高中英语高考2020届高中英语二轮复习 阅读理解（日常生活类）

2020届高中英语二轮复习

阅读理解（日常生活类）

1、    We’ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.

    What’s the problem? It’s possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence. It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits.

     Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. "Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk," he explains. "The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them."

    In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. "It’s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband," says Dunn. "But interactions with peripheral(边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also."

    Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. "Small talk is the basis of good manners, "he says.

1.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?
A.Addiction to smartphones.
B.Inappropriate behaviours in public places.
C.Absence of communication between strangers.
D.Impatience with slow service.
2.What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?
A.Showing good manners.
B.Relating to other people.
C.Focusing on a topic.
D.Making business deals.
3.What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?
A.It improves family relationships.
B.It raises people's confidence.
C.It matters as much as a formal talk.
D.It makes people feel good.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Conversation Counts
B.Ways of Making Small Talk
C.Benefits of Small Talk
D.Uncomfortable Silence

2、Need a Job This Summer?

The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summer jobs. The deadlines and what you need to apply depend on the program.

Not a student? Go to the government website to learn about programs and online tools available to help people under 30 build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.

Jobs for Youth

If you are a teenager living in certain parts of the province, you could be eligible（符合条件）for this program. Which provides eight weeks of paid employment along with training.

Who is eligible: Youth 15-18 years old in select communities（社区）.

Summer Company

Summer Company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3,000 to start and run their own summer businesses.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15-29, returning to school in the fall.

Stewardship Youth Ranger Program

You could apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer.

Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.

Summer Employment Opportunities（机会）

Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hired each year in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older. Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability.

1. What is special about Summer Company?

   A. It requires no training before employment.

   B. It provides awards for running new businesses.

   C. It allows one to work in the natural environment.

   D. It offers more summer job opportunities.

2. What is the age range required by Stewardship Youth Ranger Program?

    A.15-18.    B.15-24.   C.15-29.      D.16-17.

3. Which program favors the disabled?

   A. Jobs for Youth.    B. Summer Company.

   C. Stewardship Youth Ranger Program.  D. Summer Employment Opportunities.

3、What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn’t prerequisite for a modern grow-your-own lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can(装罐) and preserve much of the food they consume.
Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what’s on their plate.

Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs(香草) and foods for that fresh flavor,” she said. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.

“I teach people how to live farm-fresh without a farm,” Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasizes that “anybody can do this anywhere.” Got an apartment with a balcony(阳台)? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they’re very forgiving.” Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level,” she added. “I think it’s a great place to start.” “Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.”

Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food. Loe noted, there’s a moment when it’s bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar,” Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what’s in your food, knowing where it comes from.”

In addition to being more in touch with the food she’s eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children: “Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the bigger picture,” she said, “that if we don’t take care of the earth, no one will.”

1.The underlined word “prerequisite” (Pare. 1) is closest in meaning to "______".

A.recipe B.substitute C.requirement D.challenge

2.Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?

A.They are used daily.  B.They are easy to grow.

C.They can grow very tall. D.They can be eaten uncooked.

3.According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?

A.It can preserve their best flavor. B.It can promote her online sales.

C.It can better her cooking skills. D.It can improve their nutrition.

4.What is the“the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?

A.The knowledge about good food B.The way to live a grow-our-own life

C.The joy of getting in touch with foods D.The responsibility to protect our earth

4、As Congress and the public wrestle with the Facebook scandal, many people are now realizing the risks of data collection to them. Facebook recently admitted that nearly all of its 2.2 billion users have had data scraped（篡改） by “ill-natured” people or companies. The firm itself has joined calls for better privacy regulations.

For years, watchdogs have been warning about sharing information with data-collecting companies. Most casual internet users are only now realizing how easy and common it is for irresponsible and unknown organizations to collect detailed digital data of them. They do this by combining the separate bits of information consumers have given up to e-tailers, health sites, quiz apps and countless other digital services.

A study from researchers at the University of Queensland shows that staying off of Facebook for five days can actually lower levels of the stress in the body. Yet despite the study, and the recent Delete Facebook movement, Facebook user statistics remain strong.

