【正文】 urned to let Sam look. It was a pigeon, the most mon of all birds, the bird most likely to foul (弄臟) your newly washed car. And it wasn39。t flying away. It was stamping in circles. As Sam bent to look, Mervin coughed, Number two. Sam asked him to repeat that. Number two, Mervin said. The pigeon has been sitting in his own number two, and now it39。s stuck to his foot.It had rained for five days, and the bird was young. It could have been sheltering in a wet nest of its own waste, which had then dried on its foot, preventing it from flying away. The pigeon moved in a few more circles. Sam bent to take another look. Mervin said, All right, then. and walked away. Why does everyone think you must solve the problems around here? I said to Sam when he returned with his story. It39。s a bird. Just leave it on the stairs, and let nature take its course. Sam didn39。t agree. Then he went to the garage and emptied the cardboard box containing our imported camping mats. He returned with the gray pigeon in the box. He showed the bird to our children and they decided to keep it. They put its foot in the warm water bath and got rid of its waste. Immediately the pigeon erupted in a bomb of feathers and began flying.（1）How did the author feel about the knocks? A.She felt bored.B.She was frightened.C.She got excited.D.She was surprised.（2）Why was the pigeon moving in circles? A.It was learning to fly.B.It was badly injured.C.It got caught in the rain.D.It was trapped by its waste.（3）What did Sam use the cardboard box to do? A.Shelter from rain.B.Give it to Mervin.C.Wash camping mats.D.Make a nest for the bird.（4）What can we learn about Sam from the text? A.He was brave.B.He was clever.C.He was warmhearted.D.He was easygoing.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Sam如何救助一只鴿子。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“ Don39。t answer it ”及“Sam has a fulltime job and cannot spend his days answering requests to fix leaking baths or carry cash to the bank”可知，作者讓Sam不要應(yīng)門，因為她對那些找Sam的人不斷的敲門感到厭煩。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的“It could have been sheltering in a wet nest of its own waste, which had then dried on its foot, preventing it from flying away”可知，鴿子棲身在自己糞便的濕窩里，其糞便在腳上晾干了，阻止它飛走。所以它是被自己的糞便困住了。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第八段中的“Then he went to the garage and emptied the cardboard box containing our imported camping mats. He returned with the gray pigeon in the box. He showed the bird to our children and they decided to keep it”可知，他把紙板箱倒空并用紙箱把鴿子帶回來養(yǎng)，所以推斷出Sam用紙板箱做鳥巢。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。全文介紹了Sam如何救助一只鴿子，由此可以推斷出Sam很有愛心。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 It can be a real struggle trying to learn a new language. I had always enjoyed learning languages in school, but only recently did I start learning German. I found that I could understand and learn individual words easily, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some children39。s books printed in the target language. At first, I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age, lout then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere. As children, we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures, and from there, we can learn and develop. I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK. I managed to find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot. As a result, you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other, but this method did not work well for me. The method I would remend is to read a chapter of your chosen children39。s book and at the end of that chapter, highlight the words you do not know and then look up the definitions. If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, you may be surprised what you can get merely from the context of the sentence in the story. Additionally, a lot of children39。s books have pictures which may give you a clue as to what or to whom the passage is referring.（1）Why was the author advised to read children39。s books? A.Because she was weak in reading great works.B.Because she was slow to learn language.C.Because she liked children39。s literature.D.Because she couldn39。t remember any words.（2）What can kids get from children39。s books according to the passage? A.Vocabulary and listening skills.B.Learning methods.C.Words and structures.D.Designing skills.（3）What causes the author feel surprised while reading children39。s books? A.Grasping the context from the pictures.B.Looking up the definitions of words from a dictionary.C.Getting familiar with the plots of the story.D.Understanding the words simply from the context.（4）What can be the best title of the passage? A.Reading Children39。s BooksB.The Way of Learning LanguagesC.The Method of Using DictionaryD.My Good Reading Habits【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者在學(xué)德語，因為看不懂文學(xué)作品，開始看德語兒童書籍，得到了意外的驚喜。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中