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一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．任务型阅读
Directions：Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Most parents know that they need life insurance. But many would rather have a root canal than shop for the best life insurance policy.
“People don't think about, What will my family do if I am gone and not earning a living?'” says Peter Katt, a fee-only life insurance adviser.“ The who le point of this kind of planning is to provide the family with maximum flexibility so they're not stuck.”
Planning for your death is not a cheerful topic. Too often, parents make a quick decision, ignoring important considerations. Among their mistakes one is that they do not buy enough life insurance. ________“They don't think that the person who is not bringing in an income needs life insurance,” says Greg Daugherty, executive editor of Consumers Union. But if that person dies, the other parent can't stop working and usually has to pay someone to help care for the family.
________ Katt recommended that one young couple should buy $3 million for the husband who earns $100,000 a year and $1 million for the stay-at-home wife.
At the same time, many families rely on employer-provided life insurance, but employer-provided coverage is rarely sufficient to support your family. Many employer-provided policies provide a death benefit of $10,000 to $25,000—barely enough to cover your funeral expense. Some employers provide a year's salary, but that may also fall well short of the amount your family would need to maintain its standard of living.
Some employers let workers buy group life insurance through payroll deductions. They may be a good deal for workers who have health problems that would disqualify them for an individual policy. But if you're young and healthy, you may be able to get a better rate on your own.
Another drawback is that if you leave your job, you may not be able to take your in surance.“ Given the job market, most of us are not absolutely certain that our jobs are secure,” Daugherty says.“________”
On the other hand, some families buy too much insurance. Not everyone needs life insurance. Some people buy life insurance for babies, which is unnecessary, unless the baby is a child model who is supporting the family, Daugherty says: The purpose of insurance is to replace the income that a family has been relying on. Single people and those who have no children to care for usually don't need life insurance.
Katt says a man with substantial savings in stocks and bonds and other sources of income recently asked him how much life insurance he needs.“ I said none,” Katt says. “________”
A. There are people who don't need life insurance but have it and many more people who need it but are woefully uninsured.
B. Families don't always insure a parent who is staying home to care for the children.
C. Most people put off buying life insurance for any number of reasons if they even understand it.
D. Even if you have a lot of insurance at work, it makes sense to have some more insurance on
your own.
E. If you fall seriously ill of suffer significant injury later, it will make it tougher to get that kind of policy, if any at all.
F. To make insurance more affordable, you may not need to buy the same amount of insurance for both parents.
【答案】 B；F；D；A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，大多数父母都知道他们需要生命保险，但不愿购买最优质的人寿保险。

有些人不需要保险却持有着保险，而许多需要保险的人不幸的是，没有保险。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空后“ They don't think that the person who is not bringing in an income needs life insurance ”因为他们不认为没有收入的人需要人身保险。

可知前面说的是人们不会为在家照顾孩子的一个家长买保险。

故选B。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空后“ Katt recommended that one young couple should buy $3 million for the husband who earns $100,000 a year and $1 million for the stay-at-home wife. ”凯特建议一对年轻夫妇给每年收入10万美元的丈夫买300万美元保险，给当家庭主妇的妻子买1百万。

可以得知夫妻双方购买的保险数目不用相同。

故选F。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“ Given the job market, most of us are not absolutely certain that our jobs are secure ”考虑到务工市场，多数人不能确定自己工作的保障性。

因此即使你有工作保险，拥有一些保障自己的保险仍然是重要的。

故选D。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“ Katt says a man with substantial savings in stocks and bonds and other sources of income recently asked him how much life insurance he needs. ”卡特说，一个在股票、债券和其他来源上有大量储蓄的人咨询自己要买多少人寿保险，说明卡特想要指出有些人不需要保险却持有着保险，而许多需要保险的人不幸的是，没有保险。