As scholars of public responsibility and digital media systems, we know that the business of social media is based on user data and offering it for sale. There’s no single way for them to protect data as many users might expect. Like the social pollution of fake news, bullying（欺诈） and junk mail that Facebook’s platform spreads, the company’s privacy crisis also results from a power imbalance—Facebook knows nearly everything about its users, who know little to nothing about it.

It’s not enough for people to delete their Facebook accounts. Nor is it likely that anyone will successfully replace it with a non-profit alternative centering on privacy and responsibility. Besides, this problem is not specific just to Facebook! Other companies, including Google and Amazon, also gather and use extensive personal data, and are locked in a digital arms race that we believe threatens to destroy privacy altogether.

1. What does the underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. Sharing information with data-collecting.    

B. Collecting detailed digital data of consumers.

C. Combining the separate information of companies.

D. Quiz apps and countless other digital services.

2. We can infer from the text that protecting personal data is       .

A. difficult          B. easy            C. voluntary           D. dangerous

3. What would be the best title for the text?

A. The Personal Data of People. B. The Online Quiz App.

C. The Business of Facebook. D. Facebook’s Privacy Troubles.

4. What will the writer most probably discuss next?

A. Policy for Google and Amazon. B. Business pattern of Facebook.

C. Age range of Facebook consumers.       D. Measures about personal data security.

5、How can we reduce the risk?

There are four general approaches to dealing with volcanic (火山似的) dangers. We can try to keep the danger from occurring—often an impossible task. We can try to change its path or reduce its impact on existing development. We can take steps to protect future development. We can also do our best to have disaster response plans in place before they are needed.

Removing the Threat

Clearly, there is no way to stop an eruption. We can, however, attempt to reduce the eruption’s effects by strengthening structures, for example, building protective works such as walls to make lava (熔岩) flow away from developed areas. Such efforts can be and have been successful, but are of limited use in a large-scale (范围) eruption.

Planning for the Future

Protecting future development from volcanic dangers is a simple task. Before building houses,we should judge the risk. If the risk seems too great, a safer location should be found. This type of planning is very effective,but all too often,people are drawn to the lush (葱郁的),rolling land of a quiet volcano.

Disaster Preparedness (预案)

When a volcano comes to life,a few weeks may not be enough to avoid a tragedy.Planning is the key to saving lives. Well before the warning signs occur,people must be educated about volcanic dangers.Escape plans must be in place. Communication between scientists, officials, the media,and the general public should be practiced. Emergency measures must be thought out and agreed upon.

If you doubt the importance of these efforts,take another look at past volcanic tragedies,such as the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz. Communication failures left the town of Armero unprepared for escape. When a deadly mudflow came down the slope(斜坡),21,000 people—90 percent of the town’s people—died. 

1.The passage is intended for_______.
A.the general public
B.architects
C.adventurers
D.geographers
2.When building houses,people tend to______.
A.judge volcanic dangers carefully
B.take volcanic dangers seriously
C.live near a quiet volcano
D.find a safer place far away from a volcano
3.The writer mentioned Nevado del Ruiz to prove______.
A.the failure to keep volcanic dangers from happening
B.the importance of preparing for a volcanic eruption
C.the bravery of the people in Armero Town
D.the uncertainty of volcano’s damage

6、In the 1760s, Mathurin Roze opened a series of shops that boasted(享有)a special meat soup called consomme. Although the main attraction was the soup, Roze’s chain shops also set a new standard for dining out, which helped to establish Roze as the inventor of the modern restaurant.

Today, scholars have generated large amounts of instructive research about restaurants. Takevisual hints that influence what we eat: diners served themselves about 20 percent more pasta(意大利面食)when their plates matched their food. When a dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white one, customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.

Lighting matters, too. When Berlin restaurant customers ate in darkness, they couldn’t tell how much they’d had: those given extra-large shares ate more than everyone else, but were none the wiser—they didn’t feel fuller, and they were just as ready for dessert.

Time is money, but that principle means different things for different types of restaurants. Unlike fast-food places, fine dining shops prefer customers to stay longer and spend. One way to encourage customers to stay and order that extra round: put on some Mozart(莫扎特). When classical, rather than pop, music was playing, diners spent more. Fast music hurried diners out. Particular scents also have an effect: diners who got the scent of lavender(薰衣草)stayed longer and spent more than those who smelled lemon, or no scent.

