【正文】 he was 12? ....（2）How did the volunteer work benefit the author? made him popular in his town. helped him find the meaning of life. helped him understand others39。Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone39。 Books were my true friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to bee an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me. When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt pletely alone in my small town. 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案?！癷f only”作為線索貫穿了整篇文章，且第一段也提到了the saddest words，其他選項比較籠統(tǒng)，不能涵蓋本文內(nèi)容。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （3）考查詞義猜測。由此可知作者決定在星期五去她的辦公室，是為了見她已經(jīng)年邁的父親。s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查推理判斷。s the best kind of insurance for my emotional wellbeing.（1）Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule? the car the moment everyone is seated. the room for a minute with the iron working. for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better. an object out of the way before it trips someone.（2）The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ______. her appointment with the eye doctor her father who was already an old man in the holiday celebration of the pany her work before the deadline approached（3）The underlined word foregone in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. （4）What is the best title for the passage? Keep Emotional Wellbeing Prevent If Only Moments Follow the Most Useful Rule Achieve the Peace of Mind【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者認(rèn)為英語中最悲傷的兩個詞語是if only，因為他們表達(dá)了遺憾。m doing the right thing. I39。 t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he39。t only avoid those if only moments when it es to safety. It39。 My father is famous in our family for saying, Take the extra minute to do it right. I always try to live by the extra minute rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (襯墊) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table. 最新高中英語閱讀理解(人生百味)的基本方法技巧及練習(xí)題及練習(xí)題(含答案)含解析一、高中英語閱讀理解人生百味類1．閱讀理解 Two of the saddest words in the English language are if only. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment. I don39。s equally important to avoid if only in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say I love you or I forgive you. When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my pany and I wouldn39。s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。I know there will still be occasions when I have to say if only about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I39。m buying myself peace of mind and that39。父親在作者小的時候經(jīng)常讓她提前做一些能防止意外發(fā)生的事，因此她懂得珍惜現(xiàn)在所擁有的一切，而且知道自己正在做對的事。根據(jù)第一、二段可知，作者所說的“extra minute”rule是指在遇事時多思考一分鐘，從而可以避免以后遺憾、犯錯或失望，故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“But then I thought about the fact that he39。t give up an opportunity to see him.”可知，父親說在周五去看眼科醫(yī)生時經(jīng)過作者的辦公室，雖然那天是假日，但作者想到父親八十四了，自己不應(yīng)該放棄每一次見父親的機會，于是又改口說那天上班。故選B。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句and前后連接語意相似成分，由其前“失去一個心愛的人或物”可推知此處是指“后悔放棄一個機會”可知，foregone的意思是“放棄”，故選A?？v觀全文可知，本文敘述了作者通過“extra minute”rule來避免以后說“if only”的情況。所以這篇文章最好的題目是“防止出現(xiàn)if only的情況”，故選B。2．閱讀理解 But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone. After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a fulltime author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day. s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you bee an architect of positive change.（1）What was the author39。 lives better. helped to shape his dream career.（3）Why did the author choose writing as his job? was inspired by his teacher. could pass positive energy to readers. wanted to share his school experiences. found he had a talent for writing.（4）What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph? 39。 to bullies bravely. positive changes in their lives. others with kindness in daily life. to care more about others39。 （1）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned m