【正文】 . It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that edians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.（1）Brian was late for his job because ________. A. The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn39。s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. How do you do! he said. I39。t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech. Sometimes a touch of humor might well enable us to win. 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. Although there was a good reason for Brian39。5．閱讀理解 選C。t so bad可知，作者一開始非常害怕，非常焦慮，但是到了這一天結(jié)束的時候，他感覺這一天不是那么糟糕。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。例如：自己選擇座位，課程安排等。t use the technology we had”以及第六段中的“I felt lucky because we didn39。根據(jù)第二段中的He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India”“I didn39。故選B。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Excited【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者從印度來到美國，在美國上高中。RelievedPuzzledWorriedHe got the Course Requirements sheet from his classmate.D.He went to the wrong class for the second period.B.he had been longing to leave his homeland（2）What do we know about the author39。his family wanted him to have a bright futureC.t so bad.（1）The author attended an American high school because _______. A.t have this in India. Every confusion seemed like a barrier I had to get through to reach my goal. At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus which we didn39。 Changing from a gentle tone to a harsher(刺耳的)one, she said, That is the lunch bell, young man.s still fourth period.t use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.t have anything like that. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I didn39。 Fear started taking over, I was walking into my first school in America. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to school here, so I enrolled(登記)in the local high school in my new town. 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)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(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ therefore, Hester Prynne passed through this portion of her suffering, and came to a sort of scaffold （刑臺），at the western end of the marketplace ”因此，海絲特根據(jù)第三段中的“In our nature, however, there is a condition that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present suffering, but chiefly by the pain that rankles (使痛心)after it.”可知，人們對痛苦的感知往往后知后覺，故選D。因此可知此時，人群在大街上聚集，故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“though her manner was proud, she perhaps underwent an extreme pain from every footstep of those who thronged to see her, as if her heart had been thrown into the street for them all to step 的故選B。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.She would put on a performance.B.The sufferer mainly knows the intensity of the pain after the suffering.（4）What would probably happen to Hester Prynne according to the text? A.The scaffold is at the eastern end of the marketplace.C.Regretted.（3）What can we know from paragraph 3? A.Pretended.Happened.Gathered.They were happy for having a oneday holiday.D.They knew a little of the matter.B. for, though her manner was proud, she perhaps underwent an extreme pain from every footstep of those who thronged to see her, as if her heart had been thrown into the street for them all to step upon. In our nature, however, there is a condition that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present suffering, but chiefly by the pain that rankles （使痛心）after it. With almost a calm manner, therefore, Hester Prynne passed through this portion of her suffering, and came to a sort of scaffold （刑臺），at the western end of the marketplace. It stood nearly beneath the eaves of Boston39。 It was no great distance, in those days, from the prisondoor to the marketplace. Measured by the prisoner39。 and, I promise you, Mistress Prynne shall be set where man, woman, and child, may have a fair sight of her brave clothing, from this time till an hour past noon. A blessing on the moral Colony of the Massachusetts, where immorality is dragged out into the sunshine! Come along, Madam Hester, and show your scarlet （鮮紅色的；罪孽深重的）letter in the marketplace! Make way, good people, make way, in the King39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。通過研究它們可以讓我們正確的評估過去。 （4）考查推理判斷。由此可推斷出她認(rèn)為研究這些遺跡有助于把現(xiàn)代社會與過去聯(lián)系起來。我有一只寵物。根據(jù)最后一段中的“she created a gallery for the collection — a bridge between people today and those of long ago.”可知，Salima Ikram把她的發(fā)現(xiàn)進(jìn)行分類之后，她為這些收藏品創(chuàng)建了一個畫廊——一座連接今天的人和很久以前的人的橋梁。分析選項可知D項符合題意，故選D。treasure hunt可知，考古就是尋寶，為了物質(zhì)上的價值。第二段敘述了最初考古是為了尋找皇家陵墓，尋找華麗的黃金和彩繪面具來裝飾歐洲和美洲的地產(chǎn)和博物館。 the rest were sold as fertilizer.可知，peddled后的to tourists for change即把最好的給游客來換取零錢，可知，此處的peddled是兜售給游客以換取零錢，可知peddle就是向他人炫耀從而售出，故選B。 （1）考查詞義猜測。正如古物學(xué)家薩利瑪后來考古學(xué)家不再只是尋寶，而是把它作為一門科學(xué)研究。understand that animal mummies are more important than gold and masksD.value the past by studying the remains left behind by our ancestorsB.s personal belongings and classify them.D.She believes that studying the remains can help modern society relate to the past.C.People sought the remains of ancient Egypt merely for their material value.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Salima Ikram? A.Animal mummies could be