【正文】 正確答案。根據(jù)第二段中的“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.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班遲到的最后通牒后不久。故可知?jiǎng)澗€部分單詞意思為努力忍??；抑制住，故選D。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。工作，用的是唯一能贏的工具——笑聲。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。我正在申請(qǐng)一份工作，據(jù)我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開始招聘。你好!他說(shuō)。Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞习噙t到，而在此之前他已經(jīng)收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。It wasn39。Many people lack in a sense of humor.B.D.gave upB.chargeD.Brian often saved his job with humor.B.he was busy applying for a new job（2）What can we infer about humor? A.he was caught in a traffic jamB.s the only tool that can succeed. 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 故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的“While I had really interesting characters, and the plays were funny and such a great experience to act in, I really love the Senior Play Project for the people. ”可知，作者最喜歡戲劇項(xiàng)目中的是人。故選C。s a shorttempered guy who says what he wants and takes what he wants to assist his candidate in today39。 （2）考查推理判斷。s extremely difficult to find the time to be a part of any production. For me, it was a onceinalifetime opportunity to try acting through the Senior Play Project. ”對(duì)作者來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)千載難逢的機(jī)會(huì)，來(lái)嘗試表演，從而可以推斷出，作者對(duì)于參加這個(gè)項(xiàng)目感到非常幸運(yùn)。 （1）考查推理判斷。D.What Makes a Good Actor.B.The costume.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? A.C.The plays.He is running for president.（3）What does the author like most about the project? A.He gives advice to the candidate.B.Confident.（2）What do we know about the character Roger? A.Nervous.Tired.Lucky.t needed. I39。 Between the lights, sounds, costume and makeup, and plenty more, theatre is a team sport just like basketball or baseball. There are no small parts。s on the set of The Spot, an advertisement for the candidate, to make sure everything runs smoothly and that any problems are dealt with quickly and efficiently.s a shorttempered guy who says what he wants and takes what he wants to assist his candidate in today39。 I was unsure of how I was as an actor, and I had to learn a lot fast: actions, my place in the story, my reactions, and countless other small details... As I began to improve as an actor, I was able to understand my characters better. Auditions (試鏡)came first. They weren39。 On Wednesday, January 13th, I performed on stage for the first time. As someone who takes part in so many activities, it39。 【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，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。本文通過(guò) 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(gè)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(guò)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(cè)。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(jī)場(chǎng)傷心痛苦時(shí)，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(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)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(shí)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(tái)），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