【正文】 normal curiosity. But journalism a century ago was just as notorious (臭名昭著). Publishers at that time routinely peted with each other for wild stories that could draw in the most readers. Meanwhile, it was an ideal atmosphere for a courageous reporter like Nellie Bly to spring into fame. their amusements, their motivations, their fears and ambitions. She produced an article totally different from what other reporters of the time were writing: personal, thoughtful, meaningful.s first newspaper job was . A.B.to interview mental patientsto experience life of chorus girls（2）What does the underlined word denouncing in Para. 2 probably mean? A.B.C.D.By criticizing Jules Verne.B.By writing stories through investigation.By caring about women from different classes.（4）Which of the following best describes Nellie Bly? A.B.Critical and dependent.Calm and enthusiastic.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Bly是一名美國(guó)女記者,在那個(gè)記者都熱衷于相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)而報(bào)道不實(shí)新聞特殊年代,她選擇為女性說(shuō)話。她不顧自己的工作甚至安危的態(tài)度,讓她成了美國(guó)歷史上著名的女記者。根據(jù)第二段中的Her first big opportunity as a reporter came in 1885 after she wrote an angry letter denouncing the Pittsburgh Dispatch for an article it had run criticizing women forced to work outside the home. The interested and excited editor hired Bly for her spirit,可知,Bly寫(xiě)信譴責(zé)Pittsburgh dispatch的文章,卻因?yàn)樗挠職獗恢骶幑蛡蛄恕?（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。A. Praising表?yè)P(yáng)；B. ；C. ；D. （譴責(zé)）。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的a courageous reporter like Nellie Bly可知她是勇敢的,再通過(guò)下文講述她臥底去調(diào)查女性事件,說(shuō)明她是實(shí)事求是的人。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)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。 Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the Illinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently. A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the money wasn39。 The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society president Jim Herkert said Gremel39。s allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremel39。 After doing all this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua（吉娃娃犬）. Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treated—and all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was determined to find. all said they39。how Gremel earned the moneyB.why Gremel made the donationD.He raised many pet dogs in his life.B.He adopted a young Chihuahua recently.D.s neighbors from the text? A.They are impressed with dog Winnie.C.They are caring and kind to each other.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，格雷梅爾是一個(gè)沒(méi)有孩子的單身男人，他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年，一直過(guò)著簡(jiǎn)樸的生活。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t mine to begin with and that he always intended to give it away. ”格雷梅爾是一個(gè)沒(méi)有孩子的單身男人，他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年，一直過(guò)著簡(jiǎn)樸的生活?？芍?，Patrick Falso的話道出了為什么Gremel要做出捐贈(zèng)。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 他在28歲時(shí)購(gòu)買(mǎi)了沃爾格林的股票。 （3）考查推理判斷。 all said they39。一個(gè)人帶來(lái)了許多新鮮的草莓?？芍?，他的鄰居之間是互相幫助友好相處的。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，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(lái)考古學(xué)家不再只是尋寶，而是把它作為一門(mén)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(lái)?yè)Q取零錢(qián)，可知，此處的peddled是兜售給游客以換取零錢(qián)，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(lái)裝飾歐洲和美洲的地產(chǎn)和博物館?？芍脊啪褪菍?，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(huà)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(guò)去聯(lián)系起來(lái)。 （4）考查推理判斷。通過(guò)研究它們可以讓我們正確的評(píng)估過(guò)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。 I waited half an hour, set the board, and sat in the studio, reviewing my questions until the telephone lines flashed. This is Connie Chung. I39。m late.re good. Her consistent response always made me feel underappreciated. I knew I needed to get rid of all the negativity in my life first, so I packed my bags and walked out of the house, thinking a risk would allow me to open myself to the world again and receive all the positive energy that I needed. People had faith in me, so I developed faith in myself. Their positive attitudes towards themselves and towards me helped me develop my own positive attitude, leading to productive interactions with celebrities and adding to my list of instructors.s amazing how positivity builds on itself.（1）What was the author probably