42. From the passage we Can infer that

　　 A. the wine with high alcohol levels is definitely terrific

　　 B. most wines at the store are intended to be drunk right away

　　 C. older vines have lower production

　　 D. some winemakers keep the promise all the time

41. It's better to buy

　　 A. five-year-old Pinot Grigio　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the wine labeled from older vines

　　 C. the wine from famous vineyards　　　　　　　　　　　 D. two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau

九．重庆市高三考前冲刺测试卷）B

　　 Say you're in the wine store and you want to buy something new. You have nothing to go by outside of the label. Will the label tell you anything you should know? Here's some general advice:

　　 Vintage. This is the first thing we look for ourselves. You don't need to care whether 2001 or 2002 was a better year in the Sierra Foothills. The vast majority of wines at the store are meant to be drunk right away, so you make sure the wine isn't too old, particularly if you're buying it expecting lively, fresh fruitiness. We often see five-year-old Pinot Grigio and two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau at stores, for example, so as soon as we see that kind of age on wines like those, we know we can skip them and move on(and possibly not shop there again).

　　 Alcohol content. Too many wines have too much alcohol, which leaves them unbalanced. Sure, there are some classic wines with high alcohol levels, but many of today's regular table wines--Merlot, Chardonnay--have levels at 15% or above. Some of those might be terrific, but if we had nothing else to go on, we'd look for alcohol content at about 14% and below.

　　 The more specific the better. A wine that says it's from Napa is probably a better bet than a wine that simply says it's from California. Unfortunately, this will also probably be reflected in the price, so this might not tell you much about value, If you care enough to know a few of famous vineyards for producing high-quality grapes, they might help you make an educated guess about quality.

　 Old vines. Theoretically, older vines produce fewer, but more flavorful grapes, but the problem is that no one has defined what an "old vine" is, so anyone can put this on the label. Just ignore it.

　 A phone number. You'd be surprised many small-production wines these days include a phone number on the back and an invitation to call the winerY, which is a sign of a highly personal winerY. We have called those numbers many times over the years and it's amazing how often the winemaker or winerY owner answers the phone.

40. The underlined word "Vintage" in the second paragraph probably means "________ " .

　　 A. the place where the wine was made　　　　　　　　　 B. the year when the wine was made

　　 C. the freshness of the wine　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. the label of the wine

2."I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do。

[翻译]我认为我们不应该嘲笑那辆短途的公交车，因为在那辆车里有很多人和我们一样都有很好的性格和同样的情感。

[分析]本句中的I don't think是否定前沿，其中的否定词not是否定后半句话的内容。在Because引导的原因状语从句中有一个定语从句who have great personalities修饰前面的先行词people，同时句中有一个as引导的方式状语从句as we do。

1.　　 I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s　 appointment.

[翻译]我站在厨房里帮助做晚餐，在问妈妈弟弟和医生越好的约定。

[分析]本句中含有两个伴随状语，helping with dinner和 asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s　 appointment；其中的动词help和ask雨句子主语I构成逻辑上的主动关系，所以使用现在分词在句中做状语。

24. [答案]A

[试题解析]主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Alexis的弟弟被确诊为自闭症，对Alexis的影响很大。到学校以后，音乐老师在课堂上嘲笑了智力迟钝的孩子，Alexis大声地表达了自己的想法，谴责了老师的错误做法。可以使用speak up表述文章想要告诉我们的内容：遇见事情要大声说出来。其余三项与文章主题不搭。故A正确。

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23. [答案]D

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后3行"I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on　 that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also ,I know　 some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people , so I would appreciate it if you didn't make fun of them. "可知Alexis认为老师不应该嘲笑那些孩子，因为那样会伤害别人的感情。故D正确。

22. [答案]B

[试题解析]推理题。根据第二段最后一句I couldn't look at him. Everything had just　 changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.可知Alexis走出去是因为她无法面对自己的弟弟，看见他就 会感觉很难受。所以走开了回避一下。故B正确。

21.[答案]C

[试题解析]推理题。根据本句下面两句My eyes　 got blurry (模糊的 )　 and　 my　 breathing　 got　 very　 ragged.　 可知我哭了，呼吸也不流畅了，说明我知道妈妈的意思：弟弟被确诊自闭症了。最后一句" The　 test was positive , sweetheart , "　 she said. I broke down, crying.确认了这一点。说明C项正确。