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____________________________________________________________ ____________ 2. According to the author, why does a couple probably fight？(No more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 3. How do you know what you don’t want in a man? (No more than 5 words)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 4. What suggestion does the passage mainly give? (No more than 10 words)
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Passage 23
Material Girl no more? Madonna says writing children’s books is more satisfying than being a movie star. Her book, The English Roses, went on sale on September 15th, appearing in 100 countries and in 30 languages as the first in her series of tales for children. The pop diva (女歌唱家) said she wrote the books to teach children some of the life lessons she’s learned over the years.
―The most fun that I’ve had of all the things I’ve done successfully has been to write these books. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I’m not doing it to become more famous, and I’m not doing it to become richer. I’m doing it because I want to share something I know with children.‖
Hours after its release, the 48-page book was already No. 8 on Amazon, com’s sales list. The first print is 1 million copies worldwide, with more than 750,000 in the United States. The English Roses is about a friendship shared by four girls and their mutual (共同的) envy of a beautiful classmate, with illustrations (插图) by fashion artist Jeffrey Fulvimari.
―There is one life-giving force in the world,‖ Madonna declared. ―When we disconnect from this life-giving force, that’s when we bring pain and suffering into our lives. Each of the stories has to do with different ways you disconnect from God. ‖Madonna also said she was deeply affected by the experience of raising two children, Lourdes, 6, and Rocco, 3. The English Roses is the latest among a growing number of celebrity-written children’s books.
The next book in the series, ―Mr Peabody’s Apples,‖ will be out in November. Each tale is set in a different time and place and has new characters and different illustrators.
1.When Madonna said writing children’s books was more satisfying than being a movie star, what does she mean ? (No more than 9 words) (2 marks)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 2.Why did Madonna write her book The English Rose?(No more than 9 words) (2 marks)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 3. What are Madonna’s series of tales now?(No more than 7 words) (3 marks)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 4. What’s The English Rose about? (No more than 11 words) (3 marks)
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Passage24
Tsai Chin-chung is one of Taiwan’s most famous cartoonists，and his cartoons are enjoyed by people in many different countries in Asia. His books of cartoons have now become best sellers in Singapore,Malaysia, and even Japan.
As soon as he could hold a pencil or a brush, Tsai Chin-chung lived only for drawing. Every day he practised drawing people and things around him as well as characters and scenes from his favorite stories.
When he was only 15 years old, he left home to work for a publisher in Taibei. At first he was only 15 years old and he worked hard to draw pictures for books. So two years later he decided to leave his job as an artist who draws pictures for books and to work on drawing cartoon series. He made up his mind to succeed as a cartoonist even if it meant ―living on instant noodles‖ in order to make himself famous.
Now nearly 50 years old, Tsai Chin-chung has achieved something unusual for a modern cartoonist. He has become extraordinarily successful at changing Chinese literature and philosophy into humorous comic stories. In this way, he had made the Chinese classics known to thousands of people. Several years ago Tsai Chin-chung was given a prize as one of the 10 Outstanding Young People of Taiwan. Since then，he has won many prizes and his cartoons have become popular in countries and areas throughout Asia, America and Europe. So far, he has published more than 20 comic books. Ten of these are about ancient Chinese philosophers, and the remainder are based on Chinese historical and literary classics.
Many of Tsai Chin-chung’s books of cartoons and comics have now been published in English in countries and areas like Singapore. His books have also been translated into several other languages, including Japanese, Korean and Thai. Even publishers in countries like France and Indonesia have recently signed agreements for permission to publish his cartoon series.
1. What job did Tsai Chin-chung do when he was fifteen years old？(No more than 5 words)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 2.What does ―living on instant noodles‖ mean in this passage？ (No more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 3.How does he make the Chinese classics known to thousands of people？ (No more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________ ____________ 4.Why was Tsai Chin-chung nominated one of the ten outstanding young people of Taiwan？ (No more than 5
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words)
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阅读简答体裁探究答案与部分解析
Example 1
本文为记叙文，是2011年湖南高考真题，记叙了作者第一次长跑的经历。
1.She had a quarrel with her husband. 细节理解题，根据第一段第一句可知答案。 2.She failed to jog to the end of the street. 细节理解题,根据第二段第二三句可知答案。
3.No one would be disappointed or even know. 细节理解题，根据第四段第二三句可知答案细节理解题. 4.Running makes her good while jogging makes her look good. 细节理解题,根据第最后一段第一句可知答案 阅读简答题2011年评分标准：
(1)，语义相同或者相近且语法正确，酌情给分。
(2)，实词拼写错误，每个扣0.5分，但所扣分数不超过该题总分。 (3)，语法错误，每题扣0.5分，但所扣分数不超过该题总分。 (4)，个小题均不得超过规定字数，否则酌情扣分。 示例：
1,①She did something wrong. (扣1分) ②A quarrel或Had a quarrel(扣1分)
2.①She didn't manage to go to the end of the street.(扣1分) ②(To)the end of the street.(扣1分)
3l①.I would never disappoint anybody if I stopped.(扣1分) ②No one would be disappointed.(扣1.5分) ③No one would even know.(扣1.5分)
4.①I jog to look good and run to feel good.(扣0.5分)
②At every run she feels fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing.(扣1.5分) ③She jogs because she wants to look good.(扣1.5分)
④She wants to run because it makes her feel good.(扣1.5分)
⑤At every run I feel fitter, and motivated to keep progressing.(扣2分)
Example 2
1．Because the conductor is a robot.
