【正文】 at does the underlined word midwives probably mean ________. A.carefully hardworking cooksB.specially trained nursesC.truly talented singersD.very friendly drivers（3）From the last paragraph, we can see in fact the writer ________. A.didn39。t warn her wife Linda to give birth in the familyB.didn39。t want their family to cross the threshold togetherC.thought it was crucial that their daughter was not part of the experienceD.wanted her daughter to know that she was trusted and needed in the family（4）According to the passage we can see ________. A.the writer39。s first child is a sonB.there are five people in the writer39。s family nowC.the writer39。s daughter saw her brother e into the worldD.the writer wanted a home birth only just for their daughter（5）Which is the best title （標題） for this passage? A.My First Child Was Born in a Hospital.B.The Second Child in My Happy Family.C.A Messy and Painful and Unusual Family.D.Why Did We Choose a Home Birth for Our Second Child?【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介紹了作者的大女兒在家參與小兒子出生的過程及原因。 （1）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段 The first time my wife Linda gave birth was in a hospital. 我妻子Linda第一次生孩子的時候是在醫(yī)院，可推知作者是個爸爸。故選A。 （2）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文The midwives called her back in time to see her brother e into the world. Midwives及時叫她回來看她弟弟來到這個世上，可知midwives是負責幫作者妻子接生的人，應是經(jīng)過特殊訓練的護士。故選B。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段 It was crucial that our daughter was part of that ，這是至關緊要的，可知作者想要她女兒知道她是被家庭所信任和需要的。故選D。 （4）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段 As Linda pulled our tiny newborn son up, our daughter and I rushed to her side. 在Linda把我們的小兒子生出來的時候，我們的女兒和我奔到她的旁邊，可知作者的女兒看著她的弟弟來到世上。故選C。 （5）最佳標題題。通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了作者的大女兒在家參與小兒子出生的過程及原因。故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，首先快速瀏覽、分析問題，抓住關鍵詞；其次帶著問題通讀全文，了解文章大意，找到依據(jù)，確定答案；最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。9．閱讀理解 A man once visited a temple that was still being built. He saw a sculptor making a sculpture（雕塑）.As he watched the man work on the sculpture, he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby. He felt very strange and asked the sculptor, Why are you making two same sculptures? Do you need two to put in different places? No, the man said without looking up, We need only one, but the first one became damaged before I could finish it, so I39。m making a new one. The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it. But he couldn39。t find anything wrong with it. Where is the damage? he asked. There is a scratch（擦痕）on the sculpture39。s nose. the sculptor said while continuing his work. The man then asked, Where are you going to place the sculpture? The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform（平臺）.If the sculpture is up that high, who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose? the man asked. The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the man and said, I will know it. The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work. Even if other people didn39。t notice it, it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality. This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep.（1）Why did the visitor feel strange at first? A.Because he could take one of the sculptures.B.Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures.C.Because he thought the sculptor needed two sculptures.（2）The underlined word damaged in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to . A.brokenB.fallen 倒下的C.beaten 被打敗的；被打了的（3）What was wrong with the first sculpture39。s nose? A.It was too big.B.There was a scratch on it.C.There was nothing wrong with it.（4）Where would the sculpture be placed? A.Outside the temple.B.At the sculptor39。s home.C.On a 20﹣foot﹣high platform.（5）From the story, we know that . A.the sculptor was very serious about his workB.the sculptor always made two sculpturesC.the sculptor didn39。t mind the damage【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）B（4）C（5）A 【解析】【分析】主要講了一個態(tài)度嚴謹?shù)牡袼苷咭驗榈袼鼙亲由嫌袆澓?，所以再次雕塑了一個一模一樣的，盡管他人看不出瑕疵。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段He felt very strange and asked the sculptor，Why are you making two same sculptures他覺得很奇怪，于是問雕塑家，你為什么要做兩件相同的雕塑？可知因為雕塑家做了2個一樣的雕塑，故選B。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段There is a scratch on the sculpture39。s nose.the sculptor said while continuing his work在雕塑的鼻子上有劃痕。 雕塑家在繼續(xù)工作時說道，可知此處是講第一個在我完成之前就損壞了，damage意思是破壞、損壞，與broken意思相近，故選A。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There is a scratch on the sculpture39。s nose.the sculptor said while continuing his work在雕塑的鼻子上有劃痕。 雕塑家在繼續(xù)工作時說道，可知是鼻子上有劃痕，故選B。 （4）內容理解題。根據(jù)The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform，可知雕塑將被放置在一個20英尺高的平臺上，故選C。 （5）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his if other people didn39。t notice it，it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality雕塑家選擇在工作中堅持高標準，即使其他人沒有注意到這一點，對他來說，他的工作質量最好也很重要，可知雕塑家認真地做好自己的本職工作，故選A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。10．閱讀理解 Schools in the UK are cutting time spent on PE lessons because of exam pressures. Secondary school teachers said that older teenagers were especially likely to miss out, because the time spent on physical education for 1416 yearolds had fallen in the past five years. Teachers said that increased pressure to produce exam results was leading to children being pulled out of PE lessons. One in three said exam pressures were behind the decline, and they said subjects such as English and Maths had been given more time at the cost of PE. Almost all of the teachers from the 487 schools said PE should be more valued for its advantages to young people. Mental health experts also warned that cutting down on exercise could increase children39。s mental health problems. Cal Strode, spokesman for the Mental Health Foundation, said cutting PE time would be shortsighted and dangerous. He said, It is worrying to hear that PE is being cut at a time when students are facing problems with stress and anxiety in increasing numbers. There39。s a close relationship between mental and physical health. Tom Madders, director of campaigns at charity Young Minds, said, Schools39。 cutting down on physical education because of exam pressures is worrying. Schools that value health also do better in study, so it makes sense to keep good health, rather than putting children under more pressure. Rising exam stress has been raised as a problem by experts who warn that children are under greater pressure