【正文】 　38　A note came home from school along with my excited second grader. They were doing a project on fire. Would I let her light candles and perform experiments with matches? Together we lit candles and burned things, safely. It was brilliant. Let children go almost everywhere alone. Most grade school kids walk without their parents to school and around their neighborhoods. Some even take the subway alone. 　39　of course, but they usually focus on traffic, not abductions(綁架). Take the kids outside every day. According to a German saying, “There is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing. ”The value of outside time is promoted in the schools. 　40　No matter how cold and grey it gets, and in Berlin it gets pretty cold, parents still bundle their kids up and take them to the park, or send them out on their own. A. Encourage kids to play with fire. B. Inspire children to go out for leisure. C. German parents are concerned about safetyD. It’s also obvious on Berlin ’ s numerous playgroundsE. Kindergarten was a time for play and social learningF. They place a high value on independence and responsibilityG. I was told it was something special that the kids learn together when they start grade school【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。在固定思維的作用下, 德國父母一直被認為是嚴(yán)格的, 但本文的作者從四個角度闡述了相比于嚴(yán)格, 德國父母更注重孩子的獨立性和責(zé)任感。36. 【解析】選F。根據(jù)空前的Contrary to stereotypes, most German parents I’ve met are the opposite of strict(與刻板印象相反, 我所見過的大多數(shù)德國父母都是嚴(yán)格的反義詞)可知, F選項中的independence和strict形成鮮明對比, 且F選項(他們高度重視獨立性和責(zé)任感)語義承接下文, 進一步闡述了德國父母是如何重視孩子們的獨立性和責(zé)任心的, 故選F。37. 【解析】選E。根據(jù)空前的In fact, teachers and other parents discouraged me from teaching my children to read. (事實上, 老師和其他家長都不鼓勵我教孩子讀書)可知, 作者不被鼓勵去教孩子讀書, E選項(幼兒園的時間是玩耍和社會學(xué)習(xí)的時間)順承上文, 且選項中的kindergarten和本段第一句內(nèi)容相呼應(yīng), 故選E。38. 【解析】選A。分析文章結(jié)構(gòu)可知, 此處選擇段落的主旨句。再根據(jù)空后的They were doing a project on fire. Would I let her light candles and perform experiments with matches?(他們正在做一個點火的項目。我會讓她點燃蠟燭, 用火柴做實驗嗎?)可知, 本段主要講的是一位德國的家長正鼓勵讓自己的孩子用火柴做一個小實驗, A選項(鼓勵孩子玩火)能概括本段, 故選A。39. 【解析】選C。根據(jù)下文的of course, but they usually focus on traffic, not abductions. (但他們通常關(guān)注交通, 而不是綁架)可知, C選項(德國父母很關(guān)心孩子的安全)中提及的safety與下文的交通安全相呼應(yīng), 故選C。40. 【解析】選B。根據(jù)本段主旨句Take the kids outside every day. (每天都帶孩子去戶外玩)可知, B選項中的go out for leisure和主旨句中的outside相呼應(yīng), 且語義(鼓勵孩子們出去休閑)承接上下文, 故選B?！军c睛】單詞復(fù)現(xiàn)法是七選五常用的答題技巧之一, 即選項和原文中的某些詞相同或互為詞根詞綴的形式或相呼應(yīng)。比如第37題, 根據(jù)第二段的第一句Don’t push reading. Berlin’s kindergartens don’t emphasize academics中的kindergartens和選項中的kindergarten相呼應(yīng), 但要注意排除干擾選項。第三部分　語言運用(共兩節(jié), 滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題。每小題1分, 滿分15分)閱讀下面短文, 從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。　　