【正文】 poetess to believe that the public would never care for her works, and thus she never attempted to have any of her works published again. After the Civil War, Dickinson withdrew from society and had little contact outside of Amherst. Dickinson was very concerned with the subject of nature. Her writings are plex, and for many years scholars have searched for romantic inspiration, but have not yet understood her works. What is clear, however, is that her works can39。t just simply describe something in terms of a narrative style. Without doubt, Dickinson39。s works have greatly influenced and continue to influence modern poetry. In her time, her writing style was unique given that it included the use of dashes and capitalized nouns. None of her works rhymed, and she used unusual parisons when referring to events and situations. This unconventional method of writing has made her one of the most innovative poets of the 19th century.（1）Which of the following best explains acclaim underlined in the first paragraph? A.Apology.B.Enthusiasm.C.Approval.D.Reference.（2）What did Dickinson do during her childhood? A.She studied in good schools.B.She passed her poems to magazines.C.She spent much time on politics and education.D.She practiced writing with the help of her friends.（3）What do we know about Dickinson39。s poems? A.They are easy for readers to understand.B.They make much difference to modern poetry.C.They inspire modern naturalists to study nature.D.They rhyme well and include many parisons.（4）What can be the best title for the text? A.Causes of Emily Dickinson39。s FailureB.Features of Emily Dickinson39。s PoemsC.Reasons for Emily Dickinson39。s Being World FamousD.A Brief Introduction to Emily Dickinson and Her Works【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物傳記，介紹了美國傳奇詩人艾米莉狄金森以及她的作品，她的詩絕大多數(shù)是在她死后才出版，并被世人所知，名氣極大。 （1）考查詞義猜測，根據(jù)第一段中的“but it was Thomas H. Johnson39。s release of her plete body of poetry that made her works receive real acclaim.”是托馬斯H約翰遜發(fā)表了她完整的詩作，使她的作品獲得了真正的好評?？芍xC。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“She had the privilege of being educated at some of the most outstanding women schools in her time and devoted herself to reading all kinds of books.”她有幸在她那個時代最杰出的女子學(xué)校里受教育,專心閱讀各種各樣的書，可知選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Without doubt, Dickinson39。s works have greatly influenced and continue to influence modern poetry. ”無疑，狄金森的作品對現(xiàn)代詩歌產(chǎn)生了很大的影響，并在繼續(xù)影響。可知選B。 （4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了美國傳奇詩人艾米莉狄金森以及她的作品，故選D。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，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．閱讀理解 Generally speaking, people like those who have a good sense of humor. Sometimes a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Brian39。s being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this bynowfamiliar excuse wouldn39。t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech. Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian39。s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. How do you do! he said. I39。m Brian. I39。m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn39。t the early bird get the worm? The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh. Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying no, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it39。s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that edians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.（1）Brian was late for his job because ________. A.he got up lateB.he was seriously illC.he was caught in a traffic jamD.he was busy applying for a new job（2）What can we infer about humor? A.It is the early bird.B.It is important in our lives.C.Brian often saved his job with humor.D.It can solve racial discriminations.（3）What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.chargeB.tried to setC.gave upD.tried to hold back（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Many people lack in a sense of humor.B.Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.It wasn39。t the first time that Brian came late for work.D.Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞习噙t到，而在此之前他已經(jīng)收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。當(dāng)他在9：35分時走進(jìn)辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強(qiáng)顏歡笑，伸出手來。你好!他說。我是布萊恩。我正在申請一份工作，據(jù)我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開始招聘。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過一點(diǎn)幽默化解了這次危機(jī)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian上班遲到是因?yàn)橛龅搅私?