【正文】 s from a plete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was. s no doubt where we39。ll meet then?（1）What problem did the author39。t understand the local accent. car broke down on the first day. got lost during a hike. didn39。t decided where to go next year. also wants to be kind to others during vacation.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者最近一次去加拿大的紐芬蘭旅行時，被當?shù)厝说臒崆楹每蜕钌钣|動。根據(jù)第十段中的“I explained that there were no cars available during our week on the island, so we had to rely on cabs instead.”我解釋道，我們周末來島上度假沒有汽車，我們只能打出租車，可知，作者一家人在紐芬蘭島上旅行時遇到的問題是，他們沒有一輛車。 （2）考查詞義猜測。并且此處單詞與第十六段中的“stunned”呼應(yīng)。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解?？芍?，給作者留下最深刻印象的是來自一位熱心的陌生人的幫助。 （4）考查推理判斷。s no doubt where we39。ll meet then?”毫無疑問我們明年會去哪里過暑假。故選B。3．閱讀理解 t always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships. s Library. My 18imonthold son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people don39。 it39。Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled(咯咯笑)too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasn39。I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually(虛擬地)visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they can39。She has bee her mother39。B.She can meet friends at the library.D.Socializing in a library.B.Visiting a library with a family member.Building parentchild friendship in a library.（3）What is the author39。 way of visiting libraries? A.Favorable.C.Disapproving.（4）Why does the author write the text? A.B.To explain how libraries change.To introduce her favorite libraries.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了從自己小時候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館的變化。根據(jù)第二段中的“Today，I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children39。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 （3）考查推理判斷。t always easily visit their local libraries，the library is always with them.”可知，盡管學(xué)生們不能總是很容易地參觀當?shù)氐膱D書館，但圖書館總是與他們在一起，由此可知，作者對學(xué)生們訪問虛擬圖書館的方式是支持的，故選B?？v觀全文可知，作者講述了從自己小時候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館所發(fā)生的變化，由此可知，作者寫這篇文章是為了解釋圖書館的變化，故選C。4．閱讀理解 When her editor, Dave Ellis, saw the photo of the couple, he suggested they go back and restore damaged photos for even more people. So in January 2006, with paid time off from the paper, the two set up shop in Pass Christian. After posting a notice in the munity newsletter, Rebecca and Dave received 500 photos in four days. For each, the pair took a new digital picture, then used hightech software to erase water spots and restore colors. It just so happened that a popular website linked to Dave39。 Though digital restoration is a painstaking process, mending irreplaceable family pictures means the world to victims like Emily Lancaster, 71, who took out piles of ruined photo albums after Katrina, never thinking the mess could be saved. But she just couldn39。t have a whole lot of hope they could fix them, but they did, Emily says. Almost every day I think about all the pictures I39。m so happy to have these two. operating costs are covered by donations. It39。take them to their temporary homehelp with their damaged photosC.D.quit their jobs in 2006B.spent four days mending the photosmade their work known in their newspaper（3）How did Emily Lancaster feel when she first heard about Operation Photo Rescue? A.Hopeless.C.Sceptical.（4）What is the best title for the passage? A.An Act of GenerosityC.D.埃利斯通過照片修復(fù)，他們讓很多人丟失的記憶得到恢復(fù)，同時，也贏得了人們的肯定。根據(jù)第一段中的I told them I could take the ruined pictures, copy them and give them digitally restored (修復(fù)) photos, 可知，攝影記者麗貝卡塞爾會幫助他們修復(fù)受損的照片。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。s blog about the experience, and soon Operation Photo Rescue, as it came to be known, had s from hundreds of volunteers, including photographers and restoration experts, eager to help.“后來被稱為照片救援行動的網(wǎng)站，收到了數(shù)百名志愿者的電子郵件，其中包括攝影師和修復(fù)專家，他們都渴望提供幫助，可知，他們的行動鼓舞了其他的志愿者加入。 （3）考查推理判斷。t have a whole lot of hope they could fix them, but they did,‘ Emily says. ”艾米麗說:能修好它們，我沒有抱太大的希望，但他們做到了。故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的It39。故選C。5．閱讀理解 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。t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. How do you do! he said. I39。m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn39。 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.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.B.he was caught in