Living well*閱讀理解。Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer psychological first aid and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激) from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I hadnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I had received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打擾) on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said, Just go. Just be there. I did, and I will never regret it.Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDS related dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.1.Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?A. He built shelters for them.B. He gave immediate first aid to them.C. He came to stay with them.D. He brought mental health professionals.2.What did the author do when his friends mother passed away?A. He hesitated over whether to go.B. He went to his friends at once.C. He knew what to do instantly.D. He decided not to disturb.3.What does the underlined word solemn in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Heavy but warm. B. A little sad but cosy.C. Relaxing and delightful. D. Very serious and unhappy.4.What has the author learned from his experience?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Being present can make a big difference.C. The family harmony is the happiest thing in life.D. Being a volunteer can make ones life more significant【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。經(jīng)過(guò)幾次出現(xiàn)在諸如災(zāi)難現(xiàn)場(chǎng)、失去親人的朋友家里等，作者體會(huì)到出現(xiàn)產(chǎn)生的巨大力量，因?yàn)檫@不僅幫助了別人，也提高了自己。1.C 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激)from the first person we met.I hadnt really done anything yet.可知，我們只是和他們見(jiàn)面，還沒(méi)有做什么，故選C。2.A 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打擾) on this very personal period of sadness. I was tom about what to do.可知，作者猶豫不知是否要去，故選A。3.D 【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線詞后一句中His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.可知，當(dāng)時(shí)氣氛并不嚴(yán)肅，故選D。*語(yǔ)法填空。A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his apartment window into the cold December night.His 4yearold daughter Barbara sat on his lap _1_ (quiet) sobbing. Bobs wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer. Little Barbara couldnt understand _2_ her mommy could never e home. Barbara looked up into her dads eyes and asked, “Cant Mommy be just like everybody elses mommy？” Bobs jaw tightened _3_ his eyes were filled with tears. Her question brought waves not only of grief, but also of anger. Life always had to be different for Bob.As a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He was too little at the time _4_ (pete) in sports. He was often called names he _5_ rather not remember. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in. Bob did plete college, married his loving wife and was grateful to get his job as _6_ copywriter at Montgomery Ward during the Great Depression.Then he was blessed with his little girl. But it was all shortlived. Evelyns cancer robbed them _7_ all their savings and Bob and his daughter _8_ (force) to live in a tworoom apartment in the Chicago slums. Evelyn died just days before Christmas in 1938.Bob struggled to give hope to his child, for _9_ he couldnt even afford to buy a Christmas gift. But if he couldnt buy a gift, he was determined _10_ (make) onea storybook!1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一名男子從孩童到成為一名父親的歲月里，在生活中遭遇的不幸。1quietly 考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。他四歲的女兒Barbara坐在他的腿上靜靜地啜泣著。修飾動(dòng)詞應(yīng)用副詞。2why 考查名詞性從句的連接詞?？仗幰龑?dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，且表示“為什么”，故填why。3and 考查連詞。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處表示并列關(guān)系，故用and。4to pete 考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。