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ifferent areas of this beautiful island. t the groups of whales we saw, or the vast areas of woodland, that made this place so memorable. Next year, there39。ll be taking our summer vacation. Who knows what act of kindness we39。s family have in Newfoundland? couldn39。t have a car.(2)The underlined word dumbfounded in Paragraph 12 is closest in meaning to ______. (3)What impressed the author most during her stay in Newfoundland? talkative cab driver. whales swimming. beautiful scenery of the island. help from an enthusiastic stranger.(4)What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph? is looking forward to meeting Alma once more. expects to visit Newfoundland again. hasn39。 (1)考查細節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)第十二段中的“my husband and I just smiled in disbelief”我丈夫和我只是不相信地笑著,可知,當(dāng)Alma提出讓作者一家開自己的車去旅行的時候,作者和丈夫很驚詫。故選A。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Instead, it was the act of kindness from a plete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was.”取而代之,是一個陌生人的善意之舉讓我意識到紐芬蘭的真正特別之處。故選D??v觀全文可知,陌生人的善良和熱情好客給作者留下了最深刻印象,且根據(jù)最后一段“Next year, there39。ll be taking our summer vacation. Who knows what act of kindness we39。誰知道到時候我們又會遇到什么樣的善意之舉呢?可知,作者將還會去紐芬蘭島旅行,期待那里人們的熱情。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析,推理,從而選出正確答案。 Recently whenever I turned on my puter or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. That39。 When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didn39。 The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.They volunteered to make bread for their munity.B.They felt sorry that they couldn39。They ate nothing but to wait for their munity to rescue them.(2)Which of the following best explains forlorn underlined in the last paragraph? A.B.C.D.Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.B.The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centers.D.A Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in HoustonB.All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in HoustonD. (1)考查細節(jié)理解。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Instead,we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others.”相反,我們應(yīng)該采取積極的行動來拯救自己和幫助別人。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days,”可知,Hurricane Harvey造成休斯敦停電。 (4)考查主旨大意。故選D。4.閱讀理解 A lot of us e home without realizing we are bringing the war home with us, said Josh Marino, a veteran (退伍兵)of the Iraq war who suffered the effects of PTSD of suicide .t want to deal with it anymore, Marino said. He wrote a goodbye note, grabbed a knife and went outside for a final cigarette in the rain. But then, from the deepest depth of despair came hope. Meowing out of the bushes next to him came a stray black and white kitten (小貓) which, according to Marino, just walked up and started rubbing up against my leg and let me pet him. I came to life again and I broke down crying. I burst into tears.t the end of the story.s remarkable story of healing and heartbreak which you can watch on the Internet. The story is dedicated to showing how animals can help humans through tough times, as well as humans can help them. It is a beautiful story that is sure to tug at your heart strings, showing just how powerful the bond between humans and animals can be. We love it, and we hope you do too!(1)What can we get from the first two paragraphs? A.Josh Marino wounded badly during the Iraq war.C.PTSD usually happens after the soldiers drop their guns.(2)Why did Josh Marino suddenly burst into tears according to the passage? A.t help crying.B.The wild little cat attacked him so badly.D.PTSD a disease cured by a soldier.B.A rescue between a soldier and a cat.D. (1)考查推理判斷。這說明參加伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭對Marino產(chǎn)生了不好的影響,故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“Meowing out of the bushes next to him came a stray black and white kitten (小貓) which, ….I broke down crying. I burst into tears.”可知在Marino準(zhǔn)備自殺的時候,一只小貓從灌木叢走出來蹭他的腿,讓他撫摸自己。由此可以推斷小貓的出現(xiàn)給了他生活的希望,他因此而哭泣。 (3)考查主旨大意。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生根據(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。 About 6 years ago, I was on a plane next to a woman. I was tired and wanted to take a nap. But before I could go into ignore pattern, she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself. We got to talking and eventually it came up that I had started an organization in high school called .(Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and told me that she admired me for that. She told me a story about the last time she had flown. She was on the way to Arizona because she had gotten sudden news that her dad39。s physician called to inform her that her dad had rather suddenly passed away. For the 3hour plane ride, she sat in silence around strangers.ll never forget about Helga39。t normal.t normal. That has stuck with me all these years especially now. I work in schools nationwide speaking about sympathy, kindness, empathy (同理心) and love. I39。 So, I39。m always be on the lookout for the little opportunities that surround me every day to do something nice.(1)What impr