高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练

高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练
一、高中英语阅读理解
1．阅读理解
Want to improve your writing skills? New Writing South is directing the way!
Towner Writer Squad (班级) for kids aged 13-17
Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at the contemporary art museum for 11 months, starting 12 October, 2016.
The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyric (抒情诗) to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.
Application & Selection
If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title "LUNCH", with your name, age, address and email address to: debo@.
Once all applications are in, you will be invited to an open selection event on 17 September, 4-5pm, at the gallery of Towner. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the Squad Leader, Squad Associate and other young people.
You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space and get a taste of what's to come.
Deadline for applications: 8 September, 2016
For further information go to: /toner or or Any questions –feel free to send your email to Towner Writer Squad Associate: wharne@
Beginner Writing Project for kids aged 10-13
Due to popular demand, a writing project will be started for eager beginners.
Start time: 6 September, 2016
Meet every other Saturday, 2-4pm, at the Towner Study Centre.
Study and write at your own pace – you do not have to rush – as you have a year to go through the project. Practice under the guidance of some experienced writers and teachers who can help you with basic writing skills. Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!
No previous experience or special background is required. Many others have been successful this way. If they can do it, why can't you?
Fee: £179
For more information go to: or
（1）Towner Writer Squad will be started ________.
A.to train comedy and TV writers
B.to explore the fantastic gallery space
C.to introduce a contemporary art museum
D.to promote the development of young writers
（2）To join the Writer Squad, each applicant should first _________.
A.provide a piece of their writing
B.meet the Writer Squad Leader
C.offer their family information
plete an application form
（3）What is most important for the beginners?
A.Practising as much as possible.
B.Gaining confidence and having fun.
C.Studying and writing at their own pace.
D.Learning skills from writers and teachers.
【答案】（1）D
（2）A
（3）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了不同年龄阶段孩子为提高写作水平设置的写作培训班，说明了招收学员的年龄、申请的条件、开课时间、报名截止日期及费用等信息。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据The FREE部分中的“ squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyric (抒情诗) to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.”班会将包括介绍广泛的写作风格，从诗歌到戏剧写作，从抒情诗到微型小说，以支持年轻作家的发展。

可知，Towner Writer Squad促进年轻作家的发展。

故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据Application & Selection部分中的“If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing ”如果你想申请成为Towner Writer Squad的一员，请寄一份你的写作样稿。

可知，要加入Writer Squad，每个申请人必须先提供一篇他们的作品。

故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据Start time: 6 September, 2016部分中的“Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!”最重要的是，在写作的过程中建立自信和获得乐趣!可知，对初学者来说获得信心和乐趣是最重要的。

故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解
A call came into Jimmy Gilleece's bar. A newly married woman, who had spent the afternoon at his bar, couldn't find her wallet. She didn't care about her ID, credit cards, or 150 in cash-but her wedding ring was inside.
Gilleece, 42, didn't like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he determined to find the wallet. He spent hours on videos from surveillance (监控) cameras, watching the woman's every step in the bar. Within minutes, a young man approached the bar, put something in his pocket, and walked off.
Gilleece posted a clip (视频片段) on the bar's Facebook page to find out who the young man was. Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old Rivers Prather, who said he'd done it because he hadn't eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took
the money and threw the wallet into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.
Gilleece told the teen to meet him at the docks (码头). There they talked a lot and Gilleece knew that Prather was from a poor family. Seeing the teenager's small build, Gilleece thought he was more of a kid than a criminal. However, because of the missing ring, Prather could be put into prison.
Gilleece decided to help the kid. He hired two local divers to search the waters where the wallet had been thrown. More than an hour passed, with no sign of the ring. Gilleece grew worried. And then a diver popped up. In his hand was the wallet, and inside was the ring. When Gilleece called the wallet's owner, she burst into tears and immediately dropped the charge against Prather for stealing the ring.
（1）What did the woman value most in her wallet?
A.Her ID.
B.Her credit cards.
C.Her money.
D.Her wedding ring.
（2）What did Prather do after getting the wallet?
A.He kept the ring.
B.He spent the money in it.
C.He threw it in a dustbin.
D.He returned it to the owner.
（3）Why did Gilleece help Prather?
A.To teach the child a lesson.
B.To meet the customer's demand.
C.To save the forgivable child.
D.To win back the reputation of his bar.
（4）What would happen to Prather next?
A.He would be sent to prison.
B.He would not be accused by the woman.
C.He would get a job in Gilleece's bar.
D.He would live a better life ever after.
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，Jimmy Gilleece的酒吧中一位女士丢失了钱包，钱包里有她最珍视的结婚戒指。

