高中英语 unit5《nelsonmandelaamodernhero》阅读理解精品测试训练 新人教版必修1(1)

2013年高一英语精品测试训练UNIT5NELSONMANDELAAMODERNHERO阅读理解（人教版必修1）阅读理解第组AMYMOTHERLOVESFLOWERSASSOONASWARMWEATHERCOMESAROUND,YOUWILLFINDHERPLANTING,WATERINGANDWEEDINGOVEREVERYTHINGFORMANYYEARSWELIVEDNEXTDOORTOEACHOTHER,ANDSHESPENTASMUCHTIMEINMYGARDENASSHEDIDHEROWNAFTERTHEFLOWERSBECAMEPLENTIFULEACHSUMMER,SHEWOULDCUTCOLORFULBOUQUETS（花束）TOENJOYINSIDETHEHOUSEBOTHHERSANDMINEIWOULDOFTENCOMEHOMEFROMWORKANDFINDABEAUTIFULARRANGEMENT（布置）OFFRESHFLOWERSONMYCOFFEETABLESHORTLYBEFORECHRISTMASONEYEAR,ALOCALFLOWERSHOPOFFEREDABOUQUETAMONTHSPECIALITSEEMEDTOBEAGREATWAYTOTHANKHERFORALLOFTHEFLOWERSSHEHADGIVENMETHROUGHTHEYEARSAFTERTHEHOLIDAYS,INEARLYJANUARY,IDROVEHERTOTHEFLOWERSHOPTOPICKUPHERFIRSTMONTHSBOUQUETTHESMALLFRESHCOLORFULBOUQUETWOULDHARDLYFILLASMALLVASE（花瓶）IWASSOEMBARRASSED尴尬的）HOWEVER,AFTERWERETURNEDHOME,SHEBEGANTOARRANGETHEFLOWERSSHEHADRECEIVED“MOM,IMSORRY,”ITOLDHER“ICANTBELIEVEHOWSKIMPYTHATBOUQUETIS”SHELOOKEDATMEANDSMILED“ITSOKAY,”SHESAID“ITALLOWSMETOBETTERENJOYTHEBEAUTYOFEACHONE”MOMSWORDSHELPEDMETOREALIZESOMETHINGBIGGERANDMOREIMPORTANTWHENWEHAVETOOMANYGOODTHINGS,WEOFTENFAILTOENJOYTHEBEAUTYOFEACHONETHANKS,MOM,FORHELPINGMEUNDERSTANDTHATLESSISSOMETIMESMORE1ACCORDINGTOPARAGRAPH1，WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISTRUEATHEAUTHORSMOTHERPUTFRESHFLOWERSONTHEAUTHORSCOFFEETABLEBTHEAUTHORUSEDTOBUYSOMEFRESHFLOWERSONHERWAYHOMECTHEAUTHORSMOTHERUSUALLYBOUGHTFLOWERSFORHERDAUGHTERDTHEAUTHORANDHERMOTHERSHAREDABEAUTIFULGARDEN2THEAUTHORBOUGHTHERMOTHERFLOWERSTOACELEBRATETHECOMINGCHRISTMASBEXPRESSTHANKSFORALLHERMOTHERSDONECBRINGMOREFLOWERSTOHERMOTHERSGARDENDARRANGEHERMOTHERSNEWHOUSE3WHATCANWEINFERFROMTHEPASSAGEATHEAUTHORCOULDNTAFFORDABIGBOUQUETBTHEMOTHERWASNOTHAPPYWHENRECEIVINGTHEBOUQUETCTHEAUTHORWOULDPICKUPANOTHERBOUQUETTHENEXTMONTHDTHEMOTHERWOULDSENDBACKTHEBOUQUETTOTHEFLOWERSHOP4THEUNDERLINEDWORD“SKIMPY”INPARA4MEANSABEAUTIFULBCOLORFULCCHEAPDSMALL5WHATDIDTHEAUTHORLEARNFROMHERMOTHERAHOWTOGROWFLOWERSBHOWTOARRANGEFLOWERSCENJOYINGLIFEIFPOSSIBLEDCONSIDERINGTHINGSINOTHERWAYS【语篇解读】作者给妈妈买了一束鲜花，可是数量太少，连一个小花瓶都装不满，但妈妈却很喜欢。1A细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知，妈妈经常将花园里新鲜的花拿到我和她的房间里，这样，我下班回家后会在咖啡桌上发现漂亮的鲜花，只有A项表达正确。2B细节理解题。由第二段的“AGREATWAYTOTHANKHERFORALLOFTHEFLOWERSSHEHADGIVENMETHROUGHTHEYEARS”可知。3C推理判断题。