【正文】 ate, was more than she could take. It39。s my fault that she died. At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, If only I hadn39。 I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals for two elderly women in my munity. Both had died full of years, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience.”聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。由此可知，她對她爺爺?shù)男抡J識讓作者改變了她和爺爺在一起的態(tài)度，故選D。答案第三段中的“For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together.”我第一次覺得我理解了他。由此推斷出，起初，作者認為這次旅行非常無聊，故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly.”自從我祖父拒絕坐飛機后，沒有人愿意和我們一起旅行。Travelling by train is more fortable than by plane.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過講述自己和爺爺坐火車的經(jīng)歷，說明了聆聽長者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity.C.The new understanding of her grandpa.（4）What can we learn from the text? A.The sad stories of her grandmother.Her grandpa39。s appreciation of her.She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A.She would learn something during it.C.Outgoing.（2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A.C.Strange.s about the journey.（1）What does the underlined word cranky in paragraph 1 mean? A.t just about the destination。 With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different from what I expected. The train was modem and filled with friendly travelers. We settled into the club car, where we could enjoy food and drinks while watching the scenery pass. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn. With teary eyes, he told me that going to family events was hard for him since my grandmother died. It always made him think about those who were no longer with us. For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together. it39。 No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the fort and safety of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, It39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （3）考查主旨大意。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“A Japanesestyle conversation, however, is not at all like tennis or volleyball. It39。s rude to interrupt someone who is speaking【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者結合自己的切身經(jīng)歷談論了日式的談話和西式的談話的不同之處，由此告訴我們與來自另一個國家的人交談是困難的。talking with someone from another country proves difficultD.it39。criticize（3）The main idea of the article is _______. A.C.entertains purpose in writhing this article is to _____. A.in Japanesestyle conversations, you must wait your turn to speakD.Japanesestyle conversations are like bowling.B.t return your ball, and he does not begin from where your ball stopped. And there is always a suitable pause between turns. There is no rush, no scramble for the ball. When your turn es, you step up to the starting line with your bowling ball and carefully bowl it. Everyone else stands back and watches politely, murmuring encouragement. Everyone waits until the ball has reached the end of the alley（球場）and watches to see if it knocks down all the pins, or only some of them, or none of them. There is a pause, while everyone registers your score. A Japanesestyle conversation, however, is not at all like tennis or volleyball. It39。t expect you simply to agree and do nothing more. I expect you to add somethinga reason for agreeing, another example, or a detailed explanation to carry the idea further. But I don39。 Finally, after listening carefully to many Japanese conversations, I discovered what my problem was. Even though I was speaking Japanese, I was handling the conversation in a Western way. After I was married and had lived in Japan for while, my Japanese gradually improved to the point where I could take part in simple conversations with my husband and his friends and family. And I began to notice that often, when I joined in, the others would look surprised, and the conversational topic would e to a stop. After this happened several times, it became clear to me that I was doing something wrong. But for a long time, I didn39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。通讀全文可知,本文主要講述了作者從初步了解到親身體驗沙發(fā)沖浪這種旅游模式——在旅游時,由一個陌生的當?shù)厝颂峁┟赓M吃住并擔當導游,基于相互信任共同趣味建立起來的一種旅游模式,再到得出感悟的全過程。根據(jù)第四段中的What urged these people to open their homes to strangers? I concluded that there was a desire to lend a hand to likeminded folks who might enrich their own lives. 可知,人們像陌生人提供沙發(fā)沖浪服務是為了充實自己的生活,故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的He was a live wire, giving me an effusive wele and hiking with me to his apartment, where he showed me the sleeper sofa, served me tea, and engaged me in warm conversations. He also handed me a key to e and go as I pleased. 可知,他對作者非常熱情并且非常信任,像朋友一樣對待作者,故 選C 。根據(jù)第二段中的I decided to investigate可知,作者變得對此感興趣,決定展開調查,由此可知畫線詞詞義為感興趣,故選 C 。A Plan for Couch Surfing【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文,作者從初步了解到親身體驗沙發(fā)沖浪這種旅游模式（在旅游時,由一個陌生的當?shù)厝颂峁┟赓M吃住并擔當導游,基于相互信任和共同趣味建立起來的一種旅游模式）,再到得出感悟的全過程。Experiences in Strangers39。B.Travel on Trust and CouchesD. family