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-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.考点规范练18（ThemeC）Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2015江西南昌调研)JanFields,ourwebeditor,hasalwayslovedtwothings—writingandteaching,soshe’sdoneboththroughoutherprofessionalcareer.AftergraduatingfromcollegewithaBAinJournalism,shequicklyfoundthatwritingfornewspapersdidn’tfulfillherdreams.Sosheswitchedtomagazinesandsoonbeganteachingmagazinewriting.Still,somethingdidn’tfeelquiteright.Shewantedmorechallengesandcreativity.Inthe1980s,Janansweredacalltorewriteayear’schildren’schurchlesson.Shequicklyfoundthatwritingstoriesandactivitiesforchildrenofferedallshedesired.Shedoveinandhasneverlookedback.HerworkhasappearedinLadybug,ShiningStarandmanyothers.AsJancontinuedbuildingcreditinchildren’smagazines,educationalmagazines,andparentingmagazines,shelookedforopportunitiestopassalongwhatshehadlearnedtootherwriters.Soon,teachingsmallcommunitycollegeclasseswasn’tenough—shewantedtohelpotherwriterstofindsuccessincreatingmaterialforchildren.In2001,shediscoveredtheInstituteofChildren’sLiteratureandshe’sbeenhappilyinstructingstudentshereeversince.Tobestmeetherstudents’needs,she’sconstantlysearchingoutnewinformation.Asawebeditor,Janlooksaftertheneedsofallthevisitorstothissite.ShereducestheScheduledEventsdiscussiongroupsandtheWriter’sRetreatforum,writesfortheWriter’sSupportRoom,andeditstheWriter’sSupportRoomandWritingTipsarticles.Janisalwaysopentosuggestionsfornewwaystomeettheneedsofthewritingcommunities.Feelfreetoemailher.She’seagertohearfromyou.【语篇导读】本文是一篇人物传记,网络编辑JanFields喜欢挑战,给孩子们写了很多故事。1.JanFieldsfoundiswhatshereallywantedmost.A.writingfornewspapersB.teachingmagazinewritingC.writingstoriesandactivitiesforchildrenD.teachingsmallcommunitycollegeclasses答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Shequicklyfoundthatwritingstoriesandactivitiesforchildrenofferedallshedesired.”可知,她真正想做的是给孩子们写故事和活动,故选C项。2.JanFieldsgaveupherfirsttwojobsmainlybecause.A.shewasbadlypaidasajournalistB.shewasnotgoodatwritingatcollegeC.thejobsdidn’tseemchallengingorcreativeD.shelikesteachingbetterthanwriting-2-答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“Shewantedmorechallengesandcreativity.”可知,她放弃前两份工作是因为她觉得这两份工作没有挑战性和创造性,故选C项。3.ItcanbeinferredthattheInstituteofChildren’sLiteratureis.A.whereJanFieldsgraduatedB.wherewritingmaterialisonsaleC.whereJanFieldscooperateswithotherwritersD.wherechildrenaretaughtwritingbyJanFields答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“...she’sbeenhappilyinstructingstudentshereeversince.”可知,她在InstituteofChildren’sLiterature教孩子们写作,故选D项。BTheotherday,Iwasthinkingaboutthephrase“It’sadog’slife”.Accordingtomydictionary,thismeans“lifeishardandunpleasant”,butthatdefinitionissurelyobsolete.Adog’slifethesedays,atleastinmyhouse,isextremelycomfortable.ThisisbynomeanstheonlyphraseintheEnglishlanguagethatsuggestsadog’slifeisasadone.Whenwebecomelesssuccessfulthanwewereinthepast,we“gotothedogs”;whenwedosomethingverybadly,wemakea“dog’sbreakfast”ofit;ifwefeelreallybad,we’re“assickasadog”.Unattractiveorunpleasantpeopleareconsidered“suchadog”!Catsdonobetter.Theyaredescribedashumourlessandcruelrulers(“Whilethecat’saway,themousewillplay”)orasself-satisfied(“Thecatthatgotthecream”).Theyarealsorelatedtounspeakablehorrors.Forexample,“There’snotenoughroomtoswingacat”.“Cat”isashortformofthecat-o’-nine-tails(九尾鞭).Thephraseprobablyoriginatedatsea,whereunfortunatesailorswerebeatenintinyspaces.Despitealltheabove,“thecat’swhiskers(须)”arethemostdesirablewhiskers.Howourlovelycompanionsenteredthelanguageinthiswayremainsamystery,buttherearesomeexplanations.“Toletthecatoutofthebag”probablyreferstotraderswhotriedtopassoff(冒充)anoldcatasanicejuicylittlepig.“It’srainingcatsanddogs”,meanwhile,isrelatedtocatswiththemysteriousforcecontrollingtheweatheranddogswiththewind.Othersourcessuggestthatitdatesfromthetimewheninner-citygutters(排水沟)overflowedwithrubbishanddeadanimals.Manyofthesephrasesreflectatimewhencatsanddogswerenotascherishedastheyarenow.Myownpersonalmotto“Loveme,lovemydog”datesbackasfaras1485,whenitwasrecordedinabookcalledEarlyEnglishMiscellanies.Althoughoriginallyitmayimply“Ifyoureallyloveme,youwillhavetoacceptmyboilsandscars(疤痕)”,itnowmeans“Ifyouloveme,youwillgettoplaywithmylittledoggies,too”.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了英语中与狗和猫有关的习语。-3-4.Theunderlinedword“obsolete”inParagraph1probablymeans.A.wrongB.outofdateC.unclearD.beyondrecognition答案:B解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段内容可知,“It’sadog’slife.”一开始意为“生活艰难”,但是如今狗的生活非但不艰难,反而非常舒服。由此可推测,狗的“生活艰难”已经是老皇历了,obsolete意为“过时的”。5.Ifsomeonegoesdownhill,wecansayhe.A.issuchadogB.isassickasadogC.hasgonetothedogsD.hasmadeadog’sbreakfast答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Whenwebecomelesssuccessfulthanwewereinthepast,we‘gotothedogs’...”可知答案为C项。6.Inwhatwayis“thecat’swhiskers”differentfromtheotherphrasesinParagraph3?A.Itsoriginisunknown.B.Itisnotusedanymore.C.Itpresentsapositiveimageofcats.D.Itsmeaninghaschangedovertheyears.答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,猫在英语习语中的形象大多是负面的:没有幽默感、残忍、得意忘形甚至带着莫名的恐怖。然而thecat’swhiskers却是人们最想要的,表示“了不起的人、东西、主意等”,因此不同于其他习语,猫在这个习语中的形象是正面的。7.Oneoftheoriginsof“It’srainingcatsanddogs”isassociatedwith.A.fairytalesB.amysteriouseventC.animals’poorconditionsD.adishonestbusinessman答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的第三句可