故选A。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

2．请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入1个最恰当的单词。

Why the youth sense anger in faces
We tend to believe that older people are more positive and younger people are more sensitive to social cues (暗示).
Recently scientists investigated this idea by testing 10,000 men and women. They wanted to see if age affected a person's ability to identify facial emotions, such as fear and anger.
The researchers from McLean Hospital in the US used a Web-based platform to collect happiness data. It showed the participants two headshots (头部特写)of random people. They were then asked to identify which subject was angrier, happier, or more fearful.
The research found that younger people were able to better identify angry and fearful facial cues than older people.
"From studies and anecdotal evidence, we know that the everyday experiences of an adolescent are different from an older person, but we wanted to understand how these experiences might be linked with differences in basic emotion understanding,wrote Laura Germine, the study's senior author.
But what is it that makes young people more sensitive?
"This is the exact age when young people are most sensitive to forms of negative social cues, such as bullying," Lauren Rutter, the study's lead author, told Science Daily. "The normal development of anger sensitivity can contribute to some of the challenges that arise during this phase of development. On the contrary across the whole 10,000-person survey, researchers found no decline in the perception (感知)of happiness among older participants.
"What's remarkable is that we see declines in many visual perceptual abilities as we get older, but here we did not see such declines in the perception of happiness, Germine told Neuro Science News.
She added that these findings fit well with other researches, showing that older adults tend to have more positive emotions and a positive outlook.
Following the paper's release, Rutter told Neuro Science News that gathering their primary research online allowed the team to research into a "much larger and more diverse sample set" than previous studies. Title: Why the youth sense anger in faces
Purpose of the research The idea ________ whether age affects people's ability to identify
facial emotions.
Process of the research The researchers ________ happiness data on a web-based platform.
Two ________ head shots were shown to the participants.
Participants were asked to identify the more ________ subject.
________of
the research Younger people are ________ at identifying negative social cues.
Adolescence is the exact age when anger sensitivity reaches its ________.
Perception of happiness isn't on the ________ with age.
Self-assessment of the research What the research proves ________ with other researches. In comparison with previous studies, the sample set of the research is superior in its size and ________.
Findings/Results/Conclusion ；better ；peak/summit/highest ；decline ；agrees/corresponds ；diversity
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文，科学家们在网络上展开调查，收集1000个人识别面部表情的信息，结果显示的确年轻人比老人更容易识别出生气、害怕这样的表情，但是识别幸福的表情时相差不大。

这与其它一些科学家的发现一致。

老人更容易有积极情绪和乐观
看法。

（1）考查信息转述能力。

根据第二段中的"Recently scientists investigated this idea by testing 10,000 men and women. They wanted to see if age affected a person's ability to identify facial emotions, such as fear and anger."可知，最近科学家们通过测试1000名男人和女人研究了这个想法。

他们想看看是否年龄会影响一个人辨别害怕、生气等这样的面部表情的能力。

"investigate"是一个及物动词，可以直接作宾语。

空格后的whether age affects people's ability to identify facial emotions与this idea是等位关系，所以填investigated。

（2）考查信息转述能力。

根据第三段中的"The researchers from McLean Hospital in the US used a Web-based platform to collect happiness data."可知，美国McLean医院的科学家们用一个网络平台来收集关于幸福的数据。

"collect（收集）"还可以表达为gather。

且第二个空格在句中作谓语，本段话使用的是一般过去时，故填collected/gathered。

（3）考查信息转述能力。

根据第三段中的"It showed the participants two headshots (头部特写)of random people."可知，平台会展示给参与者两个随机人员的头部特写。

也就是说随机的两个头部特征被展示给参与者。

故填random。

（4）考查信息转述能力。

根据第三段中的"They were then asked to identify which subject was angrier, happier, or more fearful."可知，参与者被要求识别哪一个人更生气、更开心或者更害怕。

也就是说参与者要识别哪个表情更情绪化。

故填emotional/sentimental。

（5）考查信息转述能力。

根据第四段中的"The research found that…"可知，下边讲述的将是调查结果或发现。

空格后是介词，前边没有限定词，"结果/发现"是可数的，所以空格处填可数名词的复数形式。

故填Findings/Results/Conclusion。

（6）考查信息转述能力根据第四段中的"younger people were able to better identify angry and fearful facial cues than older people."可知，年轻人能比老人更好的辨别生气和害怕的面部表情。

故填better。

（7）考查信息转述能力。

格局第七段中的"This is the exact age when young people are most sensitive to forms of negative social cues"可知，青少年这个年纪是年轻人对消极的社会暗示最敏感的年纪，也就是青春期时这些消极情绪的敏感度会达到高峰。

与"most sensitive"呼应。

故填peak/summit/highest。

（8）考查信息转述能力。

根据第八段中的"researchers found no decline in the perception (感知)of happiness among older participants."可知，在老人参与者中研究人员没有发现对幸福感知能力的下降，也就是说幸福感知能力没有随着年龄下降。