根据第二段―The audience was amazed. After all, ASIMO, the conductor, is only eight years old and four feet tall.
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It’s just one of many robots being developed to perform tasks that humans usually perform.‖可判断作答。 2．Lack of enough young people in their workforce.
根据第三段―More than one-fifth of Japan’s population is 65 or older, so there are not enough young people in the workforce.‖可判断作答。
3．It can wash dishes for people.
根据第六段―He built a dish-washing robot called Monty.‖可判断作答。 4．Robots helping humans at home and at work.
综合全文再根据全文主题句―Now, new robots are starting to help humans at home and at work‖可归纳作答。
Example 3
解析:1．Environmental damage, world hunger, and worker exploitation.
根据第一段―Many of the problems facing today’s world aren’t news to us. The environment is in dire need of help because it’s being damaged, hunger is widespread throughout the world, and workers in third world countries are continuously being exploited.‖可判断作答。 2．Donating money or canned goods to charities, or making lifestyle changes like going vegetarian. 根据第二段―Similarly, there are countless ways to help fight world hunger—whether it’s to donate money to a dedicated worldwide charity, donate canned goods to your local charity, or even make lifestyle changes like going vegetarian.‖可判断作答。
3．The workers who labored to produce it were given a fair price.
根据倒数第二段―For example, if you see two similar products side by side in a food shop, but one of them is labeled ―fair trade‖,you’ll know immediately that the workers who labored to produce that product were given a fair price for their goods.‖可推断作答。
4．We all should be socially conscious to make a difference to widespread social problems. 综合全文再根据最后一段可归纳作答。
Example 4
解析：1．Nearly 8 months.
根据第二段―Nearly eight months later, the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean, a day ahead of time.‖可判断作答。
2．Because they had finished the cross-country walk. 综合第一、二段可判断作答。 3．Adventurous, tough/challenging/difficult but enjoyable/fantastic/wonderful. 综合第三、四段及最后一段可推断作答。 4．A couple finished a 4,900-mile walk across America.
根据全文及首句可判断作答。
阅读简答实战演练答案与部分解析
Passage1
解析：本文是一篇记叙文，是湖南2010年高考题。记述了Linda 在圣延节充当圣诞老人以匿名方式为孩子们赠送圣诞礼物的一件事。文章故事情节感人，有很深的教育意义。
1. 该题在文章首段的第一句On Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children...中能得到答案。故答案为：They will feel greatly surprised.
2. 该题在文章第3 段最后一句As the name suggests, members are U.S.citizens living in Toronto, who join
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together for fellowship and community service.中能得到答案。故答案为：She joined it for fellowship and community service.
3 和4 题为概括综合题，有一定难度。考生须从文章中找到相关内容，再从中高度概括出答案要点。 3. 该题答案蕴含在文章倒数第2段中，细读这段内容可知Linda 向她母亲要了第2 个wish list，其中包括送给孩子们的iPods和a video game system 两份礼物，因此答案可概括为：She wanted to give the children some other gifts rather than the basics.
4. 此题答案是一个对全文内容的高度概括。通读全文可知，Linda 在圣诞节装作圣诞老人秘密地给孩子们送礼物，让他们的希望得以实现，因此答案可以总结为：It refers to people who give away / donate anonymous gifts on Christmas.
Passage 2
1 Because he could not go to college
2 The teacher expected him to be optimistic.
3 With the teacher’s help, he enventually got over his depression. 4 I will face failure bravely. I will try to be optimistic.
Passage 3
1. A problem-free life.
2. Tough times never last./ Problems do end.
3. The positive attitude and sticking it out./ Your/The positive reaction to the problem. / Reacting positively to the dilemma.
4. The secret (ingredient) to succeed./The key to success./The way to succeed./ How to succeed.
Passage 4
1.He does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things. 2.They welcome suggestions from anyone.? 3.He usually does not buy anything.
4.The time they take over buying clothes.
Passage5
1．Nervous and apprehensive.
根据第二段―All day she felt nervous and apprehensive‖可判断作答。
2．We can never love a person enough./No one will be loved to death./You really can’t love somebody to death. 根据第一段―It’s true. You really can’t love somebody to death.‖可判断作答。 3．Love without measure.
综合全文再结合最后一段―Love them without measure.‖可推断作答。 4．Considerate, warm-hearted and kind.
根据故事中所描述的丈夫为妻子所做的一切可推断作答。
Passage 6
1.He noticed the direction of the plane 2. To laugh and learn from it
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