【正文】 just for practice.”可知,他要求作者給David進行一次面試,僅僅只是為了練習。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據倒數第二段可知,當裝滿250輛新自行車的大卡車冒雨到達時,一些工人不愿在這樣的天氣情況下工作,因此人手短缺。這時作者正好看到David進來,于是叫他過來幫忙。結合最后一段可知,David從此開始在這里工作了。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據最后一段可知，David在作者的店里勤勤懇懇工作了十八年,還受到了顧客的贊揚。由此可推知,作者感覺很幸運能有這樣的員工。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．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。根據第一段中的“Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America.”回收可能是現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。8．閱讀理解 The greatgrandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year39。s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。s 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language. Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, 39。It39。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。 . Natsuko is Takamizawa39。s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother39。s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Wele to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. I can clearly see her English is getting better. It39。s my joy now. The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations wele English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people bee more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to wele the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn39。t Takamizawa learn English when she was young? A.Because English was useless.B.Because she was too young to learn English.C.Because English was forbidden to learn.D.Because she was unwilling to learn English.（2）What can we know from the third paragraph? A.Takamizawa gets strong support from