Jimmy Gilleece找到了捡到钱包的年轻人Rivers Prather，但是Rivers Prather拿了钱包里的钱将钱包丢进了海里。

Gilleece觉得Prather只是个孩子，于是决定帮助他，最终找到了戒指，Prather也被撤销了指控。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“She didn't care about her ID, credit cards, or 150 in cash-but her wedd ing ring was inside. ”她不在乎她的身份证、信用卡或150美元现金——但她的结婚戒指在里面，可知那位妇女最珍视钱包里的结婚戒指。

故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet into the ocean. ”他说他看到了戒指，但认为是假的，所以他拿了钱，把钱包扔进了大海，可知Prather得到钱包后，他把里面的钱花了。

故选B。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据倒数第二段中的“Seeing the teenager's small build, Gilleece thought he was more of a kid than a criminal. However, because of the missing ring, Prather could be put into prison.”看到这个少年的小个子，Gilleece觉得他更像个孩子，而不是罪犯。

然而，因为丢失戒指，Prather可能会被关进监狱，可知Gilleece帮助Prather是因为他认为Prather是个可原谅的孩子。

故选C。

（4）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的“When Gilleece called the wallet's owner, she burst into tears and immediately dropped the charge against Prather for stealing the ring.”当Gilleece 打电话给钱包的主人时，她哭了起来，并立即撤销了对Prather偷戒指的指控)可知接下来Prather不会被那个女人指控。

故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解
A bunch of strangers showed up at the gym in the early morning of the last Sunday of April. A few athletes were already stretching their arms, but most of us could barely focus. As I was burning off last night's wrong decision—a big meal, I spotted a poster about a gym's 21-day workout challenge, and I immediately signed up. I always wanted to train for a marathon, so I considered this as my warm-up. Besides, I needed to stop being lazy and this was my chance to make a change.
It was easy to promise on paper, but three weeks of recommended exercise routines and diet restrictions wouldn't be easy. I stuck to working out 30 minutes a day, and I didn't disturb my normal routine. Instead, I had to be faced with the tough work of being more creative in my spare time, thus breaking some bad habits.
Overcoming weaknesses with willpower was my goal for the next part of the journey. But the difficult part about making a challenge is realizing that "wanting" and "doing" are two very different things. Just like a career, you have to physically work for it rather than just wait for it to happen. But that's hard. Throughout the 21 days, I often told myself that the challenge was meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising. However, finally I overcame that negative thought and kept working out.
At the end of the challenge, I learned something even more important: Feeling the results is better than seeing them. I had fewer headaches and more energy, and was simply happier. I even felt a little smarter as I researched which foods were better for my body, and learned how to make healthier meals. I felt a sense of accomplishment, too, because even though I wanted to give up dozens of times, I didn't. I felt my waist got smaller and my arms got stronger, and I no longer felt guilty after having a piece of cake or a drink.
（1）What was the author's wrong decision?
A. Going to the gym early.
B. Training for a marathon.
C. Eating a lot the previous night.
D. Stopping being lazy for a change.
（2）What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Some of the author's bad habits.
B.Some ways of the author's killing his spare time.
C.The importance of sticking to the normal daily routine.
D.The difficulty of the author's keeping on with the workout plan.
（3）What does the underlined word "sabotage" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Prevent.
B.Hear.
C.Improve.
D.Distinguish.
（4）What did the author learn from the workout challenge?
A.Eating healthy food is more important than exercising.
B.Overcoming a challenge could bring good feelings to him.
C.It's more important to see what he likes than just feel it.
D.There was no need to feel guilty about things he disliked to do.
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一张宣传健身锻炼的海报让作者开始马拉松的热身。

虽然三个星期的锻炼计划和饮食限制是很难坚持的，但是作者坚持每天锻炼。

最后，锻炼给作者带来了好心情。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“As I was burning off last night's wrong decision—a big meal, I spotted a poster about a gym's 21-day workout challenge”可知，昨晚我做了一个错误的决定：吃了一顿大餐。

