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brary is more than books。s a munity. t a bad thing. When I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the librarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job. t always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them.(1)Why does the author consider herself lucky today? A.s best friend.She has access to a reliable car now.C.She lives close to libraries.(2)What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Reading books in a library.C.D.s attitude to her students39。Cautious.B.Doubtful.D.To discuss why libraries are important.To express her deep love for libraries.C.D. (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s Library.”可知,現(xiàn)在,我很幸運(yùn)地住在格倫黑德的冷海岸公共圖書館附近,走一小段路就可以到海崖兒童圖書館,由此可知,作者認(rèn)為自己很幸運(yùn)是因?yàn)樗〉秒x圖書館很近,故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“My 18imonthold son,Colin,and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week,meeting and making friends.”可知,我和18個(gè)月大的兒子科林每周都要去幾次海崖圖書館,在那里見面、交朋友,這是一種社交活動(dòng),畫線詞指代的就是“在圖書館社交”,故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Even though they can39。 (4)考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析,推理,從而選出正確答案。 For most of her life, Suanne Laqueur39。 Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother39。t want to own it.s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a selfpublished author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Selfpublishing as a way of sharing her first pleted novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passion—telling stories through writing—made the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose.s Digest SelfPublished Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize. she says. If you work with traditional publishing, it39。s marketable, There are tradeoffs, which everyone will tell you, but by selfpublishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I39。was a parttime writer when she was youngB.t like teaching dancing in factC.was interested in running her mother39。Her mother39。B.Selfpublishing her novels.D.became a failure.B.got all the attention.D.s said? A.She will never use traditional publishing.C.She enjoys the way of selfpublishing.【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)C(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,蘇安妮后來(lái),成為一名自主出版的作家,自費(fèi)出版了自己的小說(shuō)。s Digest)自出版圖書獎(jiǎng)上大出風(fēng)頭。根據(jù)第二段中的“Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother39。她在阿爾弗雷德大學(xué)主修舞蹈和戲劇,并在她母親的舞蹈工作室任教多年。故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“Yet Laqueur39。作家,想出版自己的小說(shuō)時(shí),改變了她對(duì)商業(yè)的態(tài)度。 (3)考查推理判斷。s Digest SelfPublished Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.”可知“第25屆年度作家文摘出版圖書頒獎(jiǎng)上,2300多篇作品獲得了大獎(jiǎng)”。 (4)考查推理判斷。m cool with that.”可知,她認(rèn)為自主出版的方式讓她能出版自己的書,自己要寫的故事。分析選項(xiàng)可知D項(xiàng)符合題意,故選D。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(guó)著名的詩(shī)人 (1)考查細(xì)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(shī)人以多種方式表達(dá)了他對(duì)美國(guó)及其人民的熱愛。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?!彼男略?shī)形式使許多人感到驚訝,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(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(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。 Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the Illinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently. A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the money wasn39。 The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society president Jim Herkert said Gremel39。s allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremel39。 After doing all this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua(吉娃娃犬). Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treated—and all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was determined to find. all said they39。how Gremel earned the moneyB.why Gremel made the donationD.He raised many pet dogs in his life.B.He adopted a young Chihuahua recently.D.s neighbors from the text? A.They are impressed with dog Winnie.C.They are caring and kind to each other.【答案】 (1)C(2)B(3)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,格雷梅爾是一個(gè)沒有孩子的單身男人,他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年,一直過(guò)著簡(jiǎn)樸的生活。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t mine to begin with and that he always intended to give it away. ”格雷梅爾是一個(gè)沒有孩子的單身男人,他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年,一直過(guò)著簡(jiǎn)樸的生活。可知,Patrick Falso的話道出了為什么Gremel要做出捐贈(zèng)。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 他在28歲時(shí)購(gòu)買了沃爾格林的股票。 (3)考查推理判斷。 all said they39。一個(gè)人帶來(lái)了許多新鮮的草莓??芍?,他的鄰居之間是互相幫助友好相處的。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正