12.Answers to life can be found in everyday events.Watching nature,watching people and watching animals communicate with each other provide some of the simplest ways to life's biggest problems.
This became clearer to me yesterday.It caused me to ask myself,"How do I respond (反應) to the storms in life?"
People usually run when it starts to rain.I love to walk in it,stand on my front door and feel it.I grew up doing it and have never really felt the fear many people do.
The animal world senses changes in the weather far earlier than humans.My dog,Ricky,begins to shake long before the storm is close enough to be noticed.I was about to feed my three dogs yesterday and as usual,I let them out in the yard first.They didn't move when thunder came across the skies.So I placed their food in their bowls and called Ricky into the kitchen.
Ricky was just standing there in place next to his bowl.The thunder became louder,which forced him to stop eating his meal.Then I watched Phil.He made his way across the kitchen floor and stood over Ricky's bowl.He ate all the remaining food.Generally,if Ricky was standing there,he wouldn't dare (敢) come close.But today,he took advantage (優(yōu)勢) of the storm and got what he wanted.His hope for the prize outweighed (勝過) his fear of the storm.
That's when it hit me.As men,we face all kinds of storms.They come in unannounced.Sometimes we stay in a corner or under the blankets,hoping it will all pass.However,if you dare put your head out,you'll discover there're people doing what they must to get what they must have out of life.Isn't it time you decided to take advantage of the storm?
57.According to the writer,answers to lifeB.
A.a(chǎn)re difficult to find
B.lie around us
C.a(chǎn)re simple to understand
D.make people become fearless
58.From the passage we can learn that the writerA.
A.enjoys the rain
B.fears thunder
C.hates the storm
D.cares little about the weather
59.According to the passage,what hit the writer most?C
A.Phil wasn't afraid of the storm.
B.Ricky stopped eating food.
C.Phil ate the rest of Ricky's food.
D.Ricky sensed the storm earlier than he.
60.What would be the best title for the passage?B
A.Find out Answers to Life
B.Take Advantage of the Storm
C.Stop Storms in our Daily Life
D.Pay Attention to Everyday Events.
分析 該文主要是作者的人生感悟,生活的答案可以在日常事件中發(fā)現(xiàn).觀看自然,觀看人與動物相互溝通,可以為人們提供解決最大的問題的最簡單的方法.根據(jù)一只狗利用風暴實現(xiàn)自己愿望的故事,說明了面對生活"風暴",不畏懼,勇敢的解決問題的哲理故事.
解答 57 B 細節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)Answers to life can be found in everyday events日常生活中可以找到生活的答案,意思是生活的答案就在我們身邊,故選B.
58 A 細節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)People usually run when it starts to rain.I love to walk in it人們通常在下雨的時候跑開,我喜歡在雨中散步,即作者喜歡下雨,故選A.
59 C 細節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)He ate all the remaining food他吃光了剩下的食物;Generally,if Ricky was standing there,he wouldn't dare (敢) come close.But today,he took advantage (優(yōu)勢) of the storm and got what he wanted.His hope for the prize outweighed (勝過) his fear of the storm一般來說,如果Ricky站在那里,他不敢接近.但今天,他利用風暴,得到了他想要的東西.即她的狗希望得到食物的獎勵而超過對暴風雨害怕的恐懼;That's when it hit me這使我印象很深,故選C.
60 B 主旨大意題:根據(jù)Isn't it time you decided to take advantage of the storm?難道不是你決定利用風暴的時候了嗎?即作者通過看到她的狗希望得到食物的獎勵而超過對暴風雨害怕的恐懼,從而得出這個哲理,故選B,即要利用生活中的風暴.
點評 對閱讀理解能力的測試是英語考試中必不可少的測試項目,主要考查學生對于不同體裁或不同題材語言材料的理解能力,以及通過材料的閱讀,對材料中信息的捕獲能力.