2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题（1）（含解析）

2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题（1）1.Apileofshoesonafrontporch（门廊）isn'tanythingoutoftheordinaryformosthouseholds,butforHeatherDuckworth,itheldaspecialmeaningduringhersons*18thsummer.Themom,whohasan11-year-olddaughter,18-year-oldtwinsons,anda20-year-oldson,wroteaheartfeltpostaboutseeingapileofshoesoutsideherdoorandallthatitrepresents,"TheseshoesmeanthatIhaveahousefullofkids,mostlyteenagers,intheirsummerholiday.Theseshoesmeanthereisprobablynofoodleftinmyhouse.Theseshoesmeannoiseandmessbutlaughterandmusicaswell.1'WhenDuckworthreturnedfromworkandsawtheshoesrecently,theybroughtonawaveofsadnessbecausesherealizedthatthingswerechanging.Mostofthekidswhoweartheshoeshavejustgraduatedfromhighschoolandsherealizesthattimeispreciousinher18thsummerwithhersons.Shecontinuesthatsheknowsseeingtheshoesinthehousemeansthatthekidsaresafe,butsoonalltheshoeswillbenspreadacrosscollegecampuses0andsheknows"alloftheseshoesmightnotfindtheirwaybackhomenextsummeraslifetakesthemonnewadventures/1Thetimemightbebittersweet,butDuckworthwantstofocusoncreatinghappymemoriesratherthanfocusingonthesadnessthatcouldcome.Sheisgoingtobethankfulfortheshoesandenjoyseverymomentwiththekids.Thesentimentalpostgeneratedamassiveeamountofinterestwithitbeingsharedover88,000timesinaweekandreceiving14,000comments.Duckworthwastouchedbythecommentsandhowthestoryresonated（产生共鸣）withsomany.Sheresponded,"WhatagiftyouallhavegivenmeinknowingthatIamnotaloneinfeelingthisway.Motherhoodishard,butweareallinthistogether!n.WhatdotheshoesmainlymeanforHeatherDuckworth?A.Themessybuthappylife.B.Thetiringanddisorderlyfamily.C.Theendlessandhardhousework.D.Alotofhouseholdresponsibility..WhatchangewillhappentoHeatherDuckworth?A.Shewillbetrappedinafinancialcrisis.B.Someofherchildrenwillleaveher.C.Thekidswillnotbesafeanylonger.D.Herchildrenwon*tloveherasbefore..WhatcanwelearnaboutthecommentsonHeatherDuckworth'spost?A.Theyaremademainlybymothers.B.Mostreadersdisagreewithheropinionatall.C.Manymothershavethesameexperienceashers.D.Manypeopleareinterestedinplacingshoesproperly..Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AHotPostforGiftsB.LiveMoreHappilyC.TheHardMotherhoodD.TheChildren'sShoes2.LonelyPlanetTripsHerearesometraveldestinationsonthewebsiteofLonelyPlanet.Readingthem,you'llmakeyourowndecisionaboutthetripinaflash.Bhutan答案以及解析.答案：1-4ABCD解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的noiseandmessbutlaughterandmusic可知,对希瑟•达克沃斯而言,这些鞋子意味着凌乱但幸福的生活,故选A项。.细节理解题。根据第三段中的...butsoonalltheshoeswillbe"spreadacrosscollegecampuses*'andsheknowsnallofthese...newadventures.”可知，alltheshoes指代希瑟的孩子们,她知道她的几个孩子将要离开她去上大学,去经历新的冒险,故选B项。.推理判断题。根据最后一段中希瑟对帖子的上万条评论作出的回应WhatagiftyouallhavegivenmeinknowingthatIamnotaloneinfeelingthisway.