1、 I hesitated. My mental klaxon (高音喇叭) screamed warnings about the consequences of a cut, a fall, and a crash. Then, gaining confidence from who knows where, I lowered myself carefully into the toboggan, which marked my adventure travel comeback. In the years since then, Ive traveled about twenty-fiv
2、e percent of the time. Through it all, my lucks held outno deadly falls, no car accidents or serious infections. For me, adventure travel is a risk worth taking. Travel broadens my world and keeps me connected to nature. Whats more, saying yes to travel keeps me connected to myself.(1)What does the
3、underlined word perilous in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Unique.B.Dangerous.C.Historical.D.Famous.(2)What did the doctors advise the author to do?Do proper exercise.Enjoy the rest of her life.Keep away from traveling.Spend more time with her family.(3)Why did the author mention her travel to China?It
4、 was her last adventure.She recovered her courage through it.She liked the beautiful scenery in China.It was the most dangerous experience in her life.(4)What is the best title for the text?A business trip to ChinaUnique travel experiencesWhy I still travel to the wildHow I overcame the fear of dise
5、ase【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)B(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了去中国的一次旅行。 (1)考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“the jungles of Thailand or Borneo, for example, where the water is often unsafe and the food risky; some places where the locals are just a few generations past headhunting.“例如,泰国或婆罗洲的丛林,那里的水往往不安全,食物也很危险;有传染病、毒蛇和野生动物的场所;有些地方的
6、本地人刚刚过了猎头的时代。”可推知划线词的意思是“危险的”。故选B。 (2)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“To prevent another stroke, my doctors told me, Id have to take dangerously high levels of blood thinner (血液稀释剂) for the rest of my life and any travel would be risky.”我的医生告诉我,为了防止再次中风,我的余生都必须服用高剂量的危险血液稀释剂,任何旅行都是有风险的。”可知,医生建议作者远离旅行。故选C。 (3)考查推理判断。根
7、据第四段中的“The first real test of my travel courage came nine months after my stroke when I joined my husband, Jack, on a business trip to China.”中风九个月后,我和丈夫杰克一起去中国出差,这是对我旅行勇气的第一次真正考验。”可知,作者之所以提到她的中国之行是因为她通过这件事恢复了勇气。 (4)考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“For me, adventure travel is a risk worth taking. Travel broadens my
8、world and keeps me connected to nature. What to travel keeps me connected to myself.”对我来说,冒险旅行是值得冒险的。旅行开阔了我的世界,使我与大自然保持联系。更重要的是,对旅行说“是”让我和自己保持联系。”可知,本文讲述的是去中国的一次旅行。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断,词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生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。2阅读理解 I was having a great morning until I sat down in f
9、ront of my office computer. Your password has expired(过期), a server message flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesnt seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase character, one l
10、owercase character, one symbol, and one numeral. Oh, and the whole darn thing cant be fewer than eight characters. And I cant use any of the same passwords Ive used in the past three months. Suddenly I was furious. What didnt make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce
11、. Disbelief over what she had done to me was all I thought about. Every day. My anger didnt mean anything to the empty input field with a pulsating cursor (闪动的光标), waiting for me to type a password that Id have to re-enter many times for the next 30 days. I remembered a tip Id heard from my former b
12、oss. Hed said, Im going to use a password to change my life. I couldnt focus on getting things done in my current mood. There were clear indicators of what I needed to do to regain control of my life, but I couldnt notice them. My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldn
13、t let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it. I made my password Forgiveh3r. I had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screen saver with her photo would appear. Each time I would come back f
14、rom eating lunch alone. In my mind, I wrote Forgive her every day. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That constant reminder of reconciliation led me to accept the way things had happened at the end of my marriage and embrace a new way of dealing with my depression. As the mon
15、th wore on, I felt a slow healing begin to take place. By the time my server prompted me to reset my password the following month, I felt free. One month later, my dear Exchange server asked me yet again to reset my password. I thought about the next thing that I had to get done. My password became
16、Quitsmoking4ever. I quit smoking overnight. This password was a painful one to type during that month, but doing it helped me to yell at myself in my mind as I typed that statement. It motivated me to follow my monthly goal. One month later, my password became Save4tripthailand. Guess where I went t
17、hree months later: Thailand. Seeing how these reminders helped to materialize my goals kept me motivated and excited. While its sometimes difficult to come up with your next goal, keeping at it brings great results. Here is a simplified extract of what some of my passwords have been in the past two
18、years, so you get an idea of how my life has changed, thanks to this method: Forgiveh3r To my ex-wife, who started it all. Quitsmoking4ever it worked. Save4tripthailand it worked. Eat2timesday it never worked, still fat. Sleepbefore12 it worked. Askher4date it worked. I fell in love again. Nodrinkin
19、g2months it worked. I feel better. Getc4t! It worked. I have a beautiful cat. MovEtogeth3r it worked. Facetime2momsunday it worked. I talk with Mom every week. And the one for last month: Save4ring Yep. Life is gonna change again soon.(1)The underlined word furious in the third paragraph is closest
20、in the meaning to _. depresseddoubtfulnervousangry(2)Why did he decide to use Forgiveh3ras his password?Because he decided to forgive his wife.Because he hoped his wife would forgive him.Because he hoped it would remind him to be strong.Because his former boss told him to use it to change his life.(
21、3)What can we learn from the password Save4ringfor last month?He will call his mother every week.He will soon ask his girl friend to marry him.His password will help him save money.He will be reminded to save his password.(4)What might be the best title for the passage?How a Password Changed My Life
22、.Why I Changed My Password.How a Slow Healing Took Place.How I Followed My Monthly Goal.【答案】 (1)D(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者公司电脑每个月都要换一次密码,这让作者很生气,特别是作者刚刚离婚,心情沮丧,但是前老板的话让作者意识到可以用设置密码提醒自己去达成一些目标,这样做效果真地很好。根据第三段中的“What didnt make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. ”更糟糕
23、的是,在我最近离婚后,我感到非常沮丧。画线的不可能是沮丧,I was deeply depressed这里提到的是沮丧。根据第四段中的“My anger didnt mean anything to the empty input field with a pulsating cursor”这里指的是生气。故选D。 (2)考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldnt let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and t
24、hat I was strong enough to do something about it. ”我的密码成了指示符。我的密码提醒我,我不应该让自己成为最近分手的受害者,我足够坚强,可以为此做些什么。用这个密码因为他希望它能提醒他要坚强。根据最后一段“And the one for last month: Save4ring Yep. Life is gonna change again soon.”生活很快又要改变了。根据选项A. 他每周都会给他妈妈打电话;选项B他很快就会向他的女朋友求婚。选项C他的密码能帮他省钱。这件事不可能发生的;选项D他会被提醒保存密码。根据推理可知只有选项B是生
25、活有了改变。根据第六段“My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldnt let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.”及第十六段“Here is a simplified extract of what some of my passwords have been in the past two years, so you get an idea of how my life has changed, thanks to this method.”通读全文可知,文章主要讲述的是作者借鉴了前任老板的忠告,利用新设置的一个密码帮助自己走出了离婚的阴霾,故A项作文章标题最佳。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,词义猜测,推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查,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。3阅读理解 Open water swimming I had only
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