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ures, including a portrait of her father, who had passed away, and a photo of her husband as a boy. Then she heard about Operation Photo Rescue. I didn39。ve lost. I39。 In the five years since Katrina, Operation Photo Rescue has collected thousands of pictures ruined by floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. Volunteers make copy runs to disaster areas across the country to gather damaged photos from survivors。s great to be able to give people some of their history back, says Rebecca. One person told me that thanks to us, her grandmother got to see her photos again before she passed away. Moments like that remind me why I do this.(1)When Rebecca took the picture of the New Orleans couple, she decided to . A.B.set up shop in Pass Christiancover Hurricane Katrina(2)From Paragraph 2, we know that Dave and Rebecca . A.inspired volunteers to join themC.D.Excited.B.Satisfied.D.Surviving HurricanesB.Saving MemoriesA Lucky Couple【答案】 (1)B(2)B(3)D(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,攝影記者麗貝卡塞爾和編輯戴夫 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的”It just so happened that a popular website linked to Dave39。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的’I didn39。從而可以推斷出,艾米麗最初對(duì)能夠修復(fù)照片是懷疑的。 (4)考查主旨大意。s great to be able to give people some of their history back, says Rebecca. One person told me that thanks to us, her grandmother got to see her photos again before she passed away. Moments like that remind me why I do this.可知,通過照片修復(fù),他們讓很多人丟失的記憶得到恢復(fù),同時(shí),也贏得了人們的肯定。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,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。 Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places we39。re big and can39。re so subtle that if we aren39。ll always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.s Mt. Horeb. I39。s Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I39。 I saw him ing from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers I39。t even appear to be Egyptian! He was a smallframed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wirerimmed glasses.t heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, Sometimes you don39。ve lost it. As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.t have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to the top of Moses39。d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.s a miracle.t, that39。t possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!The key is that they39。He was in search of a miracle in his life.B.He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future.D.For what reason did the man stop before me?B.What change would I make within a matter of days?D.Apparent.B.Precise.D.the Asian man39。his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that momentC.the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed(5)What might be the best title for the passage? A.B.When might a miracle occur?Why do we need a miracle?(6)After the encounter of the Asian man, what will the writer probably do immediately? A.Have a rest to refresh himself.C.Come down the mountain.【答案】 (1)C(2)D(3)B(4)B(5)A(6)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,作者講述了一次埃及朝圣時(shí),爬到何烈山半山腰時(shí),偶遇了一位正在下山的亞洲陌生人。點(diǎn)醒了作者做出正確的決定。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.”可知,作者把這段時(shí)間預(yù)留出來做一些影響他國(guó)防工業(yè)工作、家庭以及最終生活的一些決定。 (2)考查詞義猜測(cè)。并且在第六段最后一句話中,作者強(qiáng)調(diào)了這次偶遇智者給作者說的話對(duì)他接下來幾天要做的決定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。 (3)考查詞義猜測(cè)。t possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!” 每次奇跡出現(xiàn), 他們變得不那樣細(xì)微,直到我們不能忽視它們給我們生活帶來的信息。故選B。根據(jù)第六段中的“In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that39。話對(duì)他接下來幾天要做的決定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。 (5)考查主旨大意。我們的工作不是質(zhì)疑這些離奇的事情,更多的是接受生活帶給我們的這些禮物。 (6)考查推理判斷。t know what you have lost until you39。故選D。4.閱讀理解 Sometimes a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Brian39。t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. How do you do! he said. I39。m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn39。 The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that edians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.(1)Brian was late for his job because ________. A.B.he was caught in a traffic jamhe was busy applying for a new job(2)What can we infer about humor? A.B.Brian often saved his job with humor