16.In this age of Internet chat,videogames and reality television,there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied.Yet,despite the competition,my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories.She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest,a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests,and about losing them.I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher.I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.What if she doesn't win the contest again?That's the strange thing about being a parent.So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation (啟示) came last week when I asked her,-Don‘t you want to win again?‖-No,‖she replied,-I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.‖
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自發(fā)地) told them.Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall,I offered suggestions for characters,conflicts and endings for her tales.The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly-guided‖by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson.I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks.Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade,I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter‘s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me,it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps,putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked.All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment,grow and find their own voices.
41.What do we learn from the first paragraph?A
A.Many senseless activities compete for children‘s time nowadays.
B.Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities today.
C.Rebecca benefits a lot from the online materials for her writing.
D.Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.
42.What did the writer say about her own writing experience?C
A.She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
B.Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C.There are pains as well as gains in her writing career.
D.She could no longer stand any pressure from writing.
43.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year‘s writing contest?B
A.She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
B.She simply intended to share her story with readers.
C.She was sure of winning with her mother‘s help.
D.She had won a prize in the previous contest.
44.From the underlined part in Paragraph 4 we can infer that the writerA.
A.had unconsciously done too much while correcting her daughter‘s story
B.had already offered practical suggestions for her daughter‘s story
C.had nearly replaced her daughter to take part in the contest
D.had successfully turned her daughter into a young writer
45.What‘s the writer‘s advice for parents?D
A.Parents should spare no effort to make their children successful writers.
B.Parents should keep an eye on the activities their children engage in.
C.Children should be given proper guidance to become more excellent.
D.Children should be allowed more freedom to grow through experience.
分析 本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章,這篇文章講述了一個(gè)作家母親指導(dǎo)女兒寫作的故事,通過作者的親身經(jīng)歷向人們揭示出當(dāng)今社會(huì)的子女教育問題.告訴我們要給孩子自由發(fā)展的空間,不要把自己的思想強(qiáng)加于孩子們.
解答 41.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段第一句話"In this age of Internet chat,videogames and reality television,there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied"可知,在這個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)聊天,電子游戲,真人電視的年代,從沒有缺少不動(dòng)腦筋的活動(dòng)使得孩子們保持忙碌.故選A.
42.C 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題.根據(jù)文章的第二段前半部分"I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher.I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories"可知,作為一個(gè)作家,我享受過奪得競(jìng)賽優(yōu)勝的喜悅,也品嘗過失敗的滋味.我知道辛辛苦苦寫出來一個(gè)故事、結(jié)果卻得到一張出版商的退稿信時(shí)的感受.我同樣知道奪得優(yōu)勝后再想保住這份榮譽(yù)的壓力.故選C.
43.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"she replied,-I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade."可知,她想告訴人們一個(gè)上小學(xué)一年級(jí)的天使的故事,也即想與人們(至少是讀到它的人)分享這個(gè)故事,故選B.
44.A 句意理解題.很明顯此句話的意思是:不知不覺的我把女兒的競(jìng)賽變成了我的競(jìng)賽.說明我在盡力地使得女兒按照我的希望去做.故選A.
45.D 理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段的大意可知,第一步,我不再干擾孩子,而后,給她空間的同時(shí)又能在需要時(shí)隨時(shí)提供幫助.作者隨時(shí)提醒自己,孩子需要嘗試、成長(zhǎng)以及表達(dá)自我的空間.故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí),一個(gè)常用的方法就是運(yùn)用定位法,即根據(jù)題干和選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子,與選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行比較從而確定答案;推理判斷題既要求學(xué)生透過文章表面文字信息推測(cè)文章隱含意思,又要求學(xué)生對(duì)作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷,力求從作者的角度去考慮,不要固守自己的看法或觀點(diǎn).