Meanwhile, things that you might expect to discourage spending—"bad" tables, crowding, high prices — don’t necessarily. Diners at bad tables — next to the kitchen door, say — spent nearly as much as others but soon fled. It can be concluded that restaurant keepers need not "be overly concerned about ‘bad’ tables," given that they’re profitable. As for crowds, a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurant’s reputation, suggesting great food at fair prices. And doubling a buffet’s price led customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier.

1.The underlined phrase "none the wiser" in paragraph 3 most probably implies that the customers were__________.  
A.not aware of eating more than usual
B.not willing to share food with others
C.not conscious of the food quality
D.not fond of the food provided

2.How could a fine dining shop make more profit?

A.Playing classical music.   B.Introducing lemon scent.
C.Making the light brighter.   D.Using plates of larger size.

3.What does the last paragraph talk about?

A.Tips to attract more customers.    
B.Problems restaurants are faced with.
C.Ways to improve restaurants’ reputation.
D.Common misunderstandings about restaurants.

7、    I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we’ll buy another. But the insurance payout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car—I worked out that, with the loan (贷款) we’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as £600 a month.
    And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family.
    But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)
    My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity.
    Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.
1.The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______.
A.most families chose to go car-free
B.he was hurt in a terrible car accident
C.the cost of a new car was too much
D.the traffic jam was unbearable for him
2.What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan?
A.Supportive.  B.Disapproving.  C.Optimistic.  D.Unconcerned.
3.What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion?
A.Argue against it.
B.Take their advice.
C.Think it over.
D.Leave it alone.
4.What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?
A.Life cannot go without a car.
B.Life without a car is a little bit hard.
C.His life gets improved without a car.
D.A car-free life does not suit everyone.

8、    This is my son Matthew's last night at home before college  I know that this is good news,I feel proud that Matthew will go to a great school. I know that this is his finest hour. But looking at the suitcases on his bed sends me out of the room to a hidden comer where I can t stop crying.

    Through the sorrow, I feel a rising embarrassment "Pull yourself together!" I tell myself There are parents sending their kids off to battle zones, How dare l feel so shattered?

    One of the great gifts of my life has been having my boys, Matthew and Johnowen Through them,  I have explored the mysterious, complicated bond between fathers and sons As my wife and I raised them,  I have discovered the love and loss between my father and me,  After my parents' divorce, I spent weekends with my dad in Ohio. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was unable to enjoy the day's activities    Now, standing among Matthew's accumulation of possessions, I realize it’s me who has become a boy again. All my sadness and longing to hold on to things are back, sweeping over me as they did when I was a child

    His bed is tidy and spare. It already has the feel of a guest bed. In my mind I replay wrapping him in his favorite blanket That was our nightly routine until one evening he said, "Daddy, I don't think I need a blanket tonight. " I think of all the times we lay among the covers reading. I look at the bed and think of all the recent times I was annoyed at how late he was sleeping. I’ll never have to worry about that again, I realize.

    For his part, Matthew has been a rock He is treating his leaving as just another day at the office And I’m glad. After all, someone's got to be strong, I'm proud that he is charging into the first chapter of his adult life with such confidence.

1.What is the probable meaning of underlined phrase "Pull yourself together"?
A.Get up.
B.Cheer up.
C.Pull up.
D.Wake up.
2.What can we infer about Mathew from the text?
A.He hates sleeping early.
B.He doesn't get on well with his father.
C.He is ready for the new life
D.He doesn't value his father's love for him
3.How does the writer feel about his son-s leaving for college?
A.Worried
B.Proud
C.Bittersweet
D.Relieved
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A.Unavoidable Goodbye
B.Sweet Memories
C.Glorious Moment
D.Unconditional Love

答案以及解析

1答案及解析：

答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.D; 4.C

解析：这是一篇议论文。在当今社会,人们在公共场合或沉迷于智能手机,或与不舒服的沉默抗争,陌生人之间缺乏沟通。但人与人之间是需要适当的交谈闲聊的,闲聊是人际关系社会交往必不可少的部分,而且也有很多好处。

