【正文】 was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed to her or they basically ignored her. But there wasn39。 There is an old quotation if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.（1）What does the underlined phrase treat troubles as fuel mean? used troubles to push her forward towards her dream. was good at burning away everyday troubles. turned Duncan into a confident girl. lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan? experience in New York was the foundation of her career. teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence. dancing style was not very well received at the beginning. mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.（3）What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph? is useless climbing a tree to catch fish. is a genius in his own way. e from human stupidity. can impact students greatly.（4）What is this passage mainly about? Duncan39。s career development and other dancers39。s early experiences and the reasons for her success.39。鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞，作者講述了她的早期的經(jīng)歷以及其取得成功的原因。根據(jù)第二段中的“Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence”即使在那個(gè)年齡，她也有足夠的天賦去掙錢，而且她還有一種罕見的自信；以及“something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her ”能讓她心中燃燒的火焰更旺，可推測(cè)出劃線部分的意思應(yīng)為“用困難推動(dòng)她向夢(mèng)想前進(jìn)”。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。很自然，這在一開始就引起了人們的嘲笑和大笑，但隨著她的工作越來(lái)越多，這樣的事情就不那么頻繁了。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”如果你以爬樹的能力來(lái)判斷一條魚，它終其一生都會(huì)認(rèn)為自己是愚蠢的。鄧肯是個(gè)失敗者。由此可推斷出，作者在最后一段想要告訴我們每個(gè)人都是獨(dú)特的天才。 （4）考查主旨大意。鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞，文章主要介紹了她的經(jīng)歷以及所取得的成功。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，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。On a recent trip to the island of Newfoundland, Canada, my husband asked our talkative cab driver what made him most proud to be from there. His answer lingered in my mind during that ride with my husband and teenage kids, as we headed out to explore on the first day of our vacation. We met Alma that same morning at the start of a long hike. They39。d like suggestions. We listened eagerly, taking mental notes, until one of the women asked, You have a car, right? Oh no, she said, you need a car. And then, as casually as if offering a piece of chewing gum (口香糖), she said: Take mine! Why not? She insisted. You need a car to get to know all these places. t even know us, I said. t matter, she continued with absolute determination. s Alma. s car. But it wasn39。Instead, it was the act of kindness 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(shí)，被當(dāng)?shù)厝说臒崆楹每蜕钌钣|動(dòng)。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(lái)島上度假?zèng)]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(shí)遇到的問題是，他們沒有一輛車。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。并且此處單詞與第十六段中的“stunned”呼應(yīng)。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍?，給作者留下最深刻印象的是來(lái)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(wú)疑問我們明年會(huì)去哪里過暑假。故選B。4．閱讀理解 t like (me gusta, no me gusta) and shouting out which animals are big (grande) or small (pequeno).9) but then I show her “La Vaca Lola” on YouTube. She shouts vaca with enthusiasm and with what I hope is a Spanish accent. Then I read Edward Luce39。 I thought about Mandarin Chinese, one of the top 10 languages most important for our future, according to the British Council (others include Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Japanese). But there were no classes for young children nearby. There were, however, local Spanish classes—the numberone language on the list. When she started to sing Incy Wincy Spider in Spanish and English—helped by a Spanish nursery workerour decision was made.（1）What can we learn about the author39。She uses finger puppets to make her voice heard.B.She learns Spanish by dancing to songs.D.s class at first? A.Surprised.C.Doubtful.（3）Why did the author ask her daughter to learn a foreign language? A.B.To encourage her to have belief in herself.D.Her performance.Her great interest.C.s suggestion.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的”She tells us little about the classes I begin to wonder if it was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about 163。故作者最初對(duì)女兒的課感覺是可疑的。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的”When she started to sing ’Incy Wincy Spider‘ in Spanish and Englishhelped by a Spanish nursery workerour decision was made.？“當(dāng)她開始用西班牙語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)演唱“Incy Wincy Spider”時(shí)，在一位西班牙托兒所工作人員的幫助下，我們做出了決定。故選A。5．閱讀理解 Brady and British Army Captain Louis Rudd set off a mile apart at the same time on November 3, 2018, from the Atlantic coast with the aim to bee the first person to ski across the remote continent alone.Brady caught up with Rudd on November10 and never let the British man get close to him again. O39。s coldest continent while pulling a 300pound sled(雪橇) with supplies.s largest ice sheet and waited patiently for Rudd to plete the great undertaking. On December 29, just three days after O39。s second person to plete the solo crossing of the frozen continent.Rudd was not disappointed at being second since he never considered it to be a race. Besides, the 49yearold British Army Captain had a more selfless motive for attempting the feat. He was do