【正文】 nning. New Year39。s Eve brings a halt to the endless mitments that fill our daily lives and a chance to reflect. New Year39。s Eve is full of possibility and anticipation. What will be the surprising experiences and delightful successes in the ing year? But also, what disappointments are waiting for us in the next twelve months? In many ways, New Year39。s Eve and the days that surround it are a line between past and future. That line is made up of a series of moments of transition(過渡) that take us out of the old and into the new. Transition can be challenging for many of us. It39。s about letting go of the familiar and diving headlong (迅猛地) into the unfamiliar. Just as, back then, I had to face letting go of the life I had led with my beloved husband and stepping into a new world as a widowed mom. I find that each year I have to step out of the version of me that suited the year that is ending and ease into the version of me who will rise to the goals I am holding for myself for the year ahead. Last year at this time, I sat in a chair in southern France and drank in the stillness(沉靜) and beauty of the countryside around me. The three children and I had brought into this world talked and laughed around the table beside me as we enjoyed a lunch of bread and cheese. I was filled with a sense of joy and I had a glowing(熱情洋溢的) heart that was full of hope. It was another ending and another beginning. May we all transition into the best of what lies ahead. May we all find happiness this holiday season.（1）What does the underlined word halt in Paragraph 2 mean most probably? A.Stop.B.Beginning.C.Meaning.D.Tradition.（2）What39。s the main cause of the author39。s unhappiness on New Year39。s Eve a decade before? A.The pressure she faced in her work.B.The health problem her husband faced.C.The information received from her family.D.The relationship between her and her husband.（3）What39。s the author39。s attitude towards the thing people should do at New Year? A.Set challenging goals for the next year.B.Break with daily routines and form a new habit.C.Spend more time with family members.D.Think about the past and get ready for the future.（4）What39。s the main purpose of writing the passage? A.To memorialize her husband.B.To show how she got through a hard time.C.To share her view of New Year39。s Eve.D.To remind us that uncertainty is part of life.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文主要論述了作者對于新年夜的看法，作者認為在新年應(yīng)該想想過去，為未來做好準備。（1）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文In the years since that painful season, I have e to look back upon New Year39。s Eve as an ending and a beginning.（在那個痛苦的季節(jié)之后的這些年里，我開始把新年前夜看作一個結(jié)束和一個開始。）以及下文to the endless mitments that fill our daily lives and a chance to reflect可知，新年前夜讓我們停止無休止的日常生活，也有了反思的機會。故可推測劃線部分單詞意思為停止。故選A。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段But I wasn39。t feeling happy. In midDecember, my husband and I had been informed that he had cancer and that he was going to die.（但是我不開心。12月中旬，我和丈夫被告知，他得了癌癥，即將去世。）可知，作者在十年前新年前夜不開心的主要原因是她丈夫面臨的健康問題。故選B。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中I find that each year I have to step out of the version of me that suited the year that is ending and ease into the version of me who will rise to the goals I am holding for myself for the year ahead.（我發(fā)現(xiàn)，每一年我都必須走出即將結(jié)束的已經(jīng)適應(yīng)一年的自己的版本，輕松地進入我將為未來的一年實現(xiàn)自己的目標的版本。）可知，作者認為人們在新年應(yīng)該想想過去，為未來做好準備。故選D。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章主要內(nèi)容可知，作者分享自己的經(jīng)歷和對新年夜的看法，故推知作者的寫作目的是為了分享自己對于新年夜的看法和觀點。故選C。 【點評】考查學生對語篇的理解能力。通讀全文，把握文章主旨。理解題干，在原文找到對應(yīng)段或具體到對應(yīng)上下文，歸納總結(jié)答案。10．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 Here are some professions Americans consider to be the most honest. Maybe the rest of us can learn from what these people do to establish good relationships with others. MEDICAL DOCTORS Jack Jacob, Age: 44, Fountain Valley, California I try to introduce myself in a pleasant way. I sit down. I don39。t stand. I make good eye contact with the patient and his or her family. Communication skills are key, as well as showing understanding and availability. For a physician, the most rewarding thing is when someone who has seen your work chooses you. ENGINEERS Chrissy Keane, Age: 41, Crofton, Maryland I don39。t know that being an engineer means you are automatically trustworthy. However, I do think that most engineers like to follow rules and be organized. They tell you what they think, whether you want to hear it or not. Those are important elements in building trust. POLICE OFFICERS G. M. Cox, Age: 64, Fort Worth, Texas As a police officer, I have the best interests of the people I serve in my heart and in my actions and I39。m going to treat everyone the same way. I always want to go up to people and speak to them with respect. Don39。t talk down to them. You have to establish and maintain that trust. Be equal!（1）What does Jack Jacob think important to do his job? A.Being municative.B.Experience.C.Selfintroduction.D.Being openminded.（2）How does G. M. Cox treat people in his job? A.Actively.B.Equally.C.Cautiously.D.Strictly.（3）What do the three people mentioned in the passage have in mon? A.They follow rules.B.They are warmhearted.C.They deserve trust.D.They are good organizers.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了美國人認為最誠實的三個職業(yè)：醫(yī)生、工程師和警察。希望我們能從他們的工作中學習到如何與他人建立好的人際關(guān)系。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)MEDICAL DOCTORS部分中的Communication skills are key, as well as showing