meaningless to make any big changes in life.D.Making New Year39。s resolutions creates much pressure.（3）What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona? A.Life is peaceful and enjoyable.B.Living abroad is a happy experience.C.Staying with friends makes one feel at home.D.Travelling abroad enriches one39。s life experience.（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.New Year39。s Celebration: How?B.True Friendship: What?C.Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated?D.Change: Plan it or Make it?【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，介紹了對于怎樣慶祝新年這個問題，作者的答案是和朋友一起度過。 （1）考查代詞指代。根據(jù)第一段中的“Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows.”家不再是一幅有前門和一些窗戶的房子的圖畫。由此可知，下文的意思是家比這更復(fù)雜。It指代上文提到的“家”，故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“I do not care about‘New Year39。s resolutions’—living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don39。t feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.”我不在乎“新年愿望”——在國外生活讓我不斷地重新考慮我想成為什么樣的人，我將如何生活，所以我覺得沒有必要為改變做計劃：我為改變而活。由此可知，作者不在乎“新年愿望”是因為他的生活方式使他時刻準備著改變，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to bee like a little family ，遠離我們不斷變化的大生活，我們又能像一個小家庭了；以及第四段中的“It was different, but one thing stayed very much the sameI felt at home again and we felt like a family again.”這是不同的，但有一件事是非常相同的——我感覺像回到了家，我們感覺像一個家庭。由此推斷出，作者試圖通過他在愛爾蘭和巴塞羅那的經(jīng)歷表達和朋友呆在一起讓人有回家的感覺，故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。第三段中的“New Year39。s Eve has bee my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home.”除夕已經(jīng)成為我和朋友們重新聯(lián)系的時間，這讓我感到賓至如歸。是全文的主題句，結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容，可知這篇文章主要講了對于怎樣慶祝新年這個問題，作者的答案是和朋友一起度過，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，代詞指代，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 I am a taxi driver. One Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I found a welldressed man ing over. He was waving to me. I waited until he jumped into the taxi. La Guardia Airport, please, he said. As always, I wondered about my passenger. What do you do? I am working at the hospital. For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his help. Could I ask a favor of you? He didn39。t answer. I have a son, 16. He39。s doing well in school. He wants a job this summer. Is there any possibility that you might get him a summer job? After a minute, he said, The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records. He searched his pocket and handed me a card. That evening, I pulled the card from my pocket. Robbie, I said proudly, This could be a summer job for you. Send him your school records. He read it out loud, Fred Plum, New York Hospital. Is this a joke? he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened (恐嚇) to cut off his pocketmoney, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning. Two weeks later, when I arrived home, my son handed me a letter from Plum. He was to phone Plum39。s secretary for an interview. Robbie got the job. The white coat he wore made him feel more important than he really was. As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of remendation (推薦) for universities. At last, Robbie was admitted to New York Medical College. It never happened to me that a stranger should change my son39。s future.（1）The author threatened to cut off Robbie39。s pocketmoney probably because _________. was tired after a day39。s work. didn39。t earn enough money. was unwilling to work. didn39。t believe what he said.（2）It can be inferred from the passage that Plum is _________. and selfless. and careful. and helpful. and handsome.（3）What message does the passage want to tell us? stranger may change your life. must be friendly to strangers. father should be responsible for his son. may have a great effect on people.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文主要講述一名作為出租車司機的父親求助他的醫(yī)生乘客為他的兒子求得一份暑期工作，最終他的兒子被紐約醫(yī)學(xué)院錄取了，陌生人也可能改變你的生活。 （1）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Is this a joke?” he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened (恐嚇) to cut off his pocketmoney, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning. “這是個玩笑嗎?”他懷疑地說。在我大喊大叫并威脅要切斷他的零用錢后，Robbie答應(yīng)第二天早上把他的成績寄出去?？芍髡咄{切斷了他的零用錢，是因為作者不相信羅比所說的。故選D。（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records.”“ 醫(yī)學(xué)院的學(xué)生有一個研究項目。也許他能適應(yīng)。讓他把他的成績單寄給我?！焙偷箶?shù)第二段中As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of remendation (推薦) for universities.“隨著高中畢業(yè)的臨近，Plum好心地為大學(xué)寫了推薦信。”可知Plum是一個親切好心、樂于助人的人。故選C。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段It never happened to me that a stranger should change my son39。s future.“我從未想過一個陌生人會改變我兒子的未來?！笨芍恼孪敫嬖V我們陌生人可能改變你的生活。故選A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。推理判斷題是?？嫉念}型，在閱讀時，抓住文章主題和細節(jié)，分析文章結(jié)構(gòu)，根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)在的聯(lián)系，挖掘文章的深層含義。9．閱讀理解 Spanish Language amp。 Culture Program While improving your language skills, you can learn about Spanish culture. With the help, of courses in art, touri