【正文】 0。 We know today, of course, that each of these ideas caused a successful thing that has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually openended and are often silly. Children aren39。t afraid to ask such questions, but adults usually are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked silly questions！（1）At first, almost everyone thought Masaru39。s idea was _______. A.goodB.easyC.sillyD.difficult（2）Bill Bowerman got his idea _______. A.at a meetingB.while he was making breakfastC.from another panyD.while he was making sports shoes（3）What might the underlined phrase turn down mean? A.refuseB.weleC.acceptD.hate（4）Bowerman felt very disappointed because _______. A.he didn39。t make a cake for his sonB.he had to set up his own panyC.his idea was hard to e trueD.no panies accepted his idea【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】大意：本文舉例說(shuō)明好想法的產(chǎn)生剛開(kāi)始會(huì)被認(rèn)為是一個(gè)愚蠢的問(wèn)題，剛開(kāi)始索尼公司的負(fù)責(zé)人井深在公司規(guī)劃會(huì)議上提出，拿走錄音功能和揚(yáng)聲器和專(zhuān)注于出售帶有磁帶錄音機(jī)的頭式耳機(jī)，幾乎所有人都認(rèn)為他是愚蠢的，不過(guò)，井深保持自己的想法和工作，當(dāng)然，結(jié)果是成功的索尼隨身聽(tīng)的問(wèn)世。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Almost everyone thought he was ，幾乎每個(gè)人都認(rèn)為他的想法是愚蠢的，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making cakes for his son, he asked himself what would happen if he put rubber into his mold（模具） Later, he tried it and the result was something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see ，他是在做早餐的時(shí)候有了這個(gè)想法，故選B。 （3）推斷題。根據(jù)In fact, every single pany turned him down. Though rather disappointed, Bowerman went on to form his own pany, making NIKE sports shoes. 可知，事實(shí)上，每個(gè)公司都拒絕他，雖然很失望，但是鮑爾曼繼續(xù)開(kāi)自己的公司，最后造出Nike運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋，推知turn down的意思為“拒絕”，故選A。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)In fact, every single pany turned him down. Though rather disappointed, Bowerman went on to form his own pany, making NIKE sports shoes. 可知，他感到失望的原因是沒(méi)有公司接受他的想法。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題、詞義猜測(cè)題和主旨題是閱讀理解題中?？碱}型。細(xì)節(jié)題需要從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；詞句猜測(cè)題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推出詞句的意思；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。13．閱讀理解 Money makes the world go round. But money isn39。t anything when people don39。t know how to use it. And no one is better at using money than American investor（投資者）Warren Buffet. He is one of the richest men in the world. Buffet was born in Nebraska in the US in 1930. As a child, he loved making and saving money. He used to go doortodoor selling his own products（產(chǎn)品）. After university, Buffet went on buying and selling shares（股票）. Shares are small part of a pany. He is good at predicting changes in panies. By 1962, he became a rich man. In 1990, he went one step further and became a billionaire（億萬(wàn)富翁）. In 2008, Warren Buffet became the richest man in the world. He has promised to give 99% of his wealth to charity（慈善） after he dies.（1）Which of the following is TRUE about Buffet? A.He makes the world go round.B.He doesn39。t know how to use money.C.He isn39。t the richest man in the world.D.He is good at using money.（2）When did Buffet bee a billionaire ? A.In 1930.B.In 1962.C.In 1990.D.In 2008.（3）What has Buffet promised to do in the future? A.He will invest in charity and make more money.B.He will give most of his money to charity.C.He will hold 99%of the shares of a charity.D.He will leave 99% of his wealth to his family.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了美國(guó)投資者Warren Buffe。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)And no one is better at using money than American investor（投資者）Warren ，故選D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)In 1990, he went one step further and became a billionaire（億萬(wàn)富翁）.可知在1990年成為億萬(wàn)富翁，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)He has promised to give 99% of his wealth to charity（慈善） after he %的錢(qián)給慈善，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。14．閱讀理解 Twenty years ago in Costa Rica, three girls found a baby sloth（樹(shù)懶）on a road. The little animal39。s mother was killed by a car. These girls took the baby sloth to Judy, the owner of a hotel. Judy wanted to help, but she didn39。t know how to look after the sloth, so she called the zoo. With the help of the zoo, Judy took good care of the baby sloth. She named the baby sloth Buttercup. After her success, more people brought Judy wounded sloths or baby sloths they found. Judy then opened a rescue centre（救助中心）. Today, the rescue centre has saved more than 500 sloths. Sloths live in the forests of Central America and South America. They hang on to the trees with their claws（爪子）. There are two main types of sloths. You can tell them apart by the number of their claws. Sloths hardly move. They spend most of their time sleeping in the trees. But now, with the increase of population, human beings（人類(lèi)）cause a lot of problems for these slow and q