1、1专题限时集训(九) 推理判断之推测作者观点、看法、情感、态度和预测后文( )(对应学生用书第 107 页)A(2017兰州市高考诊断考试) Tyler was born infected with HIV and his mother was also infected.From the very beginning of his life，he was dependent on medications(药物 )to enable him to survive.When he was five，he had a tube surgically(外科手术上)inserted in a vein
2、(静脉)in his chest.This tube was connected to a pump，which he carried in a small backpack on his back.Medications were connected to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times， he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.Tyler wasnt willing t
3、o give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease.It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard，wearing his backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon(小推车) All of us who knew Tyler were amazed at his pure joy in being alive and t
4、he energy it gave him.Tylers mom often made jokes on him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red.That way，when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard，she could quickly spot him.This terrible disease eventually wore him down.He grew quite ill and
5、，unfortunately，so did his HIVinfected mother.When it became clear that he wasnt going to survive，Tylers mom talked to him about death.She comforted Tyler by telling him that she was dying too，and that she would be with him soon in heaven.A few days before his death，Tyler beckoned(召唤)me over to his h
6、ospital bed and whispered， “I might die soon.Im not scared.When I die，please dress me in red.Mom promised shes coming to heaven，too.Ill be playing when she gets there， and I want to make sure she can find me.”【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了身患重病的孩子勇敢面 对病魔积极拥抱生活的2故事。1Why did Tyler wear a backpack on his back when he w
7、as young?ABecause his mother gave it to him as a gift.BBecause he had no right to choose but to wear it.CBecause he wanted to be different from other kids.DBecause there was a pump in it，which could help with his disease.D 考 查细节理解。根据第一段最后三句“This tube was connected to a pump，which he carried in a sma
8、ll backpack on his back.Medications were connected to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream.At times，he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.”可知，Tyler 小时候要背一个背包是因为里面装了一个泵，泵里是有助于治疗他疾病的药物，故选 D。2Tyler asked the writer to dress him in red when
9、he died in order to Ashow red is his favorite colorBsee the writer again in the hospitalCmake his mother recognize him easilyDpersuade his mother to keep her promiseC 考 查细节理解。根据最后一段的 “Ill be playing when she gets there， and I want to make sure she can find me.”可知，Tyler 让作者给他穿红衣服是想确保妈妈在天堂里可以找到他。 3Wha
10、ts Tylers attitude towards death?AExcited. BFearful.CDoubtful. DOptimistic.D 考 查推理判断。根据最后一段的整体内容可推知 ，Tyler 并不畏惧死亡，而是希望妈妈到天堂后可以通过衣服的颜色很快认出来他，故选 D，意为“乐观的” 。4What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?AEven a child can teach us a lot.BPatients should be treated with respect.CPeople sh
11、ould have great courage to face the problems.3DWe should try our best to help those who are infected with HIV.C 考 查写作目的。根据文章的整体内容可知，本文 讲述了一个身患重病的孩子勇敢面对病魔，积极乐观地生活的故事。作者很受感动，想通过本文告诉读者要勇敢面对挫折，故选 C。B(2017武汉市武昌区调研考试) I felt like I had clicked my heels three times and come to a country away from home ever
12、y morning as I walked through the doors at the Embassy of Australia in Washington.Musical Aussie accents and Aboriginal art exhibits made me wonder if I had entered without a visa.In fact I was a temporary employee，a public affairs unpaid intern(实习生)for three months during the summer in order to eng
13、age myself in the culture of the country where I planned to study the next spring.During the summer I read the Australian news every day.Working at the embassy allowed me to escape the US.for six hours per day and learn about what was going on across the planet.After reading the daily Australian and
14、 US.news I usually helped prepare a PowerPoint presentation for school kids who visited the embassy as part of a school activity.Depending on whether an embassy event was going on，I would attend weekly meetings to listen to planning and see what I could do to help.Usually there were smaller tasks to
15、 be done such as creating visitors guides.The most fantastic event in which I participated was the visit of the Australian Prime Minister.As the only American among countless Australian media and staff，I felt comfortable and was kept busy taking pictures and recording doorstop interviews at famous s
16、ites such as the Capitol.As an intern，you will not be exposed to topsecret information，but you are on the inside when it comes to special events.Government work is a useful addition to ones experience.As an embassy employee you will gain invaluable knowledge while spending your summer in a culturall
17、y diverse workplace.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者为 了要到澳大利亚学习提前在位于华盛顿的澳大利亚驻美国大使馆实习的经历。5What is the author talking about?AHer embassy internship.4BHer trouble in finding a job.CHer foreign culture experience.DHer preparation for future employment.A 考 查主旨大意。根据全文大意可知，作者主要 讲述了她在位于华盛顿的澳大利亚驻美国大使馆实习的经历。6Why was the