由第三段的“TOPICKUPHERFIRSTMONTHSBOUQUET”可知，这是第一个月的鲜花，以后作者还会送妈妈鲜花。4D词义猜测题。由第三段的“THESMALLFRESHCOLORFULBOUQUETWOULDHARDLYFILLASMALLVASE（花瓶）”可知，那束花连一个小花瓶都装不满，可见花束很小。5D推理判断题。尽管花的数量很少，妈妈却说这样她可以更好地欣赏每一朵花。文章最后一段升华了主题。由此推断作者从她母亲那里学会从另一个角度去看事情。BEVERYCHILDSHOULDHAVEASOLIDSCIENCEEDUCATIONWHETHERTHEYWANTTOBETHENEXTALBERTEINSTEINORMICHAELJORDANSCIENCEISALLAROUNDUS；ITISEVERYWHERE,REACHINGEVERYTHINGTHATWEDOTHE“WE”INTHATLASTSTATEMENTINCLUDESCHILDRENCHILDRENTHATUNDERSTANDHOWSCIENCEPLAYSAROLEINOUREVERYDAYLIVESHAVEAWONDERFULFOUNDATION（基础）FORSUCCESSINLIFECHILDRENCANLEARNSCIENCEATANYAGETHEEARLIERTHEYSTARTTHEBETTERTHEBESTWAYFORKIDSTOLEARNISTHROUGHPLAYANDREPETITIONTHESEAREWONDERFULSCIENCETOYSFORPRESCHOOLSCIENCEACTIVITIESWITHPLAYBEINGTHEBESTWAYKIDSLEARN,ITONLYMAKESSENSETHENINTRODUCINGTOYSTOTHEMTHATENCOURAGEUNDERSTANDINGSCIENCECHILDRENLOVETOUSETHEIRIMAGINATIONTOHAVEFUNANDTOHELPTHEMUNDERSTANDTHEWORLDAROUNDTHEMSOPLAYISAWONDERFULTIMETOINTRODUCESCIENCETOTHEMTHINKOFTHEGAMESTHATWEUSEDTOPLAYDONTSPILLTHEBEANS,DONTBREAKTHEICE,THETELEPHONEGAME,LINCOLNLOGS,EACHOFTHESEGAMESHASSCIENCEBEHINDITCHILDRENAREBYNATURECURIOUS（好奇的）ASTHEYFEELOUTTHEWORLD,TRYINGTOMAKESENSEOFWHATISAROUNDTHEMSCIENCEFEEDSTHATCURIOSITYHUNGERTHATTHEYHAVEITISAHUNGERTHATNEEDSTOBEENCOURAGEDANDSATISFIEDFINDINGTHESETOYSISNOTASHARDASONEWOULDTHINKTOMAKESURETHATYOUGETGOODQUALITYTOYS,VISITSCIENCETOYSHOPSONLINETHESEARETHEBESTPLACESTOFINDUNIQUE（独特的）SCIENCETOYSSUCHAS3DSPACEPROJECTORS,ORHYDROGREENHOUSESHELPYOURCHILDRENAPPRECIATETHEWORLDAROUNDTHEMWITHUNDERSTANDINGTHEWORLDAROUNDTHEMTHISWAY,THEYUNDERSTANDHOWWEAREALLCONNECTEDTOGETHERCHILDRENWILLNOTONLYQUESTIONTHEWORLD,BUTBEABLETOCOMEUPWITHANSWERSTOTHOSEQUESTIONSONTHEIROWNSCIENCEISLIFE6CHILDRENSHOULDHAVEAGOODSCIENCEEDUCATIONBECAUSEATHEYWANTTOBEFAMOUSSCIENTISTSINTHEWORLDBITCANHELPTHEMTOMAKEALARGEAMOUNTOFMONEYCITPLAYSADECISIVEROLEINTHEIRDAILYLIVESDITISHELPFULTOTHEIRSUCCESSINTHEFUTURE7ACCORDINGTOTHEPASSAGE,WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISTRUEASCIENCEISHARDLYCONNECTEDWITHOURDAILYLIVESBCHILDRENLEARNSCIENCEBESTTHROUGHPLAYINGCCHILDRENLEARNSCIENCEUSINGTHEIRHANDSDPARENTSSHOULDENCOURAGETHEIRCHILDRENTOSTUDYHARD8DONTSPILLTHEBEANS,DONTBREAKTHEICE,THETELEPHONEGAMEANDLINCOLNLOGSARETHEGAMESATHATARETHEMOSTWIDELYPLAYEDBTHATCANINTRODUCESCIENCETOCHILDRENCTHATMOSTSTUDENTSLIKETOPLAYATSCHOOLDTHATKEEPCHILDRENSTRONGANDHEALTHY9THETHIRDPARAGRAPHISMAINLYTOTELLUSTHATACHILDRENAREBORNCURIOUSABOUTTHEWORLDBITISNECESSARYTOFEEDCHILDRENINTIMECSCIENCETOYSCANSATISFYCHILDRENSCURIOSITYDMOSTOFTHETOYSONLINEAREVERYCHEAP10THETEXTISMOSTPROBABLYWRITTENFORAPARENTSBSCIENTISTSCCHILDRENDTEACHERS【语篇解读】不管将来是否从事科学研究，每一个孩子都需要接受科学教育，不仅因为科学和我们的日常生活密切相关，而且学习科学会为他们未来的成功奠定基础。