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主旨大意题。文章用客观、中立的态度描写了关于“左撇子”的一些事实，故选B。
B
Oil is essential for modern life. About 64 percent of the world’s oil is located in the Middle East, but the heaviest consumers of oil are Europe, America, and Japan. The problem lies in getting the oil from the countries that produce it to the countries that consume it. This is mainly done using oil tankers. Usually the oil is shipped safely and with no problems, but occasionally there is a disaster.
Every year millions of tons of oil are spilled into the ocean. Although this is only a small percentage of the total amount shipped around the world each year, this spilled oil can have terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the oil washes up onto shore.
One of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the Alaskan coastline in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska, spilling 42 million liters of oil. Although it wasn’t the largest oil spill, the disaster was terrible because it occurred in such a sensitive natural area. In this spill, the tanker’s captain, who was tired from overwork and drinking alcohol, had gone to take a rest. He gave control of the ship to another sailor, who was unfamiliar with the route. The ship ran onto Bligh Reef. Damaged by the reef, the ship leaked oil out into the ocean. More than 1,600 kilometers of coastline were affected by the oil spill. Many birds and otters died as a result of the oil covering their skin, and many other sea creatures and the animals that fed on them were also severely affected. 4. Which country is NOT among the largest consumers of oil? A. Japan B. Iraq C. America D. Germany
5. What does the underlined “them” refer to? A. The birds. B. The otters.
C. The sea creatures. D. The birds and the otters. 6. Which of the following statement is true?
A. The oil leak of Alaska is because the captain was unfamiliar with the route. B. Many birds and otters died from eating the spilled oil. C. Alaska spill was the most serious spill of all time.
D. Although some oil leak is not serious, it will affect ocean life.
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【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 【解析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一次严重的油船漏油事件对环境的影响。。 【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段可知，最大的耗油国为欧洲的国家，美国和日本。Iraq（伊拉克）不属于其中之一，故选B。 【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段可知，很多以海洋生物为食的动物也都因为油船漏油而受到了影响。故选C。 【6题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第三段可知，A选项的漏油事件是由于船长劳累和喝酒去休息了，另一个水手不熟悉路线而造成的。B选项不是死于吃油，而是死于羽毛被油粘住了。C选项Alaska漏油事件并非史上最严重的。故选D。
C
“Do you like my dress?” She asked of a passing stranger. \She said with a tear in her eye.
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With a tremble in her voice the little girl answered. \had to go away.\
\be right back.\
\in heaven now with Grandfather.\
The woman realized what the child meant, and why she was crying. Kneeling down she gently gathered the child into her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone. As the woman intended to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve, pointing to a spot on her dress, saying, \is where my mommy kissed my dress, and here,\pointing to another spot, \here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would have her kisses whenever I cry.\
Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, she was looking at a mother who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurts that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her little girl and put them into this
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dress. She no longer saw a little girl in a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped in her mother's love.
7. Why did the little girl cry when she showed her dress to the stranger? A. Because she didn’t think the dress was beautiful enough. B. Because her mom abandoned her after she made the dress. C. Because her mom passed away and she can’t see her any more. D. Because her mom left home to travel with her grandfather. 8. Mom put the spots on her daughter’s dress to __________. A. ensure that her daughter could remember her. B. kiss her whenever she cries.
C. make her look more beautiful and lovely. D. help her daughter carry through difficult times. 9. It could be inferred from the passage that ____________ A. the woman was deeply touched by what the mom had done. B. the mom was cruel enough to leave her daughter behind. C. the little girl didn’t care about her mom any longer.
D. the mom kissed the skirt here and there to comfort her daughter. 10. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A. A kind woman. B. A lovely girl. C. Not a simple dress. D. A great mom. 【答案】7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C 【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个女人遇到一个搭讪的孩子，她的母亲已经死去，却给孩子留下的一份特殊的礼物：一条充满着爱的裙子。 【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段: “my daddy said she's up in heaven now with Grandfather”可知，小女孩的母亲已经去世了。此题还要知道heaven的意思才能排除干扰选项D。故选C。 【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段: Mommy said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would have her kisses whenever I cry. 可知，妈妈为了帮助孩子度过人生中会哭的时候，即可以引申为度过难关。故选D。
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【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, she was looking at a mother who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurts that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her little girl and put them into this dress.可知，女人深感裙子里蕴含的深意，并为之感动。故选A。 【10题详解】
主旨大意题。这篇从头到尾都围绕小女孩身上的裙子而展开，并且结尾处进行裙子意义的深化。故选C。 第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The process of forgiveness can be a liberating experience. Interestingly, forgiveness can only occur because we have been given the gift of the ability to make choices. ___11___ The choice of offering forgiveness develops along three steps.
At step one you are filled with self justified anger. At some point in your life you have been hurt and you are mad at the person who you feel has wronged you. You blame the person committing the wrong. ___12___ You have forgotten that you have a choice as to how you will react.
The second step towards forgiveness emerges when after feeling angry with someone for a while you realize that the anger does not feel good to you. ___13___ So you take steps to forgive. You may begin to see the problem from the other person’s point of view or you may simply decide to let the problem go. ___14___
The third stage of forgiveness comes after you have seen the beneficial results of forgiveness and you don’t want to waste your precious life in discomfort. In this stage the choice is to work to either repair the relationship or let go of seeing the situation as a problem. ___15___ At this stage you are aware that the length of time you experience the situation as a sorrow is primarily up to you.
A. If we want to forgive someone, no one can stop us.
B. We have the choice to forgive or not to forgive and no one can force us to do either. C. In either case you decide to forgive because you have had some practice with it and see the benefit in your life.
D. It is their action and not your choice of response that you feel causes your anger. E. In either case you are no longer angry and you have forgiven the person.
F. This could emerge in a situation where you are cut off by another car on the road.
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