四川省旺苍县2017高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解选练（打包10套）.zip

1四川旺苍县 2017 高考英语阅读理解暑假选练阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York—he in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us, “ Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life’s purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton’s foundation(基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer’s home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire, “ Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder. “Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary. com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish, “ says Linda. The books—reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board members—included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12, 200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of.“The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die, “ says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.“ 1. What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life? 2A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching.C. The influence of his wife. D. The news from the Web.2. What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? A. Give out brochures. B. Do something similar.C. Write books for children. D. Retire from being a teacher.3. According to the text, Dolly Parton is . A. a well-known surgeon B. a mother of a four-year-oldC. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer4. Why did the Richters go to Dollywood? A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dollywood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.5. What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph? A. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.【参考答案】1—5、 ABCDD 3社会文化（阅读理解）由 (2013 辽宁,D)改编“Indeed,” George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785,“some kind of fly,or bug,had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.”But the father of America was not the father of bug.When Washington wrote that,Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century,and Americans had already created lightning-bug (萤火虫).But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language,leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.The American bug could also be a person,referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity.Although fan became the usual term,sports fans used to be called racing bugs,baseball bugs,and the like.Or the bug could be a small machine or object,for example,a bug-shaped car.The bug could also be a burglar alarm,from which comes the expression to bug,that is,“to install (安装) an alarm”.Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others’ conversations.Since the 1840s,to bug has long meant “to cheat”,and since the 1940s it has been annoying.We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design.That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison.In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product.In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering‘a bug’ in his invented record player.”1.We learn from Paragraph 1 that . A.Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bugB.George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bugC.the word bug was still popularly used in England in the nineteenth centuryD.both Englishmen and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century2.What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?( )A.Explanation. B.Finding.C.Origin. D.Fault.43.The passage is mainly concerned with . A.the misunderstanding of the word bugB.the development of the word bugC.the public views of the word bugD.the special characteristics of the word bug语篇解读:本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了 bug 一词的不同含义及发展过程。答案及剖析:1.D 推理判断题。华盛顿在 18 世纪用到这个词的时候,英国人已经使用该词一个多世纪了,由此可知,18 世纪时,两个国家都在使用这个词,故 D 项正确。文章并未提到美国人在学习使用 bug 方面存在困难,排除 A 项;英国人在华盛顿使用该词之前已经用过这个词了,根据第一段中的“But the father of America was not the father of bug.”排除 B 项;根据第一段最后一句可排除 C 项。2.D 词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison.In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties”可以判断出 D 项正确。A 项意为“解释”;B 项意为“发现”;C 项意为“来源”;D 项意为“故障;缺陷”。3.B 主旨大意题。概括全文,我们不难看出文章向我们介绍 bug 一词的发展过程以及不同含义,故 B项符合文章主旨。A 项意为“对 bug 一词的误解”;C 项意为“大众对 bug 一词的看法”;D 项意为“bug 一词的特殊之处”,均不能概括出全文内容。【疑难词汇解读】refer v. referred referring refer to 提到,谈到We agreed never to refer to the matter again.我们同意永远不再提这件事。【长难句子分析】But soon ,𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ主 语 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒联 系 动词 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑔𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒表 语𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ伴随状 语.𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠伴随状 语但不久英国人就不再在他们的语言中使用 bug 了,留给美国人在 19、20 世纪继续把臭虫称为 bug。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013 界广东省湛江市二 模 】The United States is faced with serious traffic problems. Too many cars travel on the 5freeways to and from the city. This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”While many cities in the United States have traffic problems, some of the worst are in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a big city with a large downtown area. One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get aroundExperts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in Los Angeles would be to make people want to use the public transportation system of buses instead of their own cars. People say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.One suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. People who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on gas and parking costs. Also, Los Angeles could make the buses easier for people to use. The buses could travel to more places in the city. And there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. These changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.Other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. The tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. People would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. Also ，the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.36. The passage mainly discusses _____.A. different means of transportation of the United StatesB. possible solutions to solving American traffic problemsC. causes of the serious traffic problems in AmericaD. some new laws about American public transportation【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选 B。37. Which is NOT the effect caused by the heavy traffic?6A. Too many private cars. B. Time wasting.C. Serious air pollution. D. Traffic jams.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据 This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选 A。38. The reason why Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic problems is that _____.A. there is a lack of public transportationB. the city is big with a large populationC. most people like to get around by carD. many people like to travel there for shopping【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get around 洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选 C。 