【正文】 e even written a song about horrible Mondays. In the 1960s, a musical group had a hit titled Monday, Monday. They sang. Every other day of the week is fine, yeah. But whenever Monday es, you can find me crying all of the time. I don39。t agree with all these ideas. In fact, I think that Monday is actually the best day of the week. First of all, consider all the good things that happen on Mondays. If you are a sports fan, you may get to watch Monday Night Football in the fall. Furthermore, quite a few public holidays, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day, are celebrated on Mondays. That means that several times a year, a Monday provides a threeday weekend. And according to consumer （消費者） websites. Monday is the best day to get a good deal on a car because there aren39。t as many people shopping on the first day of the workweek. Experts say that you can also get the best online deals on Mondays. This is especially true for electronics, such as puters, TVs, and video games. To me, however, there39。s something even more important about Mondays. Each Monday stands for a new beginning. For example, last week I got behind on my homework and had to spend the weekend catching up. But as soon as Monday arrived, I had a clean slate. Another week I forgot to do some of my chores, so I had to give up going to a movie with my friends on the weekend. I also love Mondays because we frequently start new lessons at school at the beginning of the week. While last week39。s topics may have been boring, Monday can bring a new book to read, more experiments to conduct, or math problems to work out. I realize that I am probably not going to persuade everyone that Monday is the best day of the week, but hopefully I can encourage a few people to change their attitude The next time a Monday s, think about all the good things that could happen and look forward to the day instead of fearing it. There39。s no way to avoid Mondays, so join me in making the best of them. Who knows? You might even start liking the first day of the workweek.（1）Why does the writer mention the song Monday, Monday. in Paragraph 1? A.Because it was a very popular song in the 1960s.B.Because it shows most people don39。t like Monday.C.Because songwriters like to write songs about Monday.D.Because the musical group often performed on Monday.（2）The words a clean slate in Paragraph 3 probably mean_________. A.a fresh startB.a sudden stopC.a tiring endD.a near future（3）What can we learn from the passage? A.People don39。t like to go shopping online on weekdays.B.The writer likes doing chores instead of going to a movie.C.The lesson topics on weekdays are always interesting.D.Some public holidays on Mondays make three day weekends.（4）What does the passage mainly talk about? A.What makes Monday the worst day.B.Why some people like Monday the least.C.Why Monday is the best day of the week,D.How we can make good use of Mondays.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：當(dāng)涉及到一周中的幾天時，周一幾乎沒有什么期望。我調(diào)查了朋友，結(jié)果很清楚。當(dāng)被問到他們最不喜歡哪一天時，90%的朋友選擇了星期一。沒有人認(rèn)為星期一是他或她最喜歡的一天。沒有辦法避免星期一，所以和我一起好好利用它們。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) They sang. Every other day of the week is fine, yeah. But whenever Monday es, you can find me crying all of the time. 可知，提到這首歌是為了說明大多數(shù)人不喜歡星期一，故答案是B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) For example, last week I got behind on my homework and had to spend the weekend catching up. But as soon as Monday arrived, I hada clean slate. 可知，由于忘記做作業(yè)而占用了自己的周末去補上去，星期一來了，原來的一頁翻過去了，又是一個新的考開始，故答案是A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Furthermore, quite a few public holidays, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day, are celebrated on Mondays. That means that several times a year, a Monday provides a threeday ，故答案是D。 （4）主旨大意題，根據(jù) There39。s no way to avoid Mondays, so join me in making the best of them. 可知，本文的中心是周一是難以避免的，因此要好好地把他們利用起來，故答案是D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，本文涉及到了細(xì)節(jié)理解題和主旨大意題，細(xì)節(jié)理解題比較簡單，可以直接從文章中找到答案，主旨大意題則需要在理解文章的基礎(chǔ)上，歸納文章的中心思想，從而確定答案。9．閱讀理解 If you put a buzzard in a pen six to eight feet square and open at the top, the bird will be a prisoner, though it can fly. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without space to run, as its habit, it will not even try to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in its small buzzard prison with no top. The bat that flies around at night cannot take off from the ground. If it is placed on the ground all it can do is to walk slowly about helplessly and no doubt, painfully. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off immediately. But on flat（平的）ground, it will never fly. A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for a way where none exists（存在）, until it pletely destroys itself. In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems and difficulties, not realizing that the answer is right there above them. （1）Which of the following is a pen according to Paragraph 1? A.B.C.D.（2）Why can39。t a buzzard fly through the top of a pen? A.It is too big and heavy to fly up.B.The space is too small for it to start flying.C.It is too hungry and weak to get outD.The place is fortable for it to live.（3）What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the bat? A.It prefers walking to flying.B.It can take off at once on flat ground.C.It flies only at night.D.It takes off only from a higher place.（4）What can a bee do if it drops into a cup? A.It39。ll escape from the top.B.It39。ll stay at the bottom without moving.C.It39。ll lose the ability to fly.D.It39。ll die of tiredness at last.（5）What can we learn from the story? A.Many people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee.B.Animals will also give up when in trouble.C.We should try new ways to deal with difficulties.D.We should solve problems by ourselves.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）D（4）D（5）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文作者用禿鷹、蝙蝠和大黃蜂三種動物作比喻，告訴我們世上的有些人使勁渾身招數(shù)，試圖解決問題，克服挫折，卻沒有意識到解決之道就在眼前這個哲理里。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) If you put a buzzard in a pen six to eight feet square and open at the top, 你把禿鷹放在六到八英尺的圍欄里在頂部打開。根據(jù)six to eight feet square a