【正文】 m gonna 。m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。d done, she said, 39。 Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。s rooms each.You don39。s physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place.t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldn39。s San Francisco office. It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化療) rooms, the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. In 2011, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she39。8．閱讀短文，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)理解和段落大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，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，概括，從而選出正確答案。s Krops。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She has raised over 200,000 dollars! And there are over 100 Katie39。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She loves gardening and loves inspiring other children to experience the joy of gardening as well.”可知，她喜歡園藝，喜歡激發(fā)其他孩子會(huì)體驗(yàn)園藝帶來(lái)的樂(lè)趣，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“She began to realize that gardening and helping people is what she likes to do most.”可知，園藝和幫助別人是自己最喜歡做的事情，因而開(kāi)啟了她的慈善生涯，故選B。根據(jù)第一段中的“Katie then decided that she could use this cabbage to do something nice for the munity. So she took the huge cabbage to a local soup kitchen, where they used it, and cooked it with ham and rice. And because of her cabbage, 275 people were fed. ”可知，Katie用這個(gè)大白菜為社區(qū)做了一些事情，把大白菜送去一個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)氐牧鲃?dòng)廚房，在那里供275個(gè)人食用，故可知，她把大白菜與人分享，故選A。The joy of gardening and donation.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Katie小時(shí)候體驗(yàn)到了種植和利用種出來(lái)的作物幫助別人的樂(lè)趣，因此開(kāi)啟了她的慈善事業(yè)。s achievement and future aim.The amazing benefits of gardening.C.The brief introduction of Katie39。D.She needs more people to help her.C.The admiration of her friends.（3）Why does Katie suggest more children learn to garden? A.The encouragement of munity.B.The support from her school.D.Eating it with her family.B.s Krops within 33 states in the United States. She loves gardening and loves inspiring other children to experience the joy of gardening as well. As of today, her first garden is still doing amazing and is even responsible for supplying over 3,000 pounds of produce donated to local charities. Her goal now? To get 500 gardens across all 50 states.（1）How did Katie deal with her first cabbage? A. But this doesn39。 I think if more kids get to experience gardening they would find out how cool it is and how many people can be fed if you donate your produce, said Katie. Now, just 9 years later, Katie is 18 years old, and has set up her own business called Katie39。t even take her long to e up and begin to grow. But as friends came over, they pointed out that it was bigger than any of theirs. And it grew so much that the cabbage ended up weighing 40 pounds! Katie then decided that she could use this cabbage to do something nice for the munity. So she took the huge cabbage to a local soup kitchen, where they used it, and cooked it with ham and rice. And because of her cabbage, 275 people were fed.6．閱讀理解 s Chocolate的歷程以及該公司的發(fā)展目前狀況，故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。s Chocolate World主題公園，在這里，游客可以看到巨大的Reeses Peanut Butter Cup，故可知，主題公園里展出的是Hershey39。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Today, a visit to the area reveals the Hershey Medical Center, Milton Hershey School, and Hershey39。根據(jù)第三段中的“The Hershey Chocolate pany was born in 1894 as a subsidiary(子公司) of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Six years later, Milton sold the caramel pany, but reserved the rights, and the equipment, to make chocolate.”可知，1894年創(chuàng)立了子公司The Hershey Chocolate pany，六年后，也就是1900年，把焦糖公司給賣了，故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“In 1893, Milton attended the Chicago International Exposition, where he saw a display of German chocolatemaking implements.”可知，在1893年，Milton參加了芝加哥國(guó)際博覽會(huì)，在這個(gè)博覽會(huì)上，他看到了一套制作巧克力的設(shè)備，故可以推出，國(guó)際博覽會(huì)上有不同國(guó)家的產(chǎn)品展示，故選C。s Cho