【正文】 s a place that makes useful men ou。m not punishing you, he said, laughing. School39。 Why school? I asked my father. What have I done?9．閱讀理解 Half a Day作者聽到父母談話，到看到照片感悟?qū)頃?huì)更好，可知文本最好標(biāo)題為B項(xiàng)，故選B。可知作者由先輩們經(jīng)歷的事情得出結(jié)論，未來會(huì)更美好，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“ I believe tomorrow will be better than today that the world my generation grows into is going Lo get better， not worse． Those pictures helped me understand why．”我相信明天會(huì)比今天更好﹣﹣我這一代人成長的世界會(huì)變得更好，而不是更糟。根據(jù)第三段中的“l(fā)istening to their conversation， starting to worry about the future my father was describing．”可知作者開始時(shí)是擔(dān)心的，因而C項(xiàng)正確．聽著他們的談話，開始擔(dān)心我父親描述的未來，故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“a world he fears has a dark and difficult future if it has a future at all．”他害怕世界有一個(gè)黑暗而艱難的未來如果它有一個(gè)未來的話，可知在最近的一個(gè)晚上，作者的父親心煩意亂是因?yàn)閾?dān)心作者這一代人的未來，故選D 。All that exists will e to an end【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者從聽到父母談話，到看到照片，感悟?qū)頃?huì)更好。Tomorrow will be better than todayC.Never worry about your futuret exist.D.Though the world was full of terrible things, it would get better.C.Sensitive.（3）What did those photos make the author understand? A.C.Optimistic.s worry? A.s generation.（2）What was the author39。He was worried about his dark and difficult future ing soon.D.He was upset that the college is too far from the author39。s dad upset on a recent night？ A. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, passage of the civil rights laws. There was a picture of my grandfather who was a member of the class of 1942, the war class. Next to his picture were photos of my great﹣grandparents. Seeing those pictures made me feel a lot better. I believe tomorrow will be better than today — that the world my generation grows into is going to get better, not worse. Those pictures helped me understand why. There will be a disease that kills millions, a disastrous energy crisis, a horrible worldwide depression and a nuclear explosion set off in anger.On a recent night, while I was busy thinking about important social issues, like what to do over the week﹣end and who to do it with, I overheard my parents talking about my future. My dad was upset not the usual stuff that he and Mom and, I guess, a lot of parents worry about like which college I39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience.”聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。由此可知，她對(duì)她爺爺?shù)男抡J(rèn)識(shí)讓作者改變了她和爺爺在一起的態(tài)度，故選D。答案第三段中的“For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together.”我第一次覺得我理解了他。由此推斷出，起初，作者認(rèn)為這次旅行非常無聊，故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly.”自從我祖父拒絕坐飛機(jī)后，沒有人愿意和我們一起旅行。Travelling by train is more fortable than by plane.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過講述自己和爺爺坐火車的經(jīng)歷，說明了聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity.C.The new understanding of her grandpa.（4）What can we learn from the text? A.The sad stories of her grandmother.Her grandpa39。s appreciation of her.She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A.She would learn something during it.C.Outgoing.（2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A.C.Strange.s about the journey.（1）What does the underlined word cranky in paragraph 1 mean? A.t just about the destination。 With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different from what I expected. The train was modem and filled with friendly travelers. We settled into the club car, where we could enjoy food and drinks while watching the scenery pass. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn. With teary eyes, he told me that going to family events was hard for him since my grandmother died. It always made him think about those who were no longer with us. For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together. it39。 No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the fort and safety of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, It39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，句義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)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。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （3）考查句義猜測?！笨赏浦?，貝多芬和恩里科”；第五段中的“Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher,‘You can39。Beethoven39。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。梅迪士尼、恩里科第一段列舉了愛因斯坦的故事，第二段講述了貝多芬的故事，第三段提到了愛迪生的故事，第四段講述了奧古斯特Selfchallenging【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，列舉了愛因斯坦、貝多芬、愛迪生等七個(gè)名人成功的故事，他們都曾得到別人較低的評(píng)價(jià)，但最終成功實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的夢想；“相信自己”是他們成功的關(guān)鍵。Believing in YourselfB.He is a late success.（4）What is the best title for the passage? A.He is different.He is very clever.t be taught.s uneducable? A.Both Enrico Caruso and Beethoven achieved their dreams in music.（3）What39。Only Auguste Rodin39。Levant thought Louisa May Alcott couldn39。Nine.（2）Which of the following statements is RIGHT? A.EightSevenSixt bee that hurts. What if these people had listened and bee discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney? As Oscar Levant once said, It39。 Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no good ideas. Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher, You can39。 When the sculptor (雕刻家) Auguste Rodin was young, he had difficulty l