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ant. These selfless acts are not only capable of bringing joy to the receivers but also to the givers. Because of this, I want to help spread the idea of these random acts to the whole world. I want to show the people how the little things they give could make a big difference in someone else39。s rose on the author? A.B.The author said a lot to the boy.It gave the author strength and hope.(2)Why did the author join the school39。To be a volunteer.To live a happy life.C.To have a good time.(3)Which can replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2? A.B.Force me to climb the wall.Force me to the dead corner.【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文,作者由小時候第一次經(jīng)歷隨機的善意行為得到啟發(fā),加入了學校的Red Crescent Society想讓別人微笑。作者認為這些人喜歡抱怨現(xiàn)在的人類是多么缺乏人文和同情心。正因為如此,作者想把這些隨機行為的理念傳播到全世界,想向人們展示,他們所付出的每一件小事都能給別人的生活帶來巨大的改變。根據(jù)第一段中的”I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering “I want to be like him” to myself as I watched him walking away.“我笑得合不攏嘴,看著他走開,我低聲對自己說:“我想成為他那樣的人。故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的”From then on, I made it as my life mission to do random acts of kindness whenever I can. I was very determined to make other people smile. That was the only reason why I joined my school39。我下定決心要讓別人微笑。作者加入學校的Red Crescent Society的原因是為了讓別人微笑。 (3)考查詞義猜測。通常我會保持沉默,忽略他們說的話,但每隔一段時間,這些人還是真的會讓作者特別生氣。故可推測劃線部分短語意思為“是我非常生氣”。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和詞義猜測兩個題型的考查,是一篇人生感悟類閱讀,考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進行推理,歸納,從而選出正確答案。 s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.s near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device. She had never driver the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. I put my plete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train, she told the BBC.s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it39。 The problem with his argument in the book is that it39。t say.s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat puterbased locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft。s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some bination of these factors. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just a. s long.(1)What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident? A.It was dark and raining heavily then.C.Her GPS device didn39。close hitheavy lossnarrow escapebig mistake(3)Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A.t live without.B.Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D.s accident.(4)In the writer39。s argument is ________. A.B.C.D.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B.The shortings of digital devices we use.D.引發(fā)作者對于人與科技的關(guān)系上的深思。根據(jù)第二段中的Ceely39。故選D。根據(jù)第一段可知Ceely的車被卡在鐵路上并且被火車撞飛了,而她自己則死里逃生,文章用near miss來形容這個事故,由此可推斷narrow escape 最符合文意,即Ceely很驚險地逃生了,故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. 可知Stevenson認為是科技設(shè)備應(yīng)該被指責,即它們不能滿足人們的需要,故選B。根據(jù)第四段中的 The problem with his argument in the book is that it39。 (5)考查主旨大意。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查,是一篇人生感悟類閱讀,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。 My mother has a dining table which sits right in the middle of her dining room. It was once buried beneath piles of papers—magazines, articles, copies of schedules for vacations she took back in the 1990s, and baby pictures of grand children who are now paying off their college loans.t we go through all that stuff? Ross said. No. Don39。t find a bill she needed, Ross suggested it might be put somewhere in the dining room and that we find it together. Besides, he said, all those papers are clearly stressing you out. However, my mother just said, Are you boys hungry? And then she seemed to have lost herself in deep thought. My mother led the way s start at the other end. That39。 When I returned home, inspired by the visit to my mother, I sorted out my own accumulated(累積的) piles of papers, sold or gave away half of my possessions, and moved into a smaller house. It seems that my life has been cheaper and easier since then. And it proves that a small change does make a big difference.(1)What did the mother ask her children to do with these unopened mails? A.To read them for her.C.To pick out the important ones among them.(2)When the mother walked into the dining room, she was________. A.afraidC.careful(3)What39。s attitude towards his mother39。Positive.Negative.Uncertain.Unknown.(4)What might be the best title of the passage? A.B.A happy family reunionThe lesson of the dining table【答案】 (1)D(2)D(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文,作者和哥哥在看望母親期間幫助母親清理餐桌上的資料(一向被她視為寶貝),只留下了極少的重要東西,燒掉了大部分無用的東西。 (1)考查細節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)第四段中的“My mother led the way , walking into the dining room the way an animal manager might be while entering a cage with tigers in it”可知,母親就像動物管理員走進老虎籠中一樣,那么謹慎的進入餐廳。 (3)考查觀點態(tài)度。故可知,作者的態(tài)度是積極的。 (4)考查主旨大意全文以餐桌清理為主線,講述了在我們的生活中要把無用之物拋棄,以使我們生活更加簡易,尤其是最后一段中的“And it proves that a small change does make a big difference可知,D項(有關(guān)餐桌的一課)可作本文的標題。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,觀點態(tài)度和主旨大意三個題型