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【题目】 The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his car --- a gift wasted on me at that age. The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten. " Hannah's a knockout, "my mother always said. And that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing runway work.

A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share. "Let’s ride around a while, "I said. It was a clear night, full moon slung(悬挂)low over the desert. Taking a turning too fast, I plowed (撞)through a neighbor’s wall and drove into a full-grown tree.

We were taken in separate ambulances.I’d cracked(使裂开)my cheek bone;Hannah’s forehead had split wide open. End of her modeling career.What would I say to her?

When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry. She sat beside me and took my hand.“I rear-ended(追尾) my best friend when I was your age, ”she said. “I totaled her car and mine.”

“I’m so sorry，” I said.

“ You’re both alive，” she said.“ The rest is window dressing. I forgive you. Hannah will too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to stay friends throughout high school and college, to be at each other’s weddings … The scars are so faded no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see it just below her hairline --- for me, a mark of grace(优雅).

【1】Why did the author think her father’s present was a waste?

A. It wasn’t necessary for her.B. She had already owned a car.

C. Her family was very poor then.D. She didn’t have a driving license.

【2】What does the underlined word “knockout” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Honest person.B. Famous person

C. Friendly person.D. Attractive person

【3】What did the author and her friend do after leaving the movies?

A. They went for a drive.B. They enjoyed beautiful scenery.

C. They made a visit to a neighbor.D. They worked at the Mcdonald.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A. A valuable gift from my father.B. The meaning of friendship.

C. An unforgettable journey.D. The gift of forgiveness.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，主要讲了在作者16岁时，她的父亲送给他一辆敞篷车，她开车带着Hannah兜风时，出了事故，两人都受伤了，但Hannah和她妈妈原谅了作者。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his car --- a gift wasted on me at that age.（在我16岁那年的夏天，我父亲把他的车送给了我——在我那个年龄，这是一件浪费掉的礼物。）可知在作者的年龄还不需要汽车，因此作者认为父亲的礼物是浪费了。故选A。

【2】词义猜测题。根据下文And that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing runway work.可知那年夏天，Hannah与一家模特经纪公司签约，已经在做T台的工作了。可推知Hannah做了模特，是个很有吸引力的人，故划线单词意思为“有魅力的人”，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段中On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share.（在回家的路上，我们在麦当劳的免下车餐厅停了下来，把薯条放在我们之间的座位上分享。）可知作者和她的朋友看完电影后开车去兜风。故选A。

【4】主旨大意题。文章开头讲述可作者和朋友开车出了事故，最后作者朋友的妈妈对作者的宽恕让作者在今后的人生里每每要责备别人时都会想起Sharon的宽恕，这种宽恕对作者来说是一种礼物，因此本文的标题用“宽恕的礼物”非常合适，故选D。

词义猜测题是高考阅读理解中常考题型之一，可以大致分为

① 定义猜词，可以根据定义信息和举例猜测词义。如文中常用refer to，be called或that’s to say，such as等。

② 逻辑猜词可以根据同义词、反义词、因果关系词等猜测词义，例如，similarly,the same as,but,however,while,on the other hand,since ,because等，所猜词与这些提示词前/后面部分的含义一样、相反或是前因后果。

③ 语法猜词，可以根据构词法，再结合上下文进行猜词。

④ 语境猜词，猜测词义离不开上下文的语境，通过上下文提供的情景和线索进行合理的分析，同时还要关注其所在的整段及整篇文章。

⑤ 指代猜词即找出人称代词、指示代词、关系代词或关系副词等所指代的内容，做题时要注意指代词的位置，以便于判断，然后用所找的指代内容替换划线代词，核实其逻辑、意义、位置等是否一致，最后比较所找部分与选项，确定意思最接近的选项。

如第二小题，根据下文And that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing runway work.可知那年夏天，Hannah与一家模特经纪公司签约，已经在做T台的工作了。可推知Hannah做了模特，是个很有吸引力的人，故划线单词意思为“有魅力的人”，故选D。