2021-2022學(xué)年廣東省深圳市福田區(qū)外國語某中學(xué)高二（上）期中英語試卷

2021-2022學(xué)年廣東省深圳市福田區(qū)外國語高級(jí)中學(xué)高二（上）

期中英語試卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、

C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（每小題2.5分，共15小題，滿分37.5分）

1.（7.5分）

Non-CreditCourses

ThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-

levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback

（反饋）ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-Collegestudentswillalsoreceiveagrade

ofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.

Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9：00a.m.-11：30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditional

requirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.

COURSE：CaseStudiesinNeuroscience

?June11-July2

?LeahRoesch

Usingstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,this

courseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.

COURSE：PsychologyofCreativity

?June15-June28

?MarshallDuke

Whyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic（遺傳的），oraresultofchildhood

experience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycourse

highlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.

COURSE：CreativeStorytelling

?June21-July3

?EdithFreni

Thiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavariety

ofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshort

fictionandplaywriting.

COURSE：SportsEconomics

?July19-August1

?ChristinaDePasquale

Inthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry：sports

leagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.

(1)Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Thegeneralpublic.

B.Collegefreshmen.

C.Educationalexperts.

D.Highschoolstudents.

(2)WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?

A.SportsEconomics.

B.CreativeStorytelling.

C.PsychologyofCreativity.

D.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.

(3)Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?

A.LeahRoesch's.

B.EdithFreni's.

C.MarshallDuke's.

0.ChristinaDePasquale's.

2.(10分)1wasselfishasateenager.Iusuallyspentmytimethinkingaboutmyselfandtakingcare

ofmyownneeds.Iletmyolderbrotherdomostoftheworkaroundthehouseuntilheleftfor

college.IletmymomanddadworryaboutourbillsandproblemswhileIreadbooks,played,

andlostmyselfinmyownimagination.Thisdidn*tchangeevenwhenIwenttocollegeeither.I

studiedhardbutonlytomakemyownlifebetter.EvenwhenIstartedtoexploremyfaith,it

wasonlytoincreasemyownhappiness.

Imarriedaftergraduationanddecidedtostartafamily.Ofcourse,Ihadnoideawhathard

knocksrealityhadinstoreformyselfishsoul.SoonIfoundmyselfunemployed,deeplyin

debt,andwithanewbabyontheway.Ifoundoutthatlifehaslittlesympathyforspoiled

people.Infact,allofthestrugglesIwasgoingthroughwerebeatingtheselfishnessslowlyout

ofme.

Still,Ididn'tgiveuponhappiness.Iknewthattheremustbeawaytofindit.Ifinally

realized,however,thatithadtoincludemorethanjustmyownneeds,wants,anddesires.The

answerbegantomakeitselfclearonenightshortlyaftermybabyboywasborn.Igotabottle

andheldhiminmyarms.AsIwasfeedinghimIlookeddownandsawhisbig,innocent,

trustingeyes.Ismiledandtalkedtohim.ThenhesmiledandIcouldfeelmyheartgrowing,

expandingwithlove.Ifeltsuchpeaceandjoy.AtthatmomentIhadahintofthetruth：itisby

growingourheartswithlovethatwefindourhappiness.

CarolynArendswrote："Themorepeopleyouletintoyourheart,thebiggeryourheart

gets.Themoreloveyouget,themoreloveyouhavetogive.ltjustkeepsgrowing,"So,keep

loving,keeplivingandkeepcaring.Keepgrowingyourhearttoday,tomorrow,andalways.

(1)Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Heoftenhelpedhisbrotherwithhousework.

B.Hestudiedhardforhisfamily.

C.Heputhisownneedsaboveothers*.

D.Hewasconcernedabouthisfamily.

(2)Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwords"hardknocks"inParagraph2?

A.truth.

B.hardships.

C.love.

DJbrtune.

(3)Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorlovedkids.

B.Theauthoroftenfedhisbaby.

C.Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofhappiness.

D.Whencaringforhisbaby,theauthorgotinspired.

(4)Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LovingOthers,aWaytoHappiness

B.TheElderOneGrows,theMoreHeGets

C.HelpOthers,HelpOneself

D.KeepGrowingtoLiveaHappyLife

3.(10分)Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforits

flowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthat

looklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestemshangdownontop

ofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,it

stealsfoodfromotherplants.ltfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrapped

around,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.

Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,it

followsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarm

crops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplant

willgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowing

nearby.

However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.ltnolongerneedsitsroot

onceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotential

hostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupandvanishevenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceit

findsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpoint

thedodderplantwilldropitsroot.

Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoes

getoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer'sharvestorevendestroycrops

completely.Befbresowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoften

checktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagood

waytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.

(1)whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.

B.Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.

C.Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.

D.Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.

(2)Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplants

around?_______

A.Itwilldiesoonerorlater.

B.Itwillgrowdeeproots.

C.Itwillattractotherplants.

D.Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.

(3)Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.

B.Doddercanaffectfarmers*income.

C.Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.

D.Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.

(4)Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.

B.Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.

C.Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.

D.Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.

4.(10分)WhenHarmonyOS,theChineseself-developedoperatingsystemforHuaweimobile

devices,wasreleasedonAug9,itquicklybecameahottopiconsocialmedia.Manybelieveit

notonlyrepresentstheriseofthecountryasatechpower,butalsoshowsrespecttoclassical

ChineseculturebynamingthesystemuHongmengninChinese.

''Hongmeng1'isaclassicalwordfromZhuangzi.IntheancienttimesofChineselegend

andmyths(神話)，nHongmeng"wasusedtodescribetheoriginalstateoftheuniversebefore

matterexisted.ForHamonyOS,nHongmeng"indicatesthedevelopers'aimtomakean

innovativeoperatingsystem,unlikeanyother.

BesidesMHongmeng",Huaweihasalsoregisteredmanyofitsproductsunderthenamesof

legendarycreaturesfromChinesemyths.Forexample,thecompany*sKirinmobilechipgotits

nameafteraluckymonstercalled"Qilin".Andisserverchipiscalled"Kunpeng”,acreature

thatchangedfromafishintoagiantbird.

ManyChineseInternetusersandmediahavepraisedHuawei'suseofthesenames,"as

theystandforChinesewisdomandancientpeople'simaginationandspiritofexploration",

GlobalTimesnoted.

Infact,Huaweiisnotaloneinusingtraditionalcultureformodemventures.NeZha,the

newfilm,alsoportraystraditionalcultureinamoderncontext.Themovieislooselybasedon

thewell-knownworkofclassicalChinesemythTheInvestitureoftheGods.Earlierthis

monthitbecamethebiggestanimatedmovieinChinaandwascalled"thegloryofdomestic

anime(國產(chǎn)動(dòng)漫)

Indeed,thelonghistoryandsplendidclassicworkshavegivenChinaaprofound

culture.Mythsandlegendsarethecreativeworksoftremendousimagination.AsGlobalTimes

putit,todaybyrevisitingamoderncontext,''ancientmythshasthepowertoinspire

imaginationinyoungpeople".Afterall,imaginationisthebeginningofcreation.

(1)WhatdoweknowaboutHaimonyOS?

A.Itsreleaseraisedastormofobjections.

B.Itisnamedafteracreatureinmyth.

C.Itcombineshightechnologyandculture.

DItsthebestoperatingsystem.

(2)Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"innovative"underlinedinParagraph2?

A.creative

B.modem

C.popular

0.intelligent

(3)HowdothepublicthinkofHuawei'suseofthenames?

A.Confused.

B.Unexpected.

C.Approving.

D.Doubtful.

(4)Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.ThefilmNeZhaisnotadaptedfrommyths.

B.ThefilmNeZhaisabighit.

C.MorebusinessesfollowHuawei'slead.

D.Ancientmythsisagoodchoiceforentertainment.

第二節(jié)(共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空

白處的最佳選項(xiàng)

5.(12.5分)Criticalthinkingismakinganefforttoimprovethewayyouthink.(1)We

usethisprocesstosolveproblems,makeargumentsandevaluateclaims.It'simportantinjust

abouteveryareaoflife.

Mostofourthinkingisnotcriticalthinking.Wedon'tneedtomakemanyjudgmentsto

traveltoworkorcookdinner.(2)Criticalthinkingcansaveusfromblindlymaking

poorchoices.Sohowcanyouimproveyourcriticalthinkingskills?Youneedtopractise.There

aremanywaysofdoingthat.Hereareafew：

?(3)Lookatarticlesorbookswrittenbypeopleonallsidesoftheissue.Foreach

source,evaluatetheargument：Whatclaimisitmaking?Whatreasonsdoesitgive?Arethe

reasonslogical?

