【正文】 tor certain roles. We were told our roles in the various plays, and started to work immediately. My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called The Spot. He39。s tough political races. He39。 While I had really interesting characters, and the plays were funny and such a great experience to act in, I really love the Senior Play Project for the people. I worked with 12 other seniors who not only loved what they were doing, but offered help and advice throughout my entire learning process. there is no one who isn39。ve learned to appreciate live theatre, and the effort that every person in the show, both onstage and offstage, puts into it.（1）How did the author feel about being in the project? A.B.C.D.He means what he says.He puts up an advertisement.C.D.The people.B.The characters.D.The Senior Play Project.Acting for the First Time.C.A Lesson Learnt through Acting.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了第一次登臺(tái)表演的經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)第一段中的“As someone who takes part in so many activities, it39。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“My first character is a man named Roger who is a senior advisor to a presidential candidate in a play called ‘The Spot.’ He39。s tough political races.”可知，羅杰在劇中是一位總統(tǒng)候選人的高級(jí)顧問，從而可以推斷出，他給候選人提供建議。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選A。根據(jù)第一段中的“On Wednesday, January 13th, I performed on stage for the first time.”及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要敘述作者第一次登臺(tái)表演的經(jīng)歷。 【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。 Violette Childe, 67, is a dining panion who helps serve patients lunches. The role was introduced ten years ago by a dietitian concerning that some patients were not eating their meals.t focus on eating. explains Yvonne DonglasMorris, head of volunteering, who oversees the activities of all 528 of the trusty volunteers. Staff are busy with the clinical side of things, so the dining panions were introduced. They will assist the patients and encourage them to eat. Another key role is played by the discharge volunteers, who offer support to the elderly, especially those aged 70 and overleaving hospital to return to an empty home. The team has a budget of ￡10 per person and will pop to the shops and buy milk, bread and a meal to tide them over for the first few hours. They then call the patients regularly, for as long as they need, to check how they are getting on and if they need extra support.Their working conditions are noisy.B.They often make patients more nervous.D.She finds it tiring and boring.B.She believes it gives her a sense of belonging.D.Raise money for the elderly.B.Buy daily necessities for them.D.It is never too old to learn.B.Health is better than wealth.God helps those who help themselves.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，通過講述志愿者的工作，告訴我們的是人多力量大。根據(jù)第二段中的Many of our patients are elderly and can be confused by the noisy, busy environment of the hospital and so won39。 so the dining panions were introduced. They will assist the patients and encourage them to eat. 所以介紹了吃飯的同伴?？芍P(guān)于用餐同伴，我們能了解到他們的工作環(huán)境很嘈雜。 （2）考查推理判斷。這讓我覺得更完整了”，以及“ I believe in being a part of the munity and this hospital is part of my munity. ”我相信成為社區(qū)的一份子，而這家醫(yī)院也是我社區(qū)的一份子。故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“They then call the patients regularly, for as long as they need, to check how they are getting on and if they need extra support.”然后他們會(huì)定期給病人打電話，只要他們需要，檢查他們的情況以及是否需要額外的支持。故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The volunteers in Kingston work from a dedicated officea small room in one of the buildings on the hospital grounds, where a Christmas tree decorated with baubles (小飾物) bearing the faces of volunteers sits in the corner.” Kingston的志愿者們在一間專門的辦公室里工作，這是醫(yī)院場地上一棟大樓里的一個(gè)小房間，角落里有一棵圣誕樹，上面裝飾著印有志愿者面孔的小玩意。故選B。8．閱讀理解 t think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body, Agatha Christie once said.s murder stories made her the world39。s works have sold more copies than her. Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and lots of short stories, dying at the age of 86. With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies. Poirot is a tidy little man with a funnylooking moustache, an eggshaped head and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behaviour of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has bee so famous that someone has even written his biography, The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot.（1）What kind of works did Agatha Christie write? A.B.C.D.joined the Army in World War Ihas been a teacher at a police academyC.has had all her novels turned into films（3）From Mackie39。s novels have continuous appeal for viewers? A.Because she has a good knowledge of weapons.C.Because people are longing to read really good detective novels.（4）What is Hercule Poirot? A.s coworker.He is the hero in many of Christie39。He is a real police officer.He is the writer who wrote a biography of Christie.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要介紹以寫謀殺故事而成為世界著名推理小說家的Agatha Christie以及她的作品。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer.(在克里斯蒂50年的寫作生涯中，她的謀殺故事使她成為世界上最著名的神秘作家。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer. Only the Bible and Shakespeare39。只有《圣經(jīng)》和莎士比亞的作品比她賣得多。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中Her work has continuing appeal for viewers, said director Laura Mackie. There is always a desire for a really good detective novel.可知，Laura Mackie認(rèn)為她的作品對觀眾有著持續(xù)的吸引力，人們總是渴望一本真正好的偵探小說。故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who starred in 30 of her ，Hercule Poirot是克里斯蒂30部作品中的男主角。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查