因此作者的错误决定是前一天晚上吃得很多。

故选C。

（2）考查段落大意。

根据第二段中的“It was easy to promise on paper, but three weeks of recommended exercise routines and diet restr ictions wouldn't be easy.”可知，将承诺写在纸上是很容易的，但是坚持三个星期的锻炼和饮食限制并不容易。

因此该段的主要内容是作者坚持锻炼计划的困难。

故选D。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第三段中的“Throughout the 21 days, I often told myself that the challenge was meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising.”中的and前后两句是承接关系，and前面说的是“在这21天里，我经常告诉自己，挑战是没有意义的。

” 由“However, finally I overcame that negative thought and kept working out.”可知，然而我终于克服了这种消极的想法继续锻炼。

however前后的内容是转折关系。

因此可以推断出and后面的内容是“不想再锻炼下去”，故选A。

（4）考查细节理解。

根据第四段的“At the end of the challenge, I learned something even more important: I had fewer headaches and more energy, and was simply happier. I even felt a little smarter …I felt a sense of accomplishment…I felt my waist got smaller and my arms got stronger, and I no longer felt guilty after having a piece of cake or a drink.”可知，在锻炼的最后我头痛少了，精力充沛了，而且更快乐。

我甚至觉得自己更聪明了也有一种成就感，我觉
得我的腰变小了，胳膊变壮了，吃了一块蛋糕或一杯饮料后，我不再感到内疚。

因此作者感受到了克服运动挑战能给他带来好心情。

故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和段落大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读理解
Notre-Dame, the cathedral (大教堂) that serves as one of Paris's most beloved monuments, is on fire. According to The New York Times, the fire began around 6: 30 p.m. local time, when tourists urgently rushed out of the building. While Andre Finot, a spokesman for the cathedral, told The Times, that the cause of the fire is still unknown and that no one has been hurt while damage to the building appears catastrophic（灾难性的）.
CNN reports that over 400 firefighters have been sent to fight the fire, but that they may be unable to save the cathedral. Built in the 12th century, Notre-Dame houses several relics important to Catholics (天主教徒). NBC News reports that relics from Saint Genevieve and Saint Denis may been lost, together with a relic believed to be from Jesus Christ's crown of thorns, but it states that authorities now believe that the cathedral has been saved from “total destruction”. Notre-Dame is visited by a reported 30, 000 people a day and 13 million people per year. Its destruction represents a global cultural loss. "This is just horrible", Mohamed Megdoul, 33, a film producer and witness to the fire told The Times, speaking through tears. "A thousand years of history is being wiped away. This belonged to the whole world, and now it's disappearing."
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his sadness on Twitter. "Notre-Dame of Paris in flames," reads an English translation of his statement. "Emotion for a whole nation. Thoughts for all Catholics and for all the French. Like all our countrymen, I'm sad together to see this part of us burn." Other politicians, including Melanis Trump, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, U. K. Prime Minister Theresa May also shared their sadness on Twitter.
（1）What do we know about Notre-Dame according to the passage?
A.It has been completely destroyed by the fire.
B.It's a huge political loss to the world.
C.It's only meaningful to Catholics.
D.The reason of the fire remained to be found out.
（2）What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply?
A.The history of France is destroyed because of the fire.
B.The loss the fire caused is huge.
C.The damage of Notre-Dame is being wiped off.
D.The cathedral has been saved from "total destruction".
（3）What's the purpose of writing the passage?
A.To report a disaster of Notre-Dame.
B.To express people's sadness of the destruction.
C.To emphasize the value of Notre-Dame.
D.To show the concerns from the worldwide.
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了举世闻名的法国巴黎圣母院发生火灾的相关信息。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“While Andre Finot, a spokesman for the cathedral, told The Times, that the cause of the fire is still unknown and that no one has been hurt while damage to the building appears catastrophic（灾难性的）”这起火灾的原因还不得而知,对建筑的破坏是灾难性的，并没有说建筑被完全破坏了。

故选D。

（2）考查句义猜测。

根据第三段中的“ Its destruction represents a global cultural loss ‘A thousand years of history is being wiped away. ’”可知,它的毁灭代表了全球文化的损失。

Mohamed Megdoul说道：这很糟糕，一千年的历史就这样被破坏殆尽。

wipe away“擦掉，破坏殆尽”。

由此判断出这就话显示了火灾造成的损失是巨大的。

故选B。

（3）考查写作意图。

纵观全文可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，文章报道了举世闻名的法国巴黎圣母院发生火灾的相关信息。

