【正文】 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。1000.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個(gè)男孩，在媽媽的建議下，參加了寫作比賽。C.250.Because he read too many stories.（4）Which might be the maximum word limit for each entry? A.Because he wasn39。Because he didn39。Because he was terribly lazy.D.His friends assisted him.He copied others39。s advice.（2）How did the boy finish his earlier writing? A.D.His own interest.B.A new puter. Perfect, he thought, just under the word limit. He knew this was the story that would win. Then he heard the call of his mother saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost thinking about a topic to write. Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story. He recalled that the petition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again. WRITING COMPETITION! the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing petition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.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(qiáng)忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。即可推測(cè)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?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞?，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(diǎn)幽默化解了這次危機(jī)。我是布萊恩。當(dāng)他在9：35分時(shí)走進(jìn)辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強(qiáng)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(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，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。根據(jù)第一段中的“On Wednesday, January 13th, I performed on stage for the first time.”及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要敘述作者第一次登臺(tái)表演的經(jīng)歷。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s tough political races.”可知，羅杰在劇中是一位總統(tǒng)候選人的高級(jí)顧問，從而可以推斷出，他給候選人提供建議。根據(jù)第四段中的“My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called ‘The Spot.’ He39。故選A。根據(jù)第一段中的“As someone who takes part in so many activities, it39。A Lesson Learnt through Acting.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了第一次登臺(tái)表演的經(jīng)歷。Acting for the First Time.C.The Senior Play Project.D.The characters.B.The people.D.He puts up an advertisement.C.He means what he says.D.C.B.ve learned to appreciate live theatre, and the effort that every person in the show, both onstage and offstage, puts into it.（1）How did the author feel about being in the project? A. there is no one who isn39。 While I had really interesting characters, and the plays were funny and such a great experience to act in, I really love the Senior Play Project for the people. I worked with 12 other seniors who not only loved what they were doing, but offered help and advice throughout my entire learning process.s tough political races. He39。 My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called The Spot. He39。t particularly difficult, more to see who may be a better fit tor certain roles. We were told our roles in the various plays, and started to work immediately.s extremely difficult to find the time to be a part of any production. For me, it was a onceinalifetime opportunity to try acting through the Senior Play Project.6．閱讀理解 可知作者從她的旅行中得到的好處是一路上她遇到了很多人，故選D。我在尼泊爾加德滿都遇見了我的丈夫。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I may have set off alone each time but I39。 solo travel 的意思是獨(dú)自旅行，故選C。由此可知，文“The greatest gift of solo travel has been those I39。根據(jù)最后一段中的“That was three decades ago, and since then I have travelled all over the world, usually on my own. I still do what I did then, which is to keep a diary.”那是30年前的事了，從那時(shí)起，我周游世界，通常是獨(dú)自一人。可知，關(guān)于她第一次獨(dú)自旅行，作者說她不得不選擇自己去，故選B。我繼續(xù)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“She announced by letter two days before our departure that she would be leaving me halfway at Vienna. It was too late by then to rope in another friend, so it was either to go home after Vienna, or keep going by myself. I kept going. I got on trains by myself, checked into hostels by myself and found my way around by myself.”在我們動(dòng)身的前兩天，她寫信通知我，她將在維也納中途離開我。故選B。根據(jù)第一段“For years, decades in fact, I39。作者從中收獲了很多。D.She has received a great many gifts.B.Travelling with music.（4）How has the author benefited from her travel? A.Travelling alone.Travelling with friends.Group Travel.She set off all alone.（3）What do the underlined words solo travel It was harder than expected.B.s criticism.（2）What does the author say about her first time to travel alone? A.D.People39。s response.B.People39。ve met along the