【正文】 . A.David kept showing upD.he needed someone who was willing to work thenB.show sympathy for him（2）The author finally hired David because give him some practiceC.find a person who is reliablet talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower!”（1）The author gave David an interview to David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk。 When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability. David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in school).Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door. however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience.8．閱讀理解 故選A。（5）推理判斷題。s around ，徒步旅行者只關(guān)心能夠及時到達(dá)目的地，而很少關(guān)心周圍的事物。（4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段全段及首句Another block to awareness is the obsession(癡迷) many of us have with naming ，鳥觀察者發(fā)現(xiàn)鳥后只關(guān)心鳥的名字，并不關(guān)心它在做什么。故選A。根據(jù)文章第三段作者敘述在一個寒冷的夜晚，作者和學(xué)生徒步旅行穿過一條小溪的時候，學(xué)生們抱怨水太冷而不愿往前走，結(jié)果事實(shí)上那是一個溫泉。故選D。s day is filled with fascination, newness and ，與成人相比較，孩子觀察得更多，孩子的一天充滿了魔力、新奇和驚奇。（1）推理判斷題。我們有多久沒有仔細(xì)觀察我們周圍的世界了。 behavior shows that they __________. very patient in their observation really fascinated by nature only about the names of birds the accuracy of the field guides（4）Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey? natural beauty isn39。 feelings to develop unpleasant habits to explore the world around them（2）What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3? avoid jumping to conclusions. stop plaining all the time. follow the teacher39。d seen. Oh, a few birds, they said. They seemed bent on their destinations. The pressures of time and destination are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant campground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what39。d felt cold water at first. s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children bee unclear。ll have no trouble answering these questions.7．閱讀理解故選D。經(jīng)歷。 （4）考查推理判斷。由此可知上文“Because he knew that out of all the other important things he could be doing, this was imperative to me.”意思是因?yàn)樗?，在他能做的所有其他重要事情中，這對我來是重要的。 （3）考查詞義猜測。s worth of ines to replace it.”當(dāng)我的電腦的磁盤刻錄機(jī)在早上6點(diǎn)熄火時，他花了一個大學(xué)生一周的收入來更換它。s disk burner (刻錄機(jī)) went out at 6 in the morning, he spent a college student39。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“I had prepared a performance for the electiona funny boxing match.”我為選舉準(zhǔn)備了一場表演——一場有趣的拳擊比賽。盡管自己這次失敗了，但他從他哥哥那里學(xué)到了幸福來自于我們所做的事情，能夠照亮他人的生活。Happiness es from what we do to brighten others39。We should spread the kindness we have received.C.Useful（4）What did the author most probably learn from his brother? A.C.PleasantHe borrowed one from a college student.（3）What does the underlined word imperative in Paragraph 4 mean? A.He bought one with his own money.C.s disk burner went out? A.To increase his chance of winning the election.（2）How did the author39。To introduce moves from some movies.C. What did it take for me to understand? It was the performance. The rest of the cast and I would rehearse every day after school for 6 months all for what? The chance to perform a play eight times. As I came out on that stage for the first time and listened to the laughter, I was filled with joy. By the end of the play, the audience broke into tears, and so did we. What happened? We had the sweet opportunity of giving them an unforgettable theatre moment a moment to laugh, reflect, and shed tears.（1）Why did the author prepare a performance? A. I ended up losing the election, but that day changed my world forever. The lesson my brother taught me became my most important belief. But it wasn39。 Why would he go into all that trouble? Because he knew that out of all the other important things he could be doing, this was imperative to me. He knew because it was once important to him. Having graduated from Layton High just a year earlier, he knew what it was like to be in the center of people39。s week39。 My friend Cheyenne and I rehearsed (排練) the fight for hours, but the fight would not be a fight without music and sound effects. This is where my brother came in. He stayed up all night to work on that soundtrack. And when my puter39。 It was the night before my election. I was running for Sophomore Vice President. 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，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。 （5）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的 The problem with his argument in the book is that it39。根據(jù)第三段中的We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. 可知Stevenson認(rèn)為是科技設(shè)備應(yīng)該被指責(zé)，即它們不能滿足人們的需要，故選B。根據(jù)第一段可知Ceely的車被卡在鐵路上并且被火車撞飛了，而她自己則死里逃生，文章用near miss來形容這個事故，由此可推斷narrow escape 最符合文意，即Ceely很驚險地逃生了，故選C。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Ceely39。引發(fā)作者對于人與科技的關(guān)系上的深思。The shortings of digital devices we use.D.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B.D.C.B.s argument is ________. A.s accident.（4）In the writer39。Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D.t live without.B.big mistake（3）Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A.narrow escapeheavy lossclose hitHer GPS device didn39。It was dark and raining heavily then.C. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of th