故填decline。

（9）考查信息转述能力。

根据第十段中的"She added that these findings fit well with other researches"可知，这些发现与其它研究人员的发现一致。

主语What the research proves为第三人称单数形式，故可填agrees/corresponds。

（10）考查信息转述能力。

根据第十一段中的“gathering their primary research onli ne allowed the team to research into a ‘much larger and more diverse sample set’ than previous studies.”可知，与以前的研究相比，主要通过网络收集信息能让这个团队对"更大更多样性的样本组"进行试验。

也就是说这次样本的大小和多样性都比之前的研究有优势。

故填diversity。

【点评】本题考点涉及信息转述能力的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给
材料，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，做出正确答案。

3．阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。

After we all came to the conclusion that our family could responsibly care for dog; my husband and I started our search at a local animal shelter.
We discovered a medium-sized male dog named Duke. This dog was a approximately only two years old and seemed to have the sweetest character. He looked at us through intelligent eyes and already knew how to fetch a ball. My husband and I immediately adopted him Duke quickly fit into our family's lifestyle. And he quickly learned the tricks like "sit", and "come".
But there was one skill that Duke could not seem to grasp---that of a watchdog. My husband was trying to teach him to remind us by giving a single warning bark when someone came into the yard. Duke would listen carefully to my husband's commands, but would cock （竖起）his head to one side in confusion and disappointment as if to tell his master that he just didn't understand what my husband was asking him to do. My husband would give his "watch" command. Duke would stand up---muscles tightened in readiness, but would not have a clue as to what he was in readiness for.
One morning we heard the garbage collectors come up the driveway to get our garbage.
My husband went to the open bedroom window so Duke could hear and see the men through the screen.
"Watch" my husband commanded. Duke rose in readiness, looked at my husband as sudden comprehension dawned on him, gave a quick tail wave, and leaped through the window screen jumping happily out to greet the garbage men.
Seeing that, I couldn't help laughing. My laughter did nothing for my husbands mood when he found what was happening and he just went away to repair the screen with no expression on his face.
Duke brought our family so much fun. We never scolded or beat him. He was one of our family members.
（1）What was Duke like when the author adopted him? (no more than 10 words)
（2）What did the author's husband expect Duke to do as a watchdog? (no more than 15 words) （3）What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 5? (no more than 10 words) （4）How did the author and her husband feel about Duke's leaping through the window? (no more than 10 words)
（5）How do you think people should treat their pets? (no more than 20 words)
【答案】（1）It was medium-sized, young, sweet and intelligent.
（2）To remind them by giving a single warning bark when someone came into the yard.
（3）Suddenly Duke understood his master's command/intention/thoughts.
（4）The author was amused while her husband feet calm about it.
（5）I think people should love their pets and have fun with them instead of abusing them.
Or: I think people should love their pets and treat them as the family members.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者收养宠物狗Duke以后所发生的故事。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第二段中的“We discovered a medium-sized male dog named Duke.
This dog was approximately only two years old and seemed to have the sweetest character. He looked at us through intelligent eyes and already knew how to fetch a ball.”可知，当作者收养Duke时，他中等大小的身材、年轻、可爱且聪明。

故答案为It was medium-sized，young， sweet and intelligent.
（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“And he quickly learned the tricks like ‘sit’，‘stay’，and ‘come’”.和第三段中的“But there was one skill that Duke could not seem to grasp — that of a watchdog.”可知，Duke被作者的家庭收养后学会了“sit”，“stay”，“come” 和“be a watchdog”，故答案为Duke learned how to “sit”，“stay”，“come” and “be a watchdog”.
（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第五段中的“gave a quick tail wave, and leaped through the window screen, jumping happily out to greet the garbage men.”它很快地摇了摇尾巴，从窗玻璃里跳出来，高兴地跳出来迎接收垃圾的人。

可知，Duke突然明白了主人的命令/意图/想法。

故答案为Suddenly Duke understood his master's command/intention/thoughts.
（4）考查细节理解。

根据倒数第二段中的“Seeing that, I couldn't help laughing. My laughter did nothing for my husband's mood when he found what was happening and he just went away to repair the screen with no expre ssion on his face.”看到这，我忍不住笑了。