Luther Younger is a 99yearold loving husband. His wife came down with cancer nine years ago, and doctors　41　 she’d have just five years to live. 　42　 , the couple have remained strong. Over the last nine years, Luther takes a sixmile　43　 every day to visit his wife in the hospital. He always stays by her side, encouraging her, showering her with 　44　 , and their daily kiss. Luther could get a ride or even take the bus, but he 　45　 to walk the whole journey to help clear his mind and to 　46　everything about his wife. Passersby often recognize Luther and stop to offer him a ride, but he 　47　 their kindness. His daily walk is 　48　 of how much he loves his wife. Luther’s daughter hoped he could　 49　 accept rides, especially on extremely hot and snowy days, but Luther 　50　 walking himself so she just lets him have it his way. 　51　 walking six miles each day in the heat and snow would be too much, when you’ve walked through 　52　 with someone, what’s another six miles? Luther is always 　53　 to leave his love before returning home, but he knows that each tomorrow, 　54　the weather, he will be on his way again. He can’t bear to live a single day without 　55　his wife. 【文章大意】這是一篇記敘文。Luther的妻子患有癌癥, 醫(yī)生說她只剩五年時間, 但是夫妻倆很堅強。Luther九年如一日地堅持每天步行去醫(yī)院看妻子, 展現(xiàn)了Luther對妻子深深的愛。41. A. reported　 B. imagined　 C. advised　 D. thought【解析】選D?？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。句意: 他的妻子九年前患了癌癥, 醫(yī)生認為她只剩五年時間了。reported報告。imagined想像。advised建議。thought 認為。妻子患癌癥, 醫(yī)生的診斷認為(think)她只能活五年。故選D。42. A. However B. ThereforeC. Instead D. Besides【解析】選A?？疾楦痹~詞義辨析。句意: 然而, 這對夫婦很堅強。However然而。Therefore因此。Instead反而。Besides除此以外?？瞻浊昂笫寝D(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系, 應(yīng)該用然而(However)。故選A。43. A. drive B. walk C. ride D. flight【解析】選B?？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。句意: 在過去九年, Luther 每天走六英里去醫(yī)院看妻子。drive駕駛。walk走路。ride騎車。flight飛行。下文but he _______to walk the whole journey說明是走路(walk)去醫(yī)院。故選B。44. A. relief B. trust C. love D. sympathy【解析】選C?？疾槊~詞義辨析。句意: 他總是陪在她身邊, 鼓勵她, 讓她沐浴在愛和他們每天的親吻中。relief釋放。trust信任。love愛。sympathy同情。下文His daily walk is_______of how much he loves his wife. 說明是他對妻子的愛(love)。故選C。45. A. agrees B. hesitates C. fails D. prefers【解析】選D?？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。句意: Luther可以搭便車或者坐公共汽車, 但是他更喜歡走完全程, 來幫他理清思路, 回憶他妻子的一切。agrees同意。hesitates猶豫。fails失敗。prefers更喜歡。與搭便車或坐公交相比, 他更喜歡(prefer)走路。故選D。46. A. recall B. suspect C. ignore D. discover【解析】選A。考查動詞詞義辨析。句意: Luther可以搭便車或者坐公共汽車, 但是他更喜歡走完全程, 來幫他理清思路, 回憶他妻子的一切。recall回憶。suspect懷疑。ignore忽視。discover發(fā)現(xiàn)。妻子生病住院, 丈夫只能在去看望妻子的路上回憶(recall)以前的事情。故選A。47. A. dislikes B. correctsC. declines D. considers【解析】選C?？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。句意: 路人經(jīng)常認出Luther, 停下來要載他一程, 但他拒絕了他們的好意。dislikes不喜歡。corrects糾正。declines拒絕。considers考慮。前文Luther takes a sixmile _______every day to visit his wife in the hospital說明他沒搭車, 所以是拒絕(decline)了別人。故選C。48. A. motivation B. proofC. trial D. origin【解析】選B?？疾槊~詞義辨析。句意: 他每天走路證明了他是多么愛他的妻子。motivation動機。proof證明。trial審判。origin起源。根據(jù)上下文, 丈夫九年如一日地走路去醫(yī)院看妻子, 是愛妻子的證明(proof)。故選B。49. A. actually B. graduallyC. finally D. occasionally【解析】選D。考查副詞詞義辨析。句意: Luther的女兒希望他偶爾能接受乘車, 尤其是在非常熱和下雪天, 但是Luther堅持自己走, 所以她讓他按自己的方式去做。actually實際上。gradually逐漸地。finally最終。occasionally偶爾地。下文especially on extremely hot and snowy days說明是偶爾(occasionally)坐車, 故選D。50. A. insists on B. turns toC. sets about D. takes up【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~短語辨析。句意: Luther的女兒希望他偶爾能接受乘車, 尤其是在非常熱和下雪天, 但是Luther堅持自己走, 所以她讓他按自己的方式去做。insists on堅持。turns to轉(zhuǎn)向。sets about開始。takes up從事。女兒希望他偶爾坐車, 但Luther還是九年都自己走, 是在堅持(insist on)。故選A。51. A. Because