【正文】 。 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 （門檻） together, as a family, and it was messy and scary and painful and unusual and mysterious and really perfect.（1）The writer of this passage is probably ________. A.a fatherB.a motherC.a daughterD.a son（2）What 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，應是經過特殊訓練的護士。故選B。 （3）推理判斷題。根據最后一段 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，確定答案；最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。9．閱讀判斷根據短文內容，判斷下列句子的正、誤。 Greenland is the largest island in the world. It39。s in the northeast of North America. Near Greenland is another island. It39。s small. Its name is Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm？Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？If you do，you39。re wrong. That is because most of Greenland is covered with lots of ice. The ice is higher than the world39。s tallest building. There are more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland. What about Iceland？Iceland has ice，but not so much ice as Greenland. Iceland has lots of hot springs（溫泉）. They give out hot water and steam. The climate（氣候）is less cold than that in Greenland. And there are a lot more people living in Iceland. （1）Greenland is in the northeast of North America. （2）Greenland is green and warm. （3）It39。s colder in Iceland than that in Greenland. （4）Iceland is the largest island in the world. （5）There are much more people living in lock land than in Greenland. 【答案】 （1）1（2）0（3）0（4）0（5）1 【解析】【分析】主要講了世界上最大的島——格林蘭島。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據Greenland is the largest island in the world. It39。s in the northeast of North ，它位于北美洲東北部可知格陵蘭島在北美洲的東北部。故答案為正確。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據Do you think that Greenland is green and warm？Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？If you do， you39。re ？你認為冰島的冰是白色的嗎？如果你這么做了，那你就錯了，可知格陵蘭島是綠色和溫暖的是錯誤的， 故答案為錯誤。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據The climate（氣候）is less cold than that in ，可知冰島比格陵蘭島冷是錯誤的，故答案為錯誤。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據Greenland is the largest island in the world. 格陵蘭島是世界上最大的島嶼，可知冰島是世界上最大的島嶼是錯誤的，故答案為錯誤。 （5）細節(jié)題。根據There are more people in your hometown than in all of ，And there are a lot more people living in ，可知住在冰島的人比住在格陵蘭的人多得多，故答案為正確。 【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．根據短文內容判斷正、誤。 Peter lived in a village. He was sad recently because he thought that he had nothing left. One day, Peter went to ask a wise man for help. He said to the wise man, I have nothing left, so I don39。t want to live. The wise man smiled sympathetically（同情地）. The wise man took out a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle. He explained that he would write down the things Peter had lost on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side. The wise man asked, When did your family leave you? What do you mean? They haven39。t left me. They love me! That39。s great! said the wise man. Then that will be the first thing on the right side Family haven39。t left. Now, do you have freedom（自由）? That39。s a silly question. Of course I do! Good! That39。s the second one on the right sideYou have freedom! said the wise man, writing it down. After Peter was asked some more questions in the same way, he finally understood and smiled. Things will change when you think of them in a different way! he said. As a matter of fact, change your attitude and you will change your world. It39。s necessary to have a positive（積