【正文】 。D.After New Year39。s Day.（2）When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in_____. A.with the writerB.by himselfC.with the womanD.with his friends（3）What happened to Mark in the supermarket? A.His gifts were stolen.B.He broke his basket.C.He lost his money.D.He lost his way.（4）Why did the writer want to say 39。39。thank you to the woman? A.Because she bought Mark a nice present.B.Because she always paid money for others.C.Because she collected clothes for the homeless.D.Because she taught Mark to help people in need.（5）What39。s the best title for this passage? A.A big supermarketB.A kind womanC.A happy familyD.A wonderful gift【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）C（4）D（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文講述了一個女人幫助小孩度過難關，還教會了孩子一個做人的道理的故事。 （1）推理題。根據(jù)The third Saturday in December可知在12月18號左右，故在圣誕節(jié)之前 ，故選B。 （2）推理題。根據(jù) Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I wailed and watched in the car可知在作者等待停車時Mark已自己提了籃子在超市了 ，故選B。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) There was a hole in his pocket, but no money可知Mark的口袋有個洞錢不見了 ，故選C。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms及Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter可知婦女給了錢讓Mark去付款，故應該感謝她 ，故選D。 （5）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)后面婦女給了錢讓Mark付款及她說的話It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me可知 A wonderful gift適合做標題，而Ａ,Ｂ只是文章的一個方面，文章并沒有提到一家人，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，主旨題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。8．閱讀理解 A young painter pleted a painting. To get people39。s opinions about his painting skills, he put his painting at a crossing on a street and put up a board that read, Gentlemen, I have painted this work. Since I39。m new, I might have made some mistakes. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake. When he came back in the evening, he was shocked （震驚的） to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses, He ran to his teacher and said, useless. The teacher said, I39。ll let you know that you are a great artist. Just paint the same painting again and give it to me. Then they went to the same street the next morning and put the same painting at the same place. The teacher took out another board which read, Gentlemen, I have painted this work. I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. If you see a mistake, pick up the brush and correct it. Two days later, they came back to the place. The young painter was surprised to see that there was not a single correction. If you want to help people improve their behavior （行為）, you39。d better learn how to help people change their behavior. Always remember not to judge （批評） yourself by someone else39。s criticism （批評）, because you are the best judge to judge yourself.（1）Why did the young painter put his painting on a busy street? A.To let others know he has the ability to paint.B.To make money by selling his painting.C.To get others39。 ideas about his painting skills.D.To let his teacher know he was a good student.（2）How might the young painter feel when he saw the crosses on the painting? A.Proud.B.Excited.C.Sad.D.Moved.（3）How did the teacher help his student know he was a great painter? A.By teaching the student more painting skills.B.By asking people not to put any crosses on the painting.C.By painting a different painting himself and putting it on the street.D.By putting up a board with different words beside the same painting.（4）What is the best title for the passage? A.Be a great painter.B.Be yourself.C.Don39。t judge other people.D.Never give others crosses.【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文通過介紹一位年輕的畫家兩次征求人們對自己作品的態(tài)度，告訴我們一個道理：如果你想要幫助人們改善他們的行為，你最好學習如何幫助人們改變他們的行為、態(tài)度和技能。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段 To get people39。s opinions about his painting skills, he put his painting at a crossing on a busy street and put up a board that read,得知，這位畫家把作品展示于繁忙的十字路口，是為了得到大家對他繪畫技能的觀點，故選C。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段When he came back in the evening, he was pletely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses. 得知，這位畫家看到自己作品中畫滿了叉，他很震驚，故選C。 （3）推理題。根據(jù)第四段Now the master took out another board which read, Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. I might have made some mistakes in my painting. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. If you see a mistake, pick up the brush and correct it. （現(xiàn)在，大師拿出另一塊板子，上面寫著：先生們，我畫了這件作品。我可能在畫作中犯了一些錯誤。我在下面放了一個有各種顏色和刷子的盒子。如果你看到一個錯誤，請拿起刷子并改正它。）得知，大師在同樣的畫旁邊的板上寫了不同的話語，這次畫家的作品上沒有任何勾畫，大師通過這種方法讓年輕的畫家明白自己是一位出色的畫家。故選D。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)最后一段If you want to help people improve their behavior, you39。d better learn how to help people change their behavior, attitudes and skills. 得知，本文告訴我們一個道理：如果你想要幫助人們改善他們的行為，你最好學習如何幫助人們改變他們的行為、態(tài)度和技能，這個過程中要肯定自己，所以最佳標題是學會做自己，故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，主旨題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。9．閱讀理解 I had an old neighbour, a doctor named Gibbs. When Doctor Gibbs wasn39。t saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He hardly watered his new trees. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants made them grow weaker. He said he had to make things difficult for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he39。d beat them with a rolled up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees39。 attention. Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Sometimes I walked by his house and looked at the trees I39。d watched him plant 25 years ago. They were tall and strong. I planted several trees myself a few years ago. Two years of caring for these trees meant they grew up weakly. Every time a cold wind blew, my trees shook. Adversity seemed to be good for Doctor Gibb39。s trees, they could never relax. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my