【正文】 60。D.shocked（3）Why did the husband lead the old man back to the family table?A.Because he realized his mistakesB.Because the old man didn39。t drop rice on the floor any moreC.Because the old man was served m a wooden bowlD.Because a gentleman led him back to the family table（4）What39。s the best title of the passage?A.An old man and his sonB.A couple and their sonC.A wooden bowlD.A dinner table【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文講述了一個(gè)老人與他的兒子和兒媳以及四歲的孫子一起生活，這個(gè)老人身體狀況很不好，吃飯時(shí)總是將飯掉在地上，兒子和兒媳很生氣，就在角落放了一個(gè)小桌子讓他一個(gè)人吃飯，老人吃飯時(shí)打碎了一兩個(gè)碗，于是他們用木碗為他盛飯，老人就用木碗孤單的吃飯．這一切都被孫子看在眼里，一天兒子看見(jiàn)孫子在擺弄一些木塊，就問(wèn)他在干嘛，孫子回答說(shuō)他在為爸爸和媽媽做木碗，長(zhǎng)大后就給他們用木碗．這對(duì)夫婦聽(tīng)到這話(huà)后雙眼濕潤(rùn)了，從此之后又讓老人回到餐桌與他們一起吃飯．⑴ 細(xì)節(jié)理解．由Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two，his food was served in a wooden bowl可知給老人用木碗的原因是他打碎了一些碗，選B．⑵ 詞義猜測(cè)．由so that they were in silence．Then tears started to stream down their cheeks（膾頰）．Though no word was spoken，both knew what must be done．That evening the husband took grandfather39。s hand and gently led him back to the family table可知聽(tīng)了兒子的話(huà)后，他們沉默了并做出了行動(dòng)，又讓老人回到了餐桌，說(shuō)明兒子說(shuō)的話(huà)讓他們很震驚，用shocked（感到震驚的）表示同樣的意思．A表示生氣；B表示擔(dān)心；C表示害怕．故選D。⑶ 細(xì)節(jié)理解．由The words struck the parents so that they were in silence．Then tears started to stream down their cheeks可知兒子的話(huà)使他震驚了，并且流下了悔恨的淚水，由此可推測(cè)他意識(shí)到了自己的錯(cuò)誤，把老人請(qǐng)回了餐桌，選A。⑷ 歸納概括．由his food was served in a wooden bowl和兒子的行為與話(huà)語(yǔ)the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor．He asked the child sweetly，What are you making？The boy answered，Oh，I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up．可知此文的主線(xiàn)是木碗，由它來(lái)作標(biāo)題最佳，選C。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查對(duì)篇章的把握和對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)的識(shí)別能力，答題時(shí)注意緊扣問(wèn)題中的關(guān)鍵詞，在文章中尋找答案。8．閱讀理解 The engine of a giant ship broke down, so the ship lost its power. The owner of the ship was very worried. The owner of the ship was very worried. He sent for one expert after another, but none of them could figure out （弄清楚） how to fix the engine. Then an old man who had been fixing ships since he was young was brought in. The old man carried a large bag of tools with him. When he arrived, he went to work immediately. He examined the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. The owner of the ship stood there, watching the old man39。s every move. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer （錘子）. He tapped （敲打） something gently. The engine started back up at once. He then put his hammer away carefully. The engine was fixed A week later, the owner of the ship received a bill from the old man for $ 10,000. So he wrote the old man a note saying, Please send me an itemized （逐條記錄的） bill. The man sent a bill that read: Tapping with a hammer $2 Knowing where to tap $9,998 Effort （努力） is important, but knowing where to put the effort in your life is more important.（1）How did the owner of the ship feel when the engine broke down? A.ExcitedB.WorriedC.TiredD.Interested（2）After pulling out a small hammer, the old man . A.looked things over rapidlyB.reached into his bag secretlyC.tapped something gentlyD.put his hammer away carefully（3）According to the itemized bill, knowing where to tap cost . A.$B.$9,998C.$9996D.$2（4）What39。s the main idea of the text? A.Effort is very important when you are in trouble.B.Fixing the engine of a giant ship costs too much.C.Putting the effort in the right place is more important.D.Losing the engine s power is the reason for asking for help.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了通過(guò)講老人怎樣修好引擎的故事告訴我們努力是很重要的，但知道把努力放在生活中的哪個(gè)地方更重要。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The owner of the ship was very ，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer （錘子）. He tapped （敲打） something ，老人把手伸進(jìn)包里拿出一把小錘子。他輕輕地拍了一下東西。故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Knowing where to tap $9,998可知知道敲哪里值$9,998，故選B。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了通過(guò)講老人怎樣修好引擎的故事告訴我們努力是很重要的，但知道把努力放在生活中的哪個(gè)地方更重要。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題常考題型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。9．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。 The first time my wife Linda gave birth was in a hospital. When Linda got pregnant （懷孕） for the second time, we wanted a home birth, not just for ourselves, but for our daughter. We are very open with our daughter. We want to teach her respect and awe （敬畏） for the things of bodies. So she was part of the process from the very beginning. In the morning the midwives came just as Linda was climbing into the birth tub （盆）. Our daughter offered her mom water and food while she rested. When she found the noise and activity of birth, she was too nervous to stay long, so she spent a few minutes next to the tub, then went into another room to play. The midwives called her back in time to see her brother e into the world. As Linda pulled our tiny newborn son up, our daughter and I rushed to her side. all four of us hugging and crying and very excited. That night, and many times since then, our daughter said. I39。m so proud of Mom for having a baby. She has seen and admired the effort it takes to bring a new person into the world. It39。s a part of her life, something that can happen in the same room where she colors and watches movies. It was crucial that our daughter was part of that experience, not just for her, but for Linda and me as well. Everything we wanted for her—trusted care providers。 a very familiar environment。 continuing support。 good food—were things we needed but didn39。t have the first time Linda gave birth. We crossed this threshold （門(mén)檻） together, as a fam