【正文】 It was the Merrys39。s workshop was obviously a minor consideration given Annette39。 Dave Merry and his tools have been through a lot together. The tools helped Dave, now 80, repair his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and his wife, Annette Merry, lived for 46 years and raised three children. The table saw, the jointer plane, the drill press, and the dozens of other power and hand tools had pride of place in his carefully organized workshop. I had a whole setup, and it was beautiful, says Dave, a retired engineer.9．閱讀下列短文，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)。故選D。當(dāng)我們仔細(xì)觀察Gauguin的作品時(shí)，我們開始更好地理解畢加索，尤其是馬蒂斯。 （4）考查推理判斷?！庇纱送浦狧e thought that European culture was too fancy and not spontaneous. 中劃線詞的意思是“自然的”。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)?？芍谒亩蔚哪康氖恰罢故綠auguin對(duì)繪畫的不同理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“The artistic culture that Gauguin developed from was that of Impressionism (印象派).”Gauguin發(fā)展起來的藝術(shù)文化是印象派；以及“Gauguin, and similar artists like his friend Vincent van Gogh, moved even further away from‘respectable’ art than the Impressionists. ”Gauguin和他的朋友文森特故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Indeed, Gauguin is best known for his colorful paintings of Tahitians and their culture.“事實(shí)上，Gauguin最為人所知的是他對(duì)塔希提人和他們的文化的豐富多彩的繪畫。這篇文章介紹了著名畫家Gauguin的生平及其作品。s influence on their works【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物傳記，今年是Gauguin誕辰170周年。D.they are as important as GauguinB.sScientific（4）The author mentions Picasso and Matisse in the last paragraph to show ________. A.IndustrialModernNaturals painting style with Vincent van Gogh39。s different understanding of painting.D.s inspiration came from.C.s works were popular.B.s the main purpose of Paragraph 4? A.D.He lived most of his life in Peru.C.s life? A. In truth, Gauguin39。 The artistic culture that Gauguin developed from was that of Impressionism (印象派). Painters like Claude Monet had wanted to paint how they saw the world, not how their teachers taught them it should be seen. Gauguin, and similar artists like his friend Vincent van Gogh, moved even further away from respectable art than the Impressionists. For them, it was not simply a matter of seeing the world differently, but feeling and thinking about it differently, too.re never satisfied for long with a certain style or way of life. Once something bees conventional, it39。 The French painter spent his early childhood in Peru before returning to France. As an adult, he continued to travel a lot. Most famously, he spent much of the last decade of his life in Tahiti, an island in southern Pacific Ocean. Indeed, Gauguin is best known for his colorful paintings of Tahitians and their culture. This year marks the 170th anniversary of Paul Gauguin39。8．閱讀下列短文，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)。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。7．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)。全文作者講述了她讀兒童書的經(jīng)歷以及讀兒童書的好處，故選A。字典是用于查詞的，這里作者想表達(dá)的就是先不用字典，從語境可以猜出詞義，選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s books printed in the target language.”可知作者只能理解單個(gè)的字詞，理解不了文學(xué)作品，所以她的導(dǎo)師建議她看一些用目標(biāo)語言寫的兒童書。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.The Method of Using DictionaryB.s BooksUnderstanding the words simply from the context.（4）What can be the best title of the passage? A.Looking up the definitions of words from a dictionary.C.s books? A.D.Words and structures.B.s books according to the passage? A.Because she couldn39。Because she liked children39。Because she was weak in reading great works.B.s books have pictures which may give you a clue as to what or to whom the passage is referring.（1）Why was the author advised to read children39。 The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot. As a result, you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other, but this method did not work well for me. The method I would remend is to read a chapter of your chosen children39。s books printed in the target language.6．閱讀理解 本文講述了小貓的出現(xiàn)給了想要自殺的退伍軍人Marino生活的希望，拯救了Marino, C項(xiàng)（士兵與小貓之間的救贖）最能體現(xiàn)本文大意，故選C。故選B。這讓他又活了過來并哭了。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Josh Marino, a veteran of the Iraq war who suffered the effects of PTSD of suicide”可知Marino參加了伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭，戰(zhàn)后患上了PTSD，并因?yàn)镻TSD的影響想自殺。How can a cat be used to stop suicide 【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記述文，退伍軍人Marino患上了PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)，在他準(zhǔn)備自殺時(shí)一只小貓出現(xiàn)尋求他的撫摸，小貓的出現(xiàn)給了他生活的希望，改變了他的生活。The man and the cat.C.He suddenly realized that the cat came to help