Question

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her views with a classroom of students.

As the sunlight came in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. She paused and said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is important. Each of us comes to this world to learn, share, love, appreciate and give. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment.”

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on:

“So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see. It could be a scent of freshly baked bread from someone’s house, or it could be the sound of the wind slightly rustling the leaves in the trees…”

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and left the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school.

Take notice of something special you see on your way home today. Go barefoot on the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do.

1.What is the purpose of the author’s writing the passage?

A. To show his respect to his teacher

B. To ask us to appreciate every moment of our life

C. To ask us never to give in when facing difficulty

D. To show the influence that a teacher has on her students

2.Why did the teacher talk about something unrelated to class?

A. Because she had finished her class task

B. Because she could hardly control her feeling

C. Because she thought the class were not thoughtful enough

D. Because she wanted to share some of her views with the class

3.What does the underlined word “scent” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. smell B. piece

C. color D. taste

4.What do we learn from the last sentence?

A. We will be happy when we are old.

B. We will regret the mistakes that we made when we were young.

C. We will regret what we didn’t do though we might do it.

D. We will do what we couldn’t do in the past

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是我们的老师在她的丈夫去世以后，建议我们要珍惜人生中一些很平常的小事情，因为这些小事情上往往会有很多值得我们怀念的事情。

1.1】推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句Each of us comes to this world to learn, share, love, appreciate and give. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment.句意是：我们来到世界上是为了学习、分享、爱、、欣赏和给予。没有人知道美妙的经历什么时候将会结束。任何时候它都可能被带走。所以我们要珍惜我们生活的每一刻。故选B

2.2】细节理解题。根据第二段中的Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is important.句意是：可结束以前，我想和你们分享一个和上课没关系的观点，但我感觉很重要。所以选D

3.3】词义猜测题。根据第四段最后一句It could be a scent of freshly baked bread from someone’s house, or it could be the sound of the wind slightly rustling the leaves in the trees…它可能是某人房间烤新鲜面包的味道或者是微风稍微吹动树叶的声音。所以这里划线的词义应是“气味、味道”。故选A

4.4】细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do.句意是：随着我们变老，我们经常后悔的不是我们做过的事，而是没有做过的事。所以选C.

【考点】考查人生感悟类阅读。