题目内容
8.In America,each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan(口号).I currently live in Utah,where the slogan is"Life Elevated".It's a nod to outdoor entertainment in the high country,including the ski industry.I previously lived in Colorado,a land with red dirt,great mountains and golden plains.T he slogan there is"Colorful Colorado".Years ago I lived in the"Peach State"of Georgia,and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy,whose slogan is"Land of Enchantment(魔力)".
We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico,so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes.She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it.The newcomer said,"
Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly,doesn't it?""That's not dust,honey,"the shop owner replied,"That's ENCHANTMENT.".
That made the problem more acceptable.That an escalator(自动扶梯)broke.He posted a sign to warn customers.He chose not to use the traditional"Out of Order"or"Do Not Use"warnings.Instead,his sign read,"This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway."He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus.
And in fact there are some things,like the weather,we can't change.All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them.I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation.Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty,an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do.Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor.
64.The first paragraph is severed as a(n)C.
A.predication
B.explanation
C.introduction
D.conclusion
65.How would the newcomer probably feel after hearing what the shop owner said?D
A.Angry.
B.Curious.
C.Nervous.
D.Relaxed.
66.What's the purpose of the writer's writing the passage?A
A.To encourage people to find the funny side in their daily life.
B.To show the effects of using slogans to raise the position.
C.To explain the skills of turning a disadvantage into humor.
D.To tell the strange experience of a bargain in an antique shop.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要鼓励我们善于发现生活中有趣的、积极的一面,这样更有利于接受和面对困难.
解答 64.C.文章结构题.联系上下文可知,第一段以及其中的例子都是为了引出这篇文章的主题,所以选C.
65.D.推理判断题.根据那个新来的人与店主的对话内容以及文章倒数第二段的第二句"That made the problem more acceptable,or at least live with."可推知,选项D符合题意.
66.A.主旨大意题.根据文章的内容特别是最后一段可知,作者通过这篇文章鼓励我们善于发现生活中有趣的、积极的一面,这样更有利于接受和面对困难,故A项正确.
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.
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