2.Since 2011,the former railway engineer has been driving around the city every single day,looking for abandoned tar(柏油) and gravel(碎石) on roadsides.He collects the material and uses it to fill potholes(坑洼),at times spending his own pension money to do it.Tilak,earning himself the nickname"road engineer",doesn't restrict himself to his neighborhood-he patches up every pothole he can find in the city.
"After working for the South Central Railway in India for 35 years,I retired in October 2008 and spent some time off in 2009,also traveling to the US to meet my son,"Tilak told the local media."In January 2010,I came back and took up a jod as a consultant in a software agency."
"I was driving to my fist day of office when I ended up splashing dirty mud water on school children after my car fell into a pothole on the road,"he recalled."Then a few more accidents followed at various places."He kept explaining to the police that these accidents wouldn't have occurred if the roads had been smooth.But then he witnessed a major accident that changed everything.
   Tilak decided to take charge of matters of himself."After that,I quit my job and for the next year till June 2012,I spent my pension money in fixing roads,"he said.
   Tilak's wife was worried about his health and called his son to talk some sense into him.But the son was so impressed that he ended up helping Tilak instead,by setting up a website and Facebook page.As more and more residents got to know of it,they began to show up mand help Tilak fix the city's potholes.Today,they even have a helpline where people can call to complain about potholes in their areas.
   Tilak's son also managed to get the government on their side.Tilak doesn't accept donations,but he encourage people to join in the physical work.He hopes that with media attention,he can inspire a change attitude of the general public.He believes that the"nothing-can-be-done"attitude is what limits a lot of people in the city,and he wants that to change.

41.What was Tilak's mission?C
A.To get paid little for his work.
B.To buy tar and gravel to fix roads.
C.To recycle materials to mend roads.
D.To get financial help from the government.
42.What made Tilak take up the job to fix roads?B
A.Love for children.
B.A strong sense of social responsibility.
C.A passion to make contributions to society.
D.Eagerness to return to work.
43.What is the right description about Tilak?C
A.He began to fix roads from his retirement.
B.He took up the job as a consultant for 3 years.
C.He extended his mission to other neighborhoods.
D.He was once a railway engineer working in the US.
44.What does Tilak encourage people to do?A
A.Take action to make a difference.
B.Quit their jobs to serve their neighborhoods.
C.Fill potholes to the another"road doctor".
D.Take part in the physical work but not brain work.
45.What may be the best title of the passage?D
A.The thing that everyone should have-warm heart
B.The strongest support is from family members
C.The retirement is not the end of career
D.The respectable man is worthy of his name-road doctor.

分析 文章主要講述了Tilak 在印度中南部鐵路工作了35年后辭職回到家后繼續(xù)用自己的錢修復破壞的公路.

解答 41.C 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容He collects the material and uses it to fill potholes(坑洼),at times spending his own pension money to do it.由此可知Tilak用他收集到的各種材料來填補坑洼的路面,有時還會花自己的錢去做這些,結(jié)合選項,故選C
42.B 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Tilak told the local media."In January 2010,I came back and took up a jod as a consultant in a software agency."…Then a few more accidents followed at various places."He kept explaining to the police that these accidents wouldn't have occurred if the roads had been smooth.But then he witnessed a major accident that changed everything…Tilak decided to take charge of matters of himself由此可知,Tilak在目睹了很多車禍之后,覺得如果這些道路不是低洼不平,就不會有那么多事故了,因此,他決定做修路的事,結(jié)合選項,他是處于社會責任感而做這些.結(jié)合選項,故選B
43.C 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容After working for the South Central Railway in India for 35 years,I retired in October 2008 and spent some time off in 2009,also traveling to the US to meet my son,"Tilak told the local media."In January 2010,I came back and took up a jod as a consultant in a software agency."可知Tilak 在印度中南部鐵路工作了35年后,2008年十月退休,花了一些時間在2009,還去美國見了他的兒子和文章內(nèi)容I quit my job and for the next year till June 2012辭去了工作了一年半的軟件顧問的工作.故選C.
44.A 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容He hopes that with media attention,he can inspire a change attitude of the general public.可知 Tilak 他希望隨著媒體的關(guān)注,他能激發(fā)公眾的改變態(tài)度.故選A.
45.D主旨題. 文章主要講述了Tilak 在印度中南部鐵路工作了35年后辭職回到家后繼續(xù)用自己的錢修復破壞的公路.他成為了一位真正的道路醫(yī)生.故選D.

點評 本文是故事類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù)

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19.One day,around Christmas time,fishermen off the west coast of Peru started on their traditional fishing trip.Much to their surprise,there were no fish!They knew immediately what had happened.Tales from years gone by had told them this was the result of El Nino which sometimes stop fishing for many months!
El Nino is a warm current that comes and goes along the west coast of South America.It got its name from fishermen in Peru more than a century ago.Every few years,they noticed a sudden warming in the normally cool Pacific water where they fished.Because this warming often came about around Christmas,they called it El Nino,which is Spanish for the"Christ Child".Generally,El Nino occurs every three to seven years and lasts only a few weeks to a month or more.
El Nino warms the water it flows through.Because the fish and sea birds need cold water to live,many of them die when El Nino comes through.El Nino also causes both floods and droughts.It is believed that El Nino may have caused the 1993Mississippi and 1995California floods.And at the same time,it may have caused droughts in South America,Africa and Australia.
El Nino has occurred thirteen times within the last fifty years,bringing natural disasters to many countries such as Indonesia and Peru.However,El Nino does not often trouble China.During this period China was badly hit by El Nino only once.In 1998,North China had a terrible drought,while South China was troubled by floods.

32.The underlined word"current"(in Paragraph 2)most probably refers to"A".
A.water  B.wind C.a(chǎn)tmosphere D.climate
33.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE about El Nino?D
A.It happens in November and December.
B.It was named by some Spanish fishermen.
C.It only happens in South America.
D.It lasts a few weeks or more.
34.If El Nino happens,the following will take place EXCEPTB.
A.rises in temperature of the sea water
B.diseases spreading around the world
C.floods and droughts 
D.death of fish and sea birds
35.The purpose of this passage isC.
A.to discuss the prevention of El Nino 
B.to explain how El Nino trouble farmers
C.to let us know about El Nino 
D.to tell us how to prepare for El Nino.

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