【正文】 from his former pany. So I want to do something about that in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who don39。ve done.m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。 So, 40 plus years of employment was over. I had a good reputation and background. Retirement was not a choice for me. I wanted to do something. And then an idea came into my mind, born from my concern for our environment. I wanted to build my own business, designing and producing biodegradable(可生物降解的)packaging from waste. This is called clean technology, and it was really meaningful to me. It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year. Nine years ago, a few days before Christmas, I was a director at a pany in San Francisco, and I was called into a meeting that was already in progress. That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。 【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。閱讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了Samuel Johnson在惡劣的條件下編纂詞典的。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“How many words were defined by the lexicographer?”中的關(guān)鍵詞defined及聯(lián)系前后句，可以猜測出這里lexicographer指的是詞典編纂者。故選D。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.D.To discuss the problems of dictionaries.B.D.He gained much financial support.B.An assistant.（3）What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text? A.C.A biographer.They add no more than some big words.（2）What does the underlined word lexicographer in paragraph 4 refer to? A.They simply give some translations.B.They only offer simple pictures. How many passages were used? According to Johnson39。s dictionary, which took forty workers fiftyfive years to plete (16391694), Johnson39。s leader. Language itself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. Guides to the English language had been in existence before Johnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of mon words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a horse was defined in an early dictionary as a beast well known.4．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. ”對作者來說，這是一個千載難逢的機會，來嘗試表演，從而可以推斷出，作者對于參加這個項目感到非常幸運。 （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，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild.根據(jù)第二段中的“where he saved an endangered kestrel from being the next Great Auk”可知，他保護了瀕臨滅絕的紅隼，使他免于遭受Great Auk的情況，因此可知Great Auk是一種已經(jīng)滅絕的鳥類，選B。第二段中的“for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel from being the next Great Auk.”是對前面句子的補充說明，再由“won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize”可推知，這里的accolade與獲獎有關(guān)，故選C。Carl Jones 通過人工繁殖的方式是瀕臨滅絕的鳥類的數(shù)量逐漸增加，并且因此獲得了2016年的印第安的波利斯獎。D.was widely acceptedC.was proved of no use idea of taking eggs from the birds39。It39。The wild environment for kestrel has changed a lot.C.a fierce bird（3）What can we know from the figures in Paragraph 4? A.C.an extinct birdresearch（2）According to the passage, Great Auk is ________. A.C.level Prof Jones has devoted his whole life to his work, only being a father for the first time eight years ago, at 53. He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him, because it proved that his work to save birds was right.（1）What does the underlined word accolade mean in Paragraph 2? A.172,000) prize at a ceremony in London.As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn39。 A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild. The biologist has also been necessary in efforts to bring other rare species back from the edge of extinction, including the pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Rodrigues warbler. When the 61yearold