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purpose of this passage? A.He cared about authority a lot.C.He standardized English.D.A maker of dictionaries.B.A publisher.D.They list just a few foreign words.C.s modern biographer Walter Jackson Bate, the original total number could have been over 240,000. How many words were defined by the lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnson fully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contemporary biographer James Boswell, I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do it — and have done it very well.(1)What is the problem of early English dictionaries? A.s dictionary was pleted by very few people very quickly.Balanced on a chair with only three legs, Johnson sat against a wall in a room filled with books. Johnson would read widely from these books, mark passages illustrating the use of a particular word, and give the books to his assistants so that they could copy the passages on slips of paper. These slips were then stuck to eighty large notebooks under the key words that Johnson had selected. Fixing the word by this method, Johnson could record a word,s usage and its definition. Johnson changed all that, but the task was not an easy one. Renting a house at 17 Gough Square, Johnson began working in the worst of conditions. Supported only by his publisher, Johnson worked on the Dictionary with five assistants. Compared to the French Academy39。 During the period from 1660 through 1800, Great Britain became the world39。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷,詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。本文通過 Helga講述自己的經(jīng)歷,使得作者決定要讓善行成為人們習(xí)以為常的事,注意關(guān)注生活中需要幫助的人,不冷漠以待。 ”可知作者是一個好的事業(yè)推廣者,選D。I39。根據(jù)第五段中的“ We spend so much time worrying about our problems, our lives, our insecurities, getting to our flight so we walk by or ignore people in need of help. ”可知,我們總是過多的關(guān)注自己,所以行善不是我們通常做事的方式,可推知選A。 (2)考查詞義猜測。s story. For 2 hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and fro in the airport.根據(jù)第四段中的“ And here is the part I39。Arizona 機場傷心痛苦時,旁人的態(tài)度,使得作者想在學(xué)校組織善行,讓學(xué)生們用自己的善意去幫助那些需要幫助的人。Ignoring Unnecessary TroublesD.Comforting People in NeedB.He teaches kids how to behave well.D.He started many clubs in high school.B.Ignorance to people around.D.Usual way of doing things.B.t get over her sadness over her Father39。Helga was ignored by people around her when she cried.D.s sudden illness.B.Helga39。m always be on the lookout for the little opportunities that surround me every day to do something nice.(1)What impressed the author most about Helga39。 So, I39。t normal. That has stuck with me all these years especially now. I work in schools nationwide speaking about sympathy, kindness, empathy (同理心) and love. I39。t normal.ll never forget about Helga39。s physician called to inform her that her dad had rather suddenly passed away. For the 3hour plane ride, she sat in silence around strangers. We got to talking and eventually it came up that I had started an organization in high school called .(Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and told me that she admired me for that. She told me a story about the last time she had flown. She was on the way to Arizona because she had gotten sudden news that her dad39。 About 6 years ago, I was on a plane next to a woman. I was tired and wanted to take a nap. But before I could go into ignore pattern, she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。可知,他的鄰居之間是互相幫助友好相處的。一個人帶來了許多新鮮的草莓。 all said they39。 (3)考查推理判斷。 他在28歲時購買了沃爾格林的股票。 (2)考查細節(jié)理解。可知,Patrick Falso的話道出了為什么Gremel要做出捐贈。t mine to begin with and that he always intended to give it away. ”格雷梅爾是一個沒有孩子的單身男人,他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年,一直過著簡樸的生活。 (1)考查細節(jié)理解。They are caring and kind to each other.【答案】 (1)C(2)B(3)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,格雷梅爾是一個沒有孩子的單身男人,他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年,一直過著簡樸的生活。They are impressed with dog Winnie.C.s neighbors from the text? A.He adopted a young Chihuahua recently.D.He raised many pet dogs in his life.B.why Gremel made the donationD.how Gremel earned the moneyB. all said they39。 After doing all this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua(吉娃娃犬). Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treated—and all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was determined to find.s allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremel39。 The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society president Jim Herkert said Gremel39。 A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the money wasn39。 Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the Illinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently. 【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,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析,推理,從而選出正確答案。誰知道到時候我們又會遇到什么樣的善意之舉呢?可知,作者將還會去紐芬蘭島旅行,期待那里人們的熱情。ll be taking our summer vacation. Who knows what act of kindness we39??v觀全文可知,陌生人的善良和熱情好客給作者留下了最深刻印象,且根據(jù)最后一段“Next year, there39。故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Instead, it was the act of kindness from a plete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was.”取而代之,是一個陌生人的善意之舉讓我意識到紐芬蘭的真正特別之處。故選A。根據(jù)第十二段中的“my husband and I just smiled in disbelief”我丈夫和我只是不相信地笑著,可知,當(dāng)Alma提出讓作者