【正文】 he published his first book of poetry in eighteen fiftyfive. He called it Leaves of Grass. It had only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme.s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman39。s poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice.s poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventythree, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninetytwo. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead, they simply call him a great poet.（1）What can we know about Whitman? A.He is the first great poet in the USAC.His poems show his love for his country.（2）Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first? A.The form of poetry is special.C.t famous then.D.Accused.B.Published.D.Walt Whitman—a Great SoldierB.Walt Whitman and Leaves of GrassD. Walt Whitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Walt Whitman39。Walt Whitman的詩贊美美國及其民主?？芍xD。根據(jù)第三段中的“The new form of his poetry surprised many people. （3）考查詞義猜測。”可知，人們不接受Walt Whitman的詩集，可推知denounced可能是“指責(zé)，批評”之意，選A?？v觀全文可知，本文講述了美國著名作家Walt Whitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》，并圍繞《草葉集》的開始不被接受到最后的大受歡迎展開，故選C。6．閱讀理解 Orville would discover in later years that he and Wilbur39。 Both boys loved to solve problems that seemed difficult to others. The more difficult the problem was, the more they saw it as a challenge. Exploring the unknown was such a joy for then that Orville once said, I can remember when Wilbur and I could hardly wait for the morning to e to get at something that interested us. That39。 Putting their gift to work, the boys entered the printing business soon after high school. Orville designed and then built a printing press（印刷機(jī)）for this enterprise. At first, they did contract printing for other people, and soon one of their customers during the early 1890s was Father Milton39。 Branching out into other areas, they also opened a bicycle business. Bicycling was the fastest growing sport in the country at that time, and their repair shop soon led them into building bicycles of their own design, often with tools of their own construction, such as the lathe（車床）driven by a onecylinder gasoline engine built by Orville. The bicycle shop would provide the livelihood（生計）that would allow them to carry out their experiments on airplanes. （1）What may inspire Wilbur and Orville Wright to be keen on flight in childhood？ A.Their wishes to travel by plane.C.Their interest in duplicating toys.（2）What kind of children were the Wright brothers？ A.Quiet and modes.C.Stubborn but careful（3）What business did Wilbur and Orville enter shortly after high school？ A.The printing business.C.The bicycle business.（4）What will possibly be discussed following this text？ A.What trouble they would meet in their business.C.How the two brothers began to invent planes.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了 萊特兄弟是怎樣的發(fā)明飛機(jī)的過程。根據(jù)第二段中的“Orville would discover in later years that he and Wilbur39。奧維爾后來發(fā)現(xiàn)他和威爾伯對飛行第一次興趣是從他們小時候開始的，由于他們的父親從鄉(xiāng)村給他們帶回家的，用橡皮筋為動力的直升機(jī)玩具，可知選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“They were just crazy about these things for the reasons that they did not yet understand”他們只是因為他們還不明白的原因 而對這些事情瘋狂 ；和第三段中的“Both boys loved to solve problems that seemed difficult to others. The more difficult the problem was，the more they saw it as a challenge”兩個男孩都喜歡解決別人覺得困難的問題。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The bicycle shop would provide the livelihood（生計）that would allow them to carry out their experiments on airplanes”自行車店將提供生計 ，允許他們在飛機(jī)上進(jìn)行實(shí)驗 ，可知選D。 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 impressed the author most about Helga39。Helga39。s sudden illness.B.Helga was ignored by people around her when she cried.D.t get over her sadness over her Father39。Usual way of doing things.B.Ignorance to people around.D.He started many clubs in high school.B.He teaches kids how to behave well.D.Comforting People in NeedB.Ignoring Unnecessary TroublesD.Arizona 機(jī)場傷心痛苦時，旁人的態(tài)度，使得作者想在學(xué)校組織善行，讓學(xué)生們用自己的善意去幫助那些需要幫助的人。根據(jù)第四段中的“ And here is the part I39。s story. For 2 hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and fro in