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Thanks for the Flowers
“At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable. -----Mark V. Olsen
“You don't bring me flowers any more You don’t sing me love songs”, the singing of Neil Diamond went gently into my room from the radio. The song matched my mood on that cold January morning. How true, I thought the last time David brought me flowers was five years ago I dressed up against the cold and headed out for the challenging task of starting the old Ford. The beast normally refused to start. To start the vehicle, I tried all tricks. At that point, David. (more)
A Different Story
“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship or company than a rood marriage.” --Martin Luther
“I just want what you and John Fraser have,” Margret Mead, my beautiful forty something single friend tells me. Immediately ashamed, I realize that I have heard the same thing from a single, searching, female cousin just recently. My husband, John and I met when we were thirty-four years old. We had occasional fights that make me laugh now, and (more)
A Picky Eater
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ----Lao Tzu
Sterile, my husband would told me he was never a picky eater and was very easy to please when it came to food. Every time I cooked chicken liver, he always ate it and said he’d never tasted anything better. Until recently, I happened to know that he is actually allergic to chicken, and (more)
1. What do the underlined words “the beast” in the first story refer to?
A. The song. B. The car.
C. The task. D. The mood.
2. What can we infer about Sterile in the third story?
A. He is particular about food. B. He is a heavy meat-eater.
C. He knows the truth of happiness. D. He suffers from a serious disease.
3. What are all the three stories about?
A. Dating tips. B. Parent-child relationship.
C. Family love. D. Entertainment news.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是特色故事节选。文章节选了三个关于家庭亲情的故事。
【1题详解】
词义猜测题。根据前句“How true, I thought the last time David brought me flowers was five years ago I dressed up against the cold and headed out for the challenging task of starting the old Ford.”中的提示“starting the old Ford.( 开这辆老福特)”和后句“To start the vehicle, I tried all tricks.( 为了发动这辆车，我用尽了所有的办法。)”可猜测，the beast指代前句中的“the old Ford(老福特车)”。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。第三则节选故事主要讲述作者丈夫Sterile从来不挑食，作者做鸡肝给他吃，他总是吃，还说他从来没有吃过比这更好吃的东西。直到最近，作者才知道他对鸡肉过敏。作者丈夫Sterile是因为爱作者，才会说这个善意的谎言。从而可以推断出，作者的丈夫Sterile知道幸福的真谛。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一则节选故事中的“a loving family should find everything forgivable.( 一个充满爱的家庭应该觉得一切都是可以原谅的。)”；第二则节选故事中的“My husband, John and I met when we were thirty-four years old. We had occasional fights that make me laugh now, and (我和丈夫约翰在三十四岁时相遇。我们偶尔会吵架，现在让我开怀大笑，还有……)”；第三则节选故事中的“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. (被一个人深爱给你力量，而深深爱一个人给你勇气。)”及所讲述的故事可知，三个节选故事都是关于夫妻之间的，从而可以推断出，所有的三则故事都与家庭亲情有关。故选C。
【点睛】阅读理解通常都会出现词义猜测题，要求考生从上下文理解中概括出生词或短语的词义。考生作此类题型时，首先要找到所猜测词所在文章的位置，然后在理解文章大意的基础之上，对此词前后句反复研读，最后根据前后句猜测出词义。例如小题1要求猜测出the beast的含义，就是根据前句“How true, I thought the last time David brought me flowers was five years ago I dressed up against the cold and headed out for the challenging task of starting the old Ford.”中的提示“starting the old Ford.( 开这辆老福特)”和后句“To start the vehicle, I tried all tricks.( 为了发动这辆车，我用尽了所有的办法。)”可猜测，the beast指代前句中的“the old Ford(老福特车)”。
