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【題目】 Six years ago, Shilagh Mirgain decided to achieve the goal she’d had on her bucket list(目標清單)for twenty years: to reach the top of Mount Kilimjanjaro. Four years ago, she bought her hiking shoes and started to hike. Two years after that she began to imitate the difficulties of the nine-day hike with a weighted backpack. Last summer, she booked her tour. In February, she climbed to the very top of the mountain.

If it wasn't for her bucket list, Mirgain says she might never have known the pleasure of standing at top of one of the world's most famous mountains. “Bucket lists are helpful in that they are a way of listening to your inner wisdom（智慧）.” She say，“It’s so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day jobs, to-do lists, doing chores and the like—you may not see your inner need.”

One study found that participants who wrote down their goals finished more than those who didn't. Other positive psychology research suggests that finishing goals like that is important for a satisfying life.

For Mirgain, who added Kilimanjaro to her list after receiving a postcard sent from the mountain by a group of women she had met who were climbing it, it wasn't so much the act of writing down her bucket list that helped her stick to it, as it was keeping it someplace noticeable. “I keep pictures of my top bucket list things on my fridge,” she says, “When I finish something I take that photo down and put it on another board in my home, along with a photo of myself at that place.”

Mirgain said excitedly. “It’s great to finish your bucket list.” she says, “To work toward something you wanted to experience or achieve gives you a confidence and can change your opinion of the world.”

【1】In order to achieve her goal, Shilagh Mirgain______.

A.toured many places

B.had years of preparation

C.missed many important things

D.spent a lot of money on the things needed for the hiking

【2】Why should we make a bucket list?

A.It makes our work in order.

B.It helps others notice our intelligence.

C.It encourages us to follow our heart.

D.It can keep us away from daily chores.

【3】What is especially important for Shilagh Mirgain to stick to her goal?

A.Joining a group.

B.Her unshakable confidence.

C.Getting reminded of her goal often.

D.Encouragement from like-minded women.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.The life story of a great woman.

B.How to have great achievements.

C.Why we should listen to our inner wisdom.

D.The importance of making a bucket list.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Mirgain花了四年時間去做準備、完成了她20年來的一個目標：登上乞力馬扎羅山。她表示列目標清單并一個一個完成它們會給人們成就感，也會改變?nèi)藗儗κ澜绲目捶ā?/span>

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Four years ago, she bought her hiking shoes and started to hike. Two years after that she began to imitate the difficulties of the nine-day hike with a weighted backpack，可知她做了多年的前期準備，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Bucket lists are helpful in that they are a way of listening to your inner wisdom，可知目標清單可以幫助人們傾聽內(nèi)心的聲音，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)it wasn't so much the act of writing down her bucket list that helped her stick to it, as it was keeping it someplace noticeable，可知她是通過把清單放在顯眼的地方不斷提醒自己來敦促自己堅持的，故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文，可知文章通過介紹主人公完成了自己的目標清單，告訴大家列目標清單并努力完成它的重要性，故選D。

閱讀理解一般考查學生的細節(jié)理解能力、主旨理解能力和推理判斷能力等。做閱讀理解題，首先要準確理解題意，然后根據(jù)題意和短文內(nèi)容選出正確的答案。如題2，考查細節(jié)理解能力，此類型題較簡單，準確理解題意后，直接到文中找出答案，根據(jù)Bucket lists are helpful in that they are a way of listening to your inner wisdom，可知目標清單可以幫助人們傾聽內(nèi)心的聲音，故選C。又如題4，考查對全文主旨的把握。根據(jù)通讀全文，可知文章通過介紹主人公完成了自己的目標清單，告訴大家列目標清單并努力完成它的重要性，故選D。