可推知，很多母亲都有和她一样的经历，这让她们产生了共鸣,故选C项。.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文讲述了希瑟•达克沃斯发表了一篇关于孩子们的鞋子的帖子,并在帖子中表述了自己的一系列感慨,引起了广泛关注,人们纷纷分享和评论,整篇文章的内容围绕关键词shoes展开,D项”孩子们的鞋子”为最佳标题，故选D项。2.答案：1-3DCA解析：1.细节理解题。根据Bhutan部分中的Thekingdomhaslushsubtropicalplainsinthesouthandsub-alpineHimalayanmountainsinthenorth,whichincludeGangkharPuensum及NorthMacedonia部分中的ItsmountainsandtrailsareHblissfullyquiet”可知，游客在不丹和北马其顿都能欣赏到山脉美景,故选D项。.细节理解题。根据Seychelles部分中的第二句可知,塞舌尔以其令人着迷的海滩而闻名，故选C项。.细节理解题。bedistinguishedfor意为"以著称”,根据CostaRica部分中的It'salsonotableforitsrelianceongreenenergysources.Infact,90%ofitsenergyiscreatedbyregenerativesourcessuchaswindandwater.可知，哥斯达黎加以风能和水能等可再生资源著称,故选A项。.答案：1-4BCAA解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一、二段内容可知，在普通孩子一般哼唱类似“一闪一闪亮晶晶”简单的曲调时，只有3岁的威瑟斯庞却哼唱非常难的D小调小提琴协奏曲,这是他与普通孩子的不同之处,故选B项。.细节理解题。根据第五段威瑟斯庞的话Ithinkit'smoreimportantforstudentstohaveasupportiveenvironmentthanacompetitiveone可知,威瑟斯庞认为对于音乐学习者来说,和竞争性的环境相比，处于一个支持性的环境中是更重要的,故选C项。.推理判断题。由题干中的France's定位至第六、七段，由Witherspoon^loveofmusicblossomed和nHe'dabsorbedeverythingtheydid,"Francesaid.可推知，弗朗斯认为威瑟斯庞学东西很快,故选A项。.推理判断题。根据第八段内容尤其是该段第一句话Witherspoon'sdriveisinspiredbytheconnectionmusicprovides.可知,威瑟斯庞和兄弟姐妹弹奏音乐,音乐使得他们与养老院居民建立了情感联系。结合该段最后他的想法（音乐是世界通用的语言,连接着我们所有人）可推知,第八段的目的是强调音乐是如何把人们联系在一起的,故选A项。.答案：1-4BCBC解析：1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的Thehostcamearoundandtuneditforme.Iwasaboutto…"Letmetunethatagainforyou."可知，俱乐部主人主动并多次帮作者调试尤克里里,说明他很体贴；结合他的话'Tvetunedit,butitwon'tbeworthit—usethisoneinstead.”以及他的彳亍为hehandedmearacingredversionofamoreexpensiveukulele（让作者使用他的更贵的尤克里里）可推知I,俱乐部主人很慷慨,故选B项。.细节理解题。根据第三段中的油notseenasanseriousninstrument,soitattractsthosemorelikelytopickitupforfun可知,尤克里里并不被视为“严肃”的乐器,这吸引了把它当作乐趣的人,原文中pickitupforfun与C项关键词seekpleasure为同义表达,再结合本段最后一句可知，不同水平的人聚在一起弹奏,说明他们不会在意出错,故选C项。.推理判断题。根据第四段中的...didourbesttokeepup,butwefailed.Lateronwegotintoargumentaboutthespeedoftherhythm.可知,这些人聚在一起弹奏歌曲时,每个人都尽力跟上,后来对节奏有争论,说明他们的演奏节奏不一致,故选B项。.细节理解题。根据最后——段中的...withauniquemixandthusoneofmyfavorites;itwascheap,social,andaboveallgreatfun.可知，作者独爱弹奏尤克里里主要因为它便宜、有利于社交以及很欢乐，由此可推知，作者那晚的感受是快乐的,故选C项。.答案：1-4DCBC解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Asanadult,IrealizedthatIhadnoskills,soIwenttotradeschool.Ienteredacabinetmakingprogram.可知，作者是为了学得一技之长才去报名了制造家具课程，故选D项。2.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的Icouldunderstandexactlywhatwas...untilIlearnedtofailbetter.可知，作者学习制造家具时遇到的最大挑战是学会如何一次又一次地改正自己的错误,故选C项。3,推理判断题。根据第三段中的Ididn'tfullyknowwhatIwasdevotingmyselftoatthebeginning,butIkeptgoingtoclass.和第四段中的Ikepttrying,andfailing,andfailingagain,untilIlearnedtofailbetter作者表现的坚持，以及第三段中的askedforhelpateveryopportunity所体现的认真可推知，作者全身心投入学习且意志坚定，故选B项。4.推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者学习一项新技能（家具制造）的经历。