6D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“CHILDRENTHATUNDERSTANDHOWSCIENCEPLAYSAROLEINOUREVERYDAYLIVESHAVEAWONDERFULFOUNDATION（基础）FORSUCCESSINLIFE”可知，学习科学知识会为他们一生的成功奠定坚实的基础。7B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“THEBESTWAYFORKIDSTOLEARNISTHROUGHPLAYANDREPETITION”和“WITHPLAYBEINGTHEBESTWAYKIDSLEARN”可知，教孩子科学知识最好的方法是让孩子在玩耍中学习。8B细节理解题。根据第二段最后的“THINKOFTHEGAMESTHATWEUSEDTOPLAYDONTSPILLTHEBEANS,DONTBREAKTHEICE,THETELEPHONEGAME,LINCOLNLOGS,EACHOFTHESEGAMESHASSCIENCEBEHINDIT”可知，这些游戏都有科学的成分，能教给孩子们科学知识。9C主旨大意题。通读本段可知，本段主要讲孩子天生对这个世界好奇，而科学可以满足他们的好奇心，而教给他们科学知识的最好方法是让他们玩科学玩具，故选C项。10A推理判断题。该文讲述了孩子接受科学教育的重要性以及最佳方式，由最后一段“HELPYOURCHILDRENAPPRECIATETHEWORLDAROUNDTHEM”可知，本文的写作对象最有可能是家长。CWONGFUKWING,AHONGKONGVOLUNTEER（志愿者）ATANORPHANAGE（孤儿院）INYUSHU,WASKILLEDINTHEEARTHQUAKEWHENHEWASTRYINGTOSAVEOTHERSONAPRIL14,2010WONGMANAGEDTORUNSAFELYOUTOFTHEBUILDINGWITHSOMECHILDRENWHENTHEFIRSTQUAKEHAPPENEDAT750AMONAPRIL14，BUTHEWENTBACKINSIDETORESCUETHREEOTHERCHILDRENANDTHREETEACHERSINSIDE,ALTHOUGHHEKNEWTHEDANGEROFAFTERSHOCKS（余震）AT10AM,ALLTHECHILDRENANDONEOFTHETEACHERSWERESAVEDHOWEVER,WONGWASBURIEDUNDERTHEFALLENBUILDINGANDDIEDTHEOTHERTWOTEACHERSWERESTILLWAITINGTOBERESCUED46YEAROLDWONGWASATRUCKDRIVER,WHOOFTENSAIDHECOULDONLYGIVEHISEFFORTSTOCHARITY（慈善）INSTEADOFMONEY,ASHEDIDNOTEARNALOTHISTRAGIC（悲剧的）ENDTOUCHEDTHEHEARTSOFMANYPEOPLEBOTHINHONGKONGANDONTHEMAINLANDWONGBEGANVOLUNTEERINGIN2002IN2003，WONGWASTOLDBYTHEDOCTORHEGOTSERIOUSILLNESS,WHICHGAVEHIMAGREATBLOWHOWEVER,THEILLNESSDIDNOTDETERTHEWARMHEARTEDMANWHENTHEEARTHQUAKESTRUCKWENCHUANINSICHUANPROVINCEIN2008,WONGRUSHEDTOTHEDISASTERAREAOFSHIFANGTOOFFERHISHELPTHOUGHHISFAMILYDIDNOTWANTHIMTOGOINFACT,QINGHAIISAPLACEWONGHADOFTENVISITEDSINCE2006ASAVOLUNTEER,HEGAVEOUTMEDICINEANDCLOTHINGTOTHEORPHANAGETHERENOONECOULDEXPECTTHATWONGWOULDDIEHELPINGOTHERSHONGKONGCHIEFSECRETARYHENRYTANGYINGYENSAIDHEHAD“THEHIGHESTRESPECT”FORTHEHEROWHOGAVEHISLIFEFOROTHERS“WHATHEDIDHASSHOWNTHEHONGKONGSPIRIT”THECITIZENSOFHONGKONGCALLEDHIM“THEPRIDEOFHONGKONGSPEOPLE”ANDPEOPLEONTHEMAINLANDHAVEALSOPRAISEDHIMAS“ATRUEHERO”11WONGDIEDINTHEEARTHQUAKEAAFTERHESENTMEDICINEANDCLOTHINGTOTHEORPHANAGEBWHENHERETURNEDTOSAVETHETEACHERSANDSTUDENTSCBECAUSEHESUFFEREDFROMHISSERIOUSILLNESSAGAINDASTHEFIRSTEARTHQUAKEHAPPENED12THEUNDERLINEDWORD“DETER”INPARA5REFERSTO“”APREVENTBREFUSECBEATDENCOURAGE13WHATCANWEKNOWABOUTWONGFROMTHEPASSAGEAHENEVERVISITEDQINGHAIBEFORE2010BHEWASSUPPORTEDBYHISFAMILYBEINGAVOLUNTEERCHEWASTHOUGHTHIGHLYOFBYTHECHINESEDHEWASATAXIDRIVERBEFOREHEDIED14WHYARESOMANYPEOPLEDEEPLYMOVEDBYTHESTORYOFWONGAHEALWAYSOFFEREDMONEYTOTHEORPHANAGEBHEFOUGHTAGAINSTHISILLNESSBRAVELYCHEHELPEDTHEORPHANAGETHOUGHBEINGPOORDHEPUTOTHERPEOPLESLIVESABOVEHISOWN15WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGWORDSCANBEUSEDTODESCRIBEWONGACCORDINGTOTHEPASSAGEAHONESTANDSELFSATISFACTORYBWARMHEARTEDANDSELFLESSCPROUDANDSELFCENTEREDDCAPABLEANDHARDWORKING【语篇解读】本文介绍了香港义工黄福荣阿福的故事。11B细节理解题。本文第二、三段介绍了阿福地震中救人牺牲的事迹，故选B项。12A词义猜测题。由第五段中的“WHENTHEEARTHQUAKESTRUCKWENCHUANINSICHUANPROVINCEIN2008，WONGRUSHEDTOTHEDISASTERAREAOFSHIFANGTOOFFERHISHELP”可以看出严重的疾病也未能阻止他去汶川地震灾区当一名志愿者。13C细节理解题。由最后一段人们对黄福荣的评价可知香港市民和大陆同胞高度赞扬他。14D推理判断题。通读全文可知香港义工黄福荣在玉树地震中为救被困群众而献出了自己宝贵的生命，由此可看出他把别人的生命看得高于自己，故选D项。15B推理判断题。阿福从2002年开始做义工，不顾自身疾病参与汶川地震和玉树地震的援救工作，并在玉树地震中献出生命。从他的事迹不难看出，阿福是一个热心而无私的人。DA13YEAROLDAMERICANBOYONSATURDAYBECAMETHEYOUNGESTCLIMBERTOCONQUERMOUNTQOMOLANGMA,THEWORLDSHIGHESTMOUNTAINJORDANROMEROFROMBIGBEAR,CALIFORNIA,CLIMBEDUPTHE8,850METERSUMMIT峰顶FROMTHETIBETANSIDEONTHESAMEDAY,ANEPALI尼泊尔的MAN,APASHERPA,BROKEHISOWNWORLDRECORDOFCLIMBINGQOMOLANGMAWHENHEREACHEDTHESUMMITFORTHETWENTIETHTIMEAPASHERPASTEAMSETOFFFROMNEPALSCAPITAL,KATHMANDU,LASTMONTH,HEADINGFORTHEBASECAMP（大本营）ONTHECHINESESIDEOFTHEMOUNTAIN“THETEAMHASJUSTCALLEDINANDBELIEVETHATTHEYARESTANDINGONTOPOFMTQOMOLANGMA,”ROMEROSBLOGSAID“THEIRDREAMSHAVENOWCOMETRUEEVERYONEISHAPPY”THECLIMBINGHASPUTROMEROONESTEPCLOSERTOREACHINGHISGOALOFCLIMBINGTHEHIGHESTMOUNTAINSONALLSEVENCONTINENTS（大洲）“ITISJUSTAGOAL,”ROMEROSAIDHEHADALREADYCLIMBEDFIVEPEAKS（高峰）,ANDNEEDSTOCLIMBONLYVINSONMASSIF,THEHIGHESTPEAKINANTARCTICA,TOHITHISGOALTHEYOUNGESTPERSONBEFORETOCLIMBQOMOLANGMAWAS16YEAROLDTEMBATSHERISHERPAOFNEPALROMEROCLIMBEDTOGETHERWITHATEAMINCLUDINGHISFATHERPAULANDTHREELOCALGUIDESHEWANTEDTOPICKASMALLPIECEOFROCKFROMTHETOPOFTHEWORLDANDWEARITINANECKLACEWHILENEPALINSISTSTHATANYONEPLANNINGTOCLIMBMOUNTQOMOLANGMAMUSTBE16，CHINADOESNOTHAVEANYAGERESTRICTIONS（限制）SOMEMOUNTAINCLIMBERSHAVENTAGREEDWITHTHEROMEROFAMILYFORLETTINGHIMTRYITBUTHISFATHERSAIDTHECLIMBINGFROMTHECHINESESIDEISLESSDANGEROUS16JORDANROMEROCLIMBEDUPMOUNTQOMOLANGMAMAINLYTOAMEETAPASHERPABBUILDHISBODYCBREAKTHEWORLDRECORDDREALIZEPARTOFHISGOAL17TOSTANDONTHEHIGHESTMOUNTAINSONALLSEVENCONTINENTS,THENEXTACTOFJORDANROMEROISTOCLIMBTHEPEAKINAASIABANTARCTICACEUROPEDAFRICA18WHYDIDJORDANROMEROCHOOSETOCLIMBFROMTHECHINESESIDEOFMOUNTQOMOLANGMAACHINAALLOWSCLIMBERSOFANYAGETOCLIMBMTQOMOLANGMABITWASNTFARFROMJORDANSBASECAMPONTHECHINESESIDECTHEREWEREMORECHALLENGESONTHECHINESESIDEDTHEREWEREMORELOCALGUIDESONTHECHINESESIDE19WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISTRUEAAPASHERPACLIMBEDUPMOUNTQOMOLANGMAFROMTHETIBETANSIDETOTHEBASECAMPONTHENEPALISIDEBJORDANROMEROSFATHERANDTHREEAMERICANGUIDESCLIMBEDUPMOUNTQOMOLANGMAWITHROMEROCTHEYOUNGESTPERSONWHOHASCLIMBEDUPTHEWORLDSHIGHESTMOUNTAINIS16YEARSOLDDAPASHERPAHASREACHEDTHESUMMITOFMOUNTQOMOLANGMATWENTYTIMES20WHATWOULDBETHEBESTTITLEFORTHEPASSAGEATHEGREATDREAMOFPICKINGROCKSFROMTOPOFQOMOLANGMABCALIFORNIATEENBECOMESTHEYOUNGESTTOCLIMBQOMOLANGMACTHEMOSTNUMBEROFSUCCESSFULQOMOLANGMACLIMBSDMOUNTQOMOLANGMACLIMBINGBECOMESMOREPOPULAR【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻。一名13岁的美国男孩成功登上了珠穆朗玛峰的峰顶，轰动了世界。16D细节理解题。根据第四段的“THECLIMBINGREACHINGHISGOALOFCLIMBINGTHEHIGHESTMOUNTAINSONALLSEVENCONTINENTS（大洲）”可知，乔丹攀登珠穆朗玛峰的主要目的是要实现他的梦想登上世界七大洲的高峰。17B细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句可知，乔丹目标中七个大洲的最高峰中，只剩下南极洲的文森峰（VINSONMASSIF。故选B项。18A细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，从珠峰的中国境内攀爬有两个原因，一是没有最小年龄限制，二是危险较小（他的父亲这样认为）。故选A项。19D细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知A项错误；由第五段第二句可知B项错误；由第一段第一句话可知C项错误；由第二段第二句可知D项正确。20B主旨大意题。本文是一篇新闻，报道了一名13岁的美国男孩登上了珠穆朗玛峰顶，成为世界上最年轻的成功登顶珠峰的人。故B项最能概括本文大意。第组AWHENANNKAHNWASGROWINGUP,HERFAMILYTOOKTHESAMESUMMERVACATIONEVERYYEARATRIPTOYOSEMITE（约塞米蒂国家公园）BUTTHINGSAREDIFFERENTFORHERDAUGHTER,ASHLEYAT19,ASHLEYHADALREADYSETFOOTONEVERYCONTINENTINCLUDINGANTARCTICA,ANDALLBUTONEOFHERJOURNEYSABROADWERETAKENWITHOUTHERPARENTS,ONTRIPSWITHOTHERTEENAGERSSHESTARTEDWHENSHEWASJUST13,VISITINGEUROPEWITHAYOUTHTRAVELORGANIZATIONCALLEDPEOPLETOPEOPLESTUDENTSAMBASSADORS（大使）“ITHASREALLYCHANGEDMYPLANFORGRADUATION,”SAIDASHLEY,WHOISNOWAFRESHMANOFASTATEUNIVERSITY“WHENIWASYOUNGER,ITHOUGHTIDLIKETOBEANURSESOMEDAYBUTNOW,IMLEARNINGFRENCH,ANDIDLIKETOBEANAMBASSADORAFTERIGRADUATELIVINGANDWORKINGABROADISSOMETHINGIWOULDLIKETODO”ATYOUNGERAGESTHANTHEOLDERGENERATIONOFAMERICANS,THOUSANDSOFTEENAGERSLIKEASHLEYARESEEINGMOREFARAWAYCORNERSOFTHEWORLDHIGHSCHOOLSNOWREGULARLYORGANIZESTUDENTTRIPSTHATREQUIREPASSPORTSMIDDLESCHOOLSTUDENTSHIKETHERAINFORESTINSTEADOFJOININGLAKESIDESUMMERCAMPS,ANDOLDERTEENAGERSUSETHECOMMUNITYSERVICETHEYDIDINAFRICAASWRITINGMATERIALFORCOLLEGEESSAYSTHESENSEOFCOMMUNITYANDFAMILYARELIFETIMEMEMORIESMORETHANHALFOFTHESTUDENTSBELIEVEDMIDDLESCHOOLLIFEASTHEBIGGESTSTAGEFORGROWTHYOUREALLYSEEKIDSMATUREASHLEYSMOTHERANNKAHNAGREES,“IDIDNOTTRAVELLIKETHISGROWINGUP,BUTITHINKITSGREATTHATWEAREABLETOPROVIDETHATFORHER”1FROMTHETEXT,WECANLEARNTHATASHLEYAVISITEDEUROPEWHENSHEWAS13BSETUPAYOUTHTRAVELORGANIZATIONCNEVERHADACHANCETOVISITANTARCTICADTOOKTHESAMESUMMERVACATIONASHERMOTHER2AFTERTAKINGSEVERALINTERNATIONALJOURNEYS,ASHLEYAWANTEDTOBEANURSEAFTERGRADUATIONBACCEPTEDTHEADVICEFROMHERPARENTSCCHANGEDHERPLANFORTHEFUTUREDDECIDEDTOHAVEATRIPTOYOSEMITE3FROMTHETEXT,WECANINFERTHATDURINGHOLIDAYSTEENAGERSINAMERICAWILLDOTHEFOLLOWINGEXCEPTAJOININGTHESCHOOLTRIPSBHIKINGTHERAINFORESTCTRAVELLINGABROADDDOINGCOMMUNITYSERVICE4WHATDOESTHEUNDERLINEDWORD“MATURE”INTHELASTPARAGRAPHPROBABLYMEANABECOMEQUITEBUSYBBECHEERFULCBEEXPERIENCEDDBECOMEGROWNUP答案1A细节理解题。根据第一段末句SHESTARTEDWHENSHEWASJUST13,VISITINGEUROPEWITH推知，ASHLEY从13岁开始，就跟随一个叫“PEOPLETOPEOPLESTUDENTSAMBASSADORS”的旅行组织前往欧洲旅行。故A正确。2C细节理解题。根据第二段的WHENIWASYOUNGER,ITHOUGHTBUTNOW推知，ASHLEY原打算当一名护士，但现在她正学习法语，并准备毕业后当一名驻外大使。可以说，ASHLEY从旅行经历中增长了见识，也改变了她的人生计划。故C正确。3D推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话可知选D。4D词义猜测题。根据最后一段中MORETHANHALFOFTHESTUDENTSBELIEVEDMIDDLESCHOOLLIFEASTHEBIGGESTSTAGEFORGROWTH推知，MATURE意为“成熟”，故D正确。BAMERICANSOFTENPLANSOCIALGATHERINGSATSHORTNOTICE,SODONTBESURPRISEDIFYOUGETINVITEDTOSOMEONESHOMEORTOSEEAMOVIEORBASEBALLGAMEWITHOUTMUCHWARNINGIFTHETIMEISCONVENIENTFORYOU,SURELYACCEPTTHEIRINVITATIONBUTIFYOUREBUSY,DONTBEAFRAIDTODECLINETHEINVITATION,PERHAPSSUGGESTINGATIMEWOULDBEBETTERYOURHOSTWONTBEASHAMEDINVITATIONSAREUSUALLYSENTINPERSONOROVERTHETELEPHONETHEMAINEXCEPTION（例外）ISFORSOMEFORMALOCCASIONS,ONWHICHAWRITTENINVITATIONWILLBEMAILEDYOUWOULDNORMALLYRECEIVEAWRITTENINVITATIONTOAWEDDINGFORACASUAL（非正式的）DINNERINVITATION,DONTARRIVEMORETHAN5MINUTESEARLY,BECAUSEYOURHOSTMAYSTILLBEPREPARINGFORYOURVISITARRIVINGMORETHAN10MINUTESLATEISCONSIDEREDRUDEIFVERYFEWPEOPLEAREINVITEDIFMANYPEOPLEAREINVITED,ITSOKTOARRIVEALITTLELATE,EVENASMUCHASHALFANHOURLATEFOREXAMPLE,ITSOKTOARRIVELATEFORAPARTY,FORAPOTLUCK（家常便饭）DINNERORFORASOCIALGATHERINGINVITINGALARGEGROUPOFPEOPLEIFYOUREINVITEDFORDINNER,ITSPROPERTOBRINGTHEHOSTABOTTLEOFWINE,ABASKETOFFRUIT,ABOXOFCANDY,ORSOMEFLOWERSDONTBRINGROSES,ASMENOFTENGIVEROSESTOWOMENONADATEIFYOUWISHTOTHANKTHEHOSTFORHISORHERHOSPITALITY（好客），ITSRIGHTTOCALLORSENDAWRITTENTHANKYOUNOTETHENEXTDAY5THEPASSAGEISTOTELLUSAHOWTOACCEPTAMERICANSINVITATIONSBSOMETHINGABOUTAMERICANSOCIALVISITSCSOMETHINGABOUTAMERICANBUSINESSVISITSDHOWTOMAKEALIVINGINAMERICA6THEUNDERLINEDWORD“DECLINE”INTHEFIRSTPARAGRAPHMOSTPROBABLYMEANS“”AACCEPTBREADCREFUSEDRECEIVE7INAMERICA,INVITATIONSTOAWEDDINGAREOFTENSENTABYMAILBBYFAXCBYCHECKDBYPHONE8IFANAMERICANONLYINVITESYOUFORANINFORMALSUPPERAT730PM,YOUDBETTERARRIVEATA715PMB735PMC745PMD755PM答案5B主旨大意题。综合全文可知，文章主题是美国的社会交往。6C词义猜测题。根据第一段内容，在美国受到邀请时，如果你方便的话则可以接受，反之，如果太忙可以拒绝邀请。7A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句得知。8B细节理解题。根据第三段的FORACASUAL（非正式的）DINNERINVITATION,DONTARRIVEMORETHAN5MINUTESEARLY,BECAUSEYOURHOSTMAYSTILLBEPREPARINGFORYOURVISITARRIVINGMORETHAN10MINUTESLATEISCONSIDEREDRUDEIFVERYFEWPEOPLEAREINVITED可知选B。C“THOSEFLOWERS”ANNAPOINTEDTOACLUMP（丛）OFBEAUTIFULFLOWERSBYTHESIDEOFTHEROAD“ARENTTHEYPRETTY”“THEYREVERYPRETTY,”DONNAAGREED“WEDONTWANTTOMISSTHEPARADE”SHESAIDASEVERYONEHURRIEDDOWNTHEROADTOSEETHEEXCITINGCIRCUSPARADE（马戏游行）THATRARELYPASSEDTHROUGHTHESMALLTOWNWHICHANNAANDHERFRIENDSLIVEDIN“IMGOINGTOPICKABOUQUET（束）FORMOTHERSHELOVESFLOWERSSOMUCH,”ANNASAIDSURPRISED,HERFRIENDSSAWHERSTOPTOPICKTHEFLOWERSFORAMOMENTANNALOOKEDUPATHERFRIENDSTHENSHESMILEDANDGLANCEDDOWNATTHEFLOWERSSHEWASHOLDINGINHERHAND“YOUGOONANDSEETHEPARADE,”SHESAIDSOFTLY“IWOULDRATHERTAKETHESEFLOWERSTOMYMOTHER”ANNAMARIEJARVISWASATHOUGHTFULGIRLWHOLOVEDHERMOTHERVERYMUCHSHEWASSODEVOTEDTOHERMOTHERTHATWHENSHEGREWUPTOBEALADY,SHEWANTEDTOFINDAWAYTOPAYTRIBUTETOHERDURINGHERMOTHERSDEATHANNIVERSARIES（纪念日）SHEPICKEDHUNDREDSOFWHITECARNATIONS（康乃馨）HERMOTHERSFAVOURITEFLOWERTOGIVEALLMOTHERSANDCHILDRENINHERCHURCHSHEORGANIZEDACOMMITTEEANDLAUNCHEDAMASSIVE（大规模的）LETTERWRITINGCAMPAIGN（运动）TOHUNDREDSOFCHURCHANDBUSINESSLEADERS,NEWSPAPEREDITORS,ANDPOLITICIANS,ASKINGTHEMTOJOINHERINTHECAMPAIGNTOMAKEMOTHERSDAYINTOANATIONALHOLIDAYANNA,THEGIRLWHOCHOSETOBRINGHOMEFLOWERSFORMOMINSTEADOFJOININGHERFRIENDSTOSEETHECIRCUSPARADE,WASTHELADYWHOFIRSTBROUGHTABOUTTHEFIRSTMOTHERSDAYEVERYSECONDSUNDAYOFMAY,WERECOGNIZEANDCELEBRATEMOTHERSDAYASAPUBLICEXPRESSIONOFLOVEFORTHEMOTHERSOFTHEWORLD9ANNAANDDONNAWEREOUTTOAPICKFLOWERSFORTHEIRMOTHERSBSEETHEEXCITINGPARADECBUYPRESENTSFORTHEIRMOTHERSDPLAYWITHTHEIRFRIENDS10AFTERPICKINGTHEFLOWERS,ANNAAJOINEDHERFRIENDSTOSEETHEPARADEBPERSUADEDHERFRIENDSTOPICKFLOWERSTOGETHERCTOOKTHEFLOWERSBACKTOHERMOTHERDWENTONLOOKINGFORBEAUTIFULFLOWERSFORHERMOTHER11THEUNDERLINEDWORD“TRIBUTE”INTHEPASSAGECANBEBESTREPLACEDBY“”AVISITBRESPECTCPITYDMONEY12WEMAYINFERFROMTHEPASSAGETHATAANNAHADALWAYSWANTEDTOSETASIDE（留出）ADAYTOHONOURMOTHERSBANNASMOTHERWASPLEASEDTOSEEHERDAUGHTERSDREAMREALIZEDCANNASLETTERWRITINGCAMPAIGNWASWIDELYWELCOMEDDANNAHADGREATDIFFICULTYINPERSUADINGOTHERSTOJOININHERCAMPAIGN答案9B细节理解题。从文章第二段SEETHEEXCITINGCIRCUSPARADE（马戏游行）THATRARELYPASSEDTHROUGH可知，这样的马戏游行很少经过小镇，因此她们外出的目的是看马戏表演。10C细节理解题。从文章第五段的IWOULDRATHERTAKETHESEFLOWERSTOMYMOTHER可知，安娜带着花回家了，而没有去看马戏表演。11B词义猜测题。文章第六段说，安娜很爱自己的母亲，因此长大后想通过设定一个节日来表达对母亲的敬意。12C推理判断题。安娜长大后渴望创建一个节日表达对所有母亲的敬意，因此发起了写信运动，最终母亲节成为世界性的节日，由此可以判定，她的运动得到了很多人的支持。DGOLDCOASTFAMILYHOLIDAYSAREALWAYSGREATFUNWHETHERYOUAREFROMAUSTRALIAORFROMABROADTHEREAREBEAUTIFULBEACHES,ADVENTUREPARKS,NATUREPARKSANDSOMUCHMORETHEREARESOMANYSIGHTSTOSEEHEREITISAPITYTODRIVEINACARANDYOULLMISSAGREATPARTOFITAUSTRALIAISHOMETOMANYANIMALSANDBIRDSTHATCANONLYBESEENWHENMOVINGSLOWLYANDGOINGINTOTHEAREASTHATTHEYLIVEWHENYOUAREONABICYCLE,YOUHAVETHEADVANTAGEOFBEINGABLETOSTOPWHENEVERYOUWANTTOCATCHSIGHTOFANINTERESTINGANIMALORBIRDTHATYOUHAVENEVERSEENBEFOREITISAQUIETERMODE（方式）OFTRANSPORTATIONASWELL,SOYOUMIGHTEVENBEABLETOTAKEAPICTUREWHENYOUAREONTHEBEACH,YOUCANBREATHETHATCLEANAIRANDVIEWTHEBEAUTYOFTHEWATERANDSANDITISATOTALLYDIFFERENTEXPERIENCEFROMEITHERSIMPLYSUNBATHINGORPASSINGITINACARTHEREAREMANYCHOICESOFHIRING（租）ABICYCLETOEXPERIENCETHEGOLDCOASTATTRACTIONSTHEREARESTORESTHATWILLFITABIKEPERFECTLYTOYOURSIZETHESEBIKESFORBOTHADULTSANDCHILDRENAREINMANYSTYLESANDCOLOURSTOPLEASEANYTASTEIFYOUHAVEEVERWANTEDTOTRYATANDEMBIKE（双人单车），NOWISYOURCHANCE,BECAUSETHEYHAVETHOSETOOABICYCLEHIREONGOLDCOASTISSOMETHINGTHATEVERYONESHOULDTRYATLEASTONCETHISISAWONDERFUL