【正文】 （1）考。作者只得想盡辦法自己修復(fù)，最后得到了熱水做了早餐。We should be thankful for bits of warmth of life.D.The coldness of life has a negative effect on our life quality.B.D.C.B.Screamed out loudly.（3）What did the author think of his work? A.Broke down suddenly.B.Began functioning smoothly.The author39。The low temperature.C.s song or any gentle reminder of just how much God loves us. Let us all be grateful for those bits of warmth that gel us going again. And let us all try to be that bit of wannth for others every chance we get.（1）What was the direct reason why the water pipes were frozen? A. The wind cut into me like a knife while I struggled to get two electric heaters in place around the section of frozen pipes. The waterlines were buried except for a small piece that connected up to my house. I put a heater on each side of it, ran the extension cords(軟線)into my house and plugged them in. Both heaters roared to life and started blowing hot air on the frozen water pipes. My fingers had already started to go numb, so I stayed inside to wait. I could only hope that this bit of warmth could get my water flowing again. Finally, after twenty minutes, the water started flowing through my faucets again. I went back outside into the biller cold and gathered my heaters up. I looked at the weak January sun shining on the frozen snow and smiled. Then I sent a joy filled with Thank you heavenward and returned inside to make myself a hot breakfast.8．閱讀理解 可知這不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段中的“The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。即可推測幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。根據(jù)第四段中的“Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他 的根據(jù)第二段中的“Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian上班遲到是因為遇到了交通阻塞，故選C。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過一點幽默化解了這次危機。我是布萊恩。當(dāng)他在9：35分時走進辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強顏歡笑，伸出手來。t the first time that Brian came late for work.D.Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.tried to hold back（4）What can we learn from the text? A.C.tried to setIt can solve racial discriminations.（3）What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.It is important in our lives.C.It is the early bird.D.he was seriously illC.he got up late Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying no, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it39。t the early bird get the worm?m Brian. I39。 Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian39。s being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this bynowfamiliar excuse wouldn39。 Generally speaking, people like those who have a good sense of humor. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, you may be surprised what you can get merely from the context of the sentence in the story.”可知作者認為如果先不急著用字典，你會為你從語境里得到的東西而驚訝。根據(jù)第二段中的“As children, we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures”可知兒童在看兒童書時可以熟知其中的詞匯和寫作結(jié)構(gòu)，故選C。故選A。根據(jù)第一段中的“ I found that I could understand and learn individual words easily, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some children39。My Good Reading Habits【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者在學(xué)德語，因為看不懂文學(xué)作品，開始看德語兒童書籍，得到了意外的驚喜。The Way of Learning LanguagesC.Reading Children39。Getting familiar with the plots of the story.D.Grasping the context from the pictures.B.Designing skills.（3）What causes the author feel surprised while reading children39。Learning methods.C.Vocabulary and listening skills.t remember any words.（2）What can kids get from children39。s literature.D.Because she was slow to learn language.C.s books? A.s book and at the end of that chapter, highlight the words you do not know and then look up the definitions. If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, you may be surprised what you can get merely from the context of the sentence in the story. Additionally, a lot of children39。 At first, I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age, lout then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere. As children, we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures, and from there, we can learn and develop. I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK. I managed to find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. It can be a real struggle trying to learn a new language. I had always enjoyed learning languages in school, but only recently did I start learning German. I found that I could understand and learn individual words easily, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some children39。 【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，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。閱讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了Samuel Johnson在惡劣的條件下編纂詞典的。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“How many words were defined by the lexicographer?”中的關(guān)鍵詞defined及聯(lián)系前后句，可以猜測出這里lexicographer指的是詞典編纂者。故選D。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.D.To discuss the problems of dictionaries.B.D.He gained much financial support.B.An a