10．Every American family has its own traditions on Thanksgiving Day，and mine is no difference．Once the national holiday arrives，my mom rises early to make the meal．She puts a turkey in the oven，chops carrots and bakes pies．I'm sorry to say that the men in the family-my dad，my younger brother and myself-rarely pitch in to help．Our job is to wash the mountain of dirty dishes after the meal is over．
Around 2pm every Thanksgiving Day，family members seat themselves around the kitchen table．Plates of turkey，vegetables，salad，rolls and pies cover it．At this point，we can hardly keep ourselves from drooling （流口水） all over our fancy clothes，but it's not yet time to eat．
First，we must bow our heads，close our eyes and say a prayer of thanks aloud to God for giving us everything we have．Under normal circumstances，I would have no problem making a list of things I am thankful for．I grew up in a loving family．My parents，who aren't wealthy，took out loans to help me pay for university．
But，the funny thing is，every time I sit down for Thanksgiving dinner and try to say a prayer of thanks，my mind usually goes blank．I think it has something to do with my growling （咕咕叫） stomach and all of that food sitting right there under my nose．
Eventually，though，we all finish our short prayers and dig in．To be sure，the day includes other highlights-visiting with family and watching football．But usually around 6pm we are all ourselves stuffed like turkeys and thankful to have a nice warm bed to sleep in．

36．The purpose of the text is toB．
A．tell what the family do for Thanksgiving Day
B．tell how the family spends Thanksgiving Day
C．introduce foods served on Thanksgiving Day
D．introduce the American Thanksgiving Day
37．On Thanksgiving Day the author's family do the following exceptA．
A．watching a movie                    B．making visits
C．having a big meal                   D．watching football
38．Why does the author's mind usually"go blank"when saying a prayer of thanks？B
A．He is too thankful to say a word．
B．His mind is on the food before him．
C．He feels too excited to speak．
D．He is shy to speak in public．
39．The underlined phrase"dig in"in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to"D"．
A．chat with others                   B．make a hole
C．mix things up                      D．start eating
40．What can we conclude from the text？C
A．On Thanksgiving Day，men do nothing but eat．
B．The author is a middle school student．
C．The author's family is not rich，but it's a loving one．
D．Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday of December．

分析 這篇文章講的是作者家里是怎么過感恩節(jié)的．從中可以看出作者家庭雖然不富有，但是很有愛．

解答 36-40 BABDC
36    B    主旨題：從第一段的句子：Every American family has its own traditions on Thanksgiving Day，and mine is no different．可知這篇文章講的是作者家里是怎么過感恩節(jié)的．故選B
37     A   排除題：文章二、三、四段介紹感恩節(jié)吃的大餐，最后一段的句子：visiting with family and watching football．說明BD是對的，沒有提到A．故選A．
38     B    細節(jié)題：第四段的句子：my mind usually goes blank．I think it has something to do with my growling （咕咕叫） stomach and all of that food sitting right there under my nose．可知作者頭腦一片空白，是因為想著面前的食物．故選B
39     D   猜詞題：從前面的句子：Eventually，though，we all finish our short prayers 可知祈禱完了應該開始吃了．故選D
40     C    細節(jié)題：第三段的句子：I grew up in a loving family．My parents，who aren't wealthy，took out loans to help me pay for university．可知作者家庭雖然不富有，但是很有愛．故選C

點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文，把握文章主旨大意，帶著問題回到原文，尋找細節(jié)或概括相應的答案，最后要理清作者寫作思路．

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2．One summer on my way to New Orleans，I passed a young man standing by the roadside，with his thumb out for a lift．I drove right by him．Now you're a fool for helping．"I don't want to get involved"seems to have become a national motto．
Several days later I was thinking about the hitchhiker，about how I didn't even move my foot off the accelerator（加速踏板）for him．
"Does anyone stop any more？"I wondered．Blanche Dubois once said："I have always depended on the kindness of strangers．"Was that possible these days？One way to test this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money，just relying on the others'good will．What would happen？
The idea interested me．So I decided to really do it．Without a penny，for six weeks I hitched 82rides and covered 4，223miles across 14states．I would only accept offers of rides，food and places to sleep．
I found people were generally  compassionate．Hearing I had no money and would accept none，people bought me food and gave me necessities．Those who had the least to give often gave the most．In Nebraska，a house painter named Mike noted the freezing weather and gave me a big army-style jacket．A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house．Then he offered me a tent．
I was treated kindly everywhere I went，amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger and feeling grateful to all the warm-hearted people．My faith in ordinary folks was renewed．It turns out you can still depend on the kindness of strangers．

