【正文】 It was the Merrys39。s workshop was obviously a minor consideration given Annette39。 Dave Merry and his tools have been through a lot together. The tools helped Dave, now 80, repair his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and his wife, Annette Merry, lived for 46 years and raised three children. The table saw, the jointer plane, the drill press, and the dozens of other power and hand tools had pride of place in his carefully organized workshop. I had a whole setup, and it was beautiful, says Dave, a retired engineer.9．閱讀下列短文，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)。 她已經(jīng)有了一個(gè)新的里程碑——兩百萬(wàn)煙頭。因此她的感受應(yīng)該是“震驚和難過(guò)的”。根據(jù)第二段中的“To keep a count of how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a tablet（平板電腦）”可知為了記錄自己撿到的煙頭數(shù)量，the Butt Lady帶了平板電腦。Californians health problems.She has set a new goal of picking up two million cigarette butts.D.D.Shocked and sorry.C.D.To monitor the smokers.C.s efforts to keep the streets cigarette buttfree has reached neighboring munities as well, and CBS Sacramento reports that other cities have started seeking her help as well.（1）Why does Sally Dawly carry an iPad with her while picking up the butts? A.t be solved anytime soon, but she hopes her work will inspire people to at least think twice before dropping cigarette butts in the streets. She has decided to continue cleaning up after irresponsible smokers, and already has a new milestone in her sights—two million cigarette butts.m just shocked that I had to pick up so many. I39。 Called the Butt Lady by her local munity, Dawly began her mission to rid the streets of her city of cigarette butts in October, 2014. The woman looked for cigarette butts, picked them up and threw them in the trash. To keep a count of how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a tablet, and earlier this month, she hit a historic milestone—one million cigarette butts. 【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。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。s Disagreement【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者在朋友那里領(lǐng)來(lái)一頭小豬要喂養(yǎng)，并給小豬起了一個(gè)名字叫Esther，由于Esther的到來(lái)，改變了作者的生活，從此不再吃咸肉，同時(shí)在農(nóng)場(chǎng)又收養(yǎng)了許多被遺棄的小動(dòng)物。A Small Pig Making a Big DifferenceB.She burst into tears.B.To celebrate Esther39。D.B.s better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her. One night I received a Facebook message from Laura, a former classmate. Hey Steve, she said, I know you39。7．閱讀短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 （4）主旨大意題。通過(guò)文章可知Birdman不僅指導(dǎo)小白額雁安全遷徙還認(rèn)為農(nóng)藥的使用對(duì)野生鳥(niǎo)類造成傷害，可以看出他是一個(gè)熱愛(ài)自然的人，故選A。s a disaster, he said. My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.（1）Why does Birdman always fly to the sky on his aircraft? observe geese along their migration routes. follow geese through safe migration paths. take visitors to operate his adapted aircraft. guide geese fly safely during the migration.（2）What do we know about Birdman? is a nature lover. is a bird watcher. is a volunteer pilot. is a bird hunter.（3）What does Moullec often take photos in his flights for? the use of agricultural chemicals. serious damage caused by chemicals. his experiences with flying birds. the beautiful views of birds and cities.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? Guides Flocks to Learn to Fly. Finds Birds Disappearing. Helps Flocks Safely Migrate. Protects Birds From Hunters.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】短文大意：Christian Moullec通過(guò)駕駛他的輕型飛行器來(lái)指導(dǎo)小白額雁安全遷徙，他還帶領(lǐng)游客們一起體驗(yàn)這種飛行來(lái)增強(qiáng)人們保護(hù)鳥(niǎo)類的意識(shí)。 To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30minutelong flights aboard his aircraft. In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who e from as far as a 15hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities.本文講述了小貓的出現(xiàn)給了想要自殺的退伍軍人Marino生活的希望，拯救了Marino, C項(xiàng)（士兵與小貓之間的救贖）最能體現(xiàn)本文大意，故選C。這讓他又活了過(guò)來(lái)并哭了。根據(jù)第二段中的“Josh Marino, a veteran of the Iraq war who suffered the effects of PTSD of suicide”可知Marino參加了伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，戰(zhàn)后患上了PTSD，并因?yàn)镻TSD的影響想自殺。The man and the cat.C.The little cat gave him hope to treasure life.C.PTSD is a kind of disease which cannot be cured now.D. Marino has made a video of his and Scout39。 From this accidental encounter everything changed. Marino found a new purpose in life through the friendly cat, who he named Scout, and who he credits with saving his life. I stopped thinking about all my problems, and started thinking about all his problems, and what I could do to help him, Marino said. The bond between them was instant，but that wasn39。 I didn39。她對(duì)此很滿意?？芍?，這是大出風(fēng)頭，吸引了所有人的關(guān)注，故選C。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s dance studio in CrotononHudson,”可知，跳舞始終是Laqueur的中心。2016年，她的小說(shuō)《云雀的狂歡》在第25屆《作家文摘》(Writer 39。Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.D.was accidentally stolen.（4）What can be inferred from what Laqueur39。s persuasion.wanted to own a publishing houseD.m cool with that.（1）From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Laqueur _______. A. You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think selfpublishing allows that freedom,39。 Starting with her second selfpublished novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has selfpublished six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39。 Yet Laqueur39。s dance studio in CrotononHudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the b