他那時(shí)太小不能參加體育比賽。too . to . 為固定結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“太而不能”，故此處應(yīng)用不定式。5would 考查固定結(jié)構(gòu)。此處是would rather do sth.結(jié)構(gòu)。6a 考查冠詞。此處指他得到了一個(gè)廣告文字撰寫人的工作，表示泛指，故用不定冠詞a。7of 考查介詞。Evelyn的癌癥花光了他們所有的積蓄。rob sb. of sth.是固定用法，意為“剝奪某人某物”。8were forced 考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語(yǔ)態(tài)。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可知，此處是指他和女兒被迫住在芝加哥貧民窟的一個(gè)兩居室的公寓中。文章敘述的是發(fā)生在過(guò)去的事情，應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，他和女兒是“被迫”住在貧民窟的，故用一般過(guò)去時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。9whom 考查定語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，指代his child，并在定語(yǔ)從句中作介詞for的賓語(yǔ)，故用whom。10to make 考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。be determined to do sth.是固定用法，意為“下定決心做某事”。*完形填空。閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。An 18yearold student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money，he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money for their education.They_3_ out to the great pianist Ignacy JPaderewski.His manager_4_ a guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital(獨(dú)奏會(huì))A deal was_5_ and the boys began to work to make the concert a _6_.The big day arrived.But _7_ ，they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total _8_ was only $1,600.Disappointed，they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境)They gave him the entire $1,600，plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check，_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were_12_ ，and thanked him heartedly.It was a small act of _13_.But it clearly marked out Paderewski _14_ a great human being._15_ should he help two people he did not even know? We all _16_ situations like these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them，what will happen to me？”The truly _18_ people think，“If I dont help them，what will happen to them？”They dont do it _19_ something in return.They do it _20_ they feel its the right thing to do.1A.timeBtaskCidea Ddecision2A.receive BraiseCborrow Ddonate3A.reached BturnedCpointed Dcalled4A.increased BcoveredCconsidered Ddemanded5A.rejected BstruckCcanceled Dattracted6A.success BcareerCbackground Dperformance7A.uncertainly BunbelievablyCunfortunately Dundoubtedly8A.cost BbillCcollection Dallowance9A.benefit BprofitCcharge Dcheck10A.soonest BlatestClongest Dfarthest11A.took BcountedCdeposited Dreturned12A.pleased BsurprisedCfrightened Dinterested13A.devotion BkindnessCsympathy Dteamwork14A.like BforCas Dto15A.How BWhereCWhen DWhy16A.e across Bdeal withCadapt to Dthink of17A.both BfewCnone Dmost18A.able BrichCgreat Dfamous19A.taking BexpectingCoffering Dpreparing20A.because BthoughCbefore Dso【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】?jī)蓚€(gè)大學(xué)生本想通過(guò)組織一場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)賺取學(xué)費(fèi)，可是音樂(lè)會(huì)并不成功，但善良的受邀鋼琴家的大方舉動(dòng)卻給他們解了圍。1C根據(jù)設(shè)空后的He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友決定舉辦一場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)以籌集學(xué)費(fèi)，這是他的想法(idea)。故選C項(xiàng)。2B根據(jù)上文中的Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于學(xué)費(fèi)不夠，他和朋友決定舉辦音樂(lè)會(huì)來(lái)籌集學(xué)費(fèi)。receive意為“收到”；raise意為“籌集”；borrow意為“借”；donate意為“捐獻(xiàn)”。故選B項(xiàng)。3Areach out to意為“表示對(duì)感興趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out意為“證明是；結(jié)果是”；point out意為“指出”；call out意為“大聲呼叫；呼喊”。根據(jù)第二段可知，他們開(kāi)音樂(lè)會(huì)要邀請(qǐng)著名的鋼琴家，說(shuō)明他們對(duì)這位鋼琴家有興趣。故選A項(xiàng)。測(cè)訓(xùn)診斷：本題考生易誤選B項(xiàng)。考生易把turn to“求助于”和turn out to“證明是；結(jié)果是”以及reach out to“表示對(duì)感興趣”混淆。4D根據(jù)設(shè)空后的a guaranteed fee可知，鋼琴家的經(jīng)紀(jì)人要求(demanded)他們付2,000美元的保證金。故選D項(xiàng)。increase意為“增加”；cover意為“覆蓋；遮蔽；包括；報(bào)道”；consider意為“考慮；細(xì)想；認(rèn)為”。