PAGEUnit3DiverseCulturesⅠ.閱讀理解We'veallfantasizedaboutit—afteraroughdayatwork,stuckintrafficwithcommuters(上下班的人)we'drathernothaveinourpersonalspace,andbillstopay,plusthesoundofthecryingbabyintheapartmentnextdoor.Hownicewoulditbetogosoloandliveonanislandofonepopulation:me!Well,thisistherealityfor84-year-oldElsieEilerofMonowi,Nebraska.Sheisthesoleresidentofherhometown,whichisthesmallestrecognizedlocalityintheUnitedStates.Lookingbackatthe2000census(人口普查),thetownusedtohaveanotherresident:Elsie'shusbandRudy.Sincehediedin2004,Elsiehaslivedinthetownbyherself.Sheconsidersherselftobethemayor,treasurer,andtownlibrarian.Hermainsourceofincomeisthebarthatisfrequentedbytruckersandotherpeoplepassingthrough—theMonowiTavern,whichshefoundedwithherlatehusbandbackin1971.ShereceivedalotofpublicattentionafteritwasdiscoveredthatshewasthesoleresidentofMonowi,andinaninterviewshestatedthatmanyvisitorsfromaroundtheworldhavecometomeetherinMonowi.Whenaskedifsheevergetslonely,shesaid“IknowIcouldalwaysmoveclosertomychildrenorstaywiththemwheneverIwant,butthenI'dhavetomakeallnewfriendsagain.HopefullyIwillbeabletostayhere.It'swhereIwanttobe.”這是一篇說(shuō)明文。描述了美國(guó)最小的Monowi鎮(zhèn)上只有一個(gè)84歲的居民ElsieEiler。同時(shí)描述了ElsieEiler在鎮(zhèn)上的生活。1．TheMonowiTavernisthenameof.A．thefamily B．thelibrary C．thetown D．thebar答案：D解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從第三段倒數(shù)其次句Hermainsourceofincomeisthebarthatisfrequentedbytruckersandotherpeoplepassingthrough—theMonowiTavern,whichshefoundedwithherlatehusbandbackin1971.(她的主要收入來(lái)源是卡車司機(jī)和其他路過(guò)的人常常光顧的酒吧——MonowiTavern。1971年，她和已故丈夫一起創(chuàng)辦了這家酒吧。)可知theMonowiTavern是thebar的同位語(yǔ)，所以是thebar的名字。故選D。2．Theword“sole”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans“”．A．loneliest B．oldest C．only D．poor答案：C解析：詞義揣測(cè)題。依據(jù)上文Hownicewoulditbetogosoloandliveonanislandofonepopulation:me！(一個(gè)人住在一個(gè)只有我一個(gè)人的島上該有多好??！)接著下文舉出了ElsieEiler的例子，可推想這位老太太是鎮(zhèn)上唯一的居民。故sole意思應(yīng)為“唯一的；僅有的”。故選C。3．ElsieEilercontinuestoliveinthetownmainlybecause.A．shemissesherlatehusbandB．shelikesthelifestyleinthetownC．shehasnootherplacetogo D．shehasherownbusinessinthetown答案：B解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段HopefullyIwillbeabletostayhere.It'swhereIwanttobe.可知老太太不走是因?yàn)檫@是她想待的地方，她喜愛(ài)這里的生活。故選B。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．America'sSmallestTown B．TheOldestLadyinMonowiC．TheLoneliestLifeinAmerica D．LongingforaLonelyLife答案：A解析：標(biāo)題推斷題。依據(jù)文章其次段Well,thisistherealityfor84-year-oldElsieEilerofMonowi,Nebraska.Sheisthesoleresidentofherhometown,whichisthesmallestrecognizedlocalityintheUnitedStates.