Question

【題目】 It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion(激情) is to life.

That day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the library. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my attention. It was a man dressed in rags(破舊衣服).He was homeless. That didn't interest me, for I had seen many like him before.

But in some way he was different. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.

“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he's homeless？” I asked.

“He bought it,” she answered. I was still confused.

“But if he's homeless, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn't need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important things. We need happiness, too.”

That man must care enough about music, so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there's nothing to expect. A passion gives a person the feeling of happiness they need to keep going.

Since then I've never spent a day without thinking of what's truly important. A home, a meal，clothes—these things are not the only things that make up our lives. What's often forgotten is that we all need a joy, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion.

【1】Where did Sarah see the homeless man?

A.At the library.B.At a red light.

C.At a music hall.D.At a radio station.

【2】What was the man doing when Sarah saw him?

A.He was eating some food.B.He was buying a radio.

C.He was sitting down sadly.D.He was dancing to the music.

【3】The underlined word “precious” in the passage means “________”．

A.loved and importantB.old and cheap

C.loved but unimportantD.expensive but unnecessary

【4】What the homeless man did made Sarah ________ at first.

A.boredB.crazyC.confusedD.interested

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.In general，homeless people like music very much.

B.Homeless people can also afford a radio.

C.We should care about music rather than food or clothes.

D.A passion for something can make a person live happily.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本文介紹了作者看到一個無家可歸的人手里拿著一臺收音機，隨著音樂歡快地跳舞。作者很困惑。媽媽告訴她，生活一定要有激情，生活才能擁有幸福感。最后作者明白了，活著，幸福才是生活的關(guān)鍵。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my attention. It was a man dressed in rags(破舊衣服). He was homeless.”然后，當(dāng)我媽媽在紅燈前停下時，路邊的一個人引起了我的注意。那是一個衣衫襤褸的人，他無家可歸。可知，莎拉是在等紅燈時，見到那個無家可歸的人。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.”他手里拿著一臺收音機，隨著音樂歡快地跳舞�？芍�，莎拉看見那個人時他在跟著音樂跳舞。故選D。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.”他手里拿著一臺收音機，隨著音樂歡快地跳舞。以及下文的“That man must care enough about music，so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.”那個人一定很在乎音樂，所以他買了一臺收音機，而不是食物或衣服�？芍�，對于一個無家可歸的人來說，連吃飯都是問題，別說買收音機了。而此時的這個無家可歸的人竟然買了一個收音機，因此這個收音機對他來說就是最珍貴的。因此推出此處的precious應(yīng)該是“珍貴”的意思。故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。bored無聊的；crazy瘋狂的；confused困惑的；interested感興趣的。根據(jù)““He bought it,” she answered. I was still confused.”“他買的，”她回答。我還是很困惑�？芍�，那個無家可歸的人所做的事一開始使莎拉感到困惑。故選C。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知，作者看到的這個無家可歸的人喜歡音樂，并買了收音機，并沒有說無家可歸的人都非常喜歡音樂，買得起收音機。此處的homeless people是指一類人。因此A/B不對；根據(jù)“That man must care enough about music, so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.”那個人一定很在乎音樂，所以他買了一臺收音機，而不是食物或衣服�？芍�，此處是說這個無家可歸的人關(guān)心音樂，而不是食物或衣服。短文卻沒有提到我們應(yīng)該關(guān)心音樂，而不是食物或衣服。因此C錯誤；根據(jù)“A passion gives a person the feeling of happiness they need to keep going.”一種激情給人一種幸福感，他們需要繼續(xù)前進(jìn)�？芍�，對某事的熱情能使一個人幸福地生活。因此D正確。故選D。

本題的第3小題是詞義猜測題。詞義猜測題是閱讀理解中常見的一種題型，所猜測詞匯可以是生詞，也可以是熟詞新義，還可以是人稱代詞的指代內(nèi)容。詞義猜測題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測詞義和語義的能力，突出考查對語境的分析和把握能力。本題可以利用上下文語境來猜測詞意。猜測任何詞義都離不開上下文，所以要借助上下文對需要猜測的詞或短語進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推測。