A
|New Year's Resolutions|
|----|
|1. Be a brave (勇敢的) dog in the house. At least stop letting Mimi, the cat, push me around.|
|2. I will not eat Mimi's food, before or after she eats it.|
|3. Remember not to stand up after sleeping under the coffee table.|
|4. Remember to put my toys behind the fridge.|
|5. Never eat fish or other seafood, or I will die.|
|6. I will not eat Dad's socks or pens.|
|7. Keep an eye on the dog Piggy. Never let him take my meat away.|
|8. We don't have a doorbell. I will not bark (吠叫) when I hear one ring on TV.|
|9. I will not wake Mom up by touching her with my cold and wet nose.|
|10. Mom and Dad are in bed and I have to sleep on the floor.|
1. Who is Mimi?
A. A dog.
B. A cat.
C. The dog's mom.
2. Where does the dog put his toys?
A. Under the coffee table.
B. Behind the fridge.
C. On the sofa.
3. What can make the dog die?
A. Seafood.
B. Dad's socks.
C. Dad's pens.
4. When does the dog usually bark?
A. When he sees a cat.
B. When he smells strangers.
C. When he hears a ring on TV.
5. What can we learn about the dog from the passage?
A. He likes playing with the cat.
B. Piggy is his best friend.
C. He has a cold and wet nose.

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C

【分析】这是一道英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路为：先通读题目明确问题指向，再带着每个问题去原文（表格中的新年决心内容）中定位相关信息，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，排除不符合的选项，最终选出正确答案。
【解析】1. 定位原文第1条：“At least stop letting Mimi, the cat, push me around”，可知Mimi是一只猫，对应选项B；2. 定位原文第4条：“Remember to put my toys behind the fridge”，可知狗要把玩具放在冰箱后面，对应选项B；3. 定位原文第5条：“Never eat fish or other seafood, or I will die”，可知海鲜会让狗死亡，对应选项A；4. 定位原文第8条：“I will not bark when I hear one ring on TV”，反向推理可知狗听到电视里的铃声会叫，对应选项C；5. 定位原文第9条：“by touching her with my cold and wet nose”，可知狗有冷湿的鼻子，对应选项C。
【答案】1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息定位
【点评】本题为基础的阅读理解细节题，主要考查学生从文本中提取具体信息的能力，题目设置直接，无复杂推理，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.8

B
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by "small talk". Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English - speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: "Nice day, isn't it?" "Terrible weather, isn't it?" But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics, so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: "Great game, isn't it?" At bus stops, people may comment about the transport system: "The bus service is terrible, isn't it?"
Greetings and small talk are important parts of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
6. Small talk is .
A. to let people disagree about something
B. a kind of conversation with short words
C. something we talk about to start with a conversation
7. The favorite topic of small talk is about .
A. the weather
B. politics
C. languages
8. The passage suggests that when we learn a language, we should .
A. know the culture about the country
B. only master the grammar and vocabulary
C. grasp the importance of the language
9. When we say "Great game, isn't it?", we in fact .
A. have a conversation
B. begin a small talk
C. greet each other
10. What we learn from the passage is that .
A. in English - speaking countries we should talk about the weather
B. different languages have different grammar
C. small talk is an important part in a language

6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.C

【分析】
解答这类英语阅读理解题，需先明确题目类型（细节理解或主旨大意），再回到原文定位对应信息，逐一匹配选项即可。具体思路：6题定位small talk的定义；7题找闲聊的常见话题；8题对应学习语言的要求；9题结合足球赛的例子判断句子用途；10题总结文章主旨。
【解析】
6题：根据原文第一段“Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation.”，可知small talk是对话开始时聊的小事，对应选项C。
7题：原文提到“In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather”，说明天气是闲聊的常见话题，对应选项A。
8题：最后一段指出“We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it”，即学习语言需了解该国文化，对应选项A。
9题：原文举例“At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: 'Great game, isn't it?'”，说明这句话是开始闲聊，对应选项B。
10题：最后一段第一句“Greetings and small talk are important parts of conversation in any language”，对应选项C。
【答案】
6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解题，主旨大意题
【点评】
本文围绕英语国家的闲聊文化展开，题目多为细节理解和主旨大意类，考查学生快速定位原文信息、把握核心内容的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5