以及文章主要內(nèi)容都是圍圍著講解并描述全美國(guó)最小的Monowi鎮(zhèn)進(jìn)行綻開的。故選A。Ⅱ.完形填空Anursetookatiredandanxioussoldiertothebedsideofanoldman,“Your1ishere.”Shehadtorepeatthewordsseveraltimes2thepatient'seyesopened.Heavilydruggedwithsleepbecauseofthe3ofhisheartattack,theoldmancould4seetheuniformedsoldier.Thesoldierheldtheoldman'shand,expressinga(an)5ofloveandencouragement.Allthroughthenightthesoldiersattherebesidethebed,6himwordsofloveandstrength.Nowandthenthesoldiersaidafew7words.Alongtowardsdawn,theoldman8.Finally,thenurseofferedwordsofsympathy(憐憫),butthesoldier9her.“Whowasthatman？”heasked.Thenursewas10.“Hewasyourfather，”sheanswered.“No,hewasn't，”thesoldierreplied.“Ineversawhimbefore.”“Then11didn'tyousaysomethingasItookyoutohim？”askedthenurse.“Iknew12therehadbeenamistake,butIalsoknewhe13hissonforhislastmoment,andhissonjustwasn'there.Knowinghewastoo14totellwhetherornotIwashisson,knowinghowmuchheneededme,I15.”heanswered.這是一篇記敘文。這篇文章講解并描述的是護(hù)士和老人都把士兵當(dāng)成老人的兒子，而士兵也沒(méi)有揭穿，接著充當(dāng)老人的兒子，陪老人走完最終一程的故事，呈現(xiàn)了高尚的人性之美。1．A.doctor B．brotherC．lawyer D．son答案：D解析：考查上下文語(yǔ)境。依據(jù)下文可知，護(hù)士以為士兵是老人的兒子。故選D。2．A.before B．sinceC．incase D．sothat答案：A解析：考查連詞辨析。依據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，護(hù)士不得不重復(fù)了好幾次，病人才睜開眼睛，用before。3．A.power B．messC．pain D．stress答案：C解析：考查上下文和名詞詞義辨析。因?yàn)樾呐K病的難受(pain)深度麻醉而昏迷，老人幾乎看不清(hardly)這個(gè)穿著軍裝的士兵。故選C。4．A.hardly B．clearlyC．possibly D．certainly答案：A解析：考查副詞詞義辨析。解析見上一小題。A.hardly幾乎不；B.clearly清楚地；C.possibly可能地；D.certainly當(dāng)然地。故選A。5．A.effect B．messageC．evidence D．thought答案：B解析：考查名詞詞義辨析。由于老人深度昏迷，士兵用握手的動(dòng)作，傳達(dá)他的愛(ài)和激勵(lì)的信息(message)。A.effect效果；B.message信息，消息；C.evidence證據(jù)；D.thought思想，想法。故選B。6．A.allowing B．findingC．reminding D．offering答案：D解析：考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。整個(gè)晚上，士兵坐在床邊，說(shuō)著愛(ài)和激勵(lì)的話。offersb.sth.為某人供應(yīng)某物，這里指士兵通過(guò)不斷說(shuō)話為老人供應(yīng)愛(ài)和激勵(lì)。故選D。7．A.dramatic B．strangeC．gentle D．violent答案：C解析：考查形容詞詞義辨析。這里指老人處于彌留之際，士兵是說(shuō)幾句溫柔(gentle)的話，表達(dá)關(guān)懷。故選C。8．A.fellasleep B．passedawayC．droppeddown D．wokeup答案：B解析：考查上下文語(yǔ)境和動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。依據(jù)下文可知，接近黎明時(shí)分，老人去世(passedaway)了。A.fellasleep睡著；B.passedaway去世；C.droppeddown掉下來(lái)；D.wokeup醒來(lái)。故選B。9．A.interrupted B．suspectedC．blamed D．forgave答案：A解析：考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。護(hù)士表達(dá)憐憫，但是士兵打斷(interrupted)了她的話。A.interrupted打斷；B.suspected懷疑；C.blamed責(zé)怪；D.forgave寬恕。故選A。10．A.annoyed B．a(chǎn)shamedC．surprised D．satisfied答案：C解析：考查上下文語(yǔ)境和形容詞詞義辨析。護(hù)士對(duì)士兵的問(wèn)話感到驚異。A.annoyed憤怒的；B.ashamed慚愧的；C.surprised驚異的；D.satisfied滿足的。故選C。11．A.how B．whyC．when D．where答案：B解析：考查上下文邏