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s needed to be ,I had made a list of 242 items that needed the last two years I have pleted most of am busy so that I have no time for worry.”No time for worry!That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities,he said,“I am too have no time for worry.”【語篇解讀】 這是一篇記敘文。故事的主人公的家庭接連遭受不幸的打擊,兩個孩子相繼死去,他也走不出悲傷的圈子。一件偶然的事情讓他明白,忙碌是療傷的最好藥物,讓自己忙碌,就沒有時間去悲傷和絕望了。對即將走進高考考場的我們來說,生活又何嘗不是如此呢?忙碌使我們沒有時間去患得患失,忙碌者是幸福的。1.The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to________.A.having lost a loved oneB.having lost a valuable articleC.having lost a profit173。making businessD.having lost a well173。paid job【解析】 考查猜測詞義。從語境看,畫線詞指代前面提到的道格拉斯失去5歲的女兒和10個月后剛出世5天的另外一個女兒夭折的痛苦,因此選A,“喪失親人,喪親之痛”。【答案】 A2.Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because________.A.he couldn’t earn enough money to support his familyB.he was suffering from sleeplessness diseaseC.he couldn’t get out of mental pressureD.he felt tired of adult173。education classes【解析】 考查推理判斷。第二段說,他難以從這接連的打擊中恢復過來,感覺自己的身體被一個大鉗子包圍著,這鉗子夾得越來越緊。從語境判斷,其含義是C,他無法擺脫精神壓力。【答案】 C3.Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because________.A.he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend themB.he wanted to kill his free time by repairing themC.the items had actually been broken and needed attentionD.repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind【解析】 考查推理判斷。第三段說,他給兒子造船的那忙碌的三個小時使他感到心情輕松,于是他列舉出需要修理的242件物品。顯然這樣做的目的是D,希望自己在忙著修理這些東西時能趕走心里的煩惱?!敬鸢浮俊4.At the end of the passage,the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to________.A.prove that he followed Churchill’s exampleB.support his student’s solution to his problemC.show that he was successful in his careerD.clarify how his conclusion was reached【解析】 考查細節(jié)理解。作者在闡述“忙碌能使我們忘記煩惱與擔憂”時,最后一段以英國首相丘吉爾為例進行說明,二戰(zhàn)期間他一天要工作18個小時,“我太忙碌了,沒時間擔憂”,顯然作者引用這個名人的事例是為了證明他的學生——本文故事的主人公的觀點:忙碌能使我們忘記煩惱?!敬鸢浮俊