【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ients would rather focus on living meaningfully in their final days. My hope here is to make a case for thinking about meaning, in the same way we think about pursuing success. In that spirit, I39。ve asked several people, each of whom has met misfortune, how they find meaning in their lives. The diversity in their responses reflects the fact that there are no right or wrong answers here. We each can find meaning in different things.（1）What is the typical American idea? A.Success is the dream.B.Success lies in hard work.C.Apple pie is the best food.D.Failure is always avoidable.（2）What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A.Equipment.B.Culture.C.Uncertainty.D.Belief.（3）In their final days many patients actually want to______. A.live as long as possibleB.live a more meaningful lifeC.make great progress in medicineD.get expensive endoflife treatments（4）What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.The author thinks pursuing success is wrong.B.We can benefit from some unlucky things.C.We can find the same meaning in our life.D.Personally there are different meanings in life.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意：在美國人們經(jīng)常談論成功。成功是夢想，是終點。美國人認為努力工作就能獲得個人成功每個人都能在不同的事物中找到意義。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的And not by coincidence the idea that hard work leads to personal success is as American as apple 。故選B。 （2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的We39。d feel better equipped to deal with uncertainty if we talked about it more. 可知我們會感覺更好地準備好應對不確定性，如果我們更多地談論它?？赏茢?，it指代的是不確定性。故選C。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的The fact is that, when asked, many patients would rather focus on living meaningfully in their final ，在生命的最后幾天，許多病人實際上更專注于有意義的生活，故選B。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段The diversity in their responses reflects the fact that there are no right or wrong answers here. We each can find meaning in different ，關(guān)于人生意義的回答，沒有對或錯的答案，每個人都能在不同的事物中找到意義，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題。細節(jié)理解題要注意從文中尋找答案；推理判斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。5．閱讀理解 We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? The best time to make a friend is before you need one. Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you. People equal friends Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can39。t be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make. Friends understand friends Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others39。 feelings and points of view. Friends touch friends Touching is a warm from of munication between friends. When you see best friends municating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other fortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words. Friends praise friends Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect (影響) your friends39。 lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones. Friends can loyal (忠誠的) and trustworthy Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence (信心) and are loyal forever.（1）From Joy Steven39。s words, we can conclude that ________ A.a friend in need is a friend indeedB.it is late to make a friend when you need oneC.it is never too late to make a friendD.everyone needs a friend in his life（2）To make and keep many friends, you need to do the following EXCEPT ___________. A.get in touch with peopleB.understand your friendsC.praise your friendsD.quarrel with your friends（3）The passage mainly tells us ______________. A.how to municate with a friendB.when to make a friendC.how to develop friendshipD.how to praise a friend【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】短文大意：我們都渴望友誼，本文就如何交朋友和發(fā)展友誼給出了一些建議。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中The best time to make a friend is before you need ，故選C。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view可知我們壓迫避免和朋友爭吵，故選D。 （3）主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段和下面的小標題可知，文章是在告訴我們怎樣交朋友和發(fā)展友誼，故選C。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題和主旨大意題，細節(jié)理解題要注意從文中尋找答案；主旨大意題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。6．閱讀理解 On Thursday night my two adult children took us out to dinner as our daughter lives in Bathurst and she will be there for Father39。s Day with her husband39。s side of the family. Two of our grandchildren were able to join us. Having precelebrated my Father39。s Day and it being on our minds, my wife asked this question only this morning: Do you remember anything about your father? While this subject had e up before, however, the question had not been put so bluntly(直率的). I answered No. My only memory is of the few photos outside. You see, my fathe