Question

Passage 6(2014江苏苏州昆山二模，B)

    I didn't think I had a passion (激情) .I would sit in front of the TV all day,thinking about nothing but the next show.It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.

    That day [ went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored.Then,as my mum stopped at a red light,someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags (衣衫褴褛) .He was homeless.That didn't interest me,for I had seen many like him before.

    Bui in some ways he was different. This man was not sitting down vvilh a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.The radio seemed to be tiie most pre- cious (珍贵) thing he had.

    “Mum,why does that man have a radio even though (尽管) he's homeless?” I asked.

    He bought il,she replied. I was still unable to understand. But if he's homeless,why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need."

    Well,Sarah,sometimes food and clothes aren't the most impor?tant things.We need happiness,too.^

    The man must care too much about music to buy a radio instead of food and clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it,there's nothing to look forward Lo.

    Since then Ive never spent a day without thinking of what’s truly important.A home,a meal,clothes—these things are only part of the picture. What often forgotten is that we all need a pleasure,a light in a dark day.We all need a passion.

1. How would Sarah spend her days long ago?

  A. She watched TV all day.

  B. She used to read a lot.

  C. She did nothing but thinking.

  D. She was always sleeping.

2. Why was the man different?

  A. He wore new clothes.

  B. He was sitting with a sad expression.

  C. He was homeless.

  D. He lived an active life though he was very poor.

3. What did Sarah do after she understood the fact?

  A. She thought all day without doing anything.

  B. She bought a radio just like the man's.

  C. She had a passion with everything from then on.

  D. She always danced to the music on the radio.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Sometimes food and clothes are the most important things in our life.

   B. Money is the most important thing for a person.

   C. Music is more important than food or clothes.

   D. Happiness is the key to life and it is what we are looking forward to.

Answer 1

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D

Passage 6

[语篇解读]毫无激情的“我”整日沉迷于电视。一天，“我”看到一 个衣衫褴褛的无家可归者手拿一部收音机，在随着音乐翩翩起舞。从 妈妈的话中，“我”认识到:一个栖身之所，一顿饭或者一件衣服并非是 生活的全部，一份快乐和激情才是最重要的和我们容易忽略的东西。

1. A 细节理解题。根据第一'段第二句I would sit in front of the TV all day,thinking about nothing but the next show.可知，Sarah 整天看电视。 故选A项。

2. D推理判断题。从第二至第八段作者的所见所闻和与母亲的对话 可知:这个无家可归者虽然生活困苦，但是积极乐观。故选D项。

3. C推理判断题。根据最后两段可知：从此以后，Samh将改变她的 生活态度，变得乐观和充满激情。故选C项。

4. D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it’there's nothing to look forward to.可知，这是Samh从这件事中感悟到的，也是我们从这篇文章中学到 的。故选D项。

[长难句] Since then Fve never spent a day without thinking of whafs truly important.从那时起，我从未停止思考这个问题:什么才是生活中 真正重要的东西？本句主句用了现在完成时;what's truly important作think of的宾语 从句。