1、 阅读理解AThe trouble started at 9：30 pm last New Years Eve, in Newmark. When the fire engines(消防车) arrived at the fire, a very old woman was sitting in a third floor window. The firefighters placed a ladder(梯子) against the wooden house, and 26yearold Marcus Reddick climbed 35 feet to the third floor.Th
2、e woman, 60 years old and very fat, was sitting with both feet out of the window. When Marcus reached the top of the ladder, the woman, afraid and nervous, put her two legs around him. Suddenly Marcus fell backwards off the ladder, with the large woman sitting on him. Marcus landed firsthitting a wa
3、ll beside the front stairsand broke the womans fall. She fell no more, but he fell another ten feet down the stairs. When the fire officer reached him, Marcus was unconsciousWithin an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead, and would only get worse. Doctors talked of turning o
4、ff the lifesaving machine and asked if the family would like to give away his heart. The answer was “yes”On January 6, firefighters lifted Marcus coffin(棺材)covered with an American flagonto a yellow fire engine. Hundreds of firefighters from all over the state joined the procession(行列) through Newma
5、rk streets. Children watched silently from school windows. The day Marcus died, his heart was given away to a young girl. His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位消防员在救人的过程中不幸牺牲的故事。1What happened last New Years Eve in Newmark?AAn old woman was killed.BA fi
6、re engine was missing.CA firefighter was murdered.DA wooden house caught fire.D解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的the fire engines(消防车) arrived at the fire和The firefighters placed a ladder(梯子) against the wooden house可知，一座木制房屋着火了，故选D项。2After reaching the top of the ladder, Marcus_Awas very afraid and nervousBcouldnt se
7、e anything clearlyCfound it difficult to get downDwas knocked off and got hurtD解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的Marcus fell backwards off the ladder和第三段中的a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead可知，Marcus从梯子上摔下来后受了重伤，故选D项。3The underlined word “unconscious” in Paragraph 2 means “_”Ahomeless BsenselessCbr
8、eathless DhelplessB解析：词义猜测题。由第三段中的Within an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead可知，Marcus当时失去了意识，故选B项。4We can infer from the end of the text that Marcus family might feel _Asad but proudBshy but excitedCangry and doubtfulDworried and surprisedA解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的The day Marcus
9、died, his heart was given away to a young girl.His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.可推知，Marcus的家人对他的离世感到很伤心，不过对于将他的心脏捐赠给一个女孩这件事感到很自豪，故选A项。BA series of small earthquakes have shaken central Nebraska and become the talk of the area. According to the information on a website, th
10、ere have been several quakes since the 9th this month in the heart of the state, centered on the town Arnold, which is about 225 miles west of the capital Lincoln. The first, a 3.3magnitude(震级) quake, happened early that morning, followed by three on the following day, another on Sunday, and then th
11、e most recent earthquake on Monday. The strongest quake was the first one that struck on the 10th, which reached a magnitude of 3.7. The earthquakes were found about three miles below the surface. There havent been any reports of human injury or damage of buildings caused by the quakes, according to
12、 KWBE, a radio station.“It is just kind of strange，” Becky Dailey, treasurer of the Arnold Chamber of Commerce, told that station, adding that people around town are running around and talking about the frequent quakes. Actually small quakes like these are not unusual. Just two minutes before Nebras
13、kas most recent earthquake, a separate one shook a city in the Dominican Republic, reaching a magnitude of 2.5. A couple of hours later, a 2.7magnitude earthquake hit an area near Aguanga, in Southern Californias Riverside County. There were two more that day in different areas of Puerto Rico: a 2.9
14、magnitude quake and a 3.1magnitude quake. Those were all small, but stronger quakes regularly rock the worldjust not so often.Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks. This sudden release of energy causes the waves that make the ground shake. Two blocks of rock or two pla
15、tes are rubbing(摩擦) against each other. After a while, the rocks break because of all the pressure that is built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake happens.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。在美国的内布拉斯加州一连发生了六次小地震，本文介绍了这些地震的相关情况。5What do we know about the quakes in Nebraska?AThere were six quakes in all.BThey all h
16、appened within 24 hours.CThey were centered on the capital Lincoln.DThe biggest one reached a magnitude of 4.0.A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“The first, a 3.3magnitude(震级) quake, happened early that morning, followed by three on the following day, another on Sunday, and then the most recent earthquake on Monday.”
17、可知，一共爆发了六次小地震。6According to KWBE, the quakes in Nebraska most probably _Acaused many buildings to fallBcaused damage to the cropsCwere not felt by the localsDwere not dangerousD解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“There havent been any reports of human injury or damage of buildings caused by the quakes, according to KWB
18、E”可知，这些小地震都不危险。7What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?AThat no human got injured in the quakes.BThat quakes happened there so frequently.CThat an earthquake took place in the state.DThat people kept talking about the quakes.B解析：代词指代题。根据画线词后面的“.adding that people around
19、 town are running around and talking about the frequent quakes.”可知，“It”指的是频繁发生地震的现象。这种现象在Becky Dailey看来是很奇怪的。8What does the author want to show by mentioning the quakes in Paragraph 2?ASo many quakes happened on the 9th.BSmall quakes can be easier to find now.CNo big earthquakes happened these days.