作者面临重重困难并没有放弃,抱着坚定的决心和谦逊的态度,最后完成了这一项目，并在这一过程中加深了对自己的了解。再结合最后一段中的Maybemostimportantly,tradeschoolgavemeamorerealisticideaofmystrengthsandlimitations.EmstrongerthanIthought!可知，作者从这次培训中悟出的道理是学习不仅仅是为了获得一种技能,而且使作者更加了解自己,故选C项。.答案：1-4CDBD解析：1.词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句中的Theterm和backin2010bythelateU.S.comedianHarrisWittels可知，此处是指”humblebrag”这个术语是由已故美国喜剧演员哈里斯•维特尔斯在2010年创造的。coin意为”创造（新词或短语义invent与之意思相近。故选C项。.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的itdescribeswhensomeonemakesaseeminglymodeststatement,theactualpurposeistobringattentiontosomethingtheyareproudof可知，D项（在谈论自己的成就时假装谦虚。）可以被认为是humblebragging。故选D项。.推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句"Evensimplybraggingorcomplainingisbetter,becauseatleastthosemessagesareseenasmoresincere."可知，塞泽尔认为这种行为很不真诚,所以她对此的态度是不赞同的。故选B项。.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"Ifsomeonebragstoyoufirst,that'sthebestthingthatcanhappentoyou,becausethenyoudon'tseemlikeyou'rebragging.”可知,塞泽尔建议人们在别人向你炫耀成就之后再谈论自己的成就，这样就看不出来你在炫耀了。故选D项。7.答案：1-4DBDA解析：1.推理判断题。根据第一段内容Doyouhaveaprizedstuffedanimalfromyourchildhood?Isitstillinyourapartment?Ifso,youYenotalone.60%ofsmallchildrenhaveteddiesandothercomfortobjects,andupto35%ofadults!可知，不止你一个人有慰藉物,60%的儿童、高达35%的成年人也有这类物品。由此可推断此第一段中的数字表明了拥有慰藉物事实上是很常见的。故选D项。.细节理解题。根据第二段内容Conventionalwisdomfromthe1970ssuggestedkidsdependingoncomfortobjectssomehowlackedsecureattachmenttotheirmothers,andthatthisdependencewouldthreatentheirproperdevelopmentintowell-adjustedadults.可知，20世纪70年代的人们认为,对慰藉物的依赖可能会威胁儿童正常成长为适应性良好的成年人,即依赖慰藉物的孩子可能有成长问题。故选B项。.推理判断题。根据第三段中的关键句However,nottoolongago,studiesbegantoshowthatcomfortobjectsdon'tthreatenchildren'smentalhealth,andmayindeedbedevelopmentallyadvantageous.Childrenwithcomfortobjectsarelessshyandmorefocusedthanthosewithoutthem.和第四段中的关键句Havinganemotionalattachmenttothecomfortobjectcauseschildrentothinkofitasahumanlikefriend,whotheycanpracticetellingstoriestoandsharejoyandsorrowwith.可推断出，慰藉物对孩子的心理是有益的。故选D项。.推理判断题。结合上一题解析和最后一段中的关键句Comfortobjectsarenotjustsoftthingsforchildrentograbwhentheyfeelsadorlonely.Theymeansomethingspecialtothem.和Ifyouhaveacomfortanimal,ormeetakidwhohasone,letthecuddlesbegin.可推断出，作者对慰藉物的态度是赞同的。故选A项。8.答案：1-4ABDA解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Asshewaited,shebeganthinkingaboutthetimesshespentwithBridget,herbestfriend,sinceelementaryschool.可知，在等待的过程中，阿曼达回想起从小学起和布里奇特一起度过的时光，由此推断,她非常想念她最好的朋友布里奇特,故选A项。.词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句中的Itwasprobablynothing可知阿曼达在自我安慰,结合第二段中的Heseldomwrotetoherbecausehewasmucholderandtheyhadnothingincommon.可推知，布里奇特的哥哥突然来信让阿曼达感觉到了事情反常,所以她很害怕,担心有不好的事发生。画线词dread意为“害怕”,故选B项。.