因此本文的目的在于报导巴黎圣母院遭遇的巨大灾难。

故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和写作意图三个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报道，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读理解
For years, my time spent in the shower could have got me a mention in Guinness World Records as the shortest time taken to bathe. I hurried up during this process.
One day, however, while at a party, I heard an artist friend telling everybody that his idea came while he was having a shower. “What about you?” he asked, “Don't you get your creative thoughts from the same place?”
“I'm in and out in a hurry,” I told him proudly. “I have no time to waste!”
“What a pity,” he said. “That's the place where you need to slow down; plenty of great tho ughts come from there!” I tried it out. I slowed down the whole process, started enjoying the warm water, taking a little longer to soap myself and even spending more time just enjoying the process, and realized how much I had missed in hurrying up all these years.
A woman told me how much stress her friend was suffering from and how she sought to convince her that she needed to find ways to relax. She gave her a videotape on stress management and relaxation techniques, and encouraged her to watch it right away. Fifteen minutes later, her friend handed back the tape. “It was good,” she said,” but I don't need it.”“But it's a 70 - minute video,” the woman replied, “You couldn't have watched the whole thing.”
“Yes, I did,” her friend said. “I put it in fast - forward!”
A major social problem of the 21st century is Hurry Sickness. We hurry through work. We swallow fast food. We complain that we don't have enough time. We race through the days and
weeks until one day we look back in amazement and com ment, “My god, how the years flew by!” Then we realize the heavy price we have paid for traveling fast.
Symptoms of Hurry Sickness include stress and anxiety, bad relationships, lowered work performance and even disease. Some people don't survive it. What's the cure? Slow down, for life is so short and precious that we must live it well.
（1）What was the advantage of taking a shower in the eyes of the artist friend?
A. Time was saved.
B. Nothing was missed.
C. Great ideas flew away.
D. Creative thoughts came.
（2）What was the trouble with the woman's friend?
A. She felt stressed.
B. She found the tape useless.
C. She found no way to relax.
D. She watched the tape too fast.
（3）What are the major trouble people face in the 21st century in the writer's eyes?
A. People run fast to work.
B. Everything is done in a hurry.
C. People don't have enough time.
D. Time flies without being noticed.
（4）How can the problem be settled?
A. By pacing down.
B. By learning to survive.
C. By developing friendship.
D. By performing good work.
【答案】（1）D
（2）A
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】【分析】本文为应用文。

很多人以自己的快节奏生活而自豪，这会造成一种匆忙症，它的突出症状为焦虑，有压力，生病，工作效率低甚至活不下去。

如果想治愈症，就要放慢速度。

比如放慢洗澡的速度有可能会创意的想法出现。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第二段中的I heard an artist friend telling everybody that his idea came while he was having a shower. …“Do n't you get your creative thoughts from the same place?”可知，作者的艺术家的朋友告诉大家。

他创造性的想法是在他洗澡的时候来的。

分析选项可知D项符合题意，故答案选D。

（2）细节理解题。

根据第五段“A woman told me how much stress her friend was suffering from …”可知，这位女子说她的朋友遭受了很大的压力。

