【正文】 Kincaid looked at his watch: eightsev。9．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。罪惡感驅(qū)使Dave終于付了停車費(fèi)。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to outofstate cars back then, ‘Dave’ could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine．”可知，Dave直到最近才付停車費(fèi)是因?yàn)橥涎?。故選C。 （1）考查推理判斷。Unusual Letter Comes from Wayward Road Anytown CaliforniaD.Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department Shares a StoryB.Worry about being fined more.D.A strong sense of guilt.B.He didn39。t find it until almost half a century later.C.He pletely forgot about it in the past 44 years.B.s real name indeed.（2）Why didn39。His car probably came from Ohio at that time.D.He lives in Wayward Road, Anytown California.B. Michael Combs, the Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department, stated in an interview that the same ticket would cost about $20 if it were given today. Combs went on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.t give you my info. With respect, Dave. When the officers opened the envelope, they found a brief letter, along with a $5 bill, and a parking ticket dating all the way back to 1974. The note read, Dear PD, I39。ve waited just a bit too long to pay an electric bill or speeding ticket. But one man, from California by reasonable assumption, who goes by Dave, recently took procrastination (拖延) one step further, by paying a parking ticket almost a halfcentury after it was given. We39。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)。所以這篇文章最好的題目是“為希望而設(shè)計(jì)”，故選A。本文介紹了Nancy Ballard出于對(duì)癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。由此推斷出，Nancy Ballard是一個(gè)有愛心，有奉獻(xiàn)精神的人，故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。”由此可知，Ballard的努力使得癌癥患者感覺好多了，故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients.”Ballard本人并沒有患癌癥，但她同情病人。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Decoration in Hospital【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文，Nancy Ballard出于對(duì)癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Battle against CancerC.Ambitious and creative.（4）Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A.Talented and energetic.C.s chemotherapy rooms got good fame.（3）Which words best describe Nancy Ballard? A.The cancer patients were feeling better.D.More hospitals will be built,B.The request of a nurse in San Francisco.（2）What oute does Ballard39。Her passion for room decoration.C.m gonna beat it.（1）What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A.m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。d done, she said, 39。 Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。s rooms each.You don39。s physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place.t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldn39。s San Francisco office. It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化療) rooms, the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. In 2011, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she39。7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)最后一段中的“And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.可知，作者計(jì)劃將來(lái)為來(lái)自不同行業(yè)、地區(qū)和國(guó)家的老年企業(yè)家建立一個(gè)社區(qū)，故選D。ve done.可知，作者的公司每年的收入都翻番，而且還與一個(gè)合作者一起贏得了20多個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，由此可知，作者對(duì)自己公司的發(fā)展的態(tài)度是積極的，故選D。m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。 （3）考查觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。To build a munity for senior entrepreneurs.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了64歲的作者退休后開創(chuàng)了自己的事業(yè)，成為一位老年企業(yè)家的故事。To help people who want to bee successful.C.Positive.（4）What does the author plan to do in the future? A.C.Disappointed.s attitude to the development of his own pany? A.D.It developed a clean technology.C.It was beneficial to the environment.D.He had a good family background.B.He retired from his former pany. So I want to do something about that in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who don39。ve done.m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。 So, 40 plus years of employment was over. I had a good reputation and background. Retirement was not a choice for me. I wanted to do something. And then an idea came into my mind, born from my concern for our environment. I wanted to build my own business, designing and producing biodegradable(可生物降解的)packaging from waste. This is called clean technology, and it was really meaningful to me. It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year. Nine years ago, a few days before Christmas, I was a director at a pany in San Francisco, and I was called into a meeting that was already in progress. That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(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。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.Network WorldB.Modern CountriesD.weaving machines and toothbrushesC.have paintings on their ceilings in every cave（3）Experts had discovered cave paintings showing the ancient techniques of ______. A.have been there for at most 1,600 yearsC.Because they would be given lots of money for the discovery.（2）The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City______. A.Because they could make the place a tourist attraction.C.t be possible to travel back in timethat only happens in filmsbut visiting these caves would be the nearest experience you could get to t