题目内容

“Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you’d win a gold medal!”
Annabel, my close friend, stunned(使…震惊)me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting(代替). “I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!”
My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.
In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.”
“How many did you have on your list?” I asked.
“Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, ‘Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person!’ ”
My jaw dropped,“What did you do?”
“Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, ‘I could never say these things to anyone else!’ ”
“And our teacher replied, ‘Well, if you can’t say them to anyone else, then don’t ever say them to yourself!’ ”
My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God---and I’m God’s child, too!
God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.
小题1:What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage?
A.The writer is a good athlete.
B.The writer scolds herself too much.
C.She is encouraging the writer
D.A gold medal is not a big deal.
小题2:What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs?
A.She has low self-esteem over some small things.
B.She often makes serious mistakes in daily life.
C.She is a third-grade teacher.
D.She cares too much about her appearance.
小题3:We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _____.
A.something untidyB.someone dangerousC.something dirtyD.someone lazy
小题4:What can we learn about Annabel?
A.She used to put herself down a lot.
B.She often goes to church.
C.She was in charge of a workshop.
D.She used to be too shy to talk to others.
小题5:What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage?
A.She is ready to turn to God for help.
B.She will be kind to all children.
C.She won’t insult(侮辱) herself as well as others.
D.She is willing to be a child of God.

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C

试题分析:本文讲述了作者对自己的评价太低,过于贬低自己。这让作者感悟了很多,最后在和朋友Annabel的讨论中对人生有了新的认识。
小题1:B 推理题。根据第二段最后三行“I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!” 说明作者对于自己的责备太深了,这让Annabel很震惊。故B正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据第三段2,3行I did put myself down an awful lot.说明我对自己的评价实在太低。故A正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.说明当我离开的时候,什么都没有做。故该词应该指D项。
小题4:A 推理题。根据第四段In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.” “How many did you have on your list?” I asked. “Fifteen,说明Annabel和作者一样,故A正确。
小题5:C 推理题。根据God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.从这句话里我们可以得知她不再会像以前那样来贬低自己和他人。要对自己有信心,故C正确。
点评:本文较难,本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上,把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索,这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工,由表入里,由浅入深,从具体到抽象,从非凡到一般,通过分析、综合、判定等,进行深层处理,符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事,断章取义,以偏概全。要忠实于原文,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。
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小题30:
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小题33:
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A.smilingB.glaringC.knockingD.shouting
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A.rightB.opportunityC.solutionD.ability
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I’ve learned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either they store it away or they get rid of it.
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Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. It’s about being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don’t have many possessions to carry. When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good time to let go of a lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I’ll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.
Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don’t really need?
Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it’s because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.
Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want, while minimalism helps us start new projects, move, travel, learn new things, work, expand, be debt-free, be healthy – really living life to our full potential.
I left the nest to fly onwards and upwards, I can’t do it with old things weighing me down. And that is why I have adopted minimalism with open arms.
小题1:In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to      .
A.introduce a topicB.present his own idea
C.describe a sceneD.offer an argument
小题2:Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings because       .
A.they haven’t had any life-changing experiences
B.they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuff
C.they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things away
D.they may have to change their lifestyle because of the loss of them
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B.It reduces her attachment to her personal things.
C.It enables her to gain the freedom that she desires.
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A.little is left if we keep what we cherish most in our life
B.minimalism should be practised accordingly in different situations
C.minimalism is a method difficult to employ in reality
D.life is full of exceptions so it’s difficult to preserve what we value
小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?
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Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Facebook. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials — unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.
Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and down-to-earth. Read his Facebook and you realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed bore. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man — and then write about it.
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In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.
I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine lunatic(狂人)on Facebook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standards?
小题1:Who is opposed to the H1N1 vaccine in the text?
A.Fred.B.Andy.C.Liz.D.Chris.
小题2:What’s Andy probably busy in doing now?
A.He’s running his company.
B.He’s playing golf all day.
C.He’s looking for another job.
D.He’s playing computer games.
小题3:According to the text, Facebook tends to ______.
A.present another side of people
B.offer some food for free
C.show endless advertisements
D.get you to more parties
小题4:The text is developed mainly by ______.
A.giving examplesB.following the time order
C.listing figuresD.raising questions
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“Aren’t you cold, Dad?” I’d ask. “No,” Dad would reply. “I’m not cold--- working too hard to be cold.”
Many times I wondered whether my father was an extremely tough man, or whether he was foolish.
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After we’d been out on the ice for a little while, my feet started getting cold.
“Daddy, my feet are cold.” I said.
“Yeah, it’s cold out here today,” he replied.
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Now, I was just a little girl at the time but I remember thinking, “How in the world will walking around in the snow make my feet warm? Dad must be out of mind.
But he was my father, after all. I made circles in the snow. I made squares. Pretty soon I was having so much fun making patterns in the snow. I forgot about my feet being cold.
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I hope my husband has decided I’m both tough and smart. But I guess quite a bit of the time he thinks I’m foolish.
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小题2:
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小题3:
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小题15:
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小题18:
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18  the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work. 19  if he is careful and serious enough, 20  will provide him much pleasure.
小题1:
A.seatB.conditionC.petrolD.passenger
小题2:
A.listen toB.findC.followD.insist on
小题3:
A.societyB.schoolC.groupD.highway
小题4:
A.gladB.requiredC.madeD.anxious
小题5:
A.brokenB.outdoorC.goodD.continuous
小题6:
A.largeB.highC.limitedD.expected
小题7:
A.speedilyB.slowlyC.orderlyD.willingly
小题8:
A.DoingB.ActingC.GoingD.Working
小题9:
A.persuadingB.getting C.interruptingD.refusing
小题10:
A.noticeB.attentionC.signsD.regards
小题11:
A.dangerousB.worthyC.unfitD.troublesome
小题12:
A.ifB.whenC.unlessD.because
小题13:
A.dareB.needC.mayD.should
小题14:
A.thinkB.discoverC.proveD.look
小题15:
A.signsB.roadsC.postersD.people
小题16:
A.possibleB.soonC.muchD.hard
小题17:
A.moneyB.luckC.timeD.trust
小题18:
A.InB.WithC.AboutD.On
小题19:
A.ThereforeB.ButC.AndD.Then
小题20:
A.itB.heC.theyD.you

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