【正文】 。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。re not late和You39。 （2）主旨題。 （1）推斷題。Don39。The earlier we succeed，the better we will be.B.Obama starts at 55, but Trump retires at 70.D.livedB.bornre very much on time, and in your Time Zone.（1）The best word for the blank in the poem is re not early.re not late. So, relax. They are in their Time Zone, and you are in yours! Don39。 People around you might seem to go ahead of you, some might seem to be behind you. Obama retires（退休）at 55, but Trump starts at 70.to 90 years. Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50. New York is 3 hours ahead of（在……前）California , but it does not make California slow. 【點評】考查閱讀理解，首先快速瀏覽、分析問題，抓住關(guān)鍵詞；其次帶著問題通讀全文，了解文章大意，找到依據(jù)，確定答案；最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了作者的大女兒在家參與小兒子出生的過程及原因。故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段 It was crucial that our daughter was part of that ，這是至關(guān)緊要的，可知作者想要她女兒知道她是被家庭所信任和需要的。故選B。 （2）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段 The first time my wife Linda gave birth was in a hospital. 我妻子Linda第一次生孩子的時候是在醫(yī)院，可推知作者是個爸爸。Why Did We Choose a Home Birth for Our Second Child?【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介紹了作者的大女兒在家參與小兒子出生的過程及原因。The Second Child in My Happy Family.C.the writer wanted a home birth only just for their daughter（5）Which is the best title （標(biāo)題） for this passage? A.the writer39。there are five people in the writer39。the writer39。thought it was crucial that their daughter was not part of the experienceD.didn39。didn39。truly talented singersD.carefully hardworking cooksB.D.C.B.t have the first time Linda gave birth. We crossed this threshold （門檻） together, as a family, and it was messy and scary and painful and unusual and mysterious and really perfect.（1）The writer of this passage is probably ________. A. continuing support。 It was crucial that our daughter was part of that experience, not just for her, but for Linda and me as well. Everything we wanted for her—trusted care providers。m so proud of Mom for having a baby. She has seen and admired the effort it takes to bring a new person into the world. It39。 When Linda got pregnant （懷孕） for the second time, we wanted a home birth, not just for ourselves, but for our daughter. We are very open with our daughter. We want to teach her respect and awe （敬畏） for the things of bodies. So she was part of the process from the very beginning. 【點評】考查閱讀理解，首先快速瀏覽、分析問題，抓住關(guān)鍵詞；其次帶著問題通讀全文，了解文章大意，找到依據(jù)，確定答案；最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。通讀全文可知，短文過Adam兄弟和鄰居幫助Lane女士的故事來說明“遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰”的道理，因此好鄰居是最佳標(biāo)題。故選C。 （4）推斷題。根據(jù)第四段 Once they got started, other neighbours saw what was going on and joined in the effort. 他們一開始，其他的鄰居看到了發(fā)生的事并加入了，可知參與除草的人有Adam兄弟和其他鄰居。故選B。因此，她有要支付大量金錢或者進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的危險。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段 However, she was too old to mow（修剪）her lawn（草坪）. 可知，Lane女士沒辦法修剪草坪上的草。Humorous brothers【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）D（4）C（5）A 【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要通過Adam兄弟和鄰居幫助Lane女士的故事來說明一句諺語——遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰。A beautiful gardenA serious city lawGood neighbourss mowers to cut the grass.（5）The best title（題目）for the passage would bet expect her neighbours would help her.D. names.C.The Adams brothers knew Mrs. Lane very well.B.D.Sam Adams and Mrs. Lane.C.t pay enough money to her neighbours（3）Who mowed the lawn? A.the news about her on TV was made up by herD.she broke the education law in her cityB.She could not cut the grass on the lawn.（2）Mrs. Lane was in danger of going to prison becauseShe could not do her housework.C.She was 70 years old. Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours. When Mrs. Lane saw what her neighbours did for her, she was surprised and moved to tears（感動得落淚）. I cannot believe this, she said. They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn39。 The Adams brothers took their mowers（修剪機(jī)）and came to Mrs. Lane39。s 75 years old and she needs some help, said Sam Adams, one of the boys. That39。 Luckily, her neighbours, the Adams brothers, heard the news about her on TV. They decided to do something to help. We haven39。s true. Her kind neighbours once helped her out when she was in a big trouble. 8．閱讀理解 【點評】考查閱讀理解。展開敘述，說明了人生不同階段中，父母對孩子的不同影響。 （4）標(biāo)題歸納題。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 （2）詞義猜測題。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。D.Believe your parents foreverC.begin to have their own ways of thinking（4）What is the best title of the passage? A.should always believe what their parents doC.t believe their parents any more領(lǐng)悟（3）When children get older, they________. A.傳遞繼承路過D.A teacher.B. The most important thing to realize is that we all have many teachers in our lives. Our parents teach us, our teachers teach us, and our friends teach us. Books, newspapers and television also teach us. All of them are valuable.（1）________might see a trip to a big city as a valuable experience, according to the passage. A.s true love is art writing, or car repair? Another problem is that parents may expect their children39。7．閱讀理解 【點評】考查閱讀理解。 （4）主旨?xì)w納題。 （3）理解歸納題。相反，把錢送給別人能讓人開心。 （2）根據(jù)文中的語句Instead, it39。根據(jù)文中的語句But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for ，錢所能買到的東西不能給一個人帶來長久的幸福。People who have a lot of money might not be happy.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：金錢的作用，以及怎樣更好地充分發(fā)揮金錢的作用。The key to happiness is making others happy.C.To express happiness is from children.（4）What does the writer try to tell us? A.To make the writer39。B.④（3）Why does the writer quote （引用） a story in Paragraph 3? A.③②①may lead t