【正文】 In person, . Pei was goodhumored, charming and unusually modest. His working process was evolutionary, but innovation (創(chuàng)新) was never an intended goal.s solution was to cut it in two. The resulting building was dramatic, light and elegant—one of the first crowdpleasing cathedrals of modern art. Museum in 1964 established him as a name. His East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1978 changed people39。 After studying architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Pei set up his own architectural practice in New York in 1955. Although he worked mostly in the United States, Pei will always be remembered for a European project: His redevelopment of the Louvre Museum in Paris in the 1980s. He gave us the glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard, along with three smaller pyramids and a vast subterranean (地下的) addition to the museum entrance. 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，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。由此可以推知，作者的焦慮最終得以緩解。根據(jù)第二段中的I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety…和最后一段中的I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn39。故結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，選D。t have this in India可知，作者在美國上學(xué)的第一天，遇到了很多和印度不一樣的地方。t actually want to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats，I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didn39。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的I had traveled… join my parents…, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to school here可知，作者的父母希望美國會對作者的未來有好處，在美國上學(xué)作者會更好。作者記敘了第一天上學(xué)的經(jīng)歷和感受。D.C.B.He experienced differences from the Indian schools in many ways.（3）How did the author feel at the end of the day? A.He met some enthusiastic teachers and classmates.C.s first day of school? A.his mother had worked in it for 3 yearsD.his father preferred American schoolsB.t have in India either. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn39。 I apologized. Without another word I headed for the cafeteria. I felt lucky because we didn39。 But the bell just rang, I said. It was noon. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the regular process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. She said, It39。t actually want to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didn39。 I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Without paying attention to my classmates, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered. Yes. His voice forted me a little. He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India because we didn39。7．閱讀理解 My First Day of School由此可以判斷作者認(rèn)為自己選擇一個人去旅行是一個很好的決定，故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的The world opened up to me because I chose to travel alone.可知作者覺得自己選擇一個人旅游讓自己看到了更大的世界，以及最后一段中的Though I was happy she was all right, I was grateful she hadn39。根據(jù)第三段中的It seemed risky to travel with strangers, but my instinct said yes.可知這些背包客邀請作者一起旅游時，她的本能也就是第六感說了好，也就是說她的第六感讓她相信她能和這些背包客相處的很好，才會答應(yīng)他們的邀請，故選A。t you travel with us?’ one of the backpackers offered可知這些背包客邀請作者一起旅游，說明他們很熱心；根據(jù) They were experienced adventurers who would work for a few months, save, then travel for as long as they could可知這些背包客旅游經(jīng)驗(yàn)很豐富，所以是值得信任的，綜合選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的My plan was to travel with a friend of a friend, I explained, but when I called her that morning, she didn39。途中她遇見了五個背包客，這些背包客邀請她一起去旅游，她和這些人一起經(jīng)歷了美好的幾天，并和他們成了好朋友。The woman missed the phone call with the purpose of traveling alone.D.s lifelong friends.B.it could add excitement to get a free ride（4）What can be inferred from the passage? A.it might cause trouble to have a swimC.s sixth sense told her that ______. A.D.Jobless and poorly educated.C.sorry about the impractical plan（2）Which of the following best describes the backpackers the author met? A.upset about the sudden changeB.sick of riding on a bumpy bus On my third day wandering in Israel with my new friends, I bumped into the woman I was supposed to meet. Though I was happy she was all right, I was grateful she hadn39。s swimming pool, I led the way. The world opened up to me because I chose to travel alone. I joined plete strangers, who bee close friends. Years later, one couple from the backpacking group even flew from Sydney to Phoenix to be in my wedding. The trip was such a special experience that it gave me confidence in all areas of my life. Since then, I39。t you travel with us? one of the backpackers offered. They were experienced adventurers who would work for a few months, save, then travel for as long as they could. Their current plan was to explore the Middle East and Europe in three months while working in London.t pick up and I had no other way to reach her. My stomach was in knots, but I decided to head out anyway, thinking I might run into her if I traveled to Tiberius, where we had planned to go together. The bus screamed to a stop in Nazareth, Israel. Five Australian backpackers boarded and struck up a conversation with me. They asked typical travelers39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。m hooked, and want to give it another go. I39。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn39。根據(jù)第二段中的“There seemed to be a mix of openwater en