【正文】 afternoon. There he was, my 80yearold grandfather with his silvery hair. And there I was, a teenage girl in my jeans and Tshirt. His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?5．閱讀下列短文，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)。根據(jù)第三段中的I taught her that disappointment is a part of life and we should face it bravely rather than avoid it.可知，失望是生活的一部分，我們應(yīng)該勇敢面對(duì)它而不是逃避它，由此可知作者建議父母讓孩子體驗(yàn)失望，故選D。t what she used to be. Each day is marked by gratitude because she knows what it is like not to be able to get an education.可知，女兒重返校園后，學(xué)習(xí)比以前更加努力了，每一天都充滿感激之情，因?yàn)樗罒o(wú)法接受教育是什么滋味，由此可知，作者認(rèn)為女兒在南非的志愿工作是值得的，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的In the fall of 2017 my husband and I lost our jobs. We had to tell our daughter, Casey, that we couldn39。根據(jù)第一段中的the college cheating scandal(丑聞)involving 38 wealthy parents around the country可知，陷入大學(xué)作弊丑聞的父母都是有錢人，故選C。let their kids experience disappointment【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由大學(xué)作弊丑聞入手并結(jié)合自己教育女兒的經(jīng)歷告訴我們，真正的成長(zhǎng)不是發(fā)生在安逸的時(shí)候，父母應(yīng)該讓孩子體驗(yàn)失望。do whatever they can for their kidsC.It is a wrong decision.（4）The writer advises parents to____. A.It is well worth it.C.It39。due to her bad behaviour（3）What does the writer think of her daughter39。because of her illnessC.They are conservative.（2）The writer made the decision to pull Casey out of school__________. A.They are aggressiveC.s how far I went for my kid s education. And I dare say she is wiser and better off for it.（1）What do the parents involved in the college cheating scandal have in mon? A.t have.t happen in times of fort。t what she used to be. Each day is marked by gratitude because she knows what it is like not to be able to get an education.s how far I went. In the fall of 2017 my husband and I lost our jobs. We had to tell our daughter, Casey, that we couldn39。 How far would you go for your kids education? That39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，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。 （5）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的 The problem with his argument in the book is that it39。根據(jù)第三段中的We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. 可知Stevenson認(rèn)為是科技設(shè)備應(yīng)該被指責(zé)，即它們不能滿足人們的需要，故選B。根據(jù)第一段可知Ceely的車被卡在鐵路上并且被火車撞飛了，而她自己則死里逃生，文章用near miss來(lái)形容這個(gè)事故，由此可推斷narrow escape 最符合文意，即Ceely很驚險(xiǎn)地逃生了，故選C。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Ceely39。引發(fā)作者對(duì)于人與科技的關(guān)系上的深思。The shortings of digital devices we use.D.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B.D.C.B.s argument is ________. A.s accident.（4）In the writer39。Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D.t live without.B.big mistake（3）Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A.narrow escapeheavy lossclose hitHer GPS device didn39。It was dark and raining heavily then.C. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just a. s long.（1）What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident? A.s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some bination of these factors.s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat puterbased locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft。t say. The problem with his argument in the book is that it39。s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it39。s near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device. She had never driver the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. I put my plete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train, she told the BBC.s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要根據(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。“if only”作為線索貫穿了整篇文章，且第一段也提到了the saddest words，其他選項(xiàng)比較籠統(tǒng)，不能涵蓋本文內(nèi)容。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。由此可知作者決定在星期五去她的辦公室，是為了見(jiàn)她已經(jīng)年邁的父親。s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查推理判斷。s the best kind of insurance for my emotional wellbeing.（1）Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule? the car the moment everyone is seated. the room for a minute with the iron working. for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better. an object out of the way before it trips someone.（2）The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ______. her appointment with the eye doctor her father who was already an old man in the holiday celebration of the pany her work before the deadline approached（3）The underlined word foregone in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. （4）What is the best title for the passage? Keep Emotional Wellbeing Prevent If Only Moments Follow the Most Useful Rule Achieve the Peace of Mind【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者認(rèn)為英語(yǔ)中最悲傷的兩個(gè)詞語(yǔ)是if only，因?yàn)樗麄儽磉_(dá)了遺憾。m doing the right thing. I39。 t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he39。t only avoid t