Question

20．At the age of 45 I decided to learn the English language．Not that I didn't know the language，but to improve my command over the language，I joined English academic classes close to my house．In one class，the instructor gave us a sheet of a hundred words and told us to write the opposite of each word as homework．At home I sat with that page but though I could manage the easy words quickly，for certain words I had to take the help of the dictionary．
Feeling relaxed and like an achiever，my new found enthusiasm forced me to explore some more words．Exploring the dictionary，for every word I found the opposite word （except all forms of nouns）．The entire night went on exploring words，but the night was not enough to complete the dictionary．I had enough time to hand in my homework，so the next day，after work once again I sat in through the night and started exploring opposite words from the dictionary．
The exercise was easy，but suddenly something struck my mind．Instead of finding the words which have opposite words，I should look for words that do NOT have any opposite word．After going through sleepless nights that week，I could not find a single word which doesn't have an opposite word．
This amazed me and forced me to conclude that without the opposite word the original word doesn't have its real meaning or value．In other words，every word is incomplete without its opposite．The conclusion forced me to think differently．Although many questions remained unanswered in my mind，the one thing I concluded was that these words are created by humans and every human possesses two qualities within himself，Positive and Negative．Similarly he created words with opposites．This proves that whatever we welcome in our life，we will also be welcoming the opposite of it．And at the end of the day we will complain about the negative forces surrounding us，making us weak，dull，pessimistic（悲观） and so on…Isn't this strange？
29．The author finished his first homeworkC
A．at the first attempt                  B．with great ease
C．with the help of a dictionary         D．with the aid of the instructor
30．What led the author to his further exploration of words？C
A．The pressure of homework
B．The deep interest in word formation
C．A sense of achievement
D．The encouragement of instructors．
31．According to the author，C
A．not every word has its opposite word
B．every word has more than one meaning
C．it is the opposite that makes a word complete
D．every word has positive and negative meanings
32．Which of the following idioms may the author agree more with？A
A．Every coin has two sides
B．Easier said than done
C．All roads lead to Rome
D．Kill two birds with one stone．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者首先描述了他通过字典学习英语单词的事例，他学习每个单词都会去寻找它的反义词，后来他发现没有一个词是没有反义词的，由此作者得出每件事情都有两面性的结论．

解答 29．C  细节理解题，根据第一段At home I sat with that page but though I could manage the easy words quickly，for certain words I had to take the help of the dictionary．可知作者是在字典的帮助下完成了他的作业，故选C．
30．C  细节理解题，根据第二段Feeling relaxed and like an achiever，my new found enthusiasm forced me to explore some more words．可知是因为作者有成就的感觉使他对词汇进一步探索，故选C．
31．C  推理判断题，根据最后一段In other words，every word is incomplete without its opposite．可知作者发现一个单词没有相反的词是不完整的，故选C．
32．A  细节理解题，根据最后一段Although many questions remained unanswered in my mind，the one thing I concluded was that these words are created by humans and every human possesses two qualities within himself，Positive and Negative．可知作者认为任何事物都有两面，积极地与消极的，因此作者会同意每件事情都有两面性，故选A．

点评 考查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，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时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．