【正文】 ess. That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。t pletely unexpected. I signed a pile of papers and left the pany. So, 40 plus years of employment was over. I had a good reputation and background. Retirement was not a choice for me. I wanted to do something. And then an idea came into my mind, born from my concern for our environment. I wanted to build my own business, designing and producing biodegradable(可生物降解的)packaging from waste. This is called clean technology, and it was really meaningful to me. It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year. Five years later, I39。m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。ve won more than 20 awards for the work that we39。ve done. And I am doing the most rewarding and meaningful work of my life right now. But what I really long for is to find other firsttime entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家)who are my age. I want to connect with them. So I want to do something about that in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who don39。t bee entrepreneurs until they are seniors. And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.（1）What happened to the author nine years ago? A.He retired from his former pany.B.He failed an interview.C.He had a good family background.D.He changed his job to a better one.（2）Why was the new business meaningful to the author? A.It was beneficial to the environment.B.It developed a clean technology.C.It provided jobs for lots of people.D.It brought in quite a lot of money.（3）What is the author39。s attitude to the development of his own pany? A.Cautious.B.Disappointed.C.Ambiguous.D.Positive.（4）What does the author plan to do in the future? A.To do something else about environment.B.To help people who want to bee successful.C.To meet more people from different backgrounds.D.To build a munity for senior entrepreneurs.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了64歲的作者退休后開創(chuàng)了自己的事業(yè)，成為一位老年企業(yè)家的故事。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。t pletely unexpected.及第二段中的“Retirement was not a choice for me.可知，9年前的那個會議是64歲的作者的離職面談，由此可知，9年前作者從原來的公司退休了，故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year.可知，新事業(yè)對作者很有意義是因為它每年可以幫助減少數(shù)十億磅的一次性塑料包裝的浪費，也就是對環(huán)境有好處，故選A。 （3）考查觀點態(tài)度。根據(jù)第三段中的“Five years later, I39。m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。ve won more than 20 awards for the work that we39。ve done.可知，作者的公司每年的收入都翻番，而且還與一個合作者一起贏得了20多個獎項，由此可知，作者對自己公司的發(fā)展的態(tài)度是積極的，故選D。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.可知，作者計劃將來為來自不同行業(yè)、地區(qū)和國家的老年企業(yè)家建立一個社區(qū)，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和觀點態(tài)度兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 For many families, a night at the ballpark is a treat. But it can be a terrible experience for those with autistic(自閉癥的)children, who are sensitive to light and noise and usually bee upset and scared. For these families, fear of how their child will react to new situations173。and how others will react to themkeeps them from gaining everyday experiences others get to have. Dr. Wendy Ross was heartbroken to see that. The pediatrician(兒科醫(yī)生)in Philadelphia also knew that separation from the munity didn39。t serve her patients well in the long run. If kids are not in the munity, building their skills from very young ages, then there39。s no reason to expect them to be independent one day, Ross said. It39。s a social disability. It needs to be addressed in a social setting. So in 2007, Ross set out to do just that. Today, her nonprofit, Autism Inclusion Resources, helps families affected by autism deal with challenging social situations, such as sporting events, airport travel and museum visits. Many Major League Baseball teams hold annual 44autism awareness nights, when they take temporary measures such as lowering the volume (音量)on the public address system. But Ross wanted to do more. You can39。t turn down the volume of the world, Ross said. It39。s nice to do it for one night, but our goal is for families to be able to go to a game on any night. To that end, Ross partnered with the Philadelphia Phillies to develop a creative program. She armed all the Phillies players and gameday staff with knowledge about autism and how to interact with individuals who have the disorder. Each family is also provided a clinician at the game who gives additional support if problems arise. She also helps prepare the families for the event. Ross has also found her airport travel program to be successful for families. Using the same principles, she trains airline and security staff at major airports and then guides families through the travel experience, including checking in, going through security and boarding a plane. Ross hopes that the tools she gives families can help them explore other settings on their own. We really see it as a stepping stone to a brighter future, she said.（1）According to Ross, what does a social disability mean? A.Fearing light and noise.B.Lacking social experience.C.Having to rely on others for help.D.Being separated from the munity.（2）What does the underlined part do more, imply? A.Making the ballpark less noisy.B.Making baseball teams autismfriendly.C.Providing a norm