答案与解析

语篇解读　从一棵大白菜到如今的菜园连锁集团，K atie让无数忍饥挨饿的人得到她的恩惠。

16.C　Katie把老师给的那棵白菜苗“种(planted)”在了自家的后院里。下文中的it grew into a 40­pound cabbage是提示。

17.C　白菜苗种上之后，Katie每天给它浇水“直到(until)”它长成了40磅重的大白菜。

18.D　从前面的40­pound cabbage可知，这棵白菜太“大(big)”以至于Katie家人吃不了。

19.D　因为白菜很大，所以Katie决定为它“找(find)”一个特殊的家。根据下文她的捐赠行为可知答案。

20.A　Katie把它“送(sent)”到了当地的一个施食处。

21.D　根据who were hungry可知，a local soup kitchen是在义务为饥饿的人们提供“饭食(meals)”。

22.A　由于她的“仁慈(kindness)”，施食处邀请她去帮助施舍这棵白菜。

23.C　这棵大白菜帮助“喂 养(feed)”很多人。

24.D　见下题解析。

25.D　Katie喜欢上了种菜帮助人们的这种“满足感(satisfaction)”，因此她决定“(decided)”要更多的菜园空地。

26.C　根据上文的she needed more garden space及下文的it was the perfect spot可知，她的学校有一块不用的“地(field)”。

27.A　由上文“学校喜欢她的这一想法”可知，学生们都很“高兴(excited)”去帮忙。

28.A　从下文的... for additional gardens可知Katie并没有“停留(stop)”在此。

29.B　根据下文的... gave her plots of land for additional gardens可知当地的“农民(farmers)”给了她一些小块土地。

30.D　Katie想种植各种各样的作物，“但是(but)”她不知道怎么种。

31.B　从上文的She asked for help from an expert gardener可知，她和专家一起“挑选(chose)”在那个地区生长最好的蔬菜种类。

32.B　从下文的Her group, Katie's  Krops, now has seven gardens可知，她成立了Katie’s Krops，所以Katie用蔬菜救助人们的“想法(idea)”变得更大了。

33.A　所有这些土地“意味着(means)”他们能为生活贫困的人提供更多食物。

34.D　受Katie的鼓励，很多小孩和成人都“自愿(volunteer)”来干活。

35.D　由上文可知Katie送给施食处蔬菜。所以在此用given。

第二部分　阅读理解(共两节;满分30分)

第一节　(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Allie saw a little bird, which rested on a light close to the store's ceiling.

As a man left the store, the automatic (自动的) door opened. The bird flew down toward it. Allie held her breath, afraid the bird would crash into the closing door.

But it didn't. It finally landed on top of a mountain of tomato­juice cans, looking nervous.

Allie raced to the door, opening it. “Come on, little bird!” she cried, waving her arms. “You can fly away now.”

The bird looked at Allie but didn't move. Mr. Andrews saw this and said, “Let me try.” He stood in the open doorway for a moment. Then he called, “Come on, little fellow. Don't be afraid!”

The bird didn't move. “I'm sorry, but I have to go，” said Mr. Andrews. He left, and the door closed.

Allie and Mom continued shopping. Allie felt terrible each time she heard the birdcall!

Finally, she and Mom arrived at the checkout (收银台) and she saw the bird was on the tomato­juice cans again, watching the doorway.

Outside, Mrs. Sanchez was coming near the store entrance in her wheelchair (轮椅). She paused in the open doorway and slowly bent down to clean dirt off her shoes.

This was the bird's chance!

Allie called quietly, “Mrs. Sanchez, hold still, please!”

Mrs. Sanchez looked puzzled.

After she looked at the bird Allie pointed to, she gave Allie a nod.

Seeing that, Allie's bird flew fast right over Mrs. Sanchez's head and out the door.

Mrs. Sanchez sat up again. “Thanks, Mrs. Sanchez! You helped my bird get out!” Allie cried.

Then she ran to the window. She watched the bird join its friends who were lined up on the wall,  waiting, and then fly up into the sky.

语篇解读　本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一位名叫Allie的小女孩帮助困在商店里的小鸟飞出去的故事。

36.What was Allie doing when she first saw the little bird?

A. She was drinking tomato juice.

B. She was planning to leave the store.

C. She was shopping with her mother.

D. she was standing on top of a mountain.

答案与解析　C　推理判断题。根据下文中的“Allie and Mom continued shopping”可推测，看到那只鸟时，Allie正跟她妈妈在商店里购物。

37.Mr. Andrews had a try at ________.

A. catching the bird        B. comforting the bird

C. closing the store's door       D. helping the bird fly away

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。由上文Allie打开门想让小鸟飞出去以及下文Mr. Andrews站在门口让门打开的动作可知，他试着帮助小鸟从商店飞出去。

38.What does the underlined word “paused” in the text mean?

A. Searched.   B. Stood.

C. Succeeded.   D. Stopped.

答案与解析　D　词义猜测题。由该词所在段落的内容以及下文中的“Mrs.Sanchez，hold still，please ... You helped my bird get out”可知，坐着轮椅进商店的Sanchez夫人只有停在商店门口，自动门才能保持开着，小鸟才能飞出去。故paused此处意为“停住”。

39.When Allie watched the bird join its friends, she probably felt very ________.

A. bored   B. happy

C. proud   D. nervous

答案与解析　B　推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其是“Allie felt terrible each time she heard the birdcall”可知，Allie一直想帮助困在商店里的小鸟飞出去，当她自己跟Andrews先生的尝试都失败后，她很难过，所以当在Sanchez夫人的帮助下，小鸟终于飞出去以后，她应该是感到高兴。