20、DSmall quakes are actually very common.D解析：写作意图题。根据第二段的“Actually small quakes like these are not unusual.”可知，后面提到那些小地震都是为了证明这一点。 完形填空When I was little, my mom read me a bedtime story almost every night. However, one night, my mom found she had _1_ to read to me, so she _2_ a copy of Charlie Browns C
21、yclopedia. She started to read the questions and answers in the book. The book _3_ the knowledge from the human body to the space in a way even a 5yearold child could _4_. From then on, I couldnt _5_ to read the next volume(册)As I grew older, I read more _6_ of this kind. I read them not because the
22、y were as _7_ as stories, but because they offered much knowledge I had never _8_ before. In high school, I was interested in biology, physics and math _9_ politics or computer science. Most students liked travelling or playing outside after _10_. For myself, I was still immersed in(沉浸于) the _11_ of
23、 science. I was _12_ to have an excellent biology teacher through high school, who saw my _13_ in biology, and told me that good students like me ended up doing something called “research”. So I _14_ took biotechnology(生物技术) in college. I worked hard in a research lab, which _15_ me a lot in my care
24、er._16_ I graduated from college, I wanted to _17_ a famous research institute. Luckily, I was _18_. I am always thinking that if my mom had not read the science book to me that night, I could not have become a biologist. So never _19_ every little event! Maybe the event will change your _20_ in lif
25、e.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在作者小时候，母亲有一次无意给他读了一本百科全书系列的书籍，这让他喜欢上了科普书籍。这次偶然的事件改变了作者的人生轨迹。1A.everything BnothingCsomething DanythingB解析：根据下文的“.a copy of Charlie BrownsCyclopedia. She started to read the questions and answers in the book.”可知，母亲发现“没有什么”可以读给作者听的。2A.talked about Bwrote aboutCpicked up Dheld upC解析：根据
26、语境可知，于是母亲“挑选”了查理布朗的百科全书这本书。3A.explained BusedCchose DdividedA解析：根据语境可知，这本书用五岁孩子可以理解的方式“解释”了从人体到太空的知识。4A.prove BunderstandCdescribe DpredictB解析：根据语境可知，这本书用五岁孩子可以“理解”的方式解释了从人体到太空的知识。5A.expect BaffordCwait DstopC解析：根据上下文内容可知，从那以后，作者“等”不及想要读下一册。6A.questions BadvertisementsCstories DbooksD解析：根据上文的“.in th
27、e book.”可知，随着年龄的增长，作者读了更多此类的“书”。7A.simple BinterestingCknowledgeable DshortB解析：根据语境可知，作者读这些书并不是因为它们和故事一样“有趣”。8A.known BcomparedCtranslated DtaughtA解析：根据语境可知，这些书里有作者以前从不“知道”的知识。9A.in addition to Binstead ofCbecause of Din line withB解析：根据语境可知，作者高中时对生物、物理和数学感兴趣，“而不是”对政治和计算机科学感兴趣。10A.lunch BdinnerCresea
28、rch DschoolD解析：根据上文的“.travelling or playing outside.”可知，大多数学生喜欢“放学后”游览或在外面玩。11A.love BviewCmoment DmemoryA解析：根据语境可知，作者却仍然沉浸于对科学的“喜爱”中。12A.confused BupsetCafraid DfortunateD解析：根据下文的“.have an excellent biology teacher through high school.”可知，作者很“幸运”高中时有一个非常好的生物老师。13A.challenge BdoubtCtalent DprogressC
29、解析：根据语境可知，老师看到了作者在生物方面的“天赋”。14A.mistakenly BfinallyCactually DwiselyB解析：根据语境可知，所以“最终”作者大学时选择了生物技术专业。15A.helped BimpressedCpuzzled DtouchedA解析：根据“I worked hard in a research lab.”可知，这对作者的职业生涯“帮助”很大。16A.Although BIfCAfter DOnceC解析：根据下文的“.I graduated from college, I wanted to.”可知，大学毕业“后”，作者想要进一家著名的研究所。17A.build BintroduceCjoin DattractC解析：根据语境可知，作者想要“加入”一家著名的研究所。18A.influenced BinvitedCforgotten DacceptedD解析：根据Luckily可知，作者被“录取”了。19A.ignore BattendCjudge DperformA解析：根据语境可知，所以不要“忽视”每一件小事！20A.state BluckCfeeling DpathD解析：根据上下文内容可知，也许这件小事会改变你的人生“道路”。
