【正文】 al studies at MIT, and later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to 2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. As the Tufts president, Bacow traveled around the country, reaching out to alumni (校友), and he urged his faculty and deans to do the same, in an effort to boost donations to finance Tufts39。 academic ambitions. He raised more than $20 million for faculty recruitment, attracting upanding professors by offering junior faculty perks (福利), such as long academic leaves that they couldn39。t get elsewhere. Under Bacow39。s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.（1）The reason why Bacow appreciates college education is that ________. A.college education is out of reach to many AmericansB.his family changed their fate due to college educationC.few opportunities were available when his father came into the countryD.a college degree helped his mother survive Auschwitz（2）What can we infer from the passage? A.The fellow townspeople of Bacow were all killed besides his mother.B.Bacow39。s mother stimulated his interest in science.C.Bacow39。s father was good at working with electronics.D.Bacow39。s father came to the . after World War II broke out.（3）The underlined word shaking up in paragraph 5 probably means ________. A.reactivatingB.causingC.damagingD.taking over（4）What is this passage mainly about? A.How to be admitted to Harvard University.B.The history of Bacow39。s family.C.The art of Bacow39。s leadership in Tufts.D.Bacow39。s way to individual success.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人傳記，講述了Bacow的個(gè)人成功之路。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“his family39。s journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States.”他的家庭經(jīng)歷反映了大學(xué)教育改變幾代人的力量，以及美國歷史上一直存在的機(jī)遇?？芍xB。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad.”Bacow欣賞大學(xué)教育的原因是他的家庭因?yàn)榇髮W(xué)教育改變了他們的命運(yùn)”。可知，Bacow的父親擅長電子產(chǎn)品。故選C。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第五段中的“He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis.”他還因領(lǐng)導(dǎo)美國度過911和2008年金融危機(jī)而受到贊譽(yù)。可知，Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston.“Bacow因改變了一所沉睡的在波士頓的其他大學(xué)面前黯然失色的大學(xué)而贏得了聲譽(yù)。”推知?jiǎng)澗€詞的意思是“使……恢復(fù)”。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Under Bacow39。s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.”在Bacow的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，Tufts花了數(shù)百萬美元在實(shí)驗(yàn)室和圖書館上。他還在全國范圍內(nèi)發(fā)表演講，闡述讓低收入學(xué)生更容易接受和負(fù)擔(dān)得起高等教育的必要性?！北疚闹v述的是Bacow的個(gè)人成功之路。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，要求考生根據(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 Open water swimming I had only swum in open water a few times, and always in gentle lakes, so I wasn39。t prepared for how rough Lake Windermere appeared on a cold day. A swimmer told me the water felt colder than it had been measured, and that the water was a bit rough. But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to plete the challenge. Most of the people taking part were doing a onemile race, and 10 races were planned over the weekend. There seemed to be a mix of openwater enthusiasts alongside plete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible pleting their own challenge. The oldest woman peting was 77, taking part in the twomile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every onemile race. I had chosen the third onemile race of the day. There were over 600 people in my race. We were taken through an acclimatization area a children39。s paddling poolsized part of the lake where we moved in to feel how cold the water was. Not too bad was everyone39。s thought! Then we headed out towards the middle of the lake. We39。d been warned that the first 100 metres would be really rough. However, somewhere near the 750m mark I was still waiting for the calm。 it felt more like swimming in the sea than a lake. I tried to focus on my breathing and technique, and just keep going. As I approached the 400mtogo mark my lower right leg became painful. I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn39。t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful. I didn39。t want to stop, so I bent my right knee and just kicked with the left leg. Finally I saw the finishing post, and I just concentrated on getting there—still onelegged. My finishing time was 38 minutes 25 seconds but that didn39。t matter—the atmosphere was fantastic and everyone felt a sense of achievement, whatever their time. I39。m hooked, and want to give it another go. I39。ve already signed up for my next openwater swim.（1）How did the author feel before the race? A.Scared of the most challenging race.B.Disappointed by the difficult conditions.C.Concerned about the other swimmers in the race.D.Determined to be as tough as the people around her.（2）Why does the author mention the two people in Paragraph 2? A.To stress the importance of the race.B.To praise the experienced swimmers.C.To show the wide range of the participants.D.To introduce the various events of the race.（3）The author suggests in Paragraph 4 that ______. A.the race would cause breathing problemsB.the race became harder than she had expectedC.it was really necessary to prepare for tough swimsD.it would have been easier if she had taken others39。 advice（4）What does the author talk about in the last paragraph? A.Her confidence in her own ability.16