【正文】 s.（3）What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.tried to setC.tried to hold back（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.t the first time that Brian came late for work.D.當(dāng)他在9：35分時(shí)走進(jìn)辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強(qiáng)顏歡笑，伸出手來(lái)。我是布萊恩。早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過(guò)一點(diǎn)幽默化解了這次危機(jī)。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上班遲到是因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞?，故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他 的即可推測(cè)幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強(qiáng)忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。 （4）考查主旨大意?？芍@不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C。6．閱讀理解 When I was married in 1970 my husband who had heard this story obtained a 1937 crown for me and I have always kept it in my wallet and I have always had enough for my needs. Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless. I then thought about how the crown, a reminder of another39。t have a wallet so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better. I feel rich and thank you for being a good friend she said and we were both a bit teary.d never used and thought I39。s father mean to her mother? A.His pity and protection for her.C.D.s friend keep the $100 dollarbill? A.B.In the pocket of her raincoat.D.The author became rich all of a sudden.B.s friend would receive a wallet as a gift.C.s friend was not touched by her story.D.A hard lifeB.A crown coinD.作者想起了自己一直放在錢(qián)包里的皇冠硬幣，它如同護(hù)身符一樣讓作者衣食無(wú)憂。沒(méi)想到，作者的善意帶來(lái)了回報(bào)。根據(jù)第一段中的“This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.”可知作者父親給她母親的一枚硬幣代表了父親對(duì)母親的愛(ài)和關(guān)心，故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins”可知作者的朋友把作者的一百美元放進(jìn)了一個(gè)鉛筆盒里，故選B。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I39。ll give that to my friend.可知作者要送給朋友一個(gè)錢(qián)包作為禮物，故選B。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容為一枚象征著關(guān)愛(ài)的硬幣為中心，故選C。7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 We39。ve waited just a bit too long to pay an electric bill or speeding ticket. But one man, from California by reasonable assumption, who goes by Dave, recently took procrastination (拖延) one step further, by paying a parking ticket almost a halfcentury after it was given. When the officers opened the envelope, they found a brief letter, along with a $5 bill, and a parking ticket dating all the way back to 1974. The note read, Dear PD, I39。t give you my info. With respect, Dave. Michael Combs, the Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department, stated in an interview that the same ticket would cost about $20 if it were given today. Combs went on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.He lives in Wayward Road, Anytown California.B.His car probably came from Ohio at that time.D.s real name indeed.（2）Why didn39。He pletely forgot about it in the past 44 years.B.t find it until almost half a century later.C.He didn39。A strong sense of guilt.B.Worry about being fined more.D.Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department Shares a StoryB.Unusual Letter Comes from Wayward Road Anytown CaliforniaD. （1）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to outofstate cars back then, ‘Dave’ could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine．”可知，Dave直到最近才付停車(chē)費(fèi)是因?yàn)橥涎印?（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。罪惡感驅(qū)使Dave終于付了停車(chē)費(fèi)。 （4）考查主旨大意。故選B。8．閱讀短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 One night I received a Facebook message from Laura, a former classmate. Hey Steve, she said, I know you39。ve just had a baby and I can39。 Being fond of animals, I knew I wanted the pig. I just had to figure out how to make it happen. I lived in a twobedroom singlelevel house in Georgetwon, Ontario. It39。 But I was not letting that pig go. So I told Laura I39。s better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her. I knew I was wrong, but I hoped I could smooth things over. Soon enough, the lovely pig did the smoothing for me. Never had we felt such joy as she brought to us. We got her a name Esther.s arrival changed our lives. A few weeks later, we decided to stop eating bacon. We figured it was our turn to try to change the world for other animals. A few months later, we moved to a farm where we cared for abandoned animals—so far, six rabbits, six goats, two sheep, one horse, three cows and three chickens.（1）Who does the underlined phrase my lifelong partner in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.B.C.D.To please her to accept the pig.B.To celebrate Esther39。To show off his cooking skills.（3）What was Alisha39。She burst into tears.B.She quarreled with Steve.D.A Small Pig Making a Big DifferenceB.A Little Pig Bringing Happiness to a FamilyD.s Disagreement【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者在朋友那里領(lǐng)來(lái)一頭小豬要喂養(yǎng)，并給小豬起了一個(gè)名字叫Esther，由于Esther的到來(lái)，改變了作者的生活，從此不再吃咸肉，同時(shí)在農(nóng)場(chǎng)又收養(yǎng)了許多被遺棄的小動(dòng)物。根據(jù)第三段中的“When I got home with the pig, I hid her in the bedroom, and began to prepare a dinner for Alisha—her favourite bacon cheeseburgers.”可知，當(dāng)我?guī)е∝i回到家，我把她藏在臥室里，開(kāi)始為Alisha準(zhǔn)備晚餐——她最喜歡的培根芝士漢堡。 （2）考查推理判斷。s better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her. ”在把新成員介紹給她之前，最好讓她高興。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍珹lisha看到小豬時(shí)她愣住了。 （4）考查主旨大意。s arrival changed our lives. A few weeks later, we decided to stop eating bacon. We figured it was our turn to try to change the world for other animals. A few months later, we moved to a farm where we cared for abandoned animals—so far, six rabbits, six goats, two sh