【正文】 is fastpaced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isn39。t just about the destination。 it39。s about the journey.（1）What does the underlined word cranky in paragraph 1 mean? A.Health.B.Strange.C.Selfless.D.Outgoing.（2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A.It would be boring.B.She would learn something during it.C.It would be a chance to know about her grandpa.D.She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A.Her grandpa39。s appreciation of her.B.Her grandpa39。s missing her relatives.C.The sad stories of her grandmother.D.The new understanding of her grandpa.（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Listening to elders will help us learn a lot.B.Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity.C.There always is beautiful scenery along the journey.D.Travelling by train is more fortable than by plane.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過講述自己和爺爺坐火車的經(jīng)歷，說明了聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。 （1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly.”自從我祖父拒絕坐飛機后，沒有人愿意和我們一起旅行。由此可知，Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?的意思是我為什么要答應陪我那奇怪的爺爺從紐約坐火車去喬治亞州呢？ cranky的意思是奇怪的，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days.”他那雙蒼老但依然清澈的藍眼睛看著眼前的情景，我不知道接下來的兩天該怎么過。由此推斷出，起初，作者認為這次旅行非常無聊，故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。答案第三段中的“For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together.”我第一次覺得我理解了他。我對我們在一起的時間有了新的認識。由此可知，她對她爺爺?shù)男抡J識讓作者改變了她和爺爺在一起的態(tài)度，故選D。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience.”聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大?？芍雎犻L輩的話會幫助我們學到很多東西，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Debates over the benefits of recycling started in 1996 when a writer called John Tierney said recycling is garbage. According to him, Recycling programs offer mainly shortterm benefits to a few related groups while diverting money from real social and environmental problems. It doubles energy consumption and pollution while costing taxpayers more money than dealing with old garbage. Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America. Environmental groups were quick to respond to Tierney by issuing reports detailing the benefits of recycling and showing how municipal (市政的) recycling programs reduce pollution and the use of resources while decreasing the amount of garbage and the need for landfill space — all for less, not more, than the cost of regular garbage collection and disposal(處置). But in 2002, New York City, an early municipal recycling pioneer, found that its muchpraised recycling program was losing money, so it eliminated glass and plastic recycling. According to the Mayor, the benefits of recycling plastic and glass were outweighed by the price—recycling cost twice as much as disposal. Meanwhile, low demand for the materials meant that much of it was ending up in landfills anyway. NYC closed its last landfill and brought in a more efficient system, with more famous service providers than it had used previously. The lessons learned by New York are applicable everywhere. Some early recycling programs waste resources and lead to new trash. But the situation has improved as cities have gained experience. If managed correctly, recycling programs should cost cities and taxpayers less than garbage disposal for any given amount of material. Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are various, individuals should keep in mind that it better serves the environment to reduce and reuse materials before recycling even bees an option.（1）John Tierney thought that recycling ___________. a waste of money to a lack of employers beneficial to the environment bee popular in the future（2）What39。s the meaning of the underlined word eliminated in Paragraph 3? ....（3）What does the last paragraph imply? should make recycling an option. recycling programs are in a bad situation. should develop the awareness of resource saving. should be considered first in recycling work.（4）What can be the best title for this passage? harm of recycling recycling really beneficial? recycling work in New York City environmental protection making progress?【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，自從1996年作家John Tierney說“回收是垃圾”時，關于垃圾回收的好處的討論就沒有停止過。有人認為回收是現(xiàn)代美國最浪費的活動，而一些環(huán)境小組還詳細列出了回收的好處，但是一些早期的回收項目也漸漸暴露出了問題。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America.”回收可能是現(xiàn)代美國最浪費的一項活動，可知，他認為回收是浪費錢的。故選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“According to the Mayor, the benefits of recycling plastic and glass were outweighed by the price—recycling cost twice as much as disposal.”根據(jù)市長所言，回收塑料和玻璃在價格方面超標了回收的費用是處理費用的兩倍，可推知，紐約取消了回收塑料和玻璃。所以根據(jù)上下文的語境可以判斷出，劃線詞的意思為“取消”。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are various, individuals should keep in mind that it better serves the environment to reduce and reuse materials before recycling even bees an option.”盡管回收比處理的好處有很多，大家應該記住，在回收成為一個選擇之前，減少垃圾和反復利用物品對環(huán)境是更有利的。，可推知，作者是想提醒大家要有資源節(jié)約的意識。故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Debates over the benefits of recycling started in 1996 when a writer called John Tierney said ‘recycling is garbage’.”自從1996年作家John Tierney說“回收是垃圾”時，關于垃圾回收的好處的討論就開始了?？芍?，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇環(huán)保類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 Letting me move in