39. One of the ways the experts suggest is that _____.A. people should avoid driving to work and homeB. more roads should be built for the increasing private carsC. people should be charged on the most crowded roads during rush hourD. more special lanes on the freeways should be marked out for private cars【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法之一，故选 C。40. According to the passage, if the solutions were carried out, _____A. more cars would be reduced and more roads would be builtB. it would be easier but slower to take buses than to drive carsC. many people would prefer to walk around rather than drive carsD. the roads and public transportation system would be greatly improved【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据 the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the 7roads and public transportation system.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选 D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013 界广东省湛江市二 模 】As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely, are doing nothing either.Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell(魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses “ to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的）in a society that thinks of swift action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.841.From the first two paragraphs we can learn that _____.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students are working hard to write good articles on timeD. many students are getting into the habit of delaying finishing their tasks【答案】D 【解析】段落大意题。根据中心句 Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.可知许多学生都有拖延完成任务的时间的习惯，故选 D。42. According to the passage, procrastination probably refers to _____.A. a bad habit B. a serious illness C. a difficult task D. a form of entertainment【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据 Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate,可知拖延是一种坏的习惯，故选 A。43. Which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Swift action is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. Procrastination is common among people.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据 Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time.拖延时间完成作业有可能因为时间紧，会出现更多的错误，选项 B 叙述的是拖延时间有可能完成 工作更好，这与原文不符，故选 B。44. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据 Procrastination is the thief of time 拖延时间就是开始有任务时不做，等到自己感觉有好心情了，有好时机了在做，故选 D。945. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据 Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.既然存在拖延时间的坏习惯，那么就应该采取措施处理这种坏习惯，故选 A。1四川旺苍县 2017 高考英语阅读理解（暑假）选练阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。FILTON, just outside Bristol, is where Britain’s fleet of Concorde supersonic（超音速的）airliners was built. There, something remarkable is being created. Little by little a machine is “printing” a complex titanium bracket (钛合金支架), about the size of a shoe, which normally would have to be cut from a solid block of metal. Brackets are only the beginning. The researchers at Filton have a much bigger ambition: to print the entire wing of an airliner. Unrealistic as this may seem, many other people are using 3D printing technology to create similarly remarkable things. These include medical implants, jewellery, football boots designed for individual feet, lampshades, racing-car parts, solid-state batteries and customized mobile phones. Some are even making mechanical devices (仪器). At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Peter Schmitt, a PhD student, has been printing something that is like the workings of a grandfather clock. It took him a few attempts to get right, but eventually he removed the plastic clock from a 3D printer, hung it on the wall and pulled down the counterweight. It started ticking. Engineers and designers have been using 3D printers for more than a decade, but mostly to make original types quickly and cheaply before they embark on the expensive business of tooling up a factory to produce the real thing. As 3D printers have become more able to work with a broader range of materials, including production-grade plastics and metals, the machines are increasingly being used to make final products too. More than 20% of the output 2of 3D printers is now final products rather than original types, according to Terry Wohlers, who runs a research firm specializing in the field. He predicts that this will rise to 50% by 2020. 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Filton is in the centre of Bristol. B. Peter tried to print a clock, but in vain. C. a remarkable metal bracket is being created. D. 3D printing technology is available to all of us. 2. The underlined word “embark” probably means “_________”. A. work B. land C. depend D. fix3. We can conclude from the last paragraph that __________. A. Terry Wohlers’ s firm will make great profitsB. the technology of 3D printers will be widely adoptedC. 3D printers have been in use for at least 100 yearsD. engineers and designers prefer printing original products 4. The passage is developed mainly in the form of _______. A. time and events B. definition and descriptionC. contrast and conclusion D. examples and statements【参考答案】1—4、 CABD 3社会文化（阅读理解）由 (2012 浙江,C)改编Two friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever,even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started.Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country.In fact,according to an official report on youth violence,“In our country today,the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment,but the terrible reality of violence”.Given that this is the case,why aren’t students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems,drive cars,or stay physically fit?First of all,students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable.A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱).For example,a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime.Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults,which in turn can lead to violence.The problem isn’t in the sandwich,but in the way students deal with the conflict.Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable,they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决):stay calm.Once the student feels calmer,he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well.Rude words,name-calling,and accusations only add fuel to the emotional fire.On the other hand,soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.After both sides have calmed down,they can use another key strategy (策略) for conflict resolution:listening.Listening allows the two sides to understand each other.One person should describe his or her side,and the other person should listen without interrupting.Afterward,the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker’s position.Then the two people should change roles.Finally,students need to consider what they are hearing.This doesn’t mean trying to figure out what’s wrong with the other person.It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish.For example,a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things.Students need to ask themselves questions such as these:How did this start?What do I really want?What am I afraid of?As the issue becomes clearer,the conflict often simply 4becomes smaller.Even if it doesn’t,careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.There will always be conflict in schools,but that doesn’t mean there needs to be violence.After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program,according to Educators for Social Responsibility,“64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom;75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation;and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves”.Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends,teachers,parents,bosses,and coworkers.In that way,conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.1.This article is mainly about . A.the lives of school childrenB.the cause of arguments in schoolsC.how to analyze youth violenceD.how to deal with school conflicts2.From Paragraph 2 we can learn that . A.violence is more likely to occur at lunchtimeB.a small conflict can lead to violenceC.students tend to lose their temper easilyD.the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight3.Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?( )A.To find out who is to blame.B.To get ready to try new things.C.To make clear what the real issue is.D.To figure out how to stop the shouting match.4.After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta,it was found that . A.there was a decrease in classroom violenceB.there was less student cooperation in the classroomC.more teachers felt better about themselves in schoolsD.the teacher-student relationship greatly improved5.The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to . 5A.complain about problems in school educationB.teach students different strategies for school lifeC.advocate teaching conflict management in schoolsD.inform teachers of the latest studies on school violence语篇解读:本文为议论文,属于社会生活类。校园暴力似乎无法避免,但是通过教会学生们合理应对问题,却可以在很大程度上降低校园冲突的发生率。答案及剖析:1.D 主旨大意题。根据第一段的内容以及第一段最后一句“.why aren’t students taught to manage conflict”可知,文章主旨为教会学生如何应对校园冲突。2.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“.most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱).”以及之后的例子可判断出,该段要阐明的观点就是小冲突可能导致暴力事件。3.C 事实细节题。根据第五段倒数第二句“As the issue becomes clearer,the conflict often simply becomes smaller.”可知,在引发冲突前,弄清楚真正的问题是什么,才可能消除矛盾。4.A 事实细节题。根据最后一段教师们反馈的数据不难发现答案。5.C 推理判断题。作者在文章第一段设问引出主旨,中间段论述了学生避免校园冲突的方法,在最后一段举例说明实施的成果,由此可以判断出,作者的写作目的是提倡学校教授学生解决冲突的方法。【长难句子分析】why 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒,分 词 作状 语 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑡谓语 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠主 语 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡谓语 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦不定式作 宾语 的 补语𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ定 语 从句𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑠,𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑠,𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑡?定 语 从句鉴于这一事实,为什么不像教会他们解数学题、驾车或者保持身体健康那样,教会学生们如何应对冲突呢?阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013 界广东省深圳市高三上期末考试】 Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. It’s a funny feeling, isn’t it? I never rode in one before.College is the biggest, most puzzling place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write you a description later when I’m feeling less confused; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes don’t begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But 6I wanted to write a letter first just to get acquainted.It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind. Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why couldn’t you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Flagpole or Dear Clothes-line.I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it’s a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I, You are tall. Ⅱ. You are rich. Ⅲ. You hate girls.I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather rude to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's rude to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you won’t stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get broke in Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I've decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you won’t mind. It’s just a private pet name we won’t tell Mrs. Lippett.The ten o’clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. It's very lifeful. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.Observe how precisely I obey rules — due to my training in the John Grier Home.Yours most respectfully,Jerusha AbbottTo Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith本文是一个受赞助上大学的女孩子给自己的赞助者写的一封信。告诉对方自己刚到学校，但对学校还不熟悉。写信人的主旨是想表达自己对赞助人的感谢，但由于根本不知道对方到底是个什么样的人，在信里作者做了几个猜测，最后决定称呼对方 Daddy-Long-Legs Smith，以此拉近彼此的距离。并表达了自己对现在有规律的生活感觉很好。36. Jerusha felt “confused” because __________.7A. she had never written to the trustee beforeB. she was not familiar with the college yetC. she could never find the way to her homeD. she had never traveled on a train before【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。作者在第二段第二句说到等她 less confused 的时候，就会写一个详细的description，结合上一句的主题，这里的 description 是指对大学的描述。问中还提到作者一出门就迷路，可见，是因为初到学校，对学校不熟悉，使作者感到 confused，因此本题选 B。37. Jerusha thought that she couldn’t be very respectful to “John Smith” because __________.A. he was a total stranger to her B. she was sure it was a false identityC. the name was too common D. nobody would like to be called that time【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。第五段第二句中的 pick out 表明 Jerushar 认为 John Smith 这个名字是收信人自己随便挑的，也就是说，她认为这个名字是假的，因此本题应选 B。第五段中，关键词是 pick out。38. According to Jerusha, being rich may be __________.A. tentative B. unimaginable C. traditional D. rude【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。A.实验性的，暂停的，踌躇的；B.不可思议的，难以想象的；C.传统的，惯例的；D.粗鲁的，狂暴的。Jerusha 讲了即使在华尔街的很多聪明人都会遇到破产（get broke）,所以在她看来，富有不一定会是一辈子的事情，可能会遇到变故而变得不富有，因此本题选 A。其它三个选项都不是Jerusha 的想法。39. The fact that her day is “divided into sections by bells” makes Jerusha feel __________.A. busy B. restricted by rules C. pressed for time D. full of energy【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。倒数第二段中的“It's very lifeful.”表明 Jerusha 认为听着铃声来安排生活使她觉得“充满活力”，由此可见，本题选 D。40. Jerusha decided to call the trustee Dear Daddy-Long-legs __________. A. in order to show her respect for himB. because it was one of his inner qualityC. in order to make them feel closer to each otherD. because she had always wanted a father8【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。倒数第三段中的“It’s just a private pet name”表明 Jerusha 认为 Dear Daddy-Long-legs 这个名字表示一种“爱”，“爱称”只有关系亲密的人之间使用，由此可见，Jerusha使用这个称呼是为了拉近距离，因此，本题选 C。