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中SheaskedBridget'sbrotherformoreinformationabouttheaccidentandBridgetscondition.Amanda'seyesbrimmedwithtearsthatstreameddownhercheeks.可知，阿曼达询问事故情况时眼里嚼满泪水，由此可推知阿曼达非常担心,故选D项。.主旨大意题。本文讲述了阿曼达在等待好朋友布里奇特的邮件，但是却意外地收到了布里奇特哥哥的邮件,说布里奇特出了车祸,所以说这封邮件让阿曼达既震惊又担心。A项”一封令人震惊的邮件”为最佳标题,故选A项。.答案：1-4CABC解析：L词义猜测题。根据画线处后的Gardeningwasmyantidote.和第一段最后一句中的tofightagainsttheaggressionandtirednessofeverydayworkinglife可知，作者的日常工作中充满了好斗性和疲惫，即工作充满”激烈的竞争，画线短语与C项”竞争激烈的工作生活”为同义表达,故选C项。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Gardeningrequiresustobepresentinthemoment,whilealsoimaginingthefuture.可知，作者通过园艺看到了大自然的魔力,感悟到既要活在当下,也要想象未来，段落最后又提到Thisbuildsacceptance.,由此可推知，作者学会了接受生命的变化和大自然的一切，故选A项。推理判断题。结合全文内容并根据第四段中的Butgardeningbringshope以及第五段中的thereisalwaysagreatsenseofsatisfactionattheendofasession中两个表示情绪和情感的词hope与satisfaction可知I,园艺让作者获得力量，总会带给人们满足感和希望，因此是有益的，故选B项。主旨大意题。根据第一段中的Gardeningwasmyantidote.可知，作者开篇点明文章主题：园艺对自己有好处;作者在下文具体阐述了园艺带给自己的好处,最后一段中brighthopesforthefuture则回扣主题：园艺种植带来希望。C项”播下希望的种子”为最佳标题，故选C项。10.答案：1-4DACB解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Iliketoreadblogsinotherlanguages.IfoundthemtheperfectlearningtoolsbecausetheyYeusuallywritteninorallanguage可知，博客通常是用口头语言写的，是非正式语体，故选D项。.细节理解题。根据第四段中的IdeallyIwillsignuptotakeabiglanguageexambecause...ineverydayusagethatItendtojustignorethem.可知，如果作者在学习一门新语言时失去激情，他会去参加考试，故选A项。.词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的itstimetotakeanewcourseorsignupforonlinelessons,ortakeupsomesortofchallengethatwillrequiremetodevelopmyskills可知，作者觉得要去上新课或接受某种需要提高技能的挑战,这是因为作者觉得自己学得不错，内心开始自满，才需要进一步去提升,画线词在此处意为“自满”,故选C项。.推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者学习了12门语言，在前四段中作者讲了通过博客、电影、音乐和游戏学习语言，语言学习兴趣消退后,可以通过考试激励自己继续学习，最后一段作者建议用所学语言去思考。由此可知，本文主要讲学习语言的方法，目的在于与读者分享个人语言学习技巧，故选B项。TheKingdomofBhutan,locatedontheSilkRoadinSouthAsia,claimedtheNo.1spotpartlyforitsmajesticbeautyandbecauseithadbecomethefirstfullyorganicnation.Thekingdomhaslush（繁茂的）subtropicalplainsinthesouthandsub-alpineHimalayanmountainsinthenorth.NorthMacedoniaIfyouwantanalternativetoEurope'smorepopulartravelspots,NorthMacedoniacouldbeforyou.Itsmountainsandtrailsarenblissfullyquiet"andthelocalsare"unfailinglyhelpful"accordingtoLonelyPlanet.AmongitsdestinationsisOhrid,acharming,oldtowndottedwithmedievalruinsandchurches,linedwithcobblestonestreets,andoverlookingLakeOhrid.SeychellesMotherNaturewasunbelievablygenerouswiththeSeychelles,afabledparadisewhoseislandsliescatteredacrosstheIndianOcean.Spellbindingbeachesarethemainattraction,andwhatbeaches!Beyondthebeach,divingandsnorkeling（徒手潜水）arebrilliantinthewarmwatersamidabundantmarinelif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rangers..Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.Eachmemberofthecrewplayedexcellenttunes.B.Theycouldn'tproduceaconsistentrhythmwhileplaying.C.Theauthorwasgoodatsingingcountrysongs.D.Theauthorcouldn'tcatchupwithothersduringthesingalongpart..Howdidtheauthorfeelthatnight?A.Embarrassed.B.Moody.C.Cheerful.D.Optimistic..Asanadult,IrealizedthatIhadnoskills,soIwenttotradeschool.Ienteredacabinetmaking（家具制造）program.Ididn'tthinkIwouldbegoodatbuildingfurniture.I'mnothandy.Nobodyinmyfamilyis.Ihadgreatteachers,butmakingfurnitureishard.Therearesomanystepsandsomethingcangowrongateachone.Icouldn'tevengetorganized.Mytoolboxalwayslookedlikeahurricanehadgonethroughit.Ididn'tfullyknowwhatIwasdevotingmyselftoatthebeginning,butIkeptgoingtoclass.Itriedtowrapmybraininthemath.Theprojectsforcedmetosolvenewkindsofproblems.Mybrainstartedtobuildnewconnections.Workinginthisnewphysicalmannerandgivingit100percentofmyefforthadhugebenefitsformymentalhealth.Igotoverfearofembarrassmentandaskedforhelpateveryopportunity.Ispentthatyeartrulylearning.Truelearningisahumblingexperience,especiallyforthosewhoarelearninganewsetofskills.IcouldunderstandexactlywhatwaswrongwiththefurnitureImade,butIcouldn*tfixmymistakes.Andyet,Ikepttrying,andfailing,andfailingagain,untilIlearnedtofailbetter.You'regoingtobebadatanythingwhenyoustartout,butIwasprettybadrighttotheend.Evenso,Ifinishedtheprogram-withhonors!Mygradeswerehelpedbymygoodwrittenwork.Havingtoconstantlypushmyselfbeyondmycomfortzonehasmademeawell-roundedperson.Maybemostimportantly,tradeschoolgavemeamorerealisticideaofmystrengthsandlimitations.FmstrongerthanIthought!.Whydidtheauthorsignupforthecabinetmakingprogram?A.Tomakemorefriends.B.Tobecomeahandydesigner.C.Togetmoreorganized.D.Todevelopnewskills..Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.Hehadagiftformakingfurniture.B.Hebecamestrongerbothmentallyandphysicallyaftertheprogram.C.Thebiggestchallengeforhimistoknowhowtocorrectmistakes.D.Hefinishedtheprogramwithhonorbecauseofhisexcellentskillsintheend..Whichwordscanbestdescribetheauthorduringtheone-yearlearning?B.Devotedanddetermined.D.Modestandindependent.B.Devotedanddetermined.D.Modestandindependent.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.D.Skillswillneverbeaburden.C.Intelligentandcreative..Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A.Practicemakesperfect.C.Learningismorethanaskill.Thereyouare,lookingthroughyoursocialapp,andyoucomeacrossapostsayingsomethinglikethis:nIjustgotacceptedbyHarvardandOxford!Aretheysuretheydidn'tmixmyapplicationupwithsomebodyelse's?”Thispersonisclearlyhumblebragging.Theterm"humblebrag"wasfirstcoinedbackin2010bythelateU.S.comedianHarrisWittels,anditdescribeswhensomeonemakesaseeminglymodeststatement,theactualpurposeistobringattentiontosomethingtheyareproudof.Theexampleaboveisamodesty-basedhumblebrag.Thepersonwantstotellothers:"IgotacceptedbyHarvardandOxford!nHowever,theydon'twanttoseemtooproudoftheiraccomplishments.So,instead,theyworditinawaytobemoremodestandbringdowntheimportanceoftheirachievements.Althoughpeoplewhohumblebragthinkitwillmakethemmorelikablebecausetheyaren'ttalkingproudlyabouttheirvictories,astudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyshowedthathumblebraggingactuallyhastheoppositeeffect.