1. D【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么休还没看完就先翻到了信的末尾？由第二段第二句“Who was writing to him？”和第四段第一句“He couldn't believe it.”，再结合第一段的“休从没收到过梅根的来信”可推测出是他想知道谁写来的。故选D。
2. A【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：梅根没能读到休的信是因为。由文章中的“Now I realize that my father kept your letters.”可知是梅根的父亲“保存”了信。故选A。
3. C【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：下列哪一个句子可以被放到▲？根据空格后的“my girl. I told you he was no good.” 以及父亲将休寄来的信藏起来可知，父亲告诉女儿，休已经忘记她了。故选C。
4. D【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：从文章中我们可以推断出什么？由文章中的“...I'm sorry. Sorry for what my father did, sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for...”可推测出她很抱歉，同时根据梅根写给休的信件内容可知，她依然深爱着休。故选D。
Passage 6【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个男孩听说了“我”的哥哥在圣诞节送给“我”一辆车后，让“我”将车开到他家前，让他残疾的弟弟看着这辆车，并告诉他自己会努力，将来也送给弟弟这样的礼物。由此可见兄弟情深。
1. C【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：为什么这个男孩很惊讶？根据第二段中的“The boy was surprised. ‘You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing？'”可知，男孩是对于作者谈论车的事感到吃惊。故选C。
2. D【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：为什么男孩让保罗把车停在自己房子前？根据前文男孩说“I wish...that I could be a brother like that.”以及后文中，男孩在弟弟面前说出自己的心愿，可知他想要将他的心愿告诉他的弟弟。故选D。
3. C【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这个可爱的男孩有什么愿望？根据前文男孩说“I wish...that I could be a brother like that.”可知选C。
4. C【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在短文中，谁是残疾的？根据短文倒数第三段中的“He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother.”可知选C。
5. B【解析】标题归纳题。题干意为：这篇短文最好的标题是什么？通读全文可知，圣诞礼物只是一个引子，文章主要介绍了一位令人感动的哥哥。故选B。
专项训练四 哲理故事
时间：8～10分钟/篇 分值：2分/小题
Passage 1
Once upon a time, a hippo(河马) lived in a river next to a big tree.
One day, a bird came and nested(筑巢) in the tree. The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy(羡慕) that he couldn't think of anything else. Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.
Finally, the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river, climb the tree, and start singing. However, when he tried to climb the tree, it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings, nor claws to climb with.
Realizing that he would never climb up the tree, he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree, and began singing.
Unfortunately, hippos can't sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises, and when the other animals heard this, they all came around to make fun of the hippo.
He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, and look after it until it completely recovered(康复)．
( )1. The hippo envied the bird because ________． A. he could fly high B. he could build a nest C. he could sing well D. he could live in the tree ( )2. After reading this passage, we know ________． A. the writer is telling us a true story B. the story happened on an autumn day C. the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo D. the hippo tried to do something against his nature ( )3. The hippo in this story ________． A. was happy all the time B. did not respect his friends
C. liked to talk a lot but did nothing D. corrected his mistake when he realized it
( )4. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that the hippo would ________ after such an experience.
A. be a good singer B. be good at climbing trees C. stop envying the bird
D. not make friends with other animals
( )5. The best title of this passage may be “________”． A. The hippo that wished to sing B. The tree that was knocked over C. The bird that wished to swim D. The animals that were in high spirits
Passage 2
There were three big fish in the lake. One of them, Demo, was wise; another one, Jimmy, was half-wise; Martin, the third one, was stupid.
Some fishermen came to the bank of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them. Demo decided at once to leave, to make the long and difficult trip to the ocean. He thought, “I won't discuss with these two about this. They love this place so much that they call it home and will stay on. How silly they are! They still haven't realized we are in great danger now. Their ignorance will cost them their lives.”
Seeing the wise fish had left, Jimmy thought，“My guide has gone and now I've lost my chance to escape.” He felt sorry for it and then thought, “What can I do to save myself from these men and their nets? Perhaps I should pretend(假装) to be already dead, giving myself totally to the water.” So he did that. He went up and down with the water, helpless, within arm's reach of the
fishermen.
“Look at this! The best and biggest fish is dead.” One of the men lifted him by the tail, and threw him up on the ground. He rolled(滚动) over and over and moved secretly toward the water, and then, back in.
The third fish was aimlessly jumping about, trying to escape with his speed and cleverness. The net, of course, finally closed around him, and as he lay in the hot frying-pan bed, he thought, “If I get out of this, I'll never live again in the limits of the lake. Next time, the ocean! I'll make it my home.”
( )1. The passage is a ________．
A. diary B. story C. notice
( )2. The underlined word “ignorance” in the passage means “________” in Chinese. A. 冲动 B. 勇气 C. 愚昧
( )3. Jimmy thought that he could escape from the fishermen by ________． A. traveling to the ocean B. pretending to be dead C. jumping here and there
( )4. Who was caught by the fishermen at last? A. Demo. B. Jimmy. C. Martin.
( )5. What can we learn from the passage? A. It is important to make proper changes in time. B. Good chances are always given to the honest. C. The stupid can also succeed with great efforts.
Passage 3
Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But
later you realize that without overcoming those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
( )1. The people we meet ________． A. all know where to find us B. serve us on no purpose
C. won't become our neighbor D. will change us in some way
( )2. From the passage, we know that bad things can make us ________． A. realize our further ability B. terribly meet bad luck
C. find no serious success D. possibly enjoy every moment
( )3. The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “________” in Chinese. A. 平淡的 B. 明显的 C. 深刻的 D. 艰苦的 ( )4. The writer's advice is that we should ________． A. never talk to strange people B. learn as much as we can each day
C. overcome difficulties painfully D. not believe in ourselves but others
( )5. Which is the best title for the passage?