Question

【题目】You may have heard of the man who decided to repair the roof of his house. To be safe, he tied a rope around his waist and threw the other end of it over the top of the house. He asked his son to tie it to something secure. The boy fastened the safety rope to the bumper(保险杠) of their car parked in the driveway. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a little while later, his wife, unaware of the rope securing her husband, she started the car and drove away. Imagine what the result would be.

This story, factual or not, points to a great truth. It is a truth about where we place our security; about those things to which we’ve tied our safety lines. What is your rope tied to? Think about it. What do you depend on to keep you from disaster? Is your rope tied to a good job? Is it tied to a relationship with somebody you rely on? Is it tied to a company or an organization?

Writer Susan Taylor tells of discovering how unreliable some of our safety lines really are. She tells of lying in bed in the early hours of the morning when an earthquake struck. As her house shook, she fell out of bed and managed to go to the doorway, watching in horror as her whole house cracked down around her. Where her bed had once stood, she later discovered nothing but a pile of bricks. She lost everything — every button, every dish, her automobile, every article of clothing. Susan trembled, scared and crying, in the darkness. In the early morning she cried and called out for help.

Thoroughly exhausted, she thought that maybe she should be listening for rescuers instead of crying. So she grew still and listened. In the silence around her, the only sound she heard was the beating of her own heart. It occurred to her then that at least she was still alive and, amazingly enough, unhurt.

She thought about her situation. In the stillness, fear abandoned her and a feeling of indescribable peace and happiness flooded in, the likes of which she had never before known. It was an experience that was to change her life forever.

In the deepest part of her being, Susan realized a remarkable truth. She realized she had nothing to fear. Amazingly, whether or not she was ever rescued, whether she ever made it out alive, she sensed she had nothing to fear.

For the first time in her life she understood that her true security did not depend on those things in which she had placed her trust. It lay deep within. And also for the first time, she knew what it was to be content in all circumstances. She realized that whether she had plenty or hardly enough, somehow she would be all right. She just knew it. She later wrote, “Before the quake I appeared very successful, but my life was out of balance. I wasn’t happy because I had been making money and always wanting more. My home, my job, my clothes, a relationship — I thought they were my security. It took an earthquake and losing everything I owned for me to discover that my security had been with me all along…There’s a power within us that we can depend upon no matter what is happening around us.”

She had tied her rope to the wrong things. It took a disaster for her to understand that those things are not trustworthy. So she let go of the rope and discovered peace. She found that her true security was a power within- dependable and sure.

What is your rope tied to? And what would happen if you found the courage to let go of it?

【1】In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the man to___________.

A. describe a scene B. introduce a topic

C. offer an argument D. satisfy the readers’ curiosity

【2】If the story of the man was true, the most probable result would be that___________.

A. the bumper of the car broke up

B. the house was destroyed by the car

C. the man was badly injured or even killed

D. the wife was scolded by her husband

【3】Why was Susan crying in the darkness?

A. Because she was afraid of staying in the dark.

B. Because she wanted to be heard by the rescuers.

C. Because she was frightened and felt helpless.

D. Because she had tied her rope to the wrong thing.

【4】What did Susan feel after she thought about her situation?

A. She felt she was still alive.

B. She felt very peaceful.

C. She felt completely hopeless.

D. She wanted to change her life forever.

【5】How did Susan like interpersonal relationship and income before the earthquake?

A. They were meaningless.

B. They were very important.

C. They were unnecessary.

D. They were among some choices.

【6】Which of the following should be the best title?

A. An Experience from an Earthquake. B. A Rope Tied to a Car.

C. Please Let Go of Your Trust. D. What to Depend on.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过一个男子的故事介绍话题。它是一个关于在哪我们建立我们的安全; 关于那些与我们的安全相关的事情。在我们内心有一个我们可以依靠的力量，不管我们周围正在发生的事情。她发现她真正的安全是一个权利——可靠和肯定。

【1】B推理判断题。第一段作者讲了一个故事，根据第二段第一、二句This story, factual or not, points to a great truth. 这个故事,真实与否,指向一个伟大的真理。 It is a truth about where we place our security; about those things to which we’ve tied our safety lines.它是一个关于在哪我们建立我们的安全; 关于那些与我们的安全相关的事情。故可知作者在介绍一个话题，所以选B。

【2】C推理判断题。根据第一段中的To be safe, he tied a rope around his waist and threw the other end of it over the top of the house. He asked his son to tie it to something secure. The boy fastened the safety rope to the bumper(保险杠) of their car parked in the driveway. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a little while later, his wife, unaware of the rope securing her husband, she started the car and drove away.为了安全，他把绳子系在腰上，他要求他的儿子把绳子的另一端系在安全的地方。他儿子把绳子系在汽车的保险杠上。他妻子不知道汽车牵连着在房上修理房顶的丈夫的安全，她把汽车开走了。从这里可知这位男子不死也会受重伤。故选C。

【3】C细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句Susan trembled, scared and crying, in the darkness. In the early morning she cried and called out for help. Susan在黑暗中发抖、感到害怕并哭泣。大清早哭喊着求助。故选C。

【4】B细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二句Thoroughly exhausted, she thought that maybe she should be listening for rescuers instead of crying. So she grew still and listened.彻底地筋疲力尽，她认为或许应该在听一听求助者而不是哭泣。他渐渐的静止下来，倾听。故选B。

【5】B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的I wasn’t happy because I had been making money and always wanting more. My home, my job, my clothes, a relationship — I thought they were my security.我不高兴因为我一直在挣钱，总是想更多。我的家，我的工作，我的衣服，一种关系——我认为他们是我的安全。故选B。

【6】D主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段最后一句here’s a power within us that we can depend upon no matter what is happening around us. 这里在我们内心有一个我们可以依靠的力量，不管我们周围正在发生的事情。倒数第二段最后一句She found that her true security was a power within- dependable and sure. 她发现她真正的安全是一个权利——可靠和肯定。故选D。