?Whenyouseeorhearaclaim,askquestionsaboutit.Whoismakingtheclaimand

why?Whatistheclaimant'sbackgroundandhowdoesthismotivatetheiropinion?

?Evaluateyourownthinking.Wheredoyoutendtonotthinkcritically?Whydon'tyou?

Howcanyouimprove?

?Questionthingsyouassume.Whatclaimsdoyouacceptwithoutknowingthereasonsfor

them?(4)Trytofindoutwhatothersbelieveaboutthatclaimandwhy.

Asyougrowincriticalthinking,you'llbecomeawiserandmorethoughtfulperson.(5)

A.Sticktoyourclaim.

B.Readaboutatopicpeopledisagreeon.

C.Whenyouthinkofone,dosomeresearch.

D.Ifsanalyzingfactsseparatelysoyoucanmakedecisions.

E.Anditmayhelpyoutosucceedatworkorschoolaswell.

F.We'llonlyuseitifwemakeaconsciousefforttoaskquestionsaboutwhatwesee.

G.Butwhenaproblemcomesourway,weneedtothinkcriticallytodecidehowtosolveit.

第二部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)HICBDAR第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小

題：每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A.B.C.D)

中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

6.（15分）Myparentswentbankrupt（破產(chǎn)）whenIwassevenyearsold.Iwentfromakidwho

goteverythingheaskedfortoone(1)havingnowheretostay.Thischangewasas

(2)formyparentsasitwasforme.ButIwasn'tusedtohearing"no"soI(3)

asking.

WhenaskedwhatIwantedformybirthday,IsaidIwantedavideogamingsystem.I

didn'tknowitwas(4).AllIknewwasthatmyfriends(5)themandthatI

wantedonetoo.

Onmybirthday,I(6)startedopeningmypresent,believingIwouldgetwhat

I(7).ButIdidn't.Mymomcouldtellmy(8)andshestartedcrying.Igave

hera(9)thatwasbiggerthanever.Hertears(10)methatshewas

workingsohardandthatshecouldn*t(11)togivemeanythingIdidn'tneed.

FromthenonIlearnedto(12)thethingsIhad.WhenIwantedanewiPod,Ihad

toworktobuyit.Igota(13)jobandafterworkingforamontheverydayafter

school.

Isavedupenough(14)tobuyit.Thefeelingofhaving(15)something

isoneofthebestfeelingsintheworld.

(1)A.stillB.hardlyC.evenD.merely

(2)A.minorB.dramaticC.effectiveD.exciting

(3)A.stoppedB.admittedC.forgotD.kept

(4)A.expensiveB.complicatedC.unnecessaryD.advanced

(5)A.likedB.ownedC.wonD.chose

(6)A.cheerfullyB.curiouslyC.impatientlyD.violently

(7)A.workedonB.agreedonC.longedforD.struggledfor

(8)A.hesitationB.innocenceC.determinationD.disappointment

(9)A.surpriseB.hugC.taskD.gift

(10)A.remindedB.promisedC.persuadedD.warned

(11)A.expectB.fightC.affordD.remember

(12)A.selectB.abandonC.compare0.appreciate

(13)A.dead-endB.part-timeC.demanding□.regular

(14)A.energyB.timeC.wagesD.fees

(15)A.earnedB.createdC.beatenD.caught

第二節(jié)(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

7.(15分)Asweknow,calligraphy(書法)issomethingveryspecialforChinese.ltisnotonly

(1)importantpartoftraditionalculturebutalsoawayoflifeformanypeople.

LikeoilpaintingandsculptureintheWest,calligraphyisasmuchanartisticform(2)

aspiritualanchorformanyChinesethroughouthistory.

Fromthe(3)(invent)ofvarioushieroglyphics(象形文字)totheevolution

ofvariouscalligraphicstyles,calligraphy(4)(play)animportantroleinChinese

cultureandhistoryforthousandsofyears.

Calligraphywaswell-respectedinhistory.ltwasabaseforbarelyavailableeducation

(opportunity)(5),astepping-stonetotheupperclassandanecessaryconditionfor

admirationamongpeers.