18、 author in the Embassy of Australia for three months?ATo apply for a visa.BTo prepare to study in Australia.CTo record musical Aussie accents.DTo appreciate Aboriginal art exhibits.B 考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句中的“in order to engage myself in the culture of the country where I planned to study the next spring”可
19、知，作者实习的原因是让自己融入澳大利亚的文化中，因为明年春天她要去那里学习，故答案为 B。7What was the author forbidden to do when the Australian Prime Minister visited America?ARecord doorstop interviews.BKnow topsecret information.CTake pictures of special events.DStand among the Australian staff.B 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段最后一句中的“you will not be expos
20、ed to topsecret information”可知，实习生不会接触到绝密信息，故选 B。8What can we infer about the authors daily routine at the Embassy?AIt is tiring. BIt is boring.CIt is exciting. DIt is relaxing.C 考 查推理判断。根据第三段第一句中的“The most fantastic event”以及最后一段中的“a useful addition”和“gain invaluable knowledge”可知，作者对这次经历的描述是非常积极和正面的
21、，因此可以推断出，在大使馆工作是令作者兴奋的。5C 【导学号：52384053】(2017安徽省百所重点高中第二次模拟)Its been a good week for new parents：Since Tuesday，three major corporations have changed their parental leave policies to reduce pressure on employees struggling to balance work and life with a new baby.The new program，which will take effec
22、t in November，offers up to 16 weeks of fully paid leave to primary caregivers and 10 weeks of medical leave for childbirth，totaling 26 weeks for a birth mother who is her childs primary caregiver.According to The Wall Street Journal，non primary caregivers will receive up to 14 weeks of paid leave.“I
23、n the US，government mandates(命令)for paid leave are currently slim to nonexistent， ”Ms.Morris said， “That means companies must seek the tough balance between supporting employees during major life events and meeting business goals.Too often，employees have not had the support they need.”Data from the
24、Bureau of Labor Statistics say only 13 percent of fulltime workers in the United States had access to paid family leave in 2012.Willis Towers Watson benefits consultant Mary Tavarozzi told Reuters paid leave for American mothers usually lasts around a month.According to The New York Times，the United
25、 States is the only highincome country that does not have nationally mandated paid family leave.In contrast，workers in Britain are given up to 50 weeks of family leave，37 weeks of which is paid.Barack Obama has talked about closing this gap between the United States and its peers，The Times reported.
26、In December，he began giving federal employees six weeks of paid family leave following the birth of a child.“Its time we stopped treating childcare as a side issue or a womens issue，and treated it like the national economic priority(优先事项)that it is， ”he said in his State of the Union address in Janu
27、ary.Some studies have shown that the benefits of paid parental leave are tangible(实际的)beyond the relief new parents experience at being able to focus on their children without worrying about money.【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。介 绍了美国三大公司在一周之内相 继公布产假修改制度，对那些刚刚有孩子的父母来说这无疑是一大好消息。69Why is it a good week for new parents
28、?AThe cost they paid will be shared.BLonger periods of parental leave are expected.CThe policy benefiting them takes effect.DEmployees working time is becoming shorter.B 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“three major corporations have changed their parental leave policies”可知三大公司相继修改了产假政策；再结合“totaling 26 weeks for a bir
29、th mother”可知产假有望延长，故选 B。10What did Ms.Morris say about the USs present paid leave?AIts well carried out.BIts supported by employers.CFew employees really get the benefits.DIt increases the cost of the companies.C 考 查推理判断。根据第二段中的“In the US，government mandates(命令)for paid leave are currently slim to n
30、onexistent”可知，在美国，政府对于带薪休假的命令少得几乎不存在，由此可推知，很少有员工从带薪休假中受益。故选 C。11What can we infer from Obamas words?AWomen can perform as well as men.BChildcare should be taken more seriously than the economy. CWorking conditions for women are worsening.DThe importance of paid family leave was once ignored.D 考 查推理判
31、断。根据第三段中的“the United States is the only highincome country that does not have nationally mandated paid family leave”可知，美国是高收入国家中唯一一个无全国性的法定带薪产假的国家。再结合“Its time we stopped treating childcare as a side issue or a womens issue，and treated it like the national economic priority(优先事项)that it is”可知，奥巴马解释了
32、这一现象的原因，即忽视了带薪产假的重要性，故选 D。12What may be discussed in the following paragraphs?7APeoples reactions to Obamas decision.BReasons for a paid family leave program.COther advantages of a paid family leave program.DThe gap between the US and other countries.C 考 查推理判断。根据最后一段的内容尤其是“ the benefits of paid parental leave are tangible(实际的)beyond the relief”可知，带薪产假的好处不仅仅是新手父母在照顾孩子时不需要担心钱的问题，故下文很可能会进一步探讨带薪产假给员工、公司或社会带来的其他好处，故选 C。
