【正文】 ome, that might seem like a lot of smiling. Or some might even feel foolish ... smiling for seemingly no reason. But a smile does not involve drugs. It is not invasive like a surgical operation. It is free and it has no bad side effects. s heart health.（1）Which of the following agrees with Dr. Chockalingam39。同時(shí)說明了微笑有利于健康的原因和人們感到壓力時(shí)的身體反應(yīng)等情況。根據(jù)第二段中的“When we smile, the brain wiring changes. The chemicals that are released are more positive.”當(dāng)我們微笑時(shí)，大腦的線路會(huì)發(fā)生變化?？芍珻hockalingam博士認(rèn)為微笑能使我們的身體產(chǎn)生有益的化學(xué)物質(zhì)。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍?，當(dāng)我們處于危險(xiǎn)中時(shí)，壓力荷爾蒙可以幫助我們。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s heart health.”如果我們微笑，我們就打破了壓力和健康之間的聯(lián)系?？芍珻hockalingam博士認(rèn)為微笑可以使我們放松，從而有利于我們的健康。 （4）考查主旨大意。他說，微笑可能是幫助心臟的一種方式。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 Anyone who is afraid of failure and afraid to face challenges will never taste success, so said our professor in marketing. I laughed it off at that time, but got frightened when it actually happened in my life. However, the least expected thing happened. Iraq invaded Kuwait. Tension ran high in the region. Eventually the war broke out, and many people fled the country, leaving my firm in deep trouble.s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succeed when they gave up. I was living against all hopes, believing that something good would happen. After 2 months the war ended. My persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over.s viewpoint is ________. A.providing explanationsC.D.UnconfidentB.NervousD.get rid ofsmooth awaymake less forcefulimprove on（4）The author39。informpersuadedescribeentertain【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者的教授曾經(jīng)說過，任何害怕失敗和害怕面對挑戰(zhàn)的人永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)嘗到成功的滋味。 （1）考查推理判斷。下文主要通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷闡述了自己的觀點(diǎn)，即通過舉例說明的方式。 （2）考查推理判斷。我想過逃跑；以及第五段中的“I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure.”我覺得搬到那里去是一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的決定?？芍?dāng)伊拉克和科威特之間的戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時(shí)，作者感到?jīng)]有信心。 （3）考查詞義猜測。故可推測劃線短語意思為削弱，與C選項(xiàng)含義接近。 （4）考查推理判斷。畢竟，只有經(jīng)歷才能使人堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。這意味著它將花費(fèi)更長的時(shí)間?？芍髡邔戇@篇文章的目的是勸說人們面對挑戰(zhàn)或失敗時(shí)要大膽去對應(yīng)，保持積極的心態(tài)。故選B。3．閱讀理解 It didn39。 The biggest change by far and the one for which I will always be most grateful is this bigpicture perspective. That will stick with me for the rest of my life. When I39。t seem that pressing. It goes that, Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Living daily life down here on the planet is so much better with this attitude!（1）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word stomach in paragraph 2? A.Attend.C.Afford.（2）What is the most important change to the writer? A.He doesn39。He will always be most grateful for everything.D.caged bird longs for clouds.B.Let bygones be bygones.Time works great changes.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，講述了在一次太空之旅后作者對待生活的態(tài)度的變化。根據(jù)第二段中的“It didn39。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(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。 How far would you go for your kids education? That39。s how far I went. In the fall of 2017 my husband and I lost our jobs. We had to tell our daughter, Casey, that we couldn39。t what she used to be. Each day is marked by gratitude because she knows what it is like not to be able to get an education.t happen in times of fort。t have.s how far I went for my kid s education. And I dare say she is wiser and better off for it.（1）What do the parents involved in the college cheating scandal have in mon? A.They are aggressiveC.They are conservative.（2）The writer made the decision to pull Casey out of school__________. A.because of her illnessC.due to her bad behaviour（3）What does the writer think of her daughter39。It39。It is well worth it.C.It is a wrong decision.（4）The writer advises parents to____. A.do whatever they can for their kidsC.let their kids experience disappointment【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由大學(xué)作弊丑聞入手并結(jié)合自己教育女兒的經(jīng)歷告訴我們，真正的成長不是發(fā)生在安逸的時(shí)候，父母應(yīng)該讓孩子體驗(yàn)失望。根據(jù)第一段中的the college cheating scandal(丑聞)involving 38 wealthy parents around the country可知，陷入大學(xué)作弊丑聞的父母都是有錢人，故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的In the fall of 2017 my husband and I lost our jobs. We had to tell our daughter, Casey, that we couldn39。 （3）考查推理判斷。t what she used to be. Each day is marked by gratitude because she knows what it is like not to be able to get an education.可知，女兒重返校園后，學(xué)習(xí)比以前更加努力了，每一天都充滿感激之情，因?yàn)樗罒o法接受教育是什么滋味，由此可知，作者認(rèn)為女兒在南非的志愿工作是值得的，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的I taught her that disappointment is a part of life and we should face it bravely rather than avoid it.可知，失望是生活的一部分，我們應(yīng)該勇敢面對它而不是逃避它，由此可知作者建議父母讓孩子體驗(yàn)失望，故選D。5．閱讀理解 Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip which made me realize the value of a vacation, of seeing new things, meeting new people and sharing memorable experiences with family members. To this day, I still consider that family trip when I plan to take time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for resting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spend much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough for a family vacation every year. In our busy lives, family is what we should be saving our money and time for. Each year, setting aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. A relaxing environment opens the doors to all kinds of conversations—deep, silly or meaningful. There39。這讓作者在后來給自己的家庭計(jì)劃假期的時(shí)候，也讓家人們參與其中，這樣確保每個(gè)人都有一個(gè)美好的假期。根據(jù)第一段中的“When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life.”當(dāng)我還是個(gè)男孩的時(shí)候，我的父母和我從紐約到賓夕法尼亞的鄉(xiāng)村旅行了一周，體驗(yàn)鄉(xiāng)村生活。故選C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Involving the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too.”讓孩子們參與計(jì)劃假期，確保他們也有一個(gè)美好的假期。故D選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。 （3）考查主旨大意。以及下文中作者將那