DuringtheJindynasty(AD265-420),calligraphybecameanexpressionofsuperiority

amongnoblefamilies.Thecompetitionwassogreatthatyoungchildren(6)(order)

toreceivealargeamountoftrainingincalligraphy.

WangXizhiwasamongthose(7)(raise)innoblefamilies.He(8)his

son,WangXianzhi,areconsideredthe(9)(great)calligraphersinChinesehistory,

whoseachievements(10)(be)beyondcompare.Therefore,theJindynastyisthe

peakofcalligraphicworksinChinesehistory.

第三部分基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)第一節(jié)根據(jù)提示，寫出詞匯

8.(15分)Oneofthe(1)d(明顯的)advantageofourschoolisthattherearemany

(2)a(優(yōu)秀的)and(3)i(有影響力的)teachersinourschool.Tobuild

itintoahighlyqualifiedandcharacteristicschool,alltheteachersworkhardand(4)p

(堅(jiān)持不懈)intheirattemptstocultivate(5)i(具有創(chuàng)新精神的)studentswith

profoundacademicknowledgeandahealth(6)(心態(tài)).1amsincerely(7)a

（感激的）ofourteachers*industry,theirclose（8）c（合作）andtheirselfless

contributions,whichare（9）e（非常重要的）tooursteadydevelopmentandhealthy

growth.SofortunateandsodeterminedamIthatIwilldowhatIcantomakeourteachers1

efforts（10）d.（值得的）

第二節(jié)語法知識(shí)填空（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)語境需要填詞。（每

空可填不止一詞）

9.（2分）Asweallknow,confidenceisvitaltoastudent,canachievenothing.

10.（2Itisnormaltoworryabout（beat）byopponents,butaslongasyoustick

toyourdream,youwillmakeitsoonerorlater.

11.（2分）ItwasthethirdtimethatI（come）acrosssuchincrediblechallenges.

12.（2分）Moststudents*greatestwishis（admit）totheiridealuniversities.

13.（2分）Itisawasteoftime（spend）somuchprecioustimeplayingonlinegames.

第四部分寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）

14.（15分）我校笫22屆田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)剛剛落幕，請(qǐng)你給校報(bào)寫一篇題為The22ndTraceand

FieldSports的新聞報(bào)道，內(nèi)容包括：開幕式，比賽的情況，運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的意義。注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

2021-2022學(xué)年廣東省深圳市福田區(qū)外國語高級(jí)中學(xué)高二（上）

期中英語試卷

參考答案與試題解析

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、

C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（每小題2.5分，共15小題，滿分37.5分）

1.（7.5分）

Non-CreditCourses

ThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-

levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback

（反饋）ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-Collegestudentswillalsoreceiveagrade

ofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.

Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9：00a.m.-11：30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditional

requirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.

COURSE：CaseStudiesinNeuroscience

?June11-July2

?LeahRoesch

Usingstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,this

courseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.

COURSE：PsychologyofCreativity

?June15-June28

?MarshallDuke

Whyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic（遺傳的），oraresultofchildhood

experience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycourse

highlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.

COURSE：CreativeStorytelling

?June21-July3

?EdithFreni

Thiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavariety

ofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshort

fictionandplaywriting.

COURSE：SportsEconomics

?July19-August1

?ChristinaDePasquale

Inthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry：sports

leagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.

(1)Whoisthetextintendedfor?D

A.Thegeneralpublic.

B.Collegefreshmen.

C.Educationalexperts.

D.Highschoolstudents.

(2)WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?C

A.SportsEconomics.

B.CreativeStorytelling.

C.PsychologyofCreativity.

D.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.

(3)Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?B

A.LeahRoesch's.

B.EdithFreni's.

C.MarshallDuke's.

0.ChristinaDePasquale's.

