【正文】 his situation”指的是在日本人的英語水平相對較低，故選B。文章主要介紹了日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa在孫輩的鼓勵和幫助下學(xué)習(xí)英語，從她身上體現(xiàn)了“活到老，學(xué)到老”的精神，故選B。2．閱讀理解 But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone. After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a fulltime author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day. s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you bee an architect of positive change.（1）What was the author39。 lives better. helped to shape his dream career.（3）Why did the author choose writing as his job? was inspired by his teacher. could pass positive energy to readers. wanted to share his school experiences. found he had a talent for writing.（4）What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph? 39。 to bullies bravely. positive changes in their lives. others with kindness in daily life. to care more about others39。 （1）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness in the face of so much anger made me feel like my life had a greater purpose.”可知，但是在我14歲的時候開始做志愿者工作，我把我的問題變成了幫助別人的熱情。因此推斷參加志愿活動給“我”提供了表達善意的機會，讓“我”感覺到生活有更大的意義。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Even small acts of kindness can change someone39。故選C。3．閱讀理解 s exactly what Marine Corps veteran (退伍軍人) Johnny Bobbitt, 34, did in October in Philadelphia. One night in October, Bobbitt was sitting roadside with a sign in Philadelphia as usual, when Kate McClure of Florence Township, N. J. was driving home down Interstate 95 and ran out of gas. Scared and nervous, she got out of the car to head to the nearest gas station. As McClure was heading to the nearest gas station, she ran into Bobbitt and he told her to get back in the vehicle and lock the door. Minutes later, he appeared with a red gas can. He39。After that unexpected meeting, McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D39。t have to spend the holidays sleeping on the street. expenses. Bobbitt39。On Thanksgiving, Bobbitt was resting in a hotel, his feet up on the bed, drawing up a grand plan for his new life, thanks to several thousand dollars raised to repay him for a good deed.（1）What does the underlined word discreet in paragraph 2 most probably mean? A.Cautious.C.Optimistic.（2）McClure met Bobbitt when shecouldn39。B.couldn39。was in search of gas（3）It can be known from the text that . A.s story obtained wide attentionB.the GoFundMe page collected over $400,000 for BobbittD.A Homeless Veteran Paid Kindness ForwardB.A Homeless Veteran39。A Small Kindness Made a Big Difference【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，—個無家可歸的退伍軍人將身上僅有的二十美元買了汽油送給在回家途中汽車沒油的年輕女子，事后這名女子和她的男朋友專門建了一個網(wǎng)頁為他募捐，使他不用再睡在大街上。 （1）考查詞義猜測。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“Kate McClure of Florence Township, N. J. was driving home down Interstate 95 and ran out of gas... As McClure was heading to the nearest gas station, she ran into Bobbitt.”可知，McClure是在去加油站尋找油時遇見Bobbitt 的 （3）考查推理判斷。s story ran in a local paper.”可知，McClure是在十一月十號建立募捐網(wǎng)頁的，他們原本期望幫助Bobbitt募集一萬美元，他的故事還上了當(dāng)?shù)氐膱蠹?，截至十一月十五號，一萬多名當(dāng)?shù)厝送ㄟ^該網(wǎng)頁進行了捐款，募集到的捐款超過了三十萬美元。故選A。本文主要講述一個無家可歸的退伍軍人將身上僅有的二十美元買了汽油送給在回家途中汽車沒油的年輕女子，事后這名女子和她的男朋友專門建了一個網(wǎng)頁為他募捐并且募捐到了三十多萬美元，即這個無家可歸的退伍軍人的善心得到了回報。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(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。 Jon Hoffman was sitting at a red light when he saw a man run out of a store carrying a plastic donation jar full of cash. The Plano, Texas, detective, dressed in plain clothes but wearing his badge (徽章) and gun, caught the man and pinned him to the hood of his car. But Hoffman had trouble containing the thief, and they got into a struggle. The detective called out for help as a crowd gathered. Among those watching: Andre Harvey and Kirby Sample, two day laborers. Harvey did what has bee mon these days—he took out his phone and hit record. I hate to say it, but I thought that this policeman was doing something illegal, Harvey said. But when he asked for help, I thought, well, there won39。 Harvey caught hold of the suspect39。 I39。 After the arrest, the three men got to know each other over steaks and ribs at a local steak house—Hoffman39。He was not on duty.He needed witnesses to support him.C.D.t control the suspect.（2）Why did Harvey and Kirby record the scene at the beginning? A.To keep track of the criminal.C.s violence.D.He was ready to violate the law.B.He was out of work at that time.He had a good martial arts background.（4）What is Harvey and Sample39。Appreciative.B.Skeptical.D. （1）考查細節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“he took out his phone and hit record. “I hate to say it, but I thought that this policeman was doing something illegal”可知，他們記錄場景是想記錄警察做了一些不合法的事。t be a shooting if I get over there in time.”此句是說“如果我能及時趕到那里，就不會有槍擊事件了”。故選C。根據(jù)第六段中的“I39。故選B。根據(jù)第五段Harvey所言“I39。故選A。5．閱讀理解 At one point, my husband and I decided to move to a new home in New Jersey. Our neighbor, whose cat had recently had kittens, asked if we would like one. We were a little apprehensive about Sam39。 We picked a little, gray, playful ball of Fur. She raced around chasing imaginary