1. 主旨大意题。题干问的是:第一段描述了什么现象。在公共场合(比如在电梯里,在银行排队,或在飞机上)人们深深地专注于他们的智能手机,或者更糟糕的是,与不舒服的沉默抗争。有此可知,陌生人之间缺乏沟通。A项意为:沉迷于智能手机。B项意为:在公共场所不适当的行为。C项意为:陌生人之间缺乏沟通。D项意为:对缓慢的服务不耐烦。故选C项。

2. 推理判断题。题干问得是对于Carducci来说,成功的闲聊中重要的是什么。根据第三段最后一句“The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them”(成功闲聊的关键是学习如何与他们交流,而不仅仅是与他们沟通。)由此推断C符合题意。A项意为:表现出良好的礼貌。B项意为:与他人有关的。C项意为:专注于一个话题。D项意为:做商业交易。故选B项。

3. 推理判断题。题干问的是:咖啡店的研究对闲聊有什么建议。根据第四段的调查结果可知,那些与服务员聊天的人,有显著的积极情绪和更好的咖啡店体验。由此可知,D项符合题意。A项意为:闲聊改善了家庭关系。B项意为:闲聊提高了人们的信心。C项意为:闲聊和正式谈话一样重要。D项意为:闲聊让人感觉很好。故选D项。

4. 主旨大意题。整篇文章刚开始介绍了社会的现象(公共场合人们沉迷于智能手机,陌生人之间缺乏沟通交流),接着分析了这一问题的原因,接下来有专家对闲聊进行了研究,最后得出结论,闲聊都有什么样的好处。A项意为:谈话很重要。B项意为:闲聊的方法。C项意为:闲聊的好处。D项意为:不舒服的沉默。故选C项。

点睛:

我们在做阅读理解时,尽量找出每段的主讲内容(可能是一句话或是一个短语),这样有利于整篇文章的把握,有利于做文章大意题。如4题,很显然本文讲的不是重要性也不是方法更不是沉默,所以ABD都可以轻松排除。

2答案及解析：

答案：1.B2.D3.D

解析：本文为应用文。本文叙述了省政府及其合作伙伴提供了许多项目来帮助学生暑期在找到工作。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据Summer Company部分中的“Summer Company provides students with ...awards of up to ＄3,000 to start and run their own summer businesses” 可知“Summer Company为学生提供高达3000美元的奖励，来开始和经营他们自己的暑期业务”。“start and run their own summer businesses”即“为开办新的业务”，这对应B项中的“running new businesses”，二者是词义之间的转述关系。故选B。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据Stewardship Youth Ranger Program部分中的第二段“Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.”可知“符合条件的学生：16岁或17岁的学生，但在今年12月31日之前未满18岁”。由此得出，这个项目要求年龄在16-17岁之间。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据Summer Employment Opportunities部分中的最后一段最后一句“Who is eligible: ...Some positions require students to be 15to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability”,可知Summer Employment Opportunities有些职位是给残疾人的。分析选项可知，D项符合题意，故选D。

3答案及解析：

答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.A; 4.D
解析：1.本文为记叙文,题材是日常生活类。Loe的做法向我们证明,家里的阳台、窗户等都可以成为种植的好地方,不必非得有大的农场。Loe还把自己的种植方法在网站上与别人分享,并告诫自己的孩子要关爱我们的地球。
词义猜测题。由第一段第二句可知,Loe所种的地只有0.1英亩,由此可知现代“自种自用”的生活方式不必有大的农场。requirement需要的事物。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段中的"they’re very forgiving"可以得知,Loe推荐先从种植香草开始,因为它们容易种植。 forgiving宽容的,宽大的。
3.推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知,把自己种植的食物进行罐装,可以保持它们最好的味道。
4.推理判断题。在最后一段的最后一句中,Loe告诉孩子们“如果我们不照顾我们的地球,没有人会去做”,由此可以看出Loe想让孩子们理解的the bigger picture就是指“保护地球的责任”。
【长难句分析】In addition to being more in touch with the food she's eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children.除了能更近距离地接近她吃的食物,另一个惊喜来自能把这种知识和需要健康食物的需求传递给孩子们。本句总体上是一个简单句。在介词短语中含有的一个定语从句she is eating,修饰food; this knowledge和this desire作passing的宾语。