当我丈夫发现发生的事情时，我的笑声并没有影响他的情绪，他只是离开去修理屏幕，脸上没有任何表情。

可知，Duke从窗户跳出来时作者被逗乐了，而她的丈夫对此却感到很平静。

故答案为The author was amused while her husband felt calm about it.
（5）开放性试题。

如何对待宠物？我认为人们应该爱他们的宠物，和他们一起玩，而不是虐待他们。

或者:我认为人们应该爱他们的宠物，把他们当作家庭成员。

故答案为I think people should love their pets and have fun with them, instead of abusing them.Or: I think people should love their pets and treat them as the family members.
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断，词义猜测和开放试题四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，做出正确答案。

4．（2019•天津）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Haze Mabry, who has worked as a school keeper for thirteen years, walks into the school building every day and empties garbage cans, wipes down bathrooms and mops wet messes in the hallways.
Last Friday, after he arrived at the school, instead of finding garbage to clean up, he found almost 800 students lining the hallways with handmade cards, blowing noisemakers and singing a full-throated happy birthday to him. It was his 80th. As he walked the long hallway, some popped out of lime to hug him. They handed him so many cards that they filled several large boxes. Touched by their enthusiastic expression of affection. Mabry thanked them all. "They're like my children," Mabry said.
On a regular day, students at the school sometimes come up to him to say they're not feeling well or other times to tell him about something that happened at break. He knows most of the kids at the school, but can't name each one. Some of them make him know them. Like Faith, who
often forgets her backpack in the cafeteria, and Lucy, who just wants a hug.
"He won't brag（夸耀）on himself, but it doesn't matter what he's doing or where he is, he will always stop what he's doing to take care of a child if that child is having a bad day. If a child approaches him, he will pause to give that child his undivided attention. He's the most loved one in this building," said Lori Gilreath, a reading teacher.
Mabry works circles around all the students, cleaning up messes others don't want to touch. He doesn't expect a lot. Mabry said he hadn't planned to do much for his milestone birthday, so he was happy the students had prepared the surprise celebration.
Over the weekend, he worked through the piles of handmade cards at his house. One card from a stude nt stood out to him. It read: "Mr. Haze, you are my sunshine.”
（1）What is Mabry's daily work as a school keeper？（no more than 5 words）
（2）How did the students celebrate Mabry's birthday？（no more than 15 words）
（3）What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 probably mean？（1 word）
（4）Why is Mabry's presence at the school important？（no more than 10 words）
（5）Who is the "sunshine" in your life？Please explain. （no more than 20 words）
【答案】（1）Cleaning the（school）building.
Or: Doing（the）cleaning.
Or: He cleans the（school）building.
Or: He does（the）cleaning.
（2）By lining the hallways，blowing noisemakers，singing a song，handing him cards，and hugging him.
Or: By lining the hallways with（handmade）cards，blowing noisemakers，singing a song，and hugging him.
Or: They lined the hallways，blew noisemakers，sang a song，handed him cards，and hugged him.
Or: They lined the hallways with（handmade）cards，blew noisemakers，sang a song，and hugged him.
（3）Love.
Or: Liking.
Or: Fondness.
（4）（Because）he loves/cares about（the）students and works hard.
Or: （Because）he loves（the）students and is devoted to his work.
Or: （Because）he is kind/caring/helpful to the students，and hard-working.
Or: （Because）he is regarded as a kind/warm-hearted/helpful/caring and hard-working man.
（5）My father/mother. （Because）he/she loves me and encourages me when I'm
faced/confronted with difficulties.
Or: My teacher. （Because）he/she cares about me and prepares me for my future career.
Or: My friend. （Because）he/she brings me joy/happiness and gives me a lot of comfort/help/encouragement.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，清洁工Mabry的日常工作就是清扫学校大楼。

Mabry 爱学生，关心学生。

学生们也尊敬他，喜欢他。

在他80生日那天，学生们用自己的方式祝贺他的生日，表达了对Mabry的热爱。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“Haze Mabry, who has works as a school keeper for thirteen years, walks into the school building every day and empty garbage cans, wipes down bathrooms, and mops wet messes in the hallways.”可知Haze Mabry是一位清洁工，他的日常工作就是清扫学校大楼。

