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［2009山东高考］AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—＄7,000，alegacy（遗产）fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially,”saysDave.ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthousanddollars;inothers,itwasmorethan＄100,000.ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan＄3million—theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsaving.Theythrivedon（喜欢）comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneededanything,”saystheirfriendSandyVanWeelden,“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.”EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcents—shouldenrichthewholecommunity（社区）andlastforgenerationstocome.Neighborshelpingneighbors—thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.【文章大意】Hatches夫妇在小时候经历过大萧条时期，他们养成了节俭的习惯，并且总是乐于施助，他们的这种善良遗产将会使整个社区富裕，使邻居们互相帮助。1.AccordingtoSandyVanWeelden,theHatcheswere________.A.understandingB.optimisticC.childlikeD.curious【解析】选A。观点态度题。根据SandyVanWeelden所说的话可知：Hatches夫妇总是主动地去帮助他人。这说明Hatches夫妇是理解他人的。故选A。【思路点拨】态度倾向往往隐含在文章中，因此此类题有一定难度，要仔细审度作者或说话者的语气以及措词，揣摩他们的观点态度。这类题目一般分为两类：一是作者或说话者对某一具体事物的观点、看法，另一类是作者或说话者对某一人物的评价。议论文或记叙文往往考查态度倾向方面的问题。在文章中应注意一些词，如Ithink,inmyopinion等，它们后面引出的正是作者的观点。另外，还要注意文中的一些形容词、副词以及作者或说话者的语气，这些在无形之中隐含着作者或说话者的态度。例如此题，让读者根据SandyVanWeelden所说的话判断theHatches是怎样的人。这样在做此题时就要仔细审度SandyVanWeelden的措词及语气。2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ThecommunityofAltowaspoor.B.Thesummercampwasattractivetotheparents.C.SandyVanWeeldengotalegacyfromtheHatches.D.TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexample.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcents—shouldenrichthewholecommunityandlastforgenerationstocome.可知。3.Accordingtothetext,theFusses________.A.wereemployedbyatruckcompanyB.wereinfinancialdifficultyC.workedinaschoolcafeteriaD.losttheirhome【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Dave所说的话中的whenweweregoingunderfinancially（当我们没有钱时）可知选B。此处gounder意为“失败；破产”。4.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheHatches?A.TheyhadtheirchildrenduringtheGreatDepression.B.Theyleftthefamilyfarmtoliveinanoldhouse.C.Theygaveawaytheirpossessionstotheirneighbors.D.Theyhelpedtheirneighborstofindjobs.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二、五、六段的第一句可知。5.WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstoretostore?A.Theydecidedtoopenastore.B.Theywantedtosavemoney.C.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivethings.D.Theywantedtobuygiftsforlocalkids.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段可知他们这样做是因为他们已养成节俭的习惯。(A)［2009天津高考］Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal(内在的)language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.【文章大意】作为一名作家，“我”花费大量时间思考语言的力量。“我”使用伴随我长大的各种英语——母亲所用过的在我小时候认为的“不连贯的”英语。1.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas_______.A.impoliteB.amusingC.imperfectD.practical【解析】选C。观点态度题。根据第二段中作者描述母亲的英语所用词broken,limited可推知作者认为母亲的英语不好。另外，根据第三段的Thatis,becausesheex