【正文】 en. It can keep our kindness and love from flowing out to others. Sometimes, though, all we need is a bit of warnth to get us going again. It can be a simple smile, a kind word, a heartfelt hug, a morning sunrise, a bird39。s song or any gentle reminder of just how much God loves us. Let us all be grateful for those bits of warmth that gel us going again. And let us all try to be that bit of wannth for others every chance we get.（1）What was the direct reason why the water pipes were frozen? A.The jet stream.B.The low temperature.C.The cold wind.D.The author39。s own carelessness.（2）Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase roared to in Paragraph 2? A.Began functioning smoothly.B.Worked inappropriately.C.Broke down suddenly.D.Screamed out loudly.（3）What did the author think of his work? A.Embarassed.B.Satisfied.C.Mad with joy.D.Cautiously optimistic.（4）What is the last paragraph mainly centered on? A.The coldness of life has a negative effect on our life quality.B.We meet with the coldness of life unavoidably and unwillingly.C.We should be thankful for bits of warmth of life.D.We should seize every chance to receive warmth of life from others.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個(gè)寒冷的冬天早晨，由于作者的粗心大意而使水管凍死，沒(méi)水可用。作者只得想盡辦法自己修復(fù)，最后得到了熱水做了早餐。作者從這件事得出，不要讓生活中的寒冷影響我們，要感激生活中給我們帶來(lái)的每一個(gè)溫暖。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“I had forgotten to leave my water dripping the night before and now my water pipes were frozen and my faucets (水龍頭) were dry” 可知，頭天晚上我忘記了讓水龍頭的水一直處于滴水的狀態(tài)，現(xiàn)在水管凍結(jié)了，水龍頭也流不出水了。由此可知，導(dǎo)致水管凍結(jié)的直接原因是由于作者本人的疏忽。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“... and started blowing hot air on the frozen water pipe…after twenty minutes, the water started flowing through my faucets again”可知，兩個(gè)加熱器開(kāi)始向凍結(jié)的水管吹熱空氣，…二十分鐘后，水又開(kāi)始流過(guò)我的水龍頭。此處roared to life表達(dá)的含義應(yīng)該是兩臺(tái)加熱器開(kāi)始正常運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)起來(lái)。分析選項(xiàng)可知A符合題意，故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“I looked at the weak January sun shining on the frozen snow and smiled. Then I sent a joy filled with Thank you heavenward and returned inside to make myself a hot breakfast.”中的smiled和“a joy filled with Thank you”可知，作者對(duì)自己的工作很滿意。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Let us all be grateful for those bits of warmth that gel us going again. And let us all try to be that bit of warmth for others every chance we get.”可知，作者強(qiáng)調(diào)我們要感激生活中的每一個(gè)溫暖，無(wú)論它們是多么的微不足道。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 If you feel sick or unfortable, you might seek out a doctor. But what to do if you don39。t quite know where you fit into this world and you39。re tired of carrying that burden alone? I answered strangers39。 questions on life puzzles at the entrance to the New York City subway at 57th and 8th. A group of strangers had stopped by because they were carrying around some deep, meaningful questions that had long gone unanswered, like why can39。t I be happier in my life? And then I spotted her, who would be my toughest questioner of the day. She was about 6 years old and held her mother39。s hand as she craned (伸長(zhǎng)脖子) her neck to stare at us. Her mother stopped, but the girl hesitated. It39。s OK, I offered. Do you have a question? The girl smiled at her mother, then let go of her hand to walk over towards us. She looked me dead in the eye and said: How do I know I39。m real? Suddenly I was back in graduate school. Should I talk about the French philosopher Rene Descartes to prove our existence, with the phrase I think, therefore I am? Or, mention English philosopher G. E. Moore and his famous here is one hand, here is the other, to prove the existence of the external world? But then the answer came to me. I remembered that the most important part of philosophy was feeding our sense of wonder. Close your eyes, I said. She did. Well, did you disappear? She smiled and shook her head, then opened her eyes. Congratulations, you39。re real. She grinned (露齒而笑) broadly and walked over to her mother, who looked back at us and smiled.（1）Why did the author show up at the entrance of the subway? A.To take the subway.B.To look for strangers39。 help.C.To offer advice on life puzzles.D.To help strangers carry their bags.（2）What made the little girl stare at the author? A.CuriosityB.HorrorC.ExcitementD.Nervousness（3）How did the girl find the answer? A.By hearing a story.B.By learning philosophy.C.By referring to others39。 words.D.By having a real experience.（4）Which of the following can best describe the author? A.Strict and smart.B.Honest and brave.C.Clever and helpful.D.Humorous and sociable.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者在地鐵入口回答陌生人所提問(wèn)的生活方面的難題，一位小女孩問(wèn)了一個(gè)很難回答的問(wèn)題，最終作者想到了很好的答案，讓小女孩滿意而走。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“I answered strangers39。 questions on life puzzles at the entrance to the New York City subway at 57th and 8th.”可知，作者出現(xiàn)在地鐵入口是為了回答陌生人生活方面的難題，為他們提供建議。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“She was about 6 years old and held her mother39。s hand as she craned (伸長(zhǎng)脖子) her neck to stare at us. ”小女孩伸長(zhǎng)脖子盯著我們，可以推斷出，小女孩因?yàn)楹闷娑⒅髡?。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“‘Close your eyes,’ I said. She did. ‘Well, did you disappear?’She smiled and shook her head, then opened her eyes. ‘Congratulations, you39。re real.’可知，作者讓小女孩閉上眼睛，然后再睜開(kāi)眼睛，從而讓女孩通過(guò)真實(shí)的體驗(yàn)找到問(wèn)題的答案。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“But then the answer came to me. I remembered that the most important part of philosophy was feeding