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6."We are good mothers,"I said to my friend,as we sat on our comfortable beach chairs under our beach umbrella and watched our children playing in the waves.
Out of nowhere,the children took off running.About fifty yards from us,a man-maybe in his fifties-was fishing.The children stood next to him and watched with their little mouths hanging open as he cast the fishing lines.He smiled at them.They ran back to us-all except my three-year-old daughter,Drew.
My heart beat fast with horror."Drew!Come here!Play with your friends!"I shouted,very aware that my speeches about not talking to strangers weren't working.It seemed that many parents heard of horrible stories about children being taken away by strangers.Responsible mothers should teach their children that the world is a dangerous place.So I felt relieved when Drew ran towards me and took hold of a shovel(铲子).Then she looked me in the eye:"I want to be with the person."
Again,she approached the middle-aged man,and started digging next to him.
Several seconds later,she returned,waving something shiny.
"Look,Mommy!A toy fish!"
It was,indeed,a toy fish-yellow and rubber.This must have been what he was using to attract the fish.And he'd given it to Drew.The three other children were deeply impressed,and they didn't try to hide how jealous(妒忌的)they were-clearly,they all wanted the fish.
"My friend gave me that fish!"Drew shouted loudly.The sand in front of the umbrella turned into a preschool cage match with a yellow rubber fish flying through the air.I felt like I might cry myself.
Unexpectedly,there he was:the man,standing right next to us with three more rubber fish in hand.He handed them to each of the children.By their faces,you would have thought he was actually the really kind big brother.
"Thank you,"I said,realizing that there is good and kindness in strangers.

24.How did the author feel when Drew stood beside the man?C
A.Relieved
B.Angry
C.Concerned
D.Calm
25.The author thinks good mothers shouldB.
A.be around their kids
B.warn their kids of danger
C.teach their kids to behave well
D.devote themselves to helping their kids
26.The author was at a loss whenB.
A.Drew handed her the toy fish
B.the kids fought for the toy fish
C.the toy fish was covered with sand
D.the stranger appeared from nowhere
27.What would be the best title for the text?A
A.Give a kid a fish
B.We are good mothers
C.The world is dangerous
D.Teach kids to be kind.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者尽力避免孩子身边的危险却发现将善心一并避开了,意识到应该让孩子自由发展.

解答 24.C.推理判断题.根据第三段My heart beat fast with horror."Drew!Come here!Play with your friends!"I shouted可知当作者看到女儿站在陌生人旁边时是十分注意的,害怕的;故选C.
25.B.细节理解题.根据第三段Responsible mothers should teach their children that the world is a dangerous place.So I felt relieved when Drew ran towards me and took hold of a shovel可知作者认为好的母亲应该警告孩子身边的危险;故选B.
26.B.细节理解题.根据倒数第三段The sand in front of the umbrella turned into a preschool cage match with a yellow rubber fish flying through the air.I felt like I might cry myself可知当孩子开始争夺玩具鱼时作者感觉失落;故选B.
27.A.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段Unexpectedly,there he was:the man,standing right next to us with three more rubber fish in hand.He handed them to each of the children可知最好的标题为给孩子一条鱼;故选A.

点评 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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B.It focuses on how tame animals evolved.
C.It explains why pet foxes became popular.
D.It concentrates on why tame animals disappeared.
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15.No one can deny that buttons are an important device.Whenever we see a button,we are eager to press it because we know something will happen.This is true in most cases,for example on a doorbell and on the"on/off"button on the TV.But some buttons are actually fake,like the"close"button on a lift.
Many people are in the habit of pressing the"close"button because they don't have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut.But lifts'"close"buttons are a complete scam (骗局),at least in the US-the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.
It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US,making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter.Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.
But to normal lift riders,the buttons aren't completely useless.According to psychologists,fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.
"Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important.It reduces stress and increases well-being,"Ellen J.Langer,a psychology professor,said,"having a lack of control is associated with depression."
Experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that don't do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example,many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.
But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little"white lies",they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close,it is considered to be worth the effort.
"That habit is here to stay,"John Kounios,a psychology professor,said."Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons,I always press them.After all,I've got nothing else to do while waiting.So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?"

25.What was the author's main purpose in writing the article?D
A.To explore people's different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.
B.To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.
C.To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.
D.To analyze the functions of fake buttons.
26.In America,the"close"buttons on liftsA.
A.are fake for the convenience of disabled people
B.work only when people press them hard for a while
C.were specially designed to give people a sense of control
D.cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case
27.The underlined part"for this same purpose"in Paragraph 6 refers toB.
A.making people more patient              
B.giving people perceived control
C.helping people to build up confidence      
D.making people with depression feel better
28.According to John Kounios,people who press fake buttonsC.
A.should give up this habit
B.consider what they do to be meaningless
C.probably do so to kill time
D.don't know that what they press is fake.

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