因此本句的答案可为：Cleaning the (school) building. /Doing （the） cleaning. /He cleans the (school)building. /He does (the) cleaning.
（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“Last Friday,...he found almost 800 students lining the hallways with handmade cards, blowing noisemakers and singing a full-throated happy birthday to him.和some popped out of line to hug him.”可知，上个周五，他发现几乎有800名学生在走廊里排队，拿着手制卡片，吹口哨，为他唱了一首响亮的生日快乐歌，拥抱他。

因此答案为：By lining the hallways, blowing noisemakers, singing a song, handing him cards, and hugging him. /By lining the hallways with (handmade) cards, blowing noisemakers, singing a song, and hugging him. / They lined the hallways, blew noisemakers, sang a song, handed him cards, and hugged him. / They lined the hallways with (handmade) card, blew noisemakers, sang a song, handed him cards, and hugged him.
（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段学生们为Mabry庆祝生日的方式和划线词后的内容“Mabry thanked them all,”以及“They're like my children.”可知 Mabry 爱学生，把学生当作自己的孩子。

那么学生们也表达了他们对Mabry的热爱。

因此Mabry被学生的爱所感动，故所以的“affection”相当于“Love”，故填love /Liking /Fondness.
（4）考查细节理解。

根据倒数第二段中的“...he will always stop what he's doing to take care of a child if that child is having a bad day. If a child approaches him, he will pause to give that boy his undivided attention. He's the most loved one in this building.”以及最后一段中的“Mabry works circles around all the students, cleaning up messes others don't want to touch. He doesn't expect a lot.”可知，Mabry 关心爱护孩子，帮助孩子，是一个善良、热心的人。

一个不怕脏不怕累、勤奋工作的人。

因此答案为：(Because) he loves/cares about（the）students and works hard. / (Because) he loves the students and devoted to his work. /(Because) he is kind/caring /helping to the students , and hard-working. / (Because) he is regarded as a kind /warm-hearted /helpful/caring and hard-working man.
（5）考查学生的观察综合表达能力。

本题的题目：who is the "sunshine" in your life?”谁是你生活中的阳光？只要在生活或学习中帮助过你，关心你、爱护你的，鼓励你，安慰你的都可称为your sunshine。

因此答案可为：My father/mother.(Because) he/she loves me and encouraged me when I'm faced/confronted with difficulties. Or: My teacher.(Because) he/she cares about me and prepares me for my future career. Or: My friend.(Because) he/she brings me joy/happiness and gives me a lot of comfort/ help/ encouragement.
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测以及综合表达能力等题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握所给材料，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而做出正确答案。

5．任务型阅读
"Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard."
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30, and I'd been married for a year. I told my wife that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't and I wasn't sure what to expect. She told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I had been a garage inventor. I had always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened carefully to me and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice，but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I would regret trying and failing. And I suspected that I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less secure path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
（1）What inspired the author to start Amazon 16 years ago? (No more than 15 words)
（2）How did the author's wife respond to his crazy idea of building an online bookstore? (No more than 10 words)
（3）What was the attitude of the author's boss towards his starting a company online? (No more than 10 words)
（4）What's your understanding of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 15 words)
（5）What is the most important factor when you make your career choice? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)
【答案】（1）The fact that the Internet usage was growing sharply / fast per year. That the Internet usage was growing at 230 percent per year./The fact that more and more people were using the Internet.
（2）She responded by telling me to go for it / my dream. She wanted / inspired me to follow my passion.
（3）He thought it a good idea but unsuitable for me./He didn't support his idea (to start a company online)./He wasn't in favor of his idea (to start a company online). He held a negative
attitude towards his idea.
（4）For all of us, our choices decide / determine who we are finally. For all of us, our choices determine what we get finally./For all of us, our choices have a great effect on our life / future finally.
（5）Interest, without which I can't devote myself to the career and overcome the challenge./Better career prospects. (A good pay.) I hope to choose a career that can lead me to a bright future.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者16年看到互联网的迅猛增长因此有了创办亚马逊的想法，对此想法作者的妻子表示支持作者追求自己的梦想和激情，而作者的老板则持反对态度，最终作者选择了一条不太安全的道路来追寻我的激情，作者也为自己的选择感到自豪。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的”I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an o nline bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.“我发现互联网的使用率以每年230%的速度增长。