分析选项可知，故答案选A。

（3）细节理解题。

根据第八段内容可知，21世纪的人最大的问题就是“匆忙病”。

他们匆匆忙忙的工作。

吃快餐。

他们抱怨没有足够的时间。

他们一直和时间赛跑，直到有一天，惊讶地回过头来，说，“我的上帝，时光飞逝啊！“然后意识到他们已经付出了沉重的代价。

分析本段的内容可知B项（一切都是匆匆忙忙完成的。

）符合题意。

在本段中说他们匆匆忙忙地工作而不是奔跑去上班，A错误。

他们抱怨没有足够的时间而不是没有足够的时间，故C是错误的。

而D项与题干无关。

故不选，分析可知B项符合题意。

（4）推理判断题。

最后一段说匆忙症的症状包括有压力和焦虑，不良的人际关系，工作效率低，甚至生病。

有些人甚至无法生存下去。

如何治呢？那就是放慢脚步。

分析可知，要解决这个问题就要放慢速度。

分析选项可知A项符合题意。

【点评】阅读理解细节题解题技巧：
1）语义转换题--跳读查找法：根据题干内容从原文中找到相关的句子，然后进行比较和分析，便可确定最佳答案。

2）生活应用题--常识理解法：在读懂文章的基础上结合一定的生活常识进行判断。

3）细节排序题--首尾定位法：根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺序。

4）寻找信息题--题干定位法：寻找信息题一般为功能阅读题，主要形式有广告、公告、演出信息、航班时间表等。

6．阅读理解
China's cancer researcher Zhu Chen, together with two French researchers Anne Dejean and Hugues de Thé, received Sjoberg Prize 2018 in Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden on Friday.
“We used wisdom from both Chinese and Western medicine and offered a cure to one of the most deadly cancers,” Chen told Xinhua, “I feel that Chinese medicine has potential to contribute more to human health. It struggles for benefiting all mankind. It's a language of peace, and of development and progress.” Ch en recalled the cooperation with the two French researchers for over 30 years.
This year's Sjoberg winners have developed a new and targeted treatment for a specific form of blood cancer called acute promyelocytic leukaemia (急性早幼粒白血病). It was once one of the deadliest forms of cancer, but it is now possible to cure nine out of ten patients who receive the new treatment. The winners have made this revolutionary development possible by methodically mapping the molecular mechanisms responsible for the disease.
The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is funded (资助)by the Sjoberg Foundation. The foundation, with a donation of 2.5 billion US dollars, was founded in 2016, and serves to promote scientific research that focuses on cancer, health and the environment.
The Prize is an annual international prize in cancer research awarded to individual researchers or research groups. The prize amounts to one million US dollars, of which 100,000US dollars is the prize sum and 900,000US dollars is funding for future research.
（1）Zhu Chen was awarded Sjoberg Prize for the .
A. research into a language
B. promotion of Chinese medicine
C. treatment for a once fatal cancer
D. cooperation with French researchers
（2）What can we know about the Sjoberg Foundation?
A. It funds research in certain fields.
B. It favors individual researchers.
C. It donates 2.5 billion US dollars.
D. It awards the prize annually.
（3）What can the text be classified as?
A. A biography.
B. A news report.
C. A science fiction.
D. An advertisement.（4）What is the best title for the text?
A. New Cure for Cancer
B. Breakthroughs to human health
C. Great Contributions of Chinese Medicine
D. Three Scientists Receiving Sjoberg Prize
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，中国科学家Zhu Chen和另外两位法国科学家荣获舍贝里奖。

(1)考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“We used wisdom from both Chinese and Western medicine and offered a cure to one of the most deadly cancers”解释了Zhu Chen和另外两位法国科学家获奖的原因。

故选C。

(2)考查细节理解。

根据第四段中的“The foundation, with a donation of 2.5 billion US dollars, was founded in 2016, and serves to promote scientific research that focuses on cancer, health and the environment.”可知选A。

