8.Dear Carolyn,
My sister (step) and I get along great…as long as our parents aren't around.When my mom and her dad are there,she is mean,easily offended,easily offensive,and it's awful.
We've been talking about planning a vacation for all of us with my young son to Disney World,and it's already gotten contentious(矛盾的).A very large part of me wants to suggest that we break this up and just go to Disney with me,my sister and my son.But if my parents go they will pay and I can't really afford to go on my own.My sister could definitely afford to pay for all of us,but I don't think I should ask for that.
Any advice?This is so,so obviously a bad idea,but I don't know how to pull this off(設(shè)法做成)without lots of hurt feelings.I guess I can just go with it and put up with the anger in exchange for a free trip to Disney?Ugh.
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Family vacation disaster,
The most obvious Option 1is to back out of the trip.Say you're not comfortable being paid for and would like to postpone until you can save up for it.
Option 2is to be more straightforward with your sister:"I don't know if you've noticed the same thing,but we seem to get along better when the parents aren't around."But you have to be careful not to lay the blame on her.
Option 3is to go on the trip as planned,but with a different attitude toward your sister.Someone who acts the way you describe is obviously stressed.Can you think of why?Can you find empathy(感同身受;同感;共鳴)?
Can you help?Or maybe just,can you get away when it gets bad?
Even if you go with Option 1or 3,file away 2for another time,the underlying tension between you that spoils your time with your parents must be addressed.
25.From the first letter,it can be concluded that the writer of the first letterA.
A.can't afford to go for a trip to Disney alone
B.is going to go on a vacation with her sister
C.has great fun with her parents
D.will go to Disney without her sister
26.From the second letter we learn that"Family vacation disaster"C.
A.should cancel the trip immediately unless she make up with her parents
B.should blame her sister for not going for the trip
C.should know that her sister is under stress in front of their parents
D.should find empathy with her parents
27.What do we know about Carolyn?B
A.Carolyn is the one who wants to go on a trip to Disney.
B.Carolyn is a column writer who helps people in trouble.
C.Carolyn is a person who receive letter.
D.Carolyn is a worker in Disney.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,屬于書信,主要講述了一個(gè)讀者無法負(fù)擔(dān)得起獨(dú)自去迪士尼的費(fèi)用,向?qū)谧骷褻arolyn求助,Carolyn給出解決的建議.
解答 25.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)A very large part of me wants to suggest that we break this up and just go to Disney with me,my sister and my son.But if my parents go they will pay and I can't really afford to go on my own.可知,不能負(fù)擔(dān)得起獨(dú)自去迪斯尼.故選A.
26.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Option 3is to go on the trip as planned,but with a different attitude toward your sister.Someone who acts the way you describe is obviously stressed.可知,應(yīng)該知道她的妹妹在父母面前是有壓力.故選C.
27.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)來往的書信可知,有困難的人寫信向Carolyn求助,Carolyn給出解決方法.故可推測出,卡洛琳是一個(gè)專欄作家,幫助困難中的人.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道詞義猜測題,主旨大意題,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.