56．How did the author felt days after he refused to give the young man a ride？A
A．Guilty．  B．Worried．   C．Confused．  D．Satisfied．
57．Why did the author decide to go on a hitchhiking journey without any money？A
A．To test his doubts about people's kindness．
B．To experience the fun of hitchhiking．
C．To call for trust and love among people．
D．To have a cool and romantic journey．
58．The underlined word"compassionate"in Paragraph 5most probably meansB．
A．reliable   B．warm-hearted  C．loyal   D．responsible
59．During the author's journey，B．
A．his puzzle about people strengthened
B．he found poor people more eager to help
C．he learned many survival skills
D．he didn't receive as much help as he had expected
60．Which can be the best title of the story？D
A．A crazy journey．    B．Never get involved．
C．Sweet memories．     D．Believe in people's kindness．

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19．Some years ago，a Miami woman walking through an office building noticed two men standing together．Several minutes after her leaving，the men murdered a person working in the building．The police determined that the woman was the only witness and could possibly describe them．However，her memory of the men proved disappointingly unclear．Several days later，psychologist Ronald Fisher was brought in to obtain a more complete account from the woman．His interview produced a breakthrough-the woman reported a clear picture of one of the suspects．The important information enabled the police to arrest the suspect and close the case．
The police asked Fisher for help because of his rich knowledge in cognitive （認知的） interview，a kind of memory-rebuilding process．Memory researchers have found that people trying to remember a past event often only recall part of the relevant information．Human memory is selective and it is often distorted by stress．But a person's accurate recall of an event or understanding of a question can be improved using specific interviewing techniques．The"cognitive interview"was developed in the late 1990s．It encourages the witness to take an active role in recalling information rather than giving answers only to someone else's questions．
The witness first describes what happened in his or her own words，with no interviewer interruptions．The interviewer then goes further with specific techniques，such as having the witness tell the detail'，of what happened from different perspectives （角度）．
The cognitive interview focuses on guiding witnesses through four general recalling techniques：thinking about physical surroundings and personal feelings that existed at the time of past events； reporting everything that comes to mind about those events，no matter how broken it is； retelling events in a variety of time orders，such as from beginning to end，end to beginning，forward or backward； and adopting different perspectives while recalling events．
Experiments with police detectives trained in this demanding interview method find that they obtain nearly 50% more information from witnesses than before training，while error rates remain about the same．It is proved that cognitive interviews are quite important tools in improving the accuracy and completeness of witness testimony（證詞）．

60．The purpose of the passage is toD．
A．give an account of a murder case
B．help a witness to recall information in a cognitive interview
C．prove Fisher was an expert in cognitive interview
D．introduce an idea of cognitive interview
61．What is required to recall in a cognitive interview for a witness？A
A．The surroundings and feelings at the time of the event．
B．The information about the event in the time order．
C．The important things that come to his or her mind．
D．The exact time at which a murder took place．
62．The key point in a cognitive interview is thatC．
A．the interview should take place outside the police station
B．the interviewer should interrupt the witness from time to time
C．the witness is encouraged to take part in recalling information
D．the witness should recall details at the scene of the event
63．The underlined word"distorted"in the passage probably means"A_．"
A．changed     B．balanced    C．a(chǎn)rranged D．examined．

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20．Once again，I was in a new school．So was a girl in my class named Lisa．That's where the similarities ended．
I was tall and she was small．My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style．Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great．I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest．I was awkward and shy．She wasn't．I couldn't stand her，considering her my enemy．But she liked me and wanted to be friends．
One day，she invited me over and I said yes-I was too shocked to answer any other way．My family had moved six times in six years，and I had never managed to develop any friendships．But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school．
She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places，an all-right bookstore，a movie theater and a park．As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood，I tried to guess which house might be hers．Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three-story house with a front porch？I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother，her stepfather，her two brothers and her sister．
When we got into the room she shared with her sister，she took out a big case of Barbies，which was my next surprise．I had never played with them．We sat on the floor，laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies．We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations．We had a great day that afternoon．
Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines； the movie theater gave her free tickets…．Soon I was included in her magic world．We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together．
Lisa，my first real friend since childhood，helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends：your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend．
60．The writer and Lisa were similar in the way thatA．
A．they were both new students           
B．they had the same hair styles
C．they were both tall                  
D．they were of the same age
61．One day Lisa invited the writerC．
A．to go to the movie                  
B．to go to walk in a park
C．to go to her home                      
D．to go to a pizza place
62．In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who wasA．
A．friendly and lovely               
B．rich and happy
C．quiet and lonely                   
D．a(chǎn)wkward and shy
63．Which of the following did the writer learn from Lisa？D
A．How to make up stories．
B．How to deal with enemies．
C．How to live a better life．
D．How to make friends．

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