【分析】本文是一則應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了大學(xué)預(yù)科項(xiàng)目所提供非學(xué)分課程。

【解答】(1)D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的"Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcourses

givenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback(反饋)ontheir

workattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/

Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.(學(xué)生將體驗(yàn)

學(xué)院頂尖專家開設(shè)的大學(xué)水平課程，并在課程結(jié)束時(shí)收到有關(guān)工作的書面反饋。大學(xué)預(yù)

科生也將獲得滿意不滿意的成績，并在課程結(jié)束時(shí)獲得結(jié)業(yè)證書。)”可推知，這篇文章

是寫給大學(xué)預(yù)科生的，即高中生。故選D。

（2）C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)COURSE：PsychologyofCreativity中的“June15—June18（6

月15日--6月18日）”及其他課程時(shí)間的安排可知，如果你只有在六月有空閑時(shí)間，

你可以選擇PsychologyofCreativityo故選Co

（3）B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)COURSE：CreativeStorytelling中的“Thiscollege-levelcourse

increativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthat

appearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.（這門大學(xué)

水平的創(chuàng)造性故事課程介紹了各種不同形式的創(chuàng)造性寫作中出現(xiàn)的故事技巧，如短篇小

說和戲劇寫作可知，如果你對(duì)創(chuàng)意寫作感興趣，你應(yīng)該選擇CreativeStorytelling,該

課程的授課人是EdithFreni。故選B。

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】1.直接信息題：直接信息題是指能夠直接從原文中找到信息，選項(xiàng)在語言表達(dá)

上與原文基本一致的題目。2.間接信息題：間接信息題是能夠從原文中找到信息，但在

語言表達(dá)上與原文有差異，做題時(shí)需要對(duì)原文信息進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換。3.綜合信息題：綜合信息

題是指這類題目所涉及的信息不是原文的某一句話，可能是原文的幾句話，或者是散落

在文章不同的地方，要求學(xué)生把原文所提供的信息綜合起來分析，而不能斷章取義。

2.（10分）1wasselfishasateenager.Iusuallyspentmytimethinkingaboutmyselfandtakingcare

ofmyownneeds.Iletmyolderbrotherdomostoftheworkaroundthehouseuntilheleftfor

college.IletmymomanddadworryaboutourbillsandproblemswhileIreadbooks,played,

andlostmyselfinmyownimagination.Thisdidn'tchangeevenwhenIwenttocollegeeither.I

studiedhardbutonlytomakemyownlifebetter.EvenwhenIstartedtoexploremyfaith,it

wasonlytoincreasemyownhappiness.

Imarriedaftergraduationanddecidedtostartafamily.Ofcourse,Ihadnoideawhathard

knocksrealityhadinstoreformyselfishsoul.SoonIfoundmyselfunemployed,deeplyin

debt,andwithanewbabyontheway.Ifoundoutthatlifehaslittlesympathyforspoiled

people.Infact,allofthestrugglesIwasgoingthroughwerebeatingtheselfishnessslowlyout

ofme.

StilbIdidn'tgiveuponhappiness.Iknewthattheremustbeawaytofindit.Ifinally

realized,however,thatithadtoincludemorethanjustmyownneeds,wants,anddesires.The

answerbegantomakeitselfclearonenightshortlyaftermybabyboywasborn.Igotabottle

andheldhiminmyarms.AsIwasfeedinghimIlookeddownandsawhisbig,innocent,

trustingeyes.Ismiledandtalkedtohim.ThenhesmiledandIcouldfeelmyheartgrowing,

expandingwithlove.Ifeltsuchpeaceandjoy.AtthatmomentIhadahintofthetruth：itisby

growingourheartswithlovethatwefindourhappiness.

CarolynArendswrote："Themorepeopleyouletintoyourheart,thebiggeryourheart

gets.Themoreloveyouget,themoreloveyouhavetogive.Itjustkeepsgrowing.*'So,keep

loving,keeplivingandkeepcaring.Keepgrowingyourhearttoday,tomorrow,andalways.

(1)Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?C

A.Heoftenhelpedhisbrotherwithhousework.

B.Hestudiedhardforhisfamily.

C.Heputhisownneedsaboveothers*.

D.Hewasconcernedabouthisfamily.

(2)Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwords"hardknocks'1inParagraph2?

B

A.truth.

B.hardships.

C.love.

0.fortune.

(3)Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?D

A.Theauthorlovedkids.

B.Theauthoroftenfedhisbaby.

C.Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofhappiness.

D.Whencaringforhisbaby,theauthorgotinspired.

