题目内容
4.Sometimes when I'm flying from one speaking engagement to another,I find myself sitting next to someone who's quite talkative.This is often a pleasant experience for me because I'm a people-watcher.I learn so much by watching and listening to the people I meet and see every day.I've heard stories of sadness and others of delight,fear and joy,and others that would rival those on"Oprah"and"Geraldo".Sad to say,there are times when I'm sitting next to someone who just wants to vent(发泄) his temper or inflict(强加)his political views on an audience for 600miles.It was one of those days.I settled in,as my seatmate began his speech on the terrible state of the world with the time worn,"You know,kids today are…"He went on and on,sharing vague notions of the terrible state of teens and young adults,based on watching the six o'clock news rather selectively.
When I gratefully got off that plane and finally made it to my hotel in Indianapolis,I bought the local paper and went to have dinner in the hotel.There,on an inside page,was an article I believe ought to have been the front-page headline news.
In a little Indiana town,there was a 15-year-old boy with a brain tumor.He was undergoing radiation and chemotherapy(化疗)treatments,As a result of those treatments,he had lost all of his hair.I don't know about you,but I remember how I would have felt about that at his age---I would have felt awkward and ashamed.
This young man's classmates willingly came to the rescue:all the boys in his grade asked their mothers if they could shave their heads so that Brian wouldn't be the only bald boy in the high school.There,on that page was a photograph of a mother shaving all of her sons'hair with the family looking on approvingly.And in the background,a group of similar bald young men.
No,I don't despair about kids today.
21.From the passage we can infer the author's job isB.
A.meeting talkative people
B.the commitments concerning speaking,like lecturers
C.a psychologist
D.to cope with complaints
22.The word"rival"in the first paragraph could best be replaced byD.
A.oppose
B.compete against
C.object to
D.match
23.What's the author's attitude towards his seatmate?B
A.Favorable.
B.Critical.
C.Indifferent.
D.Satisfied.
24.The author's purpose in telling the news about the 15-year-old boy isD.
A.to show his disappointment in kids today
B.to praise the diseased boy's bravery
C.to draw people's attention to care for such people
D.to display his confidence and faith in today's teens.
分析 本文主要讲了作者作为一个观察者在演讲途中观察自己的同座的谈话和并持有自己观点的故事.
解答 21.B 推理判断题.根据句子Sometimes when I'm flying from one speaking engagement to another.有时候当我从一个演讲结束飞往另一个演讲途中,可见作者的工作时关于演讲像讲师,所以答案选B.
22.D 猜测词义题.根据句子I've heard stories of sadness and others of delight,fear and joy,我听过关于悲伤和其他快乐、恐惧和快乐的故事,都是相对比的.and others that would rival those on"Oprah"and"Geraldo".可以猜测Oprah"and"Geraldo"这两个故事也是相媲美的.match"相比,匹配",所以答案选D.
23.B推理判断题.Sad to say,there are times when I'm sitting next to someone who just wants to vent(发泄) his temper or inflict(强加)his political views on an audience for 600miles.可悲的是,有时我坐在旁边的人只是想发泄他的脾气或把他的政治观点讲给对600英里外的观众.可以推断出作者对于他的seatmate的态度是批评的不赞成的,所以答案选B,A D 选项都是满意的.C冷漠的.
24.D 推理判断题.根据最后一句No,I don't despair about kids today.我对今天的孩子不感到绝望.可以推断出作者写这个故事的目的就是为了表达自己对于今天的青少年充满了信心,所以答案选D.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
Francisco Nunez,112 He is from Bienvenida,Badajoz,southern Spain.Nunez lives with his daughter.He says he doesn't like the pensioners'(领养老金的人) daycare center because it's full of old people,whose negative attitude towards life affects him deeply sometimes.Despite his old age.he has always maintained (保持) a youthful outlook,and that is what has kept him going on. | Pedro Rodriguez,106 He lives in Cangas de Onis,Asturias,northern Spain.Rodriguez plays the piano every day in the living room of the flat where he lives with his wife who is nearly 20 years younger than him.Their daughters visit them often.His hobby is something that he feels has kept him young."The nuns (修女) taught me how to play the piano as a child,"he says. |
Maximino San Miguel,102 He lives in Leon,northern Spain.San Miguel discovered his passion (酷爱) for amateur dramatics at the age of 80 and has participated in many local productions.He didn't go to school as a child because he was sent to work as a shepherd(牧羊人).He prefers reading books about drawing and travelling.Now this hobby,he said,has kept him full of energy. | Pilar Fernandez,101 She lives with her daughter Pili,granddaughters Flori and Ana in Ambas,Asturias,northern Spain.Fernandez suffered hunger and hardship during the war years alongside her nine brothers and sisters.To avoid history repeating itself,she limited herself to just one child."From pure fear,I didn't have anymore,"says Fernandez.One of the best things for her health,she says,is tending livestock (家畜) and a vegetable garden. |
A.They may depend on his help.
B.He is sensitive to his old age.
C.They may affect his attitude to life.
D.He has more kids to look after at home.
22.What does Maximino San Miguel want to do most in his life now?B
A.Working as a shepherd.
B.Reading books.
C.Taking up painting.
D.Going travelling.
23.What benefits her health according to Pilar Fernandez?A
A.Doing gardening.
B.Learning history.
C.Living with kids.
D.Having more children.
24.What can we infer about the four old people from the text?D
A.They are fond of exercising regularly.
B.They led a hard life when they were young.
C.They have the same hobbies in their free time.
D.They have their own method of staying youthful.
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