【正文】 forgot to take his credit card with himB.promised to obey the store rules Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable, “Charge it to me,” was all he said.t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if fortune had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn39。s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款機(jī)）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.8．閱讀理解 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and plex. 可知作者在討論完Ceely這起事故后，在最后兩段將討論延伸到了人與科技的關(guān)系上，因此作者實(shí)際關(guān)心的內(nèi)容是人與科技的關(guān)系，故選D。s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. 可知作者認(rèn)為Stevenson只關(guān)注到了片面的，故選A。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS(導(dǎo)航儀). 可知Ceely認(rèn)為事故發(fā)生的原因是GPS沒有指出那個(gè)路口。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。The relationship between humans and technology.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）A（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者講述了一起交通事故，司機(jī)沒有看到火車路口導(dǎo)致了一起事故，司機(jī)卻將責(zé)任歸咎到自己的導(dǎo)航儀沒有路口提示上。The human unawareness of technical problems.C.wellbased（5）What is the real concern of the writer of this article? A.puzzlingreasonableonesideds opinion, Stevenson39。GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely39。Digtal technology often falls short of our expectation.C.Modern technology is what we can39。D.C.B.t tell her about the crossing.（2）The phrase near miss (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by ________. A.The railway workers failed to give the signal.D.She was not familiar with the road.B. The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and plex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology. both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable, Perhaps, but maybe it39。 It39。s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A mapmaker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn39。s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards. Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely39。 Ceely39。 One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. That39。7．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C。 they39。 （5）考查推理判斷。s continuous actions of kindness go unnoticed.”可知，作者不期望任何回報(bào)，但作者會(huì)在覺得他的善意沒有受到注意的情況下感到沮喪，所以作者認(rèn)為一個(gè)人的善意應(yīng)該被珍惜。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They make careful observations on takers and make it a point for them to pay something back. They hate to see people who act so generously towards others not receive any rewards. Actually, most matchers will try hard to promote and support givers so that they can get the good they deserve.”可知，在Adam Grant看來，大多數(shù)人在尋求給予和接受之間的平衡。故選B。re on the receiving end. We alternate between the two based on different situations we face on a daily basis, it not an hourly one.”可知，我們根據(jù)每天面對(duì)的不同情況在兩者之間交替。根據(jù)第一段中的“We39。Givers are worth respecting.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）A（5）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，大多數(shù)人在尋求給予和接受之間的平衡，但是好的行為最終都會(huì)得到回報(bào)。Sharing is the greatest human quality.C.be a plete matcher（5）What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.expect something in return for giving most of the timeC.the salary difference between women and men（4）The author tends to ________. A.the gender difference in giving and takingC.s study focused on ________. A.enjoy relying on themselvesD.hate takersB.few differences exist between givers and takers（2）In Adam Grant39。people are not always givers or takersC.re now extremely successful, well known for what they do.（1）We can learn from the first paragraph that ________. A.re changed the lives of many people, they rarely see any of it returned. But the universe is slowly repaying them。 I do know someone, however, who is 99% giver. They39。s safe to say I39。m being taken for granted. I also tend to get upset when I see a loved one39。 As a woman, I do enjoy the act of giving up my time, my knowledge, and my care and my attention to others. I don39。 Is there a gender factor (性別因素) that plays a part in this?re on the receiving end. We keep changing between the two based on different situations on a daily basis, if not an hourly one. What makes a person a giver or taker? The idea give vs. take takes shape in all interactions (互動(dòng)) and relationships of our lives. We39。6．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)。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。 （4）推理判斷題。它是基于多年的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。根據(jù)最后一段 there is still a lot of truth in the old wives39。故選A。 （2）詞義猜測(cè)題。由第三自然段的最后一句 Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. 用谷物制成的粘性糖果比用單糖制成的糖果容易引起更多的問題。本文客觀評(píng)價(jià)了保持身體健康的 老人言的正確性。D.DissatisfiedB.Subjectives attitude toward old wives39。 experience.D.Because it is scientifically supported.C. tales? A.D.C.B.Sticky sweets tend to damage our teeth.（2）According to