“Humblebraggingdoesn*thavetheintendedresultbecauseitseemsinsincere.That*poorme'attitudecombinedwithself-promotiondoesnotleadtoafavorableimpression/saidOvulSezer,theleadauthorofthestudyandanassistantprofessorofOrganizationalBehaviorattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,U.S."Evensimplybraggingorcomplainingisbetter,becauseatleastthosemessagesareseenasmoresincere.'1Sezer'sstudyalsofoundthatnearly60%ofhumblebragswerecomplaint-basedhumblebragging,withmostpeoplehumblebraggingabouttheirlooks,followedbytheirmoneyorwealth,andfinallyabouttheirperformanceatwork.'Itssuchacommonphenomenon.Allofusknowsomepeopleinourlives,whetheronsocialmediaorintheworkplace,whodothisannoyingthing/commentedSezer,addingthatwealldoittosomeextent.So,ifyouwanttoshareyourachievementswithothers,what'sthebestwaytodoitthen?Sezersuggeststhatpeopleadmittheirself-promotionandharvesttherewardsofbeingsincere.Shealsosuggestsfindingago-between,nIfsomeonebragstoyoufirst,that'sthebestthingthatcanhappentoyou,becausethenyoudon'tseemlikeyou'rebragging.".Whatdoestheunderlinedword"coined"inParagraph2probablymean?A.Recognized.B.Bought.C.Invented.D.Copied..Whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredashumblebragging?A.Hesitatingtotalkaboutyourachievements.B.Bringingpeople'sattentiontoyourachievements.C.Talkingproudlyaboutyourachievementsonsocialmedia.D.Pretendingtobemodestwhentalkingaboutyourachievements..WhatisSezefsattitudetowardhumblebragging?A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Cautious.D.Ambiguous..WhatdoesSezersuggestpeopledowhenitcomestosharingachievements?A.Sharetheirachievementswiththeirbestfriends.B.Bringdowntheimportanceoftheirachievements.C.Findsomeoneelsetotalkabouttheirachievements.D.Talkabouttheirachievementsaftersomeoneelsedoes.Doyouhaveaprizedstuffedanimalfromyourchildhood?Isitstillinyourapartment?Ifso,you'renotalone.60%ofsmallchildrenhaveteddiesandothercomfortobjects,andupto35%ofadults!Conventionalwisdomfromthe1970ssuggestedkidsdependingoncomfortobjectssomehowlackedsecureattachmenttotheirmothers,andthatthisdependencewouldthreatentheirproperdevelopmentintowell-adjustedadults.However,nottoolongago,studiesbegantoshowthatcomfortobjectsdon*tthreatenchildren'smentalhealth,andmayindeedbedevelopmentallyadvantageous.Childrenwithcomfortobjectsarelessshyandmorefocusedthanthosewithoutthem.Thisisprobablybecausewiththeirpresence,childrenfeelbraverandlessstressedinunfamiliarsituations.Evennewerresearchshowsonlywhenatoyistheircomfortobjectdochildrenanthropomorphize（人格化）it.Thatis,childrendon'treallymistakenlybelievethatallobjectsaroundthemhaveinsidelives.Havinganemotionalattachmenttothecomfortobjectcauseschildrentothinkofitasahumanlikefriend,whotheycanpracticetellingstoriestoandsharejoyandsorrowwith.Sometimestheyeventhinkfromtheperspectiveofthisunnaturalfriend.Comfortobjectsarenotjustsoftthingsforchildrentograbwhentheyfeelsadorlonely.Theymeansomethingspecialtothem.So,farfrombeing"wackytoddler（学步的儿童）behavior'1,choosingacomfortobjectandtreatingitasasacredpartofdailyritualsisactuallyextremelysophisticatedbehavioronthepartofsmallchildren.Ifyouhaveacomfortanimal,ormeetakidwhohasone,letthecuddles（拥抱）begin..WhatdothenumbersinParagraph1suggest?A.Itsabnormalforadultstoownteddies.B.It'sOKforkidstohavecomfortobjects.C.Kidscangetmoreattachedtotheirtoys.D.Havingcomfortobjectsisactuallycommon..Whatdidpeopleinthe1970sthinkofkidsdependingoncomfortobjects?A.Theymightbeathreataftergrowingup.B.Theymighthavedevelopmentalproblems.C.Theycouldhardlygrowintohealthyadults.D.Theycouldgettooattachedtotheirmothers..Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Stuffedtoysareintendedforwackytoddlers.B.Comfortobjectsboostchildren'sinnovation.C.Childrenbelieveallstuffedanimalshavesouls.D.Comfortobjectsarementallybeneficialtokids..Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardcomfortobjects?A.Favorable.B.Unconcerned.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.8.Amandahadjustcomehomefromschool.Exhaustedbutlookingforwardtoreceivingane-mailfromBridgetinNewZealand,sheturnedonhercomputerandwaitedimpatientlyforittostartup.Asshewaited,shebeganthinkingaboutthetimesshespentwithBridget,herbestfriend,sinceelementaryschool.Justthen,anenvelopepoppeduponherscreen.Amandasatupandclickedonthe"Inbox'*bar,expectingtoseeherfriend'susuale-mail.Amandawassurprisedtoseethee-mailaddressbelongingtoBridget'sbrotherinboldtypeatthetopofarowofe-mailsinherinbox.Heseldomwrotetoherbecausehewasmucholderandtheyhadnothingincommon.Afeelingofdreadpassedthroughherbutsheignoredit.“Itwasprobablynothing,"shesaidassheclickedonthee-mail.Whatshesawwastotallyunexpected.Itwasashorte-mail.HesimplysaidthatBridgethadbeeninaseriouscaraccidentandwashospitalizedintheintensivecareunit（ICU）.Andhealsosaidhewouldwriteagainlater.Amanda'sjawdroppedandherfingersthathadbeensobusyclickingthemousebuttonsearlierslidoffthecomputertable.Atalossastowhattodo,Amandahurriedlytypedane-mailinresponse.SheaskedBridgetsbrotherformoreinformationabouttheaccidentandBridgetscondition.Amanda'seyesbrimmedwithtearsthatstreameddownhercheeks.ShecouldnothelprememberingthatBridgethadtoldheraboutherplanstoreturntoSingaporetov