Question

8．I can't remember a winter being as cold as this in Pennsylvania，but I'm sure there were colder days．
    Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute，it's easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must，but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things．
    People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods．They say they're"under the weather，"not feeling good about this time of year．
    As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday，it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were stinging．
    Of course，that doesn't matter to Ricky and Lucy．They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is．
    So I wait．
    But this time it was different．As cold as it was，I suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was．
    Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer's extremely hot days flashed through my mind．I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon，with sweat pouring down my brow and the hot，burning sun against my face．I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat．
    I was grateful for the extremes．Without the extremes in my life，I would never appreciate the days when things were just right．Without the extremes，life would be boring．
    It's being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more．Health challenges remind us that we need to pay more attention to how we live．Financial extremes remind us that when things go smoothly it's also time to save for raining days．
    I've come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment．
    Whether it's hot or cold，good health or bad，in the money or out of it，I always
want it to be different．
    I'm tired of being"Under the Weather!"

31．What is the author's attitude towards the extremes in life？A
    A．Grateful．   B．Critical．
    C．Negative．   D．Unconcerned．
32．That day the writer waited in the terrible cold becauseC．
    A．his dogs wanted to hunt
    B．he wanted to face the cold bravely
    C．his dogs had a routine
    D．he wanted to be different
33．The underlined word"nasty"（Paragraph 4）can be replaced byA．
    A．unpleasant                           B．violent         
    C．favorable                            D．unusual
34．At last the author drew a conclusion thatB．
    A．happiness cannot be gained by complaints
    B．things will be different whatever the situation is
    C．happiness will fail to come to you if you can find a reason
    D．he is disappointed with his present situation
35．What is the best title for this passage？C
    A．Follow the Routine                   B．Two Extremes in Life
    C．Changes should be Expected           D．Weather Information．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要讲述了改变能够使生活更加多彩

解答 31-35 ACABC
31   A   细节题．由倒数第四段"I was grateful for the extremes．Without the extremes in my life，I would never appreciate the days when things were just right．Without the extremes，life would be boring．"可知作者对生活的极端的变化是持感恩态度的，故正确答案为A．
32  C   细节题．由第五段"Of course，that doesn't matter to Ricky and Lucy．They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is．"可知那天作者在寒冷天气等待的原因是他的狗也有自己日常的生活方式，故正确答案为C．
33  A  由第三段第二句"They say they're'under the weather，'not feeling good about this time of year．"可知第一句中的"nasty moods"指的是"not feeling good"，由此可推断"nasty"的意思是不愉快，故正确答案为A．
34 B   细节题．由最后两段"I've come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment．Whether it's hot or cold，good health or bad，in the money or out of it，I always want it to be different．"可知作者得出的结论是无论情况怎样，人都可以让事情变得不同，故正确答案为B．
35  C   主旨大意题．根据文章大意可知，文章主要讲述了改变能够使生活更加多彩．

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．