【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 t seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions. I was no exception. I thought of running away. I remembered the words of Thomas Edison, Many of life39。s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succeed when they gave up. I decided to hang on, telling myself, I am not afraid of challenges and obstacles. I stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. Finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. To add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure. I was living against all hopes, believing that something good would happen. After 2 months the war ended. My persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over. Success es to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.（1）The main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professor39。s viewpoint is ________. A.offering analysesB.providing explanationsC.making parisonsD.giving examples（2）How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out? A.UnconfidentB.IndifferentC.NervousD.Calm（3）What does the underlined phrase water down in the 4th paragraph probably mean? A.get rid ofB.smooth awayC.make less forcefulD.improve on（4）The author39。s purpose of writing the passage is most likely to ________. A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者的教授曾經(jīng)說過，任何害怕失敗和害怕面對挑戰(zhàn)的人永遠都不會嘗到成功的滋味。作者當(dāng)時不以為然當(dāng)，直到自己親身經(jīng)歷了失敗和挑戰(zhàn)后，作者才意識到人們面對挑戰(zhàn)或失敗時要大膽應(yīng)對，保持積極的心態(tài)。 （1）考查推理判斷。一開始介紹了作者的教授提出的一個觀點，但是作者當(dāng)時不以為然，直到在今后實際生活中真正遇到了失敗或挑戰(zhàn)時才認識到了教授的觀點。下文主要通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷闡述了自己的觀點，即通過舉例說明的方式。故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“I was no exception. I thought of running away.”我也不例外。我想過逃跑；以及第五段中的“I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure.”我覺得搬到那里去是一個錯誤的決定。我現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備好面對失敗了?？芍?dāng)伊拉克和科威特之間的戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時，作者感到?jīng)]有信心。故選A。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第四段中的“things bee difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even”可知當(dāng)事情變得困難，每一次努力似乎都會帶來失望，它可能會降低你的期望，甚至降低你的目標(biāo)和抱負。故可推測劃線短語意思為削弱，與C選項含義接近。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Success es to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.”成功屬于那些即使在失敗之后仍敢積極思考并充滿信心地展望未來的人。畢竟，只有經(jīng)歷才能使人堅強。失敗并不意味著你永遠不會成功。這意味著它將花費更長的時間。它給我們提供了一個學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗。可知作者寫這篇文章的目的是勸說人們面對挑戰(zhàn)或失敗時要大膽去對應(yīng)，保持積極的心態(tài)。即作者寫這篇文章的目的是說服別人。故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 A while back I caught a news report on something called couch surfing‖ and the network of trusting souls who make this phenomenon possible. They offer to put up travelers free of charge and help them on their ways. At first, it sounded unbelievable. I mean, inviting strangers into one39。s home for one or two nights? Give me a break. However, I was intrigued. I decided to investigate. The only way to truly learn about this phenomenon was to dive in. So I planned a trip to Finland, a country I39。ve always wanted to explore. I would couch surf at every stop there. If ever any anxiety existed when stepping into the unknown, it disappeared when my first host met me at the train station. Ari looked like my idea of a typical Finn: tall and blueeyed. Finns were also supposed to be famously reserved (寡言少語的). Ari was anything but. He was a live wire, giving me an enthusiastic wele and hiking with me to his apartment, where he showed me the sleeper sofa, served me tea, and engaged me in warm conversations. He also handed me a key to e and go as I pleased. If this was what couch surfing was all about－trust and friendship－then I had gotten off to a good start. As I boarded my next train to continue my journey, I began to think about this couchsurfing idea. What urged these people to open their homes to strangers? I concluded that there was a desire to lend a hand to likeminded folks who might enrich their own lives. Seven cities in 14 days. Seven hosts. Seven new friends. If couch surfing taught me anything, it39。s this: Most people are good and generous. Where will couch surfing take me next? Who knows? But I can39。t wait to find out.（1）Which of the following best explains intrigued underlined in the second paragraph? A.Relaxed.B.Disgusted.C.Interested.D.Embarrassed.（2）What can we know about Ari? A.He was reserved like most Finns.16