题目内容
12.Christmas has never looked as beautiful as it is now,when this one-foot-tall mini tree grew from a pothole(坑洼)in the streets of London.London pothole gardener Steve Wheen,34,has created over 150little gardens so far the smallest one of which is just one-inch-square.
"I really enjoy the reactions of people who come across my work and love them."said Steve."London can be so grey,especially at this time of year.When l was thinking about how to brighten it up,gardening came to my mind."
Steve has been pothole gardening for four years,mainly around the streets of London His pothole gardens are made with some plants he chooses from his local garden centre.Each of them usually costs between five and ten pounds.Although they are often temporary to the streets,Steve is sure that they can be in people's mind for a long time,if they are lucky enough to come across these small gardens while they go about their daily lives.
"I'm always surprised when I ask people what they think the message is behind my Work."he said."Often they think I'm against or in honor of something.One person even considered that l was marking the places where people had died in car accidents."
"I think in a city like London,where it's easy to feel short of green space,my message can be seen as a green one and that's fine with me."he said."The environment is something we all need to be thinking about more and more.But most importantly,it's all about making people smile and giving them an unexpected moment of happiness."
21.Which of the following pictures can describe"a pothole garden"best?B

22.Steve thinks the main color of London around Christmas isC
A.white B.blue C.grey D.green
23.What does the underlined word"temporary"probably mean?A
A.lasting for a short time.B.beautiful but dangerous
C.strange to passers-by D.very expensive
24.Steve Wheen makes pothole gardens in London mainly toD.
A.be against or in honor of something
B.mark the places where car accidents happen
C.protect the environment
D.make people enjoy more greens.
分析 本文讲述了英国园丁创作了150个小时一英尺大的花园,给人们带来很多的绿色,带来意想不到的快乐时光.
解答 21.B 细节理解题.根据第一段提到when this one-foot-tall mini tree grew from a pothole(坑洼)in the streets of London.一尺高的迷你树从伦敦街道的坑洼中长出来,故选B项.
22.C 推理判断题.根据第三段提到London can be so grey,especially at this time of year.伦敦是灰色的,尤其是每年的这个时候,故选C项.
23.A 词意猜测.根据第四段提到Although they are often temporary to the streets,
Steve is sure that they can be in people's mind for a long time,if they are lucky enough to come across these small gardens while they go about their daily lives.虽然他们在街道上停留的时间是短暂的,Steve可以肯定他们会在人们的心中留更长的时间,故选A项.
24.D 推理判断题.根据最后一段提到I think in a city like London,where it's easy to feel short of green space,my message can be seen as a green one and that's fine with me我认为象伦敦这样的城市,非常缺少绿色,我的传达的信息,给他们更多的绿色,故选D项.
点评 英语记叙文以描写叙述为主,主要描写人物、事件、地点、或过程.特点是,其主题往往潜伏在字里行间,没有直接地表白出来;文章主旨要透过体察所揭示的人物、事件来进行提炼.描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来展开.阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法,快速抓住文中描写的主要内容,从整体上去把握文章的连贯性,进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线.高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主.

1.A.delightful | B.meaningful | C.hopeful | D.painful |
2.A.strange | B.different | C.new | D.similar |
3.A.excited | B.frightened | C.puzzled | D.surprised |
4.A.influenced | B.made | C.controlled | D.changed |
5.A.services | B.standards | C.language | D.values |
6.A.brave | B.active | C.independent | D.optimistic |
7.A.freedom | B.space | C.time | D.money |
8.A.love | B.change | C.design | D.choose |
9.A.still | B.then | C.thus | D.therefore |
10.A.build | B.get | C.enter | D.leave |
11.A.conversation | B.relationship | C.competition | D.gap |
12.A.friends | B.children | C.teenagers | D.extensions |
13.A.allow | B.force | C.forbid | D.persuade |
14.A.dependence | B.trust | C.belief | D.confidence |
15.A.friendship | B.citizenship | C.membership | D.leadership |
A. | such a nice man | B. | a such nice man | C. | so a nice man | D. | a so nice man |
My grandmother opened her eyes (44)C,saying,"Don't live your life without living it.I worked too hard.1 (45)B many things because I was trying to make a (46)A tomorrow for my family.What good is a tomorrow if you (47)B missing today?"
She closed her eyes once more as if allowing what she said to marinate (浸泡) within me.I realized that she was (48)C her life as if she were a bystander.I knew that when my grandmother spoke those words to me,she was feeling (49)D.Though we cannot change the past,we can (50)C the future.
As a college graduate,I knew my grandmother was showing me yet another (51)D tool to add to my defense against this sometimes harsh world.
That night,I slept the soundest sleep I ever had.A sense of (52)A fell over me that I hadn't felt in along while. My (53)A,cares and concerns seemed weightless and were (54)B by the words of my grandmother:"Don't live your life without living it."
I was (55)Dwoken out of a sound sleep by my mother.Before she muttered the words through sobs and (56)C,I knew why she was (57)Cme.
Later that morning as I sat at the kitchen table,a single tear ran down my face.Through the window,a ray of sunlight (58)B me inside out.I knew it was a hug from my grandmother.And I knew that for the rest of my life her(59)B would reverberate (回响) in my thoughts.She had given me the best (60)A I had ever had.
41.A.persuading | B.ordering | C.encouraging | D.allowing |
42.A.treatment | B.life | C.course | D.term |
43.A.remember | B.joke | C.imagine | D.suggest |
44.A.carefully | B.finally | C.slowly | D.instantly |
45.A.learned | B.missed | C.gained | D.broke |
46.A.better | B.clearer | C.busier | D.longer |
47.A.consider | B.keep | C.mind | D.avoid |
48.A.ending | B.changing | C.reviewing | D.standing |
49.A.happy | B.anger | C.sympathy | D.regret |
50.A.face | B.have | C.influence | D.judge |
51.A.heavy | B.new | C.expensive | D.valuable |
52.A.peace | B.duty | C.beauty | D.right |
53.A.worries | B satisfactions | C.dangers | D.surprises |
54.A.sorted | B.replaced | C.recorded | D.attracted |
55.A.quickly | B.luckily | C.regularly | D.suddenly |
56.A.astonishments | B.blames | C.tears | D.complaints |
57.A.comforting | B.teaching | C.leaving | D.saving |
58.A.turned | B.warmed | C.moved | D.dried |
59.A.promises | B.words | C.congratulations | D.descriptions |
60.A.advice | B.method | C.lecture | D.chance. |