(3)考查推理判断。

根据全文内容和文体特点而判断此文应该是一篇新闻报道。

故选B。

(4)考查主旨大意。

新闻报道主旨一般就在首段呈现。

根据第一段“ China's cancer researcher Zhu Chen, together with two French researchers Anne Dejean and Hugues de Thé, received Sjoberg Prize 2018 in Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden on Friday.”中国科学家Zhu Chen和另外两位法国科学家荣获舍贝里奖，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报道，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读理解
It is that time of year when people need to lock their cars. It's not because there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars. Rather, it's because of the good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest. Especially with this year's large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to stuff it full of zucchini（西葫芦）.
My sister-in-law, Sharon, recently had a good year for tomatoes. She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they began to feel their skin turn slightly red. That's when she decided it was time to share her blessings. She started calling everyone she knew. When that failed, she began to ask everyone in the neighborhood like a politician, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes. "Feel free to take whatever you want," Sharon told her. She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didn't go to waste.
A few days later, Sharon answered the door. There was the neighbor, holding some bread. The neighbor smiled pleasantly, "I want to thank you for all of the tomatoes, and I have to admit that I took a few other things and hope you wouldn't mind."
Sharon couldn't think of anything else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said no. "Oh, but you did," the neighbor said. "You had some of the prettiest zucchini I've ever seen." Sharon was confused. Zucchini in her garden? They hadn't even plated any zucchini. But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her garden. The two of them walked together into the backyard. When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables, Sharon smiled, "Well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got
too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning."
The neighbor looked at Sharon, shock written all over her face. Then she smiled, and held out the bread that she had shared all over the neighborhood, "I brought you a loaf of cucumber bread. I hope you like it."
（1）Why does the author suggest that people in the neighborhood should lock their cars?
A. They might be stolen by thieves.
B. They night be moved away by the police.
C. Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest.
D. Their neighbors might throw rubbish in them.
（2）What does the underlined word "blessings" in the second paragraph mean?
A. tomatoes.
B. belongings.
C. helpful things.
D. best wishes.
（3）What did the neighbor do in Sharon's garden?
A. She harvest tomatoes only.
B. She harvested zucchini by accident.
C. She took some cucumbers mistakenly.
D. She stole something without Sharon's permission.
（4）We can infer from the article that the neighbors bread would taste ________.
A. bitter but tasty
B. strange and bitter
C. hard and sour
D. soft and sweet.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的妯娌邀请一位邻居去她家菜园里随便采摘西红柿和其他喜欢的蔬菜，而邻居在菜园里却错误地把老黄瓜当作了西葫芦，并且她用这个材料做成了面包拿来和邻居一块分享。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“Rather, it's because of the good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest. Especially with this year's large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to stuff it full of zucchini（西葫芦）.”可知作者建议附近的人们锁上自己的车是因为他们的邻居可能往车里填自己的收成，故选C。

（2）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段中的“My sister-in-law, Sharon, recently had a good year for tomatoes.”可知That's when she decided it was time to share her blessings.意思是她觉得是时候与别人分享自己的西红柿了，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据由倒数第二段的“Sharon smiled, ‘Well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning.’”可知邻居在Sharon的菜园里错误地采摘了一些黄瓜，故选C。

（4）考查推理判断。

根据倒数第二段中的“ When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables, Sharon smiled, "Well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning."以及最后一段中的“ I brought you a loaf of cucumber bread. I hope you like it."可推知用苦涩的黄瓜做的面包味道自然是奇怪的和苦的,故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读理解
The Mokoko tribe (部落) lived on the wrong side of the island of two faces. The two sides, separated by a great cliff (悬崖), were like night and day. The good side was watered by rivers and was filled with trees and abundant food, while on the wrong side there was hardly any water or plants, and wild beasts crowded together. The Mokoko had the misfortune of having always lived there, with no way to cross to the other side. Their life was hard and they lived in permanent terror of the beasts.
Along the edge of the cliff separating the two sides, a skinny but strong tree grew, with which they could build two poles. There was no doubt that the tribe would choose the great chief and doctor to use the poles. But when the two of them were given their chance to make the jump, they didn't dare to. They thought that the pole could break or it would not be long enough. They put so much energy into these thoughts that they gave in.
But into that tribe were born Nam and Ariki, a pair of young hearts. One day, they decided to take up the poles. Nobody stopped them, but everyone did try to discourage them, trying to present how dangerous the jumping was, using a thousand explanations.
"And what if what they say is true?" wondered the young Naru.
"Don't worry. I am a bit scared too, but it doesn't look so difficult," replied Ariki, ever determined.
"But if it goes wrong, it will be a terrible end," continued Naru, undecided.
"Perhaps the jump will go badly. But staying forever on this side of the island surely won't work out well either."
"You're right. Let's do it tomorrow."
And on the next day, Naru and Ariki jumped to the good side of the island. When taking up the poles, while feeling their desire, the fear hardly allowed them to breathe. And while flying through the air, helpless and without support, they felt that something must have gone wrong and death awaited them. But when they landed on the other side, they thought the jump really hadn't been so bad after all.
（1）What situation were the Mokoko faced with?
A. They lived a difficult life without fearing the beasts.
B. They suffered a lot due to the terrible environment.
C. They had easy access to the good side.
D. They were surrounded by trees and rivers.
（2）How did the chief and doctor feel when they were chosen?
A. Frightened.
B. Energetic.
C. Desperate.
D. Satisfied.
（3）What's the tribe members' reaction when Nam and Ariki decided to take up the poles?
A. The members desired to follow their steps.
B. The members tried to prevent the behaviour.
C. The members convinced them of the danger.
D. The members encouraged them to have a try.
（4）What can we infer about Naru and Ariki?
A. They overcame difficulty with courage and determination.
B. They felt relaxed in the。