5B根據(jù)設(shè)空后的began to work可知，他們之間達(dá)成了協(xié)議。strike a deal意為“達(dá)成協(xié)議”；reject意為“拒絕”；cancel意為“取消”；attract意為“吸引”。故選B項(xiàng)。6A他們達(dá)成了協(xié)議，并且為了音樂(lè)會(huì)的成功舉辦，他們開(kāi)始積極籌備。故選A項(xiàng)。success意為“成功的事”，career意為“職業(yè)；事業(yè)”；background意為“背景；出身”；performance意為“表演；演出；表現(xiàn)”。7C根據(jù)前文可知他們達(dá)成了協(xié)議，再根據(jù)設(shè)空后的had not managed to sell enough tickets可知，他們并沒(méi)有賣出足夠的票，這對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)是不幸的。故選C項(xiàng)。8C根據(jù)設(shè)空后的$1,600以及下文的$400可知，此處指他們總的籌款為1,600美元。cost意為“花費(fèi)；成本；代價(jià)”；bill意為“賬單”；collection意為“籌集的錢；收藏品”；allowance意為“津貼；補(bǔ)貼”。9D根據(jù)下文的They promised to honor the check at the _ possible.可知，因?yàn)樗麄儾](méi)有籌到足夠的錢，所以又寫了400美元的支票作為欠款。故選D項(xiàng)。10A他們承諾盡快(soonest)承兌支票，故選A項(xiàng)。11D根據(jù)空前的Paderewski tore up the check及空后的told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees可知，鋼琴家撕毀了支票，并且還把1,600美元還給了(returned)他們讓他們當(dāng)做學(xué)費(fèi)。故選D項(xiàng)。12B根據(jù)上文可知，他們本來(lái)是承諾了要給鋼琴家2,000美元，但卻沒(méi)有籌夠錢，而鋼琴家又把錢還給了他們，因此，他們非常驚訝(surprised)而且非常感激。故選B項(xiàng)。pleased意為“高興的；快樂(lè)的；滿意的”；frightened意為“害怕的”；interested意為“感興趣的”。13B根據(jù)上文可知，鋼琴家沒(méi)有要保證金，而且把錢給了兩個(gè)大學(xué)生充當(dāng)學(xué)費(fèi)，因此這是一個(gè)善舉。devotion意為“獻(xiàn)身；貢獻(xiàn)”；kindness意為“善良”；sympathy意為“同情”；teamwork意為“團(tuán)隊(duì)合作”。故選B項(xiàng)。14C鋼琴家的善舉使得他更顯人的偉大之處。mark.out as意為“使看上去脫穎而出成為”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選C項(xiàng)。15D根據(jù)下文可知，每個(gè)人都遇到過(guò)幫與不幫別人的問(wèn)題，由此可推測(cè)，本句應(yīng)是探討幫助別人的原因。故選D項(xiàng)。16A根據(jù)下文And _ of us only think“If I help them, what will happen to me？”可知，我們都曾遇到過(guò)類似的情況。e across意為“偶遇；邂逅”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A項(xiàng)。deal with意為“處理；處置”；adapt to意為“適應(yīng)”；think of意為“想起；想到”。17D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處應(yīng)指我們大多數(shù)，故選D項(xiàng)。18C根據(jù)上句可知，大多數(shù)人是在想幫助別人對(duì)自己的影響，而偉大的人卻想如果不幫助別人對(duì)他人有什么影響。great意為“偉大的”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選C項(xiàng)。19B根據(jù)上文的“If I dont help them, what will happen to them？”可知，他們是在考慮別人，不求(expecting)回報(bào)。故選B項(xiàng)。20A根據(jù)最后一段可知，偉大的人不求回報(bào)地去幫助別人，他們之所以這么做，是因?yàn)樗麄兏杏X(jué)這是正確的事情。因此，設(shè)空處表原因，引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句。故選A項(xiàng)。*短文改錯(cuò)。Im a junior high school student. In my spare time, I like shopping. There has a supermarket in my town. Lots of things are being sold there. So I often went there with my mother buy school things, food and drinks.Of course, sometimes I want to buy something expensive. That I want most is an MP4 player, but I mustnt afford one now. Im going to work for the English club during this summer holiday or make some money for it. We teenagers should not always ask our parents for money.As for shopping online, I like it, because things there are more cheaper. And I dont need to walk to the shops, which helps me save for time. No matter where to shop, I enjoy it because its really relaxed.答案：Im a junior high school student. In my spare time, I like shopping. There a supermarket in my town. Lots of things are being sold there. So I often there with my mother buy school things, food and drinks.Of course, sometimes I want to buy something expensive. I want most is an MP4 player, but I afford one now. Im going to work for English club during this summer holiday make some money for it. We teenagers should not always ask our parents for money.As for shopping online, I like it, because things there are cheaper. And I dont need to walk to the shops, which helps me save time. No matter where to shop, I enjoy it because its really .難項(xiàng)分析：第一處：hasis 考查there be句型。there be . 是固定句型，意為“有”。第四處：ThatWhat 考查主語(yǔ)從句的連接詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句，且在從句中作賓語(yǔ)，表示“所的東西”，故用What。第十處：relaxedrelaxing 考查形容詞。無(wú)論去哪里購(gòu)物，“我”都喜歡，因?yàn)橘?gòu)物確實(shí)可以讓人放松。故用relaxing “令人放松的”。*