Question

We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song. Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.

         Yes, that is true, I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light I get weird（古怪的）looks from some people and others laugh. Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!

         The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!

         No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don't care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal （节俭的）, how rich, and so on...No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?

       Life is so short. You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity（呆板）? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:

         "Dance as though no one is watching you,

         Love as though you have never been hurt before,

         Sing as though no one can hear you,

         Live as though heaven is on earth."

         When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.

         So don't lose the child that still lives within you. The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow or watch something that makes you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails （使……痛苦） you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your stomach hurts. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn't want to feel good?              

1.According to the text, what does the writer usually do?

A. He repeats the words of songs.

B. He sings songs on his way to work.

C. He dances in his own home.

D. He shares music with other drivers.

2.What does the writer think of the people who look very serious?

A. They are honest. B. They are educated.        C. They are perfect.           D. They are foolish.

3.The writer quotes Souza to show that____.

A. life is a beautiful journey B. life is full of rigidity

C. life is to be treasured D. life is a great recipe

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. The Innocence of Being a Child       B. The Importance of Being Silly

C. No One Is Perfect                       D. Life Is Short

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：你有没有过把自己想像成歌星，伴着自己喜爱的歌曲边跳边唱的时候呢？大多数人只是在自己私密的空间内才会完全释放自己，而本文作者却是率性而为，尤其喜欢在开车时候手舞足蹈地唱，不怕引得路人侧目，也不怕被人看作是傻子。在作者看来人生是短暂的，人们没必要伪装自己，要活得开心快乐。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段 I love to do that when I drive!可知作者喜欢上班开车时唱歌，答案选B。

2.D细节理解题。由文章第三段So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!可知作者认为正襟危坐，不苟言笑是愚蠢的行为，所以判断D选项正确。

3.C推理判断题。由上文Life is so short. …..so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity可知作者认为要珍惜生命，而引用Souza的话也恰好表明了和作者同样的人生态度,由此推断作者引用这段话的目的是为了说明生活是值得珍惜的,所以C选项正确.

4.B主旨大意题。作者通过讲述自己率性的行为，引出the importance of being silly，然后讲述being silly 的必要性，所以B选项内容更能体现文章中心，故正确答案是B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。