【正文】 lping in some way.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過(guò)一位老人買餅干而沒(méi)錢付賬的經(jīng)歷告訴我們可以把同情的愿望轉(zhuǎn)化為行動(dòng)。Wealth is most important in older age.C.He expected someone else to pay for the old man.（4）What lesson did the author learn from this experience? A.He felt no pity for the old gentleman.C.s request first? A.D.Friendly and helpful.C.Kind and lucky.D.hoped to have the food first and pay laterC. What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me passion.（1）The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits______. A.t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job. I couldn39。 Compassion（同情）is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate passion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work parttime in supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it39。 【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。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查主旨大意。The author still plays volleyball as much as before.D.The author didn39。His hand was hurt inside the vase.（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.t know how to stretch his fingers.C.He had a coin in his hand.B.a little boy may do something sillyD.how naughty a little boy can beB.My Dream of Being the Best Volleyball PlayerD.The Beautiful Vase in Your LifeB. When I finally let go, I looked back at what I had done and was ashamed. Not only did I show my wife she wasn39。t prepared to open his hand and lose the penny. But once he opened his hand, it came out of the vase easily.ll lose my penny!s make one more try. Open your hand and stretch your fingers out straight, like I39。 There is a beautiful story I heard once about a child playing with a vase(花瓶) his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned at the sound of her son crying, she saw that his hand was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She tried to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out in pain. But the hand was stuck fast. How would they get it out? The father suggested breaking the vase but it was quite valuable and the child39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生根據(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。即作者寫這篇文章的目的是說(shuō)服別人。它給我們提供了一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。失敗并不意味著你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成功。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Success es to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.”成功屬于那些即使在失敗之后仍敢積極思考并充滿信心地展望未來(lái)的人。故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“things bee difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even”可知當(dāng)事情變得困難，每一次努力似乎都會(huì)帶來(lái)失望，它可能會(huì)降低你的期望，甚至降低你的目標(biāo)和抱負(fù)。故選A。我現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備好面對(duì)失敗了。根據(jù)第四段中的“I was no exception. I thought of running away.”我也不例外。故選D。一開(kāi)始介紹了作者的教授提出的一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，但是作者當(dāng)時(shí)不以為然，直到在今后實(shí)際生活中真正遇到了失敗或挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)才認(rèn)識(shí)到了教授的觀點(diǎn)。作者當(dāng)時(shí)不以為然當(dāng)，直到自己親身經(jīng)歷了失敗和挑戰(zhàn)后，作者才意識(shí)到人們面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)或失敗時(shí)要大膽應(yīng)對(duì)，保持積極的心態(tài)。D.C.B.s purpose of writing the passage is most likely to ________. A.D.C.B.Calm（3）What does the underlined phrase water down in the 4th paragraph probably mean? A.C.Indifferentgiving examples（2）How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out? A.making parisonsB.offering analyses Success es to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.（1）The main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professor39。 I decided to hang on, telling myself, I am not afraid of challenges and obstacles. I stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. Finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. To add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure. As usual, things bee difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions. I was no exception. I thought of running away. I remembered the words of Thomas Edison, Many of life39。 I landed in a small city in the Middle East to set up a firm, a world－class car rental firm. Having decided on the project, I earnestly settled in preparation. With a positive mind, I told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.3．閱讀理解 故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Even small acts of kindness can change someone39。故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。因此推斷參加志愿活動(dòng)給“我”提供了表達(dá)善意的機(jī)會(huì)，讓“我”感覺(jué)到生活有更大的意義。根據(jù)第二段中的“But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness in the face of so much anger made me feel like my life had a greater purpose.”可知，但是在我14歲的時(shí)候開(kāi)始做志愿者工作，我把我的問(wèn)題變成了幫助別人的熱情。故選C。 （1）考查推理判斷。 to bullies bravely. positive changes in their lives. others with kindness in daily life. to care more about others39。 lives better. helped to shape his dream career.（3）Why did the author choose writing as his job? was inspired by his teacher. could pass positive energy to readers. wanted to share his school experiences. fo