【正文】 elected. Fixing the word by this method, Johnson could record a word，s usage and its definition.s modern biographer Walter Jackson Bate, the original total number could have been over 240,000. How many words were defined by the lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnson fully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contemporary biographer James Boswell, I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do it — and have done it very well.（1）What is the problem of early English dictionaries? A.They list just a few foreign words.C.D.A publisher.B.A maker of dictionaries.D.He standardized English.He cared about authority a lot.C.He plained of working conditions.（4）What is the purpose of this passage? A.To encourage people to work on a project.C.To introduce how Johnson plete his dictionary.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Johnson編纂詞典的故事。根據(jù)第一段中的“These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words”可知，早期英語詞典的問題是只是增加了一些難詞。 （2）考查詞義猜測。故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson.”及最后一段中的Samuel Johnson為詞典編纂所作的努力可以推斷出，Samuel Johnson使得英語標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化。 （4）考查推理判斷。所以本文主要是告訴讀者Johnson編纂詞典的故事，故選D。6．閱讀理解 s books printed in the target language. The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot. As a result, you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other, but this method did not work well for me. The method I would remend is to read a chapter of your chosen children39。s books have pictures which may give you a clue as to what or to whom the passage is referring.（1）Why was the author advised to read children39。Because she was weak in reading great works.B.Because she liked children39。Because she couldn39。s books according to the passage? A.B.Words and structures.D.s books? A.Looking up the definitions of words from a dictionary.C.Understanding the words simply from the context.（4）What can be the best title of the passage? A.s BooksB.The Method of Using DictionaryD. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s books printed in the target language.”可知作者只能理解單個的字詞，理解不了文學(xué)作品，所以她的導(dǎo)師建議她看一些用目標(biāo)語言寫的兒童書。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查推理判斷。字典是用于查詞的，這里作者想表達(dá)的就是先不用字典，從語境可以猜出詞義，選D。全文作者講述了她讀兒童書的經(jīng)歷以及讀兒童書的好處，故選A。7．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.D.chargeB.gave upD.Many people lack in a sense of humor.B.It wasn39。Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因為遇到了交通阻塞上班遲到，而在此之前他已經(jīng)收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。你好!他說。我正在申請一份工作，據(jù)我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開始招聘。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。工作，用的是唯一能贏的工具——笑聲。 （3）考查詞義猜測。故可知劃線部分單詞意思為努力忍?。灰种谱?，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“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.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班遲到的最后通牒后不久。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，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。 It was a morning in January. The jet stream (急流)had dipped down, causing the Arctic cold to reach the mountains of my home. It was only 2 degrees outside, but the cold wind made it feel like it was 15 below zero. Still, I was kneeling in the snow alongside my house trying to open a tiny door, so I eoukl get in. 1 had forgotten to leave my water dripping the night before and now my water pipes were frozen and my faucets(水龍頭)were dry. Sometimes the coldness of this life can get to us as well. It can make our hearts feel icy and frozen. It can keep our kindness and love from flowing out to others. Sometimes, though, all we need is a bit of warnth to get us going again. It can be a simple smile, a kind word, a heartfelt hug, a morning sunrise, a bird39。The jet stream.B.The cold wind.D.s own carelessness.（2）Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase roared to in Paragraph 2? A.Worked inappropriately.C.D.Embarassed.Satisfied.Mad with joy.Cautiously optimistic.（4）What is the last paragraph mainly centered on? A.We meet with the coldness of life unavoidably and unwillingly.C.We should seize every chance to receive warmth of life from others.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個寒冷的冬天早晨，由于作者的粗心大意而使水管凍死，沒水可用。作者從這件事得出，不要讓生活中的寒冷影響我們，要感激生活中給我們帶來的每一