【正文】 s. They then call the patients regularly, for as long as they need, to check how they are getting on and if they need extra support. The volunteers in Kingston work from a dedicated officea small room in one of the buildings on the hospital grounds, where a Christmas tree decorated with baubles (小飾物) bearing the faces of volunteers sits in the corner. All the volunteers e and gather here, it gets very busy at times, smiles Nicola Hutin, 67, a discharge support volunteer. A mother of two, and grandmother of four, she was a membership coordinator (協(xié)調(diào)員) for a trade association until she retired, and has since volunteered at the hospital one morning a week for 18 months.（1）What can we learn about dining panions? A.Their working conditions are noisy.B.They are great assistants for doctors.C.They often make patients more nervous.D.The occupation existed more than ten years ago.（2）What does Violette think of her work? A.She finds it tiring and boring.B.She finds it easy to plete her work.C.She believes it gives her a sense of belonging.D.She believes helping patients with meals is to free up the munity.（3）What does a discharge volunteer do for the patients? A.Raise money for the elderly.B.Pay a visit to them at home C.Buy daily necessities for them.D.Ring to check their health condition.（4）Which of the following can best describe the theme of the text? A.It is never too old to learn.B.Many hands make light work.C.Health is better than wealth.D.God helps those who help themselves.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，通過講述志愿者的工作，告訴我們的是人多力量大。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的Many of our patients are elderly and can be confused by the noisy, busy environment of the hospital and so won39。t focus on eating. 我們的許多病人都是老年人，可能會被醫(yī)院嘈雜繁忙的環(huán)境所迷惑，因此不會集中精力吃飯。 so the dining panions were introduced. They will assist the patients and encourage them to eat. 所以介紹了吃飯的同伴。他們會幫助病人，鼓勵他們吃東西?？芍?，關(guān)于用餐同伴，我們能了解到他們的工作環(huán)境很嘈雜。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Violette, a retired library manager, has been helping out for six years. ‘It makes me feel a bit more plete,’” Violette是一名退休的圖書館經(jīng)理，她已經(jīng)幫了六年的忙。這讓我覺得更完整了”，以及“ I believe in being a part of the munity and this hospital is part of my munity. ”我相信成為社區(qū)的一份子，而這家醫(yī)院也是我社區(qū)的一份子?？芍?，Violette覺得她的工作會給她一種歸屬感。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“They then call the patients regularly, for as long as they need, to check how they are getting on and if they need extra support.”然后他們會定期給病人打電話，只要他們需要，檢查他們的情況以及是否需要額外的支持?？芍?，出院志愿者為病人打電話來檢查他們的健康狀況。故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The volunteers in Kingston work from a dedicated officea small room in one of the buildings on the hospital grounds, where a Christmas tree decorated with baubles (小飾物) bearing the faces of volunteers sits in the corner.” Kingston的志愿者們在一間專門的辦公室里工作，這是醫(yī)院場地上一棟大樓里的一個小房間，角落里有一棵圣誕樹，上面裝飾著印有志愿者面孔的小玩意?？芍?，本文告訴我們的是人多力量大。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，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．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis39。s Swamp (沼澤地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack39。s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp. So, Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. How did this place get its name? Are you sure you want to hear it? It39。s a scary story, warned Jack. Of course! cried out Tom. If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn39。t have chosen this place! Ok, but don39。t say I didn39。t warn you, said Jack, and he began this tale. Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different—it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystalclear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice. 39。You are clearing too much land,39。 warned one old man. 39。The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. 39。 39。Silly fool,39。 said Dennis to himself. 39。If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I39。ll bee wealthier. He39。s just jealous!39。 Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants. What happened? Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire. The land hit back—just as the old man warned, Jack shrugged. Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found. What a stupid story, laughed Tom. Plants can39。t … Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (暈倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom39。s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.（1）The underlined word dare in Paragraph 1 is closed in meaning to ________. A.courageB.assistanceC.instructionD.challenge（2）Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story? A.To frighten them.B.To satisfy their curiosity.C.To warn them of the danger of the place.D.To persuade them to camp in the swamp.（3）Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man? A.The old man envied him.B.The old man was foolishC.He was too busy to listen to others.D.He was gre