9.Sometimes the things that we believe are holding our families together really aren't.Need proof?Let me share our story.My family is a fairly typical American foursome.Ten years ago,we moved into our dream house-a big,three-story historic home-thinking it would bring us the joy we desired.It was a beautiful place,but as our children grew up,our sense of togetherness began to fade away.In the big dream house,we scattered in different directions.
One day when my daughter,Hannah,was 14,she became upset about the differences between the world's haves and the have-nots.She challenged us to be"a family that makes a difference in the world,even if it's a small difference."My wife,Joan,asked her,"What are you willing to sacrifice?Your house?Your room?"Hannah said yes to both.After talking it over as a family,we decided to sell our house and move to one that was half its size and price-and donate the money to charity.
First,we needed to figure out where our money would go,a process that took about a year.We finally chose The Hunger Project,a U.S.-based nonprofit that works with villagers in Africa,Asia and South America and helps them move from poverty to self-reliance.
Before we downsized,we were a little worried.Had we made too big a sacrifice?Two years later,I can tell you:It's the best move we have ever made.
As we worked together on our family project,those interconnected moments became more frequent.The more we shared,the more we laughed,teased and bonded.As Hannah said the other day,"We learned how to really trust each other."
We don't expect anyone else to copy what we did and sell their home.But most people can find some commodity in their lives they could give up,whether it's time (halving the hours of TV you watch each week and volunteering instead?) or stuff (donating half the clothes in your closet?).Like us,your family could set out to make a small difference in the world-and transform yourselves in the process.

51.Why couldn't the dream house bring the author the happiness as he had expected?A
A.Because the happy family feeling of closeness became less strong.
B.Because the dream house was too big for his family.
C.Because his children didn't like the dream house at all.
D.Because his children have grown up and want to be independent.
52.According to the second paragraph,HannahC.
A.showed no concern about the poor
B.was unwilling to give up her house
C.was a very sympathetic person
D.thought individuals have little effect on the world
53.It can be implied thatB.
A.the author regretted selling his house and giving money away
B.the author made a well-considered decision to donate the money
C.the Hunger Project aims to help the poor by continually giving them money
D.the feeling of togetherness was gained again by living in a smaller house
54.In order to make a difference in the world,the author calls on other familiesC.
A.to sell their houses
B.not to watch TV
C.to do something they can
D.to sell half the clothes
55.What's the best title of the passage?B
A.What Togetherness Is
B.Why We Gave Away Our Home
C.What We Should Do for Our Home
D.Why We Are Not Satisfied with Our Life.

分析 文章寫了作者和家人住在夢(mèng)寐以求的大房子里卻不幸福,在富有同情心的女兒的影響下全家賣掉大房子,搬入小房子,日子幸福多了,然后家人把賣房子的一半所得捐給慈善組織,為改變這個(gè)世界做出了貢獻(xiàn),呼吁人們盡力幫助貧困地區(qū)的人.

解答 ACBCB
51:A  細(xì)節(jié)題.由第一段最后兩句"It was a beautiful place,but as our children grew up,our sense of togetherness began to fade away.In the big dream home,we scattered in different directions."可知大房子讓家庭的歸屬感消失了,家庭成員分散在這個(gè)家的不同方向上,因此大房子沒有給作者的家?guī)砜鞓,A項(xiàng)符合題意.故正確答案為A.
52:C  推斷題.由第二段第一句"One day when my daughter,Hannah,was 14,she became upset about the differences between the world's haves and the have-nots."可知 Hannah 對(duì)富人和窮人之間的差別感到不安.由下文可知,她愿意放棄自己家的大房子和自己的房間來改變世界.由此可見,Hannah 是個(gè)有同情心的人.C項(xiàng)符合題意.故正確答案為C.
53:B  細(xì)節(jié)題.由第三段第一句"First,we needed to figure out where our money would go,a process that took about a year."可知作者和家人花了一年時(shí)間來考慮把錢捐給誰,最后做出了一個(gè)讓他們滿意的決定.由此可見,他們做出的決定是經(jīng)過充分考慮的,B項(xiàng)符合題意.故正確答案為B.
54:C  推斷題.由最后一段第二句"But most people can find some commodity in their lives they could give up,whether it's time (halving the hours of TV you watch each week and volunteering instead?) or stuff (donating half the clothes in your closet?)."可知,作者呼吁其他人做一些力所能及的事,付出一些時(shí)間和物質(zhì)來幫助貧困地區(qū)的人,C項(xiàng)符合題意,故正確答案為C.
55:B  主旨題.文章先寫了作者和家人住在夢(mèng)寐以求的大房子里卻不幸福.接著寫了在富有同情心的女兒的影響下全家賣掉大房子,搬入小房子,日子幸福多了.然后寫了家人把賣房子的一半所得捐給慈善組織,為改變這個(gè)世界做出了貢獻(xiàn).結(jié)尾呼吁人們盡力幫助貧困地區(qū)的人.B項(xiàng)緊扣文意,突出文章主題,且能吸引讀者,所以B項(xiàng)符合題意.其他項(xiàng)均與文章內(nèi)容無關(guān).故正確答案為B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 做閱讀時(shí)經(jīng)常犯錯(cuò)的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對(duì)于題目的理解一定要忠實(shí)于原文,因此,每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對(duì)比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句,(1)排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(xiàng)(2)排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項(xiàng)  (3)排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項(xiàng)(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.

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