20.Almost everyone label me an optimist(樂天派).But even optimists can temporarily lose hope.This was the case for me on a particular cold and gloomy January day.I felt overwhelmed by the painful challenge I was dealing with in my personal life.Marriage,health,and financial struggles had joined forces to create a tornado of emotion that threatened to crush my spirit.I felt angry.The weather seemed to reflect my mood-the gray sky blocked even a single ray of sunlight.As I labored(勞動) through my workday,I just couldn't shake a sense of hopelessness.
About midway through the day,I left work to get some lunch.Still feeling negative,I noticed that the sun had come out for a brief moment.I began to think about my negative attitude and reminded myself that I was responsible for choosing my state of mind.While I could not ignore the pain I was going through,I could choose to dwell on(老想著) the negative or I could choose to shift my thinking to a more positive focus.Even as I consciously reminded myself of this truth,I felt incapable of making the shift.
As I stopped at a red light,I looked at the car directly in front of mine.The personalized license plate(車牌) caught my eye-it read"Sunout".This brought an immediate smile to my face.It felt like a reminder that the sun was shining after all.But then my eyes moved to the car that was perfectly parallel(平行) to the Sunout vehicle.The license plate on the car read"Complainer".This brought more than a smile to my face as I laugh out loud!Seeing the two very opposite license plates right next to each other at the exact moment in time,I felt my spirits and mood lift as I made the conscious decision to choose a positive attitude.
I returned to work and shared my story with several co-workers who responded with warm laughter.I learned that day that when we are feeling too discouraged to bring ourselves out of a state of negativity,relief is just near!
59.The first paragraph tells us thatA.
A.the writer was in low spirits that day
B.the writer had problem at school
C.the writer was going to be laid off
D.the writer couldn't meet the work challenge
60.The underlined word"shift"refers toB.
A.moving her car
B.changing her mood
C.changing her job
D.making a choice
61.Why did the writer smile at the two licenses?C
A.Because they reflected the truth of life.
B.Because they were just what she was looking for.
C.Because they helped her make an informed choice.
D.Because they showed the personality of car owners.
62.The best title for the passage may beD.
A.license to choose
B.license to live
C.license to drive
D.license to smile.
分析 本文描述了作者某天情緒低落因看到兩輛汽車上個性號碼牌而決定改變心態(tài)的經(jīng)歷.
解答 59-62 ABCD
59 A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段中信息:I felt overwhelmed by the painful challenges…The weather seemed to reflect my mood-the gray sky blocked even a single ray of sunlight.可推知,作者那天心情很不好,故A項正確.
60 B 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)劃線詞前信息:While I could not ignore the pain…I could choose to dwell on the negative or I could choose to shift my thinking to a more positive focus.可知"the shift"即指轉(zhuǎn)變自己的心情,故選B項.
61 C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段中信息:It felt like a reminder…I felt my spirits and mood lift as I made the conscious decision to choose a positive attitude.可知作者對許可證笑的原因是他們幫助我做出了理智的選擇,C項正確.
62 D 標(biāo)題篩選題.結(jié)合第三段中出現(xiàn)的信息:This brought an immediate smile to my face…This brought more than a smile..本文描述了作者某天情緒低落,當(dāng)看到兩輛汽車上截然相反的號碼牌時心情轉(zhuǎn)變的經(jīng)歷.故選D.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.