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nts with his video camera, Rainer, who was trapped had first and engulfed(吞噬)in darkness inside the whales mouth, was trying to survive. Nothing can actually prepare you for the event when you end up inside the pure instinct(本能), the diver told Barcroft TV. Knowing in the whale39。 The whale quickly realized he was no sardine! As the whale turned sideways, he opened his mouth slightly to release me, and I was washed out, together with what felt like tons of water, of his mouth, recalled Rainer. Though the entire incident lasted just seconds, it felt like a year to Rainer.A Diver39。The Annual Migration of Billions of Sea sardinesC.An Adventurous Trip off Coast Of Point Elizabeth(2)What animals does Sardine Run appeal to most? A.Seals.C.tortoises.(3)What did Rainer probably do first once in the whales mouth? A.He cried desperately.C.He struggled violently.(4)According to the passage, we can say that Rainer was very_______. A.generousC.fortunate【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)C(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,51歲的Rainer在南非的海域拍攝沙丁魚遷徙過程中。 (1)考查主旨大意。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 (3)考查推理判斷。 (4)考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)一步根據(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。 In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass grave. The bodies weren39。 the rest were sold as fertilizer. One ship transported about 180,000, weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to Liverpool to be spread on the fields of England. In the century since then, archaeology has bee less of a treasure hunt and more of a science. Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites39。 They39。modernizeddisplayedillustrateddemonstrated(2)Why was archaeology once referred to as a treasure hunt (paragraph 3)? A.Animal mummies could be made into fertilizer which is very valuable.C.People sought the remains of ancient Egypt merely for their material value.(3)Which of the following is TRUE about Salima Ikram? A.She believes that studying the remains can help modern society relate to the past.C.s personal belongings and classify them.D.value the past by studying the remains left behind by our ancestorsB.understand that animal mummies are more important than gold and masksD.后來考古學(xué)家不再只是尋寶,而是把它作為一門科學(xué)研究。正如古物學(xué)家薩利瑪 (1)考查詞義猜測(cè)。 the rest were sold as fertilizer.可知,peddled后的to tourists for change即把最好的給游客來?yè)Q取零錢,可知,此處的peddled是兜售給游客以換取零錢,可知peddle就是向他人炫耀從而售出,故選B。第二段敘述了最初考古是為了尋找皇家陵墓,尋找華麗的黃金和彩繪面具來裝飾歐洲和美洲的地產(chǎn)和博物館??芍?,考古就是尋寶,為了物質(zhì)上的價(jià)值。treasure hunt分析選項(xiàng)可知D項(xiàng)符合題意,故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的“she created a gallery for the collection — a bridge between people today and those of long ago.”可知,Salima Ikram把她的發(fā)現(xiàn)進(jìn)行分類之后,她為這些收藏品創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)畫廊——一座連接今天的人和很久以前的人的橋梁。我有一只寵物。由此可推斷出她認(rèn)為研究這些遺跡有助于把現(xiàn)代社會(huì)與過去聯(lián)系起來。 (4)考查推理判斷。通過研究它們可以讓我們正確的評(píng)估過去。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要根據(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。 Recently whenever I turned on my puter or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. That39。 When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didn39。 The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.They volunteered to make bread for their munity.B.They felt sorry that they couldn39。They ate nothing but to wait for their munity to rescue them.(2)Which of the following best explains forlorn underlined in the last paragraph? A.B.C.D.Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.B.The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centers.D.A Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in HoustonB.All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in HoustonD. (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Instead,we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others.”相反,我們應(yīng)該采取積極的行動(dòng)來拯救自己和幫助別人。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days,”可知,Hurricane Harvey造成休斯敦停電。 (4)考查主旨大意。故選D。5.閱讀理解 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.t particularly difficult, more to see who may be a better fit tor certain roles. We were told our roles in the various plays, and started to work immediately. My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called The Spot. He39。s tough political races. He39。 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. I worked with 12 other seniors who not only loved what they were doing, but offered help and advice throughout my entire learning process. there is no one who isn39。ve learned to appreciate live theatre, and the effort that every person in the show, both onstage and offstage, puts into it.(1)How did the author feel about being in the project? A.B.C.D.He means what he says.He puts up an advertisement.C.D.The people.B.The characters.D.The Senior Play Project.Acting for the First Time.C.A Lesson Learnt through Acting.【答案】 (1)