题目内容
9.When my daughter Sally was five,I bought Grimm's Fairy Tales and read Snow White to her one night.At the end of the original Grimm tale,Snow White's stepmother is made to put on red-hot iron shoes and dance until she falls down dead.This came as something of a shock.I always thought fairytales had happy endings.And I didn't want my five-year-old daughter going to sleep thinking:"Thank goodness they tortured(折磨)that old woman to death."That's when I decided to write fairy tales.
In the years that followed,I wrote tales non-stop and read them to Sally at bedtime.The Corn Dolly was based on a child who was always complaining;The Silly King was just a silly story Sally loved;1wrote The Witch and the Rainbow Cat for Sally because of her enormous appetite for stories about witches while Dr Bonocolus's Devil is a new version of the Faust legend.
Nifobobinus,however,was different.I wrote this book when Sally was older and engaged with all things girls have to do-who's friends with who,who stuck a sticker on the back of whose boyfriend,or whatever thing she felt funny.
Nicobobinus,the boy who could do anything,came out of my desire for a more innocent world.He lived a 1ong time ago,in a city called Venice.Only his best friend,Rosie,knew he could,and nobody took any notice of anything Rosie said,because she was always having wild ideas anyway.
Nicobobinus was so different that it turned out to be an instant hit.The Times called me"an author setting out to rival the classic fairytales".I asked Sally what she thought of Nicobobinus.She said it was her favourite.
21.What led the writer to start writing fairy tales for her daughter?B
A.His daughter's strong interest in fairy tales.
B.The frightening ends of past fairy tales.
C.His desire to let his daughter know more stories.
D.His attempt to fill his daughter's bedtime with something.
22.We can infer from the third paragraph that the writerA.
A.was a very productive fairy tale writer
B.created his stories out of his own interest
C.based all his stories on some old legends
D.never described witches in his fairy tales
23.When creating Nicobobinus,the first thing the writer considered wasD.
A.what story the publisher wanted to get
B.the difference of the story from other stories
C.proper ways to keep his daughter Sally innocent
D.the shifts of his daughter's interests
24.The underlined word"rival"in the last paragraph can be replaced byC.
A.follow B.explore
C.challenge D.recommend.
分析 本文是一传记类文章.作者主要介绍了自己开始撰写童话故事的初衷并根据女儿的兴趣撰写的童话引起了巨大的反响.
解答 21.B.细节辨析题. 根据文章第二段的This came as something of a shock.I always thought fairytales had happy endings.And I didn't want my five-year-old daughter going to sleep thinking:"Thank goodness they tortured(折磨)that old woman to death."可知作者因为过去的童话故事都有悲惨的故事结尾,作者不想让女儿面对这些可怕的结尾而撰写童话故事.故选B.
22.A.细节辨析题. 根据文章第三段的第一句话In the years that followed,I wrote tales non-stop and read them to Sally at bedtime可知作者是个多产作家. 故选A.
23.D.判断推理题. 根据文章第四段整段内容可知作者创作Nicobobinus完全是根据他女儿的兴趣. 故选D.
24.C.词义猜测题. A.follow跟随,理解; B.explore探索;C.challenge挑战;D.recommend推荐.根据文章前文的hit和rival 后的classic fairy tales推断是敢于挑战古典童话故事的作家. 故选C.
点评 本文考察学生文学类阅读文章的阅读水平,做此类文章时,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料. 其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息. 要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.
A. | when | B. | until | C. | since | D. | before |
A. | where | B. | what | C. | which | D. | whose |
The first step is cooperating(合作).How does a difficult person know that you're listening and understanding?In fact,it's through the way you look and should while he is talking.You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings.You do this by nodding your head in agreement,making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what's been said,it's signal of step two:turning back.It means that you repeat back some words he is using,sending a clear signal that you're listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say,the next step is clarifying.At this point,you start to gather information about what is being communicated.Ask some open-ended questions,which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
The fourth step is to summarize(概括)what you've heard.This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page.When you do this,two things happen.First,if you've shown that you're making an effort to understand completely.This increases the possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
Having listened carefully,you've now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels that his thoughts have been fully voiced.Ask if he feels understood.
When enough sincere listening,questioning,and remembering are brought together,understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.
Topic | (76)Listen/Listeningto understand |
Reason | Difficult people hope they have been heard and(77)understoodwhen they express themselves. |
(78) on listening | ◆(79)Nodin agreement and make some sounds of understanding while a difficult person is speaking. ◆Repeat some(80)wordsthat you have heard. ◆Collect information about the person's expressions and find his(81)intention. ◆Give a(82)summaryof what the person has said. ◆Confirm that the person gains(83)satisfactionfrom speaking his thoughts. |
Result | A difficult person will be(84)easierto cooperate with if understanding is achieved. |
Comment | You may unlock the doors to difficult people's(85)hearts/mindsafter you listen and understand |