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s granddaughter. The baby39。 home. He and his wife had just parked around the corner from their own house, when they got a call from one of his daughters: The house next door is on fire! He went to investigate. That39。 At first, Michael Surrell didn39。8.閱讀短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。故選A。 (4)考查推理判斷。由此可推斷,one指代的是前面提到的many lives中的一個。 (3)考查代詞指代。根據(jù)第二段中的...to 20l2 when my grandmother lost her battle with cancer, which is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF).可知,祖母的逝世是作者創(chuàng)辦和發(fā)展CLF的直接動力。根據(jù)第一段中的I would say to myself, When I grow up, when I can get rich, I will save kids all over the world. 可知,作者小時候想幫助其他孩子,故選D。長大作者兌現(xiàn)諾言做慈善工作,并號召人們:做力所能及的事來幫助周圍的人。D.Work very hard to get a college education.C.An organization.(4)What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph? A.C.A life. encouragement.(3)What does the underlined word one in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.D.Many volunteers39。Her grandmother39。s request.Help other children.(2)Which of the following directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF? A.Bee wealthy.Grow up quickly.Watch TV.ve got a dollar, there39。t need to be famous. You don39。 People make it seem too hard to do charity work. The truth is, you don39。 At the age of 17, I began my career here in America, and by 18, I started my first charity organization. I went on to team up with other organizations in the following years, and met, helped, and even lost some of the most beautiful souls, from sixyearold Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia (白血病)—her story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors, to 2012 when my grandmother lost her battle with cancer, which is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF). We39。 When I was a very little child, I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world. I would talk to myself, when I grow up, when I can bee rich, I39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息,同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析,推理,從而選出正確答案。 (4)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild.根據(jù)第二段中的“where he saved an endangered kestrel from being the next Great Auk”可知,他保護了瀕臨滅絕的紅隼,使他免于遭受Great Auk的情況,因此可知Great Auk是一種已經滅絕的鳥類,選B。第二段中的“for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel from being the next Great Auk.”是對前面句子的補充說明,再由“won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize”可推知,這里的accolade與獲獎有關,故選C。Carl Jones 通過人工繁殖的方式是瀕臨滅絕的鳥類的數(shù)量逐漸增加,并且因此獲得了2016年的印第安的波利斯獎。D.was widely acceptedC.was proved of no use idea of taking eggs from the birds39。It39。The wild environment for kestrel has changed a lot.C.a fierce bird(3)What can we know from the figures in Paragraph 4? A.C.an extinct birdresearch(2)According to the passage, Great Auk is ________. A.C.level Prof Jones has devoted his whole life to his work, only being a father for the first time eight years ago, at 53. He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him, because it proved that his work to save birds was right.(1)What does the underlined word accolade mean in Paragraph 2? A.172,000) prize at a ceremony in London.As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn39。 A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild. The biologist has also been necessary in efforts to bring other rare species back from the edge of extinction, including the pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Rodrigues warbler. When the 61yearold first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s, he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth. However, he stayed, using the techniques of captive breeding (人工繁殖), which involved snatching eggs from the birds39。 A biologist once criticized for stealing eggs from the nests of the rarest bird in the world has been awarded the Nobel Prize of conservation after his methods saved nine species from extinction. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測,推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上,進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。t let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.”及第十六段“Here is a simplified extract of what some of my passwords have been in the past two years, so you get an idea of how my life has changed, thanks to this method.”通讀全文可知,文章主要講述的是作者借鑒了前任老板的忠告,利用新設置的一個密碼幫助自己走出了離婚的陰霾,故A項作文章標題最佳。 (4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)推理可知只有選項B是生活有了改變。選項C他的密碼能幫他省錢。根據(jù)最后一段“And the one for last month: Save4ring Yep. Life is gonna change again soon.”生活很快又要改變了。故選C。我的密碼提醒我,我不應該讓自己成為最近分手的受害者,我足夠堅強,可以為此做些什么。根據(jù)第六段中的“My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldn39。故選D。根據(jù)第四段中的“My anger didn39。t make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. ”更糟糕的是,在我最近離婚后,我感到非常沮喪。 (1)考查詞義猜測。How a Slow Healing Took Place.D.How a Password Changed My Life.B.His password will help him save money.D.He will call his mother every week.B.Because he hoped it would remind him to be strong.D.Because he decided to forgive his wife.B.D.nervousB.depressed Facetime2momsunday it worked. I talk with Mom every week. Getc4t! It worked. I have a beautiful cat. Askher4date it worked. I fell in love again. Eat2timesday it never worked, still fat. Quitsmoking4ever it worked. Here is a simplified extract of what some of my passwords have been in the past two years, so you get an idea of how my life has changed, thanks to this method: Seeing how these reminders helped to materialize my goals kept me motivated and excited. While it39。 One month later, my password became