(4)Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A

A.LovingOthers,aWaytoHappiness

B.TheElderOneGrows,theMoreHeGets

C.HelpOthers,HelpOneself

D.KeepGrowingtoLiveaHappyLife

【分析】文章主要講述作者自己的經(jīng)歷：由一個(gè)自私的人成長為一個(gè)心中對(duì)他人有愛的

人，明白"愛他人即幸?！钡牡览怼?/p>

【解答】(1)C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Iwasselfishasateenager.!usually

spentmytimethinkingaboutmyselfandtakingcareofmyownneeds.I

letmyolderbrotherdomostoftheworkaroundthehouseuntilhe

leftforcollege.Iletmymomanddadworryaboutourbillsand

problemswhile1readbooks,played,andlostmyselfinmyownimagination.

我十幾歲的時(shí)候很自私。我通常把時(shí)間花在思考自己和照顧自己的需要上。我讓我的哥

哥做大部分家務(wù)，直到他去上大學(xué)。我讓我的父母在我讀書、玩耍和沉浸在自己的想象

中的時(shí)候擔(dān)心我們的賬單和問題?？芍髡咴谇嗌倌陼r(shí)期較為自私，行為處事時(shí)總是

只考慮自己，幾乎不為家人考慮，故選C。

(2)B.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線詞后SoonIfoundmyselfunemployed,deeplyindebt,andwith

anewbabyontheway.Ifoundoutthatlifehaslittlesympathyforspoiledpeople.Infact,allof

thestrugglesIwasgoingthroughwerebeatingtheselfishnessslowlyoutofme.彳艮快，我發(fā)現(xiàn)

自己失業(yè)了，債臺(tái)高筑，還有一個(gè)新的嬰兒即將出生。我發(fā)現(xiàn)生活中很少有人同情被寵

壞的人。事實(shí)上，我所經(jīng)歷的所有掙扎都在慢慢地將自私擊退。結(jié)合劃線詞所在句子Of

course,Ihadnoideawhathardknocksrealityhadinstorefbrmyselfishsoul.當(dāng)然，我不知

道現(xiàn)實(shí)會(huì)給我自私的靈魂帶來什么樣的打擊。可知，劃線詞的意思是“艱辛”。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)：

A.truth."真相”；B.hardships."困難”；C.love."愛“；D.fortune.”命運(yùn)”。故選B。

(3)D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段AsIwasfeedinghimIlookeddownandsawhisbig,

innocent,trustingeyes.Ismiledandtalkedtohim.ThenhesmiledandIcouldfeelmyheart

growing,expandingwithlove.Ifeltsuchpeaceandjoy.AtthatmomentIhadahintofthe

truth：itisbygrowingourheartswithlovethatwefindourhappiness.當(dāng)我喂它的時(shí)候，我低

頭看到了它那雙天真、信任的大眼睛。我微笑著和他說話。然后他微笑。我能感覺到我

的心在成長，在愛中擴(kuò)展。我感到如此平靜和快樂。那一刻，我明白了一個(gè)道理.：正是

通過用愛培育我們的心靈，我們才找到了幸福?？芍髡咴谡樟虾⒆拥倪^程中，通過

自悟，了解到通往幸福的途徑是心中充滿愛，故選D。

(4)A.標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)最后一段CarolynArendswrote："Themorepeopleyou

letintoyourheart,thebiggeryourheartgets.Themoreloveyouget,the

moreloveyouhavetogive.ltjustkeepsgrowing."So,keeploving,keep

livingandkeepcaring.Keepgrowingyourhearttoday,tomorrow,and

always.CarolynArends寫道：”你讓更多的人進(jìn)入你的內(nèi)心，你的心就越大。你得到的愛

越多，你必須付出的愛就越多。愛只是不斷增長?！彼?，保持愛，保持生活，保持關(guān)心。

今天、明天，永遠(yuǎn)保持你的心不斷增長?？芍?，本文主要講述作者自己的經(jīng)歷：由一個(gè)

自私的人成長為一個(gè)心中對(duì)他人有愛的人，明白”愛他人即幸?！钡牡览怼＝Y(jié)合選項(xiàng)：

A.LovingOthers,aWaytoHappiness”愛別人，幸福之路”；B.TheElderOneGrows,theMore

HeGets”年紀(jì)越大，得到的越多”；C.HelpOthers,HelpOneself*'幫助別人,幫助自己”；

D.KeepGrowingtoLiveaHappyLife”保持成長，過上幸福的生活故選Ao

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針

對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案。切忌胡亂猜測(cè)，一定要做

到有理有據(jù)。

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