题目内容
(B)
Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”
【小题1】The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .
| A．bright | B．dirty | C．comfortable | D．dark |
| A．Of course , it loves me , since I love it . |
| B．If I love it , it should love me. |
| C．I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it . |
| D．I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger . |
| A．she thinks it will be very exciting |
| B．she likes sports and enjoys canoeing |
| C．she has decided to realize a childhood dream |
| D．she wants to be still active when she gets old |
| A．Someone who does not show what she is feeling . |
| B．Someone who is very proud and sure of her success . |
| C．Someone who doesn’t use her head much . |
| D．Someone who is open , honest and brave . |
| A．Life Begins at Sixty | B．A Round Coast Sail |
| C．An Old Woman Sailor | D．An Unusual Hobby(爱好) |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析：本文主要讲述的是一位60岁的退休老奶奶想独自一人沿着苏格兰的海岸线航行的故事。
【小题1】C 推理题。根据本句Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity.说明在船里，尽管没有电，但是她仍然过得很舒服。该词是指C项。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.”可知这里的I just hope it loves me.”希望大海能够让她安全行船，安全归来。故C正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据文章最后2行Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”可知她是想在自己年纪大的时候，仍然有积极向上的生活。故D正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。她60岁了仍然想独自一人在海上，说明她很勇敢，思想很开放。根据“Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.”说明她也很诚实。故D正确。
【小题5】A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是一位60岁的退休老奶奶想独自一人沿着苏格兰的海岸线航行的故事。故A项“生活从60岁开始”符合题意。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读
点评：本文主要讲述的是一位60岁的退休老奶奶想独自一人沿着苏格兰的海岸线航行的故事。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。
If you hear the sound of running water the next time you call a co-worker on his or her mobile phone, don’t be surprised. Three-fourths of Americans with mobile phones say they use them in the bathroom, a new study shows.
Approximately(大约) the same number of men and women have used the phone in the bathroom, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans by 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, although men seem more attached to IT in the toilet: 30 percent of men versus(VS) 20 percent of women agreed with the statement, "I don't go to the bathroom without my mobile phone."
More than half the surveyed users (63 percent) said they have answered a phone call in the bathroom, and almost half (41 percent) reported initiating a phone call. That's not all, however. What goes on behind the walls of the stalls(小隔间) is anything a mobile phone is capable of. Sixty-seven percent said they have read a text, and 39 percent have surfed the Web. Men work more from the bathroom — 20 percent said they have participated in work-related calls, versus 13 percent of their female colleagues.
As expected, Gen Y(1981年后出生的一代) respondents(调查对象) are the pacesetters(先导者) in the "mobile everywhere" movement, with 91 percent using their phone in the bathroom. Still, older generations are not far behind. Eighty percent of Gen X(1961-1981) reported using the phone in the bathroom, as did 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946-1965) and 47 percent of the Silent Generation(1925-1945).
While online, they are doing more than just surfing; 16 percent of Gen Y report they have made an online purchase while in the bathroom. Users of iPhones are particularly likely to browse and buy in the bathroom – 22 percent have made a purchase, versus 10 percent of Americans with mobile phones overall.
"The writing is on the stall," said 11 mark principal Nicole Burdette. "This study confirms what we all know: that the last private place is no longer private."
In the process, high-tech hygiene(卫生) is taking a hit, the survey found. While 92 percent of mobile phone users said they wash their hands after using the bathroom, only 14 percent said they wash their phones.
1.Which is the best word to replace the underlined word "initiating"?
A. receiving B. experiencing C. ending D. beginning
2.According to his words, Nicole Burdette mainly wants to tell us that .
A. no wonder mobile phones are used in the bathroom
B. the bathroom is a private place for people
C. it makes people have no privacy at all
D. more men have used the phone in the bathroom
3.What does the last paragraph of the passage imply?
A. Using phones in the bathroom has a bad effect on hygiene
B. Mobile phones should not be allowed to use in the bathroom
C. Most people care about the hygiene after using the bathroom
D. Few people wash their phones after using the bathroom
4.The attitude of the author to the use of phones in the bathroom is ______
A. supportive B. disapproval C. subjective D. objective