【正文】 he was. He took off his cap when he came in. and answered my questions quickly and respectfully （恭敬地）, showing that he was polite. He lifted up the book which I had purposely （故意地） laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside, showing that he was careful. And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside, showing that he was modest （謙遜的）. When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean, instead of having some untidy personal habits. Don39。t you call these things letters of remendation? I do, and the things that I can discover about a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, are worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.（1）Choose the RIGHT word to plete the sentence in Paragraph 5 according to the context （上下文）. A.kindB.smartC.lovelyD.healthy（2）How did the gentleman know the boy was polite? A.He made his shoes clean when he came in.B.He took off his cap when he came in.C.He waited quietly for his turn.D.His teeth and fingernails were clean.（3）The gentleman laid the book on the floor because. A.he used to be like thisB.he wanted to know who was orderlyC.he tried to know who had tidy personal habitsD.he wanted to test the people who asked for the job（4）What can you learn from this passage? A.The gentleman was a foolish man.B.All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes.C.Good behavior （行為） and good habits are important to a person.D.One should pay more attention to his remendation than to his behavior.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文講述的是一個男孩找工作，在眾多的求職者中脫穎而出，這是因為他有著良好的行為習(xí)慣和良好的品質(zhì)。 （1）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上一句 He gave his seat to the disabled old man他把座位讓給了那位殘疾老人，可知他是一個善良的人，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He took off his cap when he came in，and answered my questions quickly and respectfully； showing that he was polite可知，男孩進(jìn)來時脫下帽子，很快地恭敬地回答了我的問題。所以顯示出他很有禮貌，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He lifted up the book which I had purposely （故意地） laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside； showing that he was careful可知，把書放在地上的原因是要測試找工作的人們是否撿起來，故選D。 （4）理解推斷題。根據(jù)and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring. 可知從文章中我們可以了解到一個人的良好的行為習(xí)慣和良好的品質(zhì)是重要的，故選C。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題，詞義推斷題和推理判斷題等?？碱}型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中抓住關(guān)鍵詞尋找答案；詞義推斷題以及判斷題都需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出正確選項。10．閱讀理解 Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st, People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes, and they may drink champagne（香檳） at midnight. During the first minute of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead, But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They wele the new year with the first light of the sunrise. Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（擺脫）bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes, The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）. Other mon traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year39。s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck he will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck on New Year39。s Day. In the United States, some people eat blackeyed peas for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year, you have to eat 365 of them!（1）The passage is mainly about____________. A.the meaning of Happy New Year!B.several different New Year traditionsC.what to eat on New Year39。s DayD.why people dress up nicely on New Year39。s Day（2）It39。s clear that____________. A.some cultures celebrate New Year in the morningB.the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year39。s DayC.people in Ecuador go to parties from December 31st to January 1stD.no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year（3）To have a happy new year, ____________. A.friends talk to each other in special waysB.families make big dolls filled with old clothesC.some people get up early to watch the sunriseD.Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year39。s Day（4）When eating black eyed peas on New Year39。s Day, people think____________. A.one pea brings one day of luckB.black eyed peas are the best medicineC.the peas are too black and taste badD.the peas are helpful to count numbers【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介紹了西方國家不同的慶祝新年的方式， （1）主旨大意題，通過閱讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了不同國家不同的新年慶祝方式，故答案是B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. 可知，一些國家喜歡在早晨慶祝新年，故答案是A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They wele the new year with the first light of the sunrise. 可知，為了過一個快樂的新年，人們要早起看日出，故答案是C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)In the United States, some people eat blackeyed peas for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year, you have to eat 365 of