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12.It all began with a stop at a red light.Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter,Hannah,back from a sleepover in 2006.While waiting at a traffic light,they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
"Dad,if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal,"Hannah protested.The light changed and they drove on,but Hannah was too young to be reasonable.She pestered(纠缠)her parents about inequity,insisting that she wanted to do something.
"What do you want to do?"her mom responded."Sell our house?"
Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds(收入)to charity,while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.
Eventually,that's what the family did.The project-crazy,impetuous(鲁莽的)and absolutely inspiring-is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month:The Power of Half.It's a book that,frankly,I'd be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it.An impressionable child reads this,and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere,when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes,the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference-for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help.In a column a week ago,it described neurological(神经生物学的)evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction.The Salwens'experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.
Mr.Salwen and his wife,Joan,had always assumed that their kids would be better bigger house.But after they downsized,there was much less space to retreat to,so the family members spent more time around each other.A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.
32.What does the underlined word"inequity"most probably mean in Paragraph 3?A
A.Unfairness.B.Satisfaction.C.Personal attitude.D.Reasonable statement.
33.What is suggested in the underlined sentence"Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager."in Paragraph 5?D
A.Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.
B.Unless a child is realistic,never give an answer immediately.
C.Give an answer if the child is reasonable.
D.Don't respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration.
34.Which of the following statements is IRUE according to the passage?C
A.Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.
B.Unselfishness has nothing to do with people's primary satisfaction.
C.Hannah asked her parents to do charity and they sold their house.
D.The writer's children asked him to sell their house.
35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?B
A.The Salwens regretted selling their house.
B.The family members get much closer.
C.Small houses can bring happiness.
D.The Salwens intend to buy another big house.
分析 本文讲述了要多关注孩子,这样才能拉近家人之间的距离.
解答 32-35 ADCB
32.A 考查细节理解.根据"they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other."可知,孩子觉得为什么一些人可以开豪车,而另一些人要去乞讨,这不公平.所以该词的意思是"不公平".故选A.
33.D 考查细节理解.根据句意可知,永远不要向一个理想主义的青少年提出一个伟大的方案,即不要回应孩子一些不经过思考的要求.故选D.
34.C 考查细节理解.根据"An impressionable child reads this,and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street."可知,汉娜要求她的父母做慈善,之后他们卖掉了自己的房子.故选C.
35.B 考查细节理解.根据"A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house."可知,家庭成员之间离得更近了.故选B.
点评 阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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