【正文】 oster Hopper. They were happy together for 15 years. She taught at Vassar College until 1943, when she joined the United States Navy（海軍）to help her country during World War Ⅱ.Then she was given a job at the Bureau of Ships Computation Project at Harvard University, where she worked on the Mark series of puters. In 1945, she began to do research in Applied（應用）Physics at Harvard39。s Computation Laboratory. In 1949 she joined the EckertMauchly Computer Corporation and worked with people working in it. Years later, she returned to the Navy. She retired in 1971 but continued teaching for the puter development. Brewster Academy, a school in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the United States, gave its puter lab to her for free in 1985, calling it the Grace Murray Hopper Centre for Computer Learning. She had spent her childhood summer at a local family in Wolfeboro. She passed away in her sleep in 1992. Since her death, her workmate Elenor Briggs has been going on with her work. Grace Murray was a great woman and a leader in the puter development. Her work helped improve the use of puter languages. She practised her words Dare and Do in her lifetime.（1）How many years did Grace Murray teach at Vassar? A.About 2 years.B.About 6 years.C.About 12 years.D.About 18 years.（2）Before she joined the United States Navy, what did Grace Murray do at Yale University? A.She studied Maths.B.She researched Applied Physics.C.She developed puter languages.D.She worked on the Mark series of puters.（3）Why did the school in Wolfeboro give its puter lab to Grace Murray for free? A.Because the lab was built with her help.B.Because she once spent some time there.C.Because Wolfeboro was her home town.D.Because she once taught there.（4）The underlined phrase passed away in Paragraph 3 means . A.workedB.diedC.waitedD.dreamed【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了Grace Murray的一生。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her study at Yale University 從1931年起，她一直在瓦薩任教，She taught at Vassar College until 1943，直到1943年，可知格蕾絲默里在瓦薩教了大概12年書 ， 故選C。 （2）推理題。根據(jù) Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her study at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in Maths in 1934. 自1931年以來，她一直在vassar教書，并繼續(xù)在耶魯大學學習，1934年在那里她在數(shù)學方面取得了很大成績，可知在加入美國海軍之前，格雷斯默里在耶魯大學教數(shù)學 ， 故選A。 （3）推理題。根據(jù)She had spent her childhood summer at a local family in Wolfeboro 她在沃爾夫博羅的一個當?shù)丶彝ザ冗^了童年的夏天 可知沃爾夫博羅的學校免費把它的計算機實驗室給格雷斯默里因為她曾經(jīng)在那里呆過一段時間 ， 故選B。 （4）詞義猜測題。根據(jù) Since her death自從她死后，可知 passed away是去世的意思 ， 故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意。7．閱讀理解 A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master （大師）. He said Master, I39。m so lonely and so painful that the long trip makes me tired out, my shoes wornout, my feet cut, and my hands also injured an bleeding .... Why can39。t I find the sun in the heart? The master asked, What do you put in you large bag? The young man said, It is very important to me, inside it including the pain each time I fall, the tears each time I39。m hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely ... Depending on it, I can e to you here. So the master took the young man to the river which they crossed in a boat. On the other side of the river, the master said, Hurry on your journey carrying the boat! What, carrying the boat? the young man was surprised, it is so heavy. How can I carry it? Yes, my son, you can39。t carry it, the master just smiled and said, when you cross the river, the boat is useful. But after crossing it, you will put down the boat and hurry on, If not, it will bee a burden （負擔）. Pain, loneliness and tears—all these are useful to life. They can improve life, but if you don39。t forget them all the time, they will bee the burden in life. Put it down! My son, life can39。t bear（承受） a heavy burden, The young man put down his bag and hurried on. He walked easily and happily, and much faster than before.（1）What do the underlined words the sun probably mean? A.Health.B.Wealth.C.Success.D.Happiness.（2）What39。s in his large bag? A.Clothes, tears and food.B.Pain, tears and trouble.C.Clothes, food and water.D.Pain, water and trouble.（3）How did they cross the river? A.By boat.B.On foot.C.By swimming.D.Across the bridge.（4）Why did the master ask him to carry the boat? A.To teach him to improve his life.B.To tell him the boat is very useful.C.To tell him the boat is very important.D.To teach him to put down his burden.（5）How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last? A.Awful.