【正文】 Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either pletely useless or that she was a genius. There 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。鄧肯十歲時輟學去教別人跳舞，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，可推測出劃線部分的意思應為“用困難推動她向夢想前進”。 （2）考查細節(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判斷一條魚，它終其一生都會認為自己是愚蠢的。鄧肯是個失敗者。由此可推斷出，作者在最后一段想要告訴我們每個人都是獨特的天才。 （4）考查主旨大意。鄧肯十歲時輟學去教別人跳舞，文章主要介紹了她的經(jīng)歷以及所取得的成功。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 Arthur Dubois isn39。s because at 72 years old, the Chicago resident is a newly discovered hiphop artist. music. He was pletely floored. Daniels quickly took videos showcasing Dubois39。 talents have even caught the attention of some famous hiphop producers.s not what you would expect, right? Daniels says in one of the videos. Dubois music is playing in the background, giving a steady beat that easily invites listeners to dance.s Scott Simon. I had to learn how to do the puter and music at the same time. Dubois taught himself by using the audio editing software. Now he39。 newfound social media fame has been a little overwhelming for him. I was shocked, he said. I broke down and cried because I didn39。d never used Instargram, Twitter and all that other stuff, Dubois said. Because I didn39。ve got to have it. The attention doesn39。 head thoughhe doesn39。Astonished.B.Nervous.D.Daniels.B.NPR39。Hiphop producers.（3）What can we infer from the text? A.Daniels didn39。 music at first.C.Dubois didn39。Well begun in half done.It39。Lost time in never found again.D. （1）考查詞義猜測。 talents and posted them to Twitter.可知,聽完Dubois的演唱后,Daniels很快拍下了展示Dubois才能的視頻,并將其發(fā)布到推特上,由此可見他被Dubois的演唱驚到了,由此可知畫線詞詞義為吃驚的、驚愕的,故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的Dubois said his style was entirely selftaught.可知,Dubois說他的風格完全是自學的。 （3）考查推理判斷。t know that many people liked me.可知,Dubois說他哭了,因為他不知道會有那么多人喜歡他,由此可知,Dubois 沒想到自己在網(wǎng)上如此受歡迎,故選D?？v觀全文可知,本文主要講述了72歲的爺爺Dubois自學嘻哈音樂,并在網(wǎng)上擁有大量的粉絲,他的故事告訴我們什么時候?qū)W習都不晚,故選B。4．閱讀理解s greatest writers, Walt Whitman, helped people learn to value poetry. Whitman created a new kind of poetry. One of America39。s work. But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitman39。 Walt Whitman39。His poems have the same rhyme.B.He helped people to create new poems.D.The poems are quite short.B.Whitman wasn39。There are only 12 poems in it.（3）What does the underlined word denounced in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? A.Downloaded.C.Translated.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Walt Whitman—an Unfortunate PoetC.The First and Greatest Poet in America【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物介紹，介紹了美國著名的詩人 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。s poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways.”這位詩人以多種方式表達了他對美國及其人民的熱愛。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解?！彼男略娦问绞乖S多人感到驚訝，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. （4）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，是一篇人物類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 It was only after her death from Bright39。s release of her plete body of poetry that made her works receive real acclaim. He published 1,775 of her poems in 1955 in a volume entitled The Poems of Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson led a reclusive life, but her childhood was a happy one. She had the privilege of being educated at some of the most outstanding women schools in her time and devoted herself to reading all kinds of books. Dickinson was very concerned with the subject of nature. Her writings are plex, and for many years scholars have searched for romantic inspiration, but have not yet understood her works. What is clear, however, is that her works can39。 Without doubt, Dickinson39。Apology.Enthusiasm.Approval.Reference.（2）What did Dickinson do during her childhood? A.She passed her poems to magazines.C.She practiced writing with the help of her friends.（3）What do we know about Dickinson39。They are easy for readers to understand.B.They inspire modern naturalists to study nature.D.Causes of Emily Dickinson39。Features of Emily Dicki