【正文】 We talk a lot in the . about success. Success is the dream and the end point. And not by coincidence the idea that hard work leads to personal success is as American as apple pie.t go our way. We39。t, as a society, have as much to say here. d feel better equipped to deal with uncertainty if we talked about it more. I had so fully bought into the belief that with enough effort, I could control what happened in my life. I actually caught myself thinking I could work my way out of my cancer. As it turns out, cancer doesn39。s work.t just a feelgood exercise. For example, technology and medicine have progressed to the point that many patients are living longer than they would have even a decade ago. These are achievements worth celebrating. And yet I wonder if the focus on success is sometimes misguided here as well. If it is one reason why we tend to pursue expensive endoflife treatments, they often acplish little other than to make a patient39。 My hope here is to make a case for thinking about meaning, in the same way we think about pursuing success. In that spirit, I39。Success is the dream.Success lies in hard work.C.Failure is always avoidable.（2）What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A.B.C.D.live as long as possibleB.make great progress in medicineget expensive endoflife treatments（4）What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.We can benefit from some unlucky things.C.Personally there are different meanings in life.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意：在美國人們經(jīng)常談?wù)摮晒ΑＣ绹苏J(rèn)為努力工作就能獲得個人成功每個人都能在不同的事物中找到意義。根據(jù)第一段中的And not by coincidence the idea that hard work leads to personal success is as American as apple 。 （2）推理判斷題。d feel better equipped to deal with uncertainty if we talked about it more. 可知我們會感覺更好地準(zhǔn)備好應(yīng)對不確定性，如果我們更多地談?wù)撍?。故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的The fact is that, when asked, many patients would rather focus on living meaningfully in their final ，在生命的最后幾天，許多病人實際上更專注于有意義的生活，故選B。根據(jù)最后一段The diversity in their responses reflects the fact that there are no right or wrong answers here. We each can find meaning in different ，關(guān)于人生意義的回答，沒有對或錯的答案，每個人都能在不同的事物中找到意義，故選D。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題。4．閱讀理解 ll have no trouble answering these questions.s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children bee unclear。 The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began plaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost kneedeep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they39。 Another block to awareness is the obsession(癡迷) many of us have with naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a rubycrowned kinglet and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.s around them. I asked them what they39。 Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.（1）According to Paragraph 2, pared with adults, children are more anxious to do wondersB. feelingsC.eager to explore the world around them（2）What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3? A.B.To follow the teacher39。To admit mistakes honestly.（3）The bird watchers39。are very patient in their observationB.care only about the names of birdsD.The natural beauty isn39。They focus on arriving at the camp in time.C.They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.（5）In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should . A.get rid of some bad habits in our daily lifeC.try our best to protect nature【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，我們有多久沒有仔細(xì)觀察我們周圍的世界了。 （1）考查推理判斷。s day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder.“可知,與成人相比較,孩子觀察得更多,孩子的一天充滿了魔力、新奇和驚奇。故選D。根據(jù)第三段作者敘述在一個寒冷的夜晚,作者和學(xué)生徒步旅行穿過一條小溪的時候,學(xué)生們抱怨水太冷而不愿往前走,結(jié)果事實上那是一個溫泉。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的”Another block to awareness is the obsession(癡迷) many of us have with naming things.“可知,鳥觀察者發(fā)現(xiàn)鳥后只關(guān)心鳥的名字,并不關(guān)心它在做什么。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s around them.“可知,徒步旅行者只關(guān)心能夠及時到達(dá)目的地,而很少關(guān)心周圍的事物。 （5）考查推理判斷。故選A。5．閱讀理解 I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering I want to be like him to myself as I watched him walking away.s Red Crescent Society and became a volunteer. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks in the same way as I did. Whenever I do something nice to others, people around me will start to judge my actions. Often I will just keep quiet and ignore what they say, but every once in a while, they do drive me up the wall.s honesty. Perhaps it is the increasing crime rate and the neverending rat race that caused them to be so suspicious to nice strangers. In other words, people nowadays have lost sight of the real meaning of kindness and just let it go unnoticed. That is why I think random acts of kindness are really important. These selfless acts are not only capable of bringing joy to the receivers but also to the givers. Because of this, I want to help spread the idea of these random acts to the whole world. I want to show the people how the little things they give could make a big difference in someone else39。s rose on the author? A.B.The author said a lot to the boy.It gave the author strength and hope.（2）Why did the author join the school39。To be a volunteer.To live a happy life.C.To have a good time.（3）Which can replace the