【正文】 ould record a word，s usage and its definition. How many passages were used? According to Johnson39。s modern biographer Walter Jackson Bate, the original total number could have been over 240,000. How many words were defined by the lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnson fully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contemporary biographer James Boswell, I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do it — and have done it very well.（1）What is the problem of early English dictionaries? A.They only offer simple pictures.B.They list just a few foreign words.C.They simply give some translations.D.They add no more than some big words.（2）What does the underlined word lexicographer in paragraph 4 refer to? A.A publisher.B.A biographer.C.A maker of dictionaries.D.An assistant.（3）What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text? A.He standardized English.B.He cared about authority a lot.C.He gained much financial support.D.He plained of working conditions.（4）What is the purpose of this passage? A.To discuss the problems of dictionaries.B.To encourage people to work on a project.C.To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.D.To introduce how Johnson plete his dictionary.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Johnson編纂詞典的故事。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words”可知，早期英語詞典的問題是只是增加了一些難詞。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)最后一段中的“How many words were defined by the lexicographer?”中的關(guān)鍵詞defined及聯(lián)系前后句，可以猜測出這里lexicographer指的是詞典編纂者。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson.”及最后一段中的Samuel Johnson為詞典編纂所作的努力可以推斷出，Samuel Johnson使得英語標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。閱讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了Samuel Johnson在惡劣的條件下編纂詞典的。所以本文主要是告訴讀者Johnson編纂詞典的故事，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 When Katie Stagliano was 9 years old, she was given a class project to grow her first cabbage from just one seed. She took it home and planted it in her home garden. It didn39。t even take her long to e up and begin to grow. But as friends came over, they pointed out that it was bigger than any of theirs. And it grew so much that the cabbage ended up weighing 40 pounds! Katie then decided that she could use this cabbage to do something nice for the munity. So she took the huge cabbage to a local soup kitchen, where they used it, and cooked it with ham and rice. And because of her cabbage, 275 people were fed. She began to realize that gardening and helping people is what she likes to do most. So, she decided to start her first garden on a plot of land donated by her school. I think if more kids get to experience gardening they would find out how cool it is and how many people can be fed if you donate your produce, said Katie. Now, just 9 years later, Katie is 18 years old, and has set up her own business called Katie39。s Krops with the help of her family friends. But this doesn39。t even e close to the other amazing part. She has raised over 200,000 dollars! And there are over 100 Katie39。s Krops within 33 states in the United States. She loves gardening and loves inspiring other children to experience the joy of gardening as well. As of today, her first garden is still doing amazing and is even responsible for supplying over 3,000 pounds of produce donated to local charities. Her goal now? To get 500 gardens across all 50 states.（1）How did Katie deal with her first cabbage? A.sharing it with her munity.B.Presenting it to the school kitchen.C.Eating it with her family.D.Giving it to her friends.（2）What inspired Katie to help others by gardening? A.The support from her school.B.The gardening and sharing experience.C.The encouragement of munity.D.The admiration of her friends.（3）Why does Katie suggest more children learn to garden? A.She thinks gardening is cool.B.She needs more people to help her.C.She hopes to earn more money.D.She wants them to experience the joy.（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about? A.The brief introduction of Katie39。s Krops.B.The amazing benefits of gardening.C.Katie39。s achievement and future aim.D.The joy of gardening and donation.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Katie小時候體驗到了種植和利用種出來的作物幫助別人的樂趣，因此開啟了她的慈善事業(yè)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Katie then decided that she could use this cabbage to do something nice for the munity. So she took the huge cabbage to a local soup kitchen, where they used it, and cooked it with ham and rice. And because of her cabbage, 275 people were fed. ”可知，Katie用這個大白菜為社區(qū)做了一些事情，把大白菜送去一個當(dāng)?shù)氐牧鲃訌N房，在那里供275個人食用，故可知，她把大白菜與人分享，故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“She began to realize that gardening and helping people is what she likes to do most.”可知，園藝和幫助別人是自己最喜歡做的事情，因而開啟了她的慈善生涯，故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She loves gardening and loves inspiring other children to experience the joy of gardening as well.”可知，她喜歡園藝，喜歡激發(fā)其他孩子會體驗園藝帶來的樂趣，故選D。 （4）考查段落大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She has raised over 200,000 dollars! And there are over 100 Katie39。s Krops within 33 states in the United States.”可知，籌集了超過20萬美元，在美國33個州有超過100個Katie39。s Krops。再根據(jù)本段中的“Her goal now? To get 500 gardens across all 50 states.”可知，本段講述了的慈善事業(yè)的成就以及未來的目標(biāo)，故選C。