我从来没有见过或听说过任何东西发展得这么快，而建立一个拥有数百万种图书的网上书店的想法让我非常兴奋。

可知促使作者在16年前创办了亚马逊是因为互联网的使用正以每年迅猛的速度增长，互联网使用率以每年230个百分点的速度增长以及越来越多的人使用互联网的事实。

故答案为The fact that the Internet usage was growing sharply / fast per year. That the Internet usage was growing at 230 percent per year./The fact that more and more people were using the Internet.。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的”She told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I had been a garage inventor. I had always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.“她告诉我应该去。

当我还是个小男孩的时候，我就是一个车库发明家。

我一直想成为一名发明家，她希望我追随自己的激情。

可知作者的妻子对他建立网上书店的疯狂想法是告诉作者去追求自己的梦想和激情。

故答案为She responded by telling me to go for it / my dream. She wanted / inspired me to follow my passion.。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的”He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened carefully to me and finally said,’That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.‘”他带我在中央公园散步了很长一段时间，仔细地听我说，最后他说:“这听起来真是个好主意，但对那些还没有找到好工作的人来说，这是个更好的主意。

”可知作者的老板对作者的想法是个好主意，但不适合作者，老板持反对态度。

故答案为He thought it a good idea but unsuitable for me./He didn't support his idea (to start a company online)./He wasn't in favor of his idea (to start a company online). He held a negative attitude towards his idea.。

（4）考查句义猜测。

根据最后一段中的“After much consideration, I took the less secure path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice.”可知经过深思熟虑，作者选择了一条不太安全的道路来追寻自己的激情，也为自己的选择感到自豪。

作者的选择决定了作者最终会得到什么，对他的生活或未来也有很大的影响。

故可推测划线句子的意思是：对于我们所有人来说，我们的选择最终决定了我们是谁，决定了我们最终会得到什么，最终对我们的生活/未来有很大的影响。

故答案为For all of us, our choices decide / determine who we are
finally. For all of us, our choices determine what we get finally./For all of us, our choices have a great effect on our life / future finally.。

（5）这是一道开放性题目，要求说出自己选择职业时最重要的因素是什么，答案言之有理即可。

可以说重要因素是个人兴趣、职业前景等等。

故可答Interest, without which I can't devote myself to the career and overcome the challenge./Better career prospects. (A good pay.) I hope to choose a career that can lead me to a bright future.
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断，句义猜测和开放性四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握所给材料，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而写出正确答案。

6．阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。

I was in the country, Vietnam, from 1970 to 1971. I was a nineteen-year-old soldier. Six months after my arrival, I stepped on a land mine and lost my right foot. Although it was a painful experience, I also felt great relief and happiness. I knew it meant my plane ticket home. So I had mixed feelings after the accident.
Back in the US, I was fitted with an artificial leg and I threw away my uniform and my Purple Heart. They had no value to me. They reminded me of what I wasn't proud of and I had one constant reminder: one artificial leg.
Twenty-six years later, I participated in a bicycle race in Vietnam, which was designed for Americans and veterans (老兵) and civilians of Vietnam. In the race I formed a connection with Tran, a veteran of the former North Vietnam. Like me, Tran had also lost his leg due to a mine. But unlike me, he had also lost some family members in the Americans' bombing. He said he used to be filled with hate for Americans.
One day, I heard that he had slipped in the race by accident, and that his leg was hurting him. I offered him some medicine to ease his pain. He gave me a "thumbs up". He smiled his big smile. And that was enough. We had a special connection. Although language was an obstacle to our communication, it didn't hinder us from conveying our friendship. In the race, we found that we could relax and enjoy each other's company, even without words.
During the race, I found his prosthesis (假肢) was not good, so I considered arranging a new prosthesis for him after returning home. And I invited him to visit my country. Joyfully, he agreed. When I returned home, I talked with my friend Jim, who owned the company where my prosthesis was made. I told him about Tran and why he should have a new prosthesis. Jim agreed. Later, Tran travelled to my country. We got Tran a new prosthetic leg. I was happy to give something to him—and in a way, to his country. At my daughters' school, he talked about forgiveness. Despite their country's loss, he found the place in his heart to forgive.
He is my friend, and I am happy that now our friendship will continue for the rest of our life.（1）Why did the author have mixed feelings after the accident? (no more than 10 words) （2）What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 mean? (only 1 word)
（3）What did the author's friend, Jim, agree to do? (no more than 10 words)
（4）What was the change of Tran's feelings to Americans? (no more than 10 words)
（5）Why does the author say he and Tran will be friends for the rest of their life? Please give。