Question

17．Make a long story short for your chance to be published in Reader's Digest and win $25，000．Here are a few of our favorite entries so far in our"Your life：The Reader's Digest Version"contest．After reading these，head over to Facebook and submit your own story about a special moment or lesson that shaped your life．
"There's Always a John"By Darla Boyd
My first year of teaching，there was a kid named John in my class．John was difficult to control and he nearly drove me crazy．While talking about him one day，an old teacher put his hand on my shoulder and said，"There will always be a John．Your job is to learn to discover what makes him different and help him succeed．"The next year，there was indeed another John．But that advice taught me that there is something to appreciate in everyone．
"An Early Key Lesson"By Elaine West
Before I began my first teaching job，my mother，a teacher of 30 years，gave me a very special gift，five simple words that have had an effect on my entire life．"Make friends with the janitor （门卫）．"Her wisdom taught me the respect for all types of characters and continues to enrich my life to this day．Just five little words but what an impact they can have when you take them to heart．
"Raising Mommy"By Jan Davis
Being a mother can always present challenges and rewards．Someone told me early that children will teach you everything you need to know．Being a mother is being raised．Our children become our advisers．Their dreams become our professors，as we are taking notes carefully．The sounds of their laughter and smiles are a great reward to us．Their tears remind us that it is okey to fail，and that we should wipe the tears away and try again．

33．What did Elaine West's mother advise her to do？D
A．Take care of janitors．
B．Don't treat students differently．
C．Don't judge people by appearance．
D．Respect people from different backgrounds．
34．From the last paragraph，we can infer thatB．
A．a mother should be given more care
B．a mother improves herself greatly in parenting
C．being a mother has more challenges than rewards
D．children should realize the dreams of their parents
35．The text is most probably a（n）A．
A．notice inviting contributions    
B．introduction to a contest
C．ad for three new books           
D．poster about a lecture．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于广告类阅读，是一篇应用文，主要向我们介绍了一则征文启事，介绍了征集作品的主题以及获胜获得的奖品，吸引读者参加．

解答 33．D  细节判断题，由第三段"Her wisdom taught me the respect for all types of characters"可知她的妈妈建议她尊重来自不同背景的人，故选D．
34．B   推理判断题，由Jan Davis谈到的"…children will teach you everything you need to know．Being a mother is being raised．"可知她认为培养孩子的过程也是母亲不断提高的过程．故选B．
35．A  文体判断题．由文章第一段中"After reading these，head over to Facebook and submit your own story…"可以看出这是一则征文启事．故选A．

点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文，把握文章主旨大意，带着问题回到原文，寻找细节或概括相应的答案，最后要理清作者写作思路．