【正文】 The land hit back—just as the old man warned, Jack shrugged. Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body 。 Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.s just jealous!39。If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I39。Silly fool,39。 warned one old man. 39。 39。t warn you, said Jack, and he began this tale. Ok, but don39。 Of course! cried out Tom. If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn39。 Are you sure you want to hear it? It39。s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp. The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis39。8．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)。故選C。根據(jù)文章大意可知，Wilson能在那個(gè)危急時(shí)刻去求Richard表現(xiàn)他的勇敢；在5分鐘內(nèi)能想到可行的方法，說(shuō)明Richard處亂不驚，沉著冷靜。故選A。腳踏板在上面，然后掛著威爾遜開(kāi)始向下滑。s chair, Wilson swung a leg over the cable and attempted to drop down onto it. But as he did that, his jacket caught on the movable footrest, which was in the up position. The footrest began to slide down, with Wilson attached. But before that could happen, he managed to free himself and reached Richard.”當(dāng)威爾遜觸到理查德的椅子時(shí)，他把一條腿甩過(guò)纜繩，試圖跳到上面。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“That night, Richard called from the hospital to express his thanks to Wilson, his other friends and the workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.”那天晚上，Richard從醫(yī)院打電話(huà)表達(dá)對(duì)Wilson，其他朋友和Arapahoe Basin Ski Area的工作人員感謝，可知，Wilson，other friends 和workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area都對(duì)他施以援手,是他們的共同努力救了他。故選D。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。兩個(gè)朋友乘坐索道纜車(chē)上山的過(guò)程中，其中一個(gè)朋友出了事故。bravery and calm can help you make a differenceD.it is very dangerous to go skiingB.Wilson could manage the process very wellD.the rescue process was dangerousB.The ski patrol got him down and treated him.D.People worked together and saved him.B.He was too afraid to move forward in the cable car.D.He was sick and became unconscious.B.Fortunately, the ski patrol (巡查) had gathered below and performed emergency treatment on Richard, who had been hanging for about five minutes, then skied him down to an ambulance. When he reached Richard39。d fall, but that he wouldn39。s greatest fear wasn39。s body was swinging four feet above the snow. The cable car operator had quickly stopped it, and the friends kicked off their skis and ran toward the scene. They made a human pyramid to try to reach Richard, but the unconscious man was too far off the ground. With the clock ticking, Wilson ran to the ladder of a nearby lift tower. Scared skiers watched as he struggled the 25 feet. After he reached the top, Wilson39。 Oh, Richard! yelled Mueller.7．閱讀理解 HighWire Act故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第二段中的“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.”中的smiled和“a joy filled with Thank you”可知，作者對(duì)自己的工作很滿(mǎn)意。分析選項(xiàng)可知A符合題意，故選A。根據(jù)第二段中的“... and started blowing hot air on the frozen water pipe…after twenty minutes, the water started flowing through my faucets again”可知，兩個(gè)加熱器開(kāi)始向凍結(jié)的水管吹熱空氣，…二十分鐘后，水又開(kāi)始流過(guò)我的水龍頭。故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的“I had forgotten to leave my water dripping the night before and now my water pipes were frozen and my faucets (水龍頭) were dry” 可知，頭天晚上我忘記了讓水龍頭的水一直處于滴水的狀態(tài)，現(xiàn)在水管凍結(jié)了，水龍頭也流不出水了。作者從這件事得出，不要讓生活中的寒冷影響我們，要感激生活中給我們帶來(lái)的每一個(gè)溫暖。We should seize every chance to receive warmth of life from others.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個(gè)寒冷的冬天早晨，由于作者的粗心大意而使水管凍死，沒(méi)水可用。We meet with the coldness of life unavoidably and unwillingly.C.Cautiously optimistic.（4）What is the last paragraph mainly centered on? A.Mad with joy.Satisfied.Embarassed.D.Worked inappropriately.C.s own carelessness.（2）Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase roared to in Paragraph 2? A.D.The cold wind.B.The jet stream. Sometimes the coldness of this life can get to us as well. It can make our hearts feel icy and frozen. It can keep our kindness and love from flowing out to others. Sometimes, though, all we need is a bit of warnth to get us going again. It can be a simple smile, a kind word, a heartfelt hug, a morning sunrise, a bird39。 It was a morning in January. The jet stream (急流)had dipped down, causing the Arctic cold to reach the mountains of my home. It was only 2 degrees outside, but the cold wind made it feel like it was 15 below zero. Still, I was kneeling in the snow alongside my house trying to open a tiny door, so I eoukl get in. 1 had forgotten to leave my water dripping the night before and now my water pipes were frozen and my faucets(水龍頭)were dry. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和觀(guān)點(diǎn)態(tài)度兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。ve won more than 20 awards for the work that we39。根據(jù)第三段中的“Five years later, I39。根據(jù)第二段中的“It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year.可知，新事業(yè)對(duì)作者很有意義是因?yàn)樗磕昕梢詭椭鷾p少數(shù)十億磅的一次性塑料包裝的浪費(fèi)，也就是對(duì)環(huán)境有好處，故選A。t pletely unexpected.及第二段中的“Retirement was not a choice for me.可知，9年前的那個(gè)會(huì)議是64歲的作者的離職面談，由此可知，9年前作者從原來(lái)的公司退休了，故選A。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。To meet more people from different backgrounds.D.To do something else about environment.B.D.Ambiguous.B.Cautious.It brought in quite a lot of money.（3）What is the author39。It provided jobs for lots of people.B.He changed his job to a better one.（2）Why was the new business meaningful to the author? A.He failed an interview.C.t bee entrepreneurs until they are seniors. And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.