【正文】 decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place. She started by ing 20 local designers. I wrote, 39。You don39。t know me. But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms, she remembers. She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one of Dr. Hufford39。s rooms each. As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately. Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, and furniture. Dr. Hufford was delighted. All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it, he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients. Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces. Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania. We were in Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer, says Ballard. When she saw what we39。d done, she said, 39。I39。m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。t going to, but now I know I39。m gonna beat it.（1）What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A.Her sympathy for cancer patients.B.Her passion for room decoration.C.The good relationship with Hufford.D.The request of a nurse in San Francisco.（2）What oute does Ballard39。s effort bring about? A.More hospitals will be built,B.Hufford cured more patients.C.The cancer patients were feeling better.D.Hufford39。s chemotherapy rooms got good fame.（3）Which words best describe Nancy Ballard? A.Loving and devoted.B.Talented and energetic.C.Rich and generous.D.Ambitious and creative.（4）Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A.Design for HopeB.Battle against CancerC.Donation for PatientsD.Decoration in Hospital【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文，Nancy Ballard出于對癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Ballard的努力，使得癌癥患者重新對生活充滿了希望。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Ballard didn39。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients.”Ballard本人并沒有患癌癥，但她同情病人。由此可知，Ballard對癌癥病人的同情，使她決定幫忙裝飾化療室，故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的‘All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it,’ he said.”他說：“所有的病人都因此感到疼痛減輕了?！庇纱丝芍珺allard的努力使得癌癥患者感覺好多了，故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces.”病人的反應(yīng)讓巴拉德深受鼓舞，她創(chuàng)建了一個非營利組織Rooms that Rock Chemo來籌集資金，并裝飾更多的空間。由此推斷出，Nancy Ballard是一個有愛心，有奉獻(xiàn)精神的人，故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文介紹了Nancy Ballard出于對癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Ballard的努力，使得癌癥患者重新對生活充滿了希望。所以這篇文章最好的題目是“為希望而設(shè)計”，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 We39。ve all had cases where we39。ve waited just a bit too long to pay an electric bill or speeding ticket. But one man, from California by reasonable assumption, who goes by Dave, recently took procrastination (拖延) one step further, by paying a parking ticket almost a halfcentury after it was given. In December 2018, the Minersville Police Department in Pennsylvania received a letter in the mail. Whoever wrote the letter decided it was best to keep his name somewhat unknown, so he put the return address as Wayward Road, Anytown California under the name Feeling guilty. When the officers opened the envelope, they found a brief letter, along with a $5 bill, and a parking ticket dating all the way back to 1974. The note read, Dear PD, I39。ve been carrying this ticket around for 40 plus years always intending to pay. Forgive me if I don39。t give you my info. With respect, Dave. Even though the initial parking ticket was only for $2, Dave must have felt awfully guilty because he left 150 percent, or $3, in interest. Michael Combs, the Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department, stated in an interview that the same ticket would cost about $20 if it were given today. Combs went on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate. Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to outofstate cars back then, Dave could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine. But apparently, guilt got the best of him, and he decided to finally cough up the money more than 40 years past its due date.（1）How much do we know about Dave? A.He lives in Wayward Road, Anytown California.B.The police are trying to find out more about him.C.His car probably came from Ohio at that time.D.Dave is of course the man39。s real name indeed.（2）Why didn39。t Dave pay for the parking ticket until recently? A.He pletely forgot about it in the past 44 years.B.He didn39。t find it until almost half a century later.C.He failed to find out who he should pay the money to.D.He didn39。t pay for it just because of procrastination.（3）What drove Dave to pay for the parking ticket at last? A.A strong sense of guilt.B.Fear of being tracked by the police.C.Worry about being fined more.D.Sudden change of his financial situation.（4）Which of the following can be the best title? A.Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department Shares a StoryB.Mysterious Procrastinator Finally Pays 44YearOld Parking TicketC.Unusual Letter Comes from Wayward Road Anytown CaliforniaD.Parking Ticket Carried Around for Almost Half a Century from Ohio【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一位神秘的拖延者終于支付了44年的停車罰單。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Combs went on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate．”可知，Dave的車可能來自俄亥俄州。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to outofstate cars back then, ‘Dave’ could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine．”可知，Dave直到最近才付停車費是因為拖延。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“But apparently, guilt got the best of him, and he decided to finally cough up the money more than 40 years past its due date．”可知，一種強(qiáng)烈 的罪惡感驅(qū)使Dave終于付了停車費。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“But one man, from California by reasonable assumption, who goes by Dave, recently took procrastination (拖