4答案及解析：

答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.D; 4.D

解析：

5答案及解析：

答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.B
解析：

6答案及解析：

答案：1.A; 2.A; 3.D

解析：本文为议论文。本文介绍了现代餐馆刺激消费和食欲的几种方法,以及人们对餐厅的一些错误看法。

1. 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段划线部分的前句they couldn't tell how much they'd had: those given extra-large shares ate more than everyone else,可知,在黑暗中,他们说不清自己吃了多少,再根据划线后的句子they didn’t feel fuller, and they were just as ready for dessert.可知,他们虽然吃得很多,但并没有感觉更饱,仍然在等着吃甜点,所以他们没有意识到自己吃多了,故A正确。

2. 细节理解题。根据第四段中的One way to encourage customers to stay and order that extra round: put on some Mozart(莫扎特)可知,要想让客人呆的时间更长应该播放莫扎特等古典音乐而不是流行音乐。Particular scents also have an effect: diners who got the scent of lavender(薰衣草)stayed longer and spent more than those who smelled lemon, or no scent.引入薰衣草香而不是柠檬香,而D项文章没有提及,所以用排除方法可以选A。

3. 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段第一句Meanwhile, things that you might expect to discourage spending—"bad" tables, crowding,high prices — don't necessarily.可知,你认为可能会影响人们消费的因素如:不好的桌子,拥挤以及高价等不一定会真影响人们的消费,然后依次举例进行了证明,所以本段主要讲的是人们对于饭店的几个误解,故选D。

点睛:概括主旨的方法是:先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句,若无明显主题句,就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句,记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时,务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。此时,要注意一些转折词,如but, yet, however, although, in spite of, by contrast,on the contrary等。当文章中表示相反的观点时,往往用到这些词。答题时要弄清哪个是作者的观点,排除迷惑性信息,准确归纳主旨大意。

本题的最后一题是主旨大意类,要求概括本段的主旨大意,根据寻找主旨大意的方法,通过阅读第一句话可以简单地总结出主旨大意为人们对于饭店的几个误解。再通过阅读下文可以找到支持这一观点的例子,因此可以确定主旨大意。

7答案及解析：

答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.D; 4.C

解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段But the insurance payout didn't even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car-I worked out that,with the loan(贷款) we’d need plus petrol,insurance, parking permits and tax. we would make a payment as much as £600 a month.可知,买一辆新车的费用太高。
2.观点态度题。根据文章第三段But my new car free idea, sadly,wasn’t shared by my family.可知,作者的家人并不支持他的观点。
3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段I wasn’t that bothered what they thought,and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.可知,她们的想法并没有影响到“我”,“我”反而认为她们应该采取跟“我”一样的做法。
4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段I live —and many other citizens do too —in a place that has never been better served by public transport,and yet car ownership has never been higher.及后面两句可知,在车主的花费越来越高的情况下,作者的无车计划反而提高了他的生活质量,所以答案是C。

8答案及解析：

答案：1. B; 2.C; 3.C; 4.A

解析：1.B【命题意图】考查词义猜测。
[解题思路j根据第二段中的"Through the sorrow, I feel rising embarrassment" There are parents sending their kids off to battle zones. How dare 1 feel so shattered(感到震惊难过的）"可知，作者认为有父母送孩子去战区，与这些父母相比，作者怎么敢这么伤 心呢？由此推知，画线短语Pull yourself together 意为"平静下来"。
2. C【命k意图】考查推理判断。
【解题思路】根据文章第一段中的"This is my son Matthew’s Iasi night at home before college" "the suitcases on his bed"以及最后一 段中的"He is treating his leaving as just another at the office"
可知，Matthew已经为大学生活做好了准备。
3. C【命题意图】考查推理判断。
【解题思路】根据文章第一段中的"I know that this U good news. I feel proud that Matthew will go to a great school... a hidden comer where I can’t stop crying"以及下文作者的回忆可知，儿子 上大学让作者觉得又苦又甜。
4. A【命题意图】考查主旨大意。
【解题思路】儿子即将上大学，看到儿子床上的行李箱，作者走出房间，来到一个隐秘的角落，不停地哭泣。这是作者不得不 面对的离别，所以A项作为文章的标题最佳。