【正文】 as based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.”他寫(xiě)的每一個(gè)故事都是根據(jù)其他故事改編的。由此推斷出這個(gè)男孩是通過(guò)抄襲別人的想法，來(lái)完成他早期的寫(xiě)作的，故選B。根據(jù)第四段中的“Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story.”突然，他靈光一閃。由此推斷出，男孩推遲寫(xiě)作是因?yàn)樗恢涝搶?xiě)什么，故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Finally, he finished. The word count now read‘498’.”以及倒數(shù)第二段中的“‘Perfect,’ he thought,‘ just under the word limit.’He knew this was the story that would win.”可知他寫(xiě)了498個(gè)字，剛好在字?jǐn)?shù)限制內(nèi)，由此推斷出每篇文章的最大字?jǐn)?shù)限制是500字，故選C。6．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)。 If you feel sick or unfortable, you might seek out a doctor. But what to do if you don39。re tired of carrying that burden alone? questions on life puzzles at the entrance to the New York City subway at 57th and 8th. A group of strangers had stopped by because they were carrying around some deep, meaningful questions that had long gone unanswered, like why can39。 And then I spotted her, who would be my toughest questioner of the day. She was about 6 years old and held her mother39。s OK, I offered. Do you have a question? The girl smiled at her mother, then let go of her hand to walk over towards us. She looked me dead in the eye and said: How do I know I39。 Suddenly I was back in graduate school. Should I talk about the French philosopher Rene Descartes to prove our existence, with the phrase I think, therefore I am? Or, mention English philosopher G. E. Moore and his famous here is one hand, here is the other, to prove the existence of the external world? But then the answer came to me. I remembered that the most important part of philosophy was feeding our sense of wonder. Close your eyes, I said. She did. Well, did you disappear? She smiled and shook her head, then opened her eyes. Congratulations, you39。 She grinned (露齒而笑) broadly and walked over to her mother, who looked back at us and smiled.（1）Why did the author show up at the entrance of the subway? A.To look for strangers39。To offer advice on life puzzles.D.CuriosityB.ExcitementD.By hearing a story.B.By referring to others39。By having a real experience.（4）Which of the following can best describe the author? A.Honest and brave.C.Humorous and sociable.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者在地鐵入口回答陌生人所提問(wèn)的生活方面的難題，一位小女孩問(wèn)了一個(gè)很難回答的問(wèn)題，最終作者想到了很好的答案，讓小女孩滿意而走。根據(jù)第二段中的“I answered strangers39。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“She was about 6 years old and held her mother39。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“‘Close your eyes,’ I said. She did. ‘Well, did you disappear?’She smiled and shook her head, then opened her eyes. ‘Congratulations, you39。故選D。根據(jù)第四段中的“But then the answer came to me. I remembered that the most important part of philosophy was feeding our sense of wonder.”最終作者從哲學(xué)方面找到答案，可推斷出，作者很聰明；第二段中的“I answered strangers39。故選C。7．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 This year marks the 170th anniversary of Paul Gauguin39。 The French painter spent his early childhood in Peru before returning to France. As an adult, he continued to travel a lot. Most famously, he spent much of the last decade of his life in Tahiti, an island in southern Pacific Ocean. Indeed, Gauguin is best known for his colorful paintings of Tahitians and their culture.re never satisfied for long with a certain style or way of life. Once something bees conventional, it39。 The artistic culture that Gauguin developed from was that of Impressionism (印象派). Painters like Claude Monet had wanted to paint how they saw the world, not how their teachers taught them it should be seen. Gauguin, and similar artists like his friend Vincent van Gogh, moved even further away from respectable art than the Impressionists. For them, it was not simply a matter of seeing the world differently, but feeling and thinking about it differently, too. In truth, Gauguin39。s life? A.He lived most of his life in Peru.C.D.s the main purpose of Paragraph 4? A.s works were popular.B.s inspiration came from.C.s different understanding of painting.D.s painting style with Vincent van Gogh39。NaturalModernIndustrialScientific（4）The author mentions Picasso and Matisse in the last paragraph to show ________. A.sB.they are as important as GauguinD.s influence on their works【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物傳記，今年是Gauguin誕辰170周年。這篇文章介紹了著名畫(huà)家Gauguin的生平及其作品。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Indeed, Gauguin is best known for his colorful paintings of Tahitians and their culture.“事實(shí)上，Gauguin最為人所知的是他對(duì)塔希提人和他們的文化的豐富多彩的繪畫(huà)。故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“The artistic culture that Gauguin developed from was that of Impressionism (印象派).”Gauguin發(fā)展起來(lái)的藝術(shù)文化是印象派；以及“Gauguin, and similar artists like his friend Vincent van Gogh, moved even further away from‘respectable’ art than the Impressionists. ”Gauguin和他的朋友文森特可知第四段的目的是“展示Gauguin對(duì)繪畫(huà)的不同理解。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)?！庇纱送浦狧e thought that European culture was too fancy and not spontaneous. 中劃線詞的意思是“自然的”。 （4）考查推理判斷。當(dāng)我們仔細(xì)觀察Gauguin的作品時(shí)，我們開(kāi)始更好地理解畢加索，尤其是馬蒂斯。故選D。8．閱讀下列短文，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)。 Sally Dawly is a woman from Auburn, California. Over the last three and a half years, the antilittering woman has spent most of her free time picking up cigarette butts (煙頭) from the streets of her home city. I got tired of going on my walks and seeing cigarette butts everywhere, Sally Dawly said. I39。ve ever picked up 3,000 butts in one day, she said. Don39。 better yet, stop smoking.s efforts really make a difference? Surprisingly, the answer seems to be yes. Soon after the Butt Lady of Auburn started her mission and word of her efforts spread, cigarette cans started appearing around bars and restaurants in the city. Members of the local munity even came out to cheer her on as she approached her onemillionbutt milestone.s cigarette butt littering problem won39。 Word of the Butt Lad