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语篇提能阅读理解AAsIwalkedalongthecitystreets,Ipassedayoungmanwhowassearchingthroughasmallblockoflandthatcontainedamixofleavesandrubbish.Iwassomewhatpuzzledwhysomeonelikehimwouldbesearchingthroughrubbish.Findingthisalittleodd,_Iaskedhim,“Whatareyousearchingfor？”Herepliedverysimplythathewaslookingforbillsofmoney.Aftertalkingwithhimforalittlelonger,Ifoundoutthathehadbecomehomelessjustthreemonthsagoaftergettinglaidofffromhisjob.Sincethen,hehadbeenworkingpart­timejobsinadoctor'sofficeandinafoodbanktoearnsomemoney.Buthemadesolittlethathelostheart.Themanseemedfairlytalented,althoughalittledirty.IofferedhimafreshlybakedpeanutcakethatIhadbakedthatday.Hiseyeslitup,andheeagerlyjumpedatmyoffer.Heimmediatelytookthecakewithhisdirtyhandsandquicklybeganeatingthetreatonthespot.Itoldhimthatourthoughtcreatedourreality,andsuggestedthathenotgiveupandthinkinapositiveway.Ialsosaidthathewasyoungandeverythingwaspossible.Ashechewedthecake,whatIsaidseemedtohaveaneffectonhim,andhetoldmethathewouldcheerupandtrytofindagoodjob.Mysensetoldmethathemightbegintoseethingsalittledifferentlyfromthenon.Whilewalkingaway,Iwasthinkingofamaneatingacakepackedwithpotential(潜能)ofraisinghisconfidence.Andsoitwas!语篇解读本文作者用自己的方式鼓励一个无家可归的人鼓起生活的勇气。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“odd”inParagraph1mean?A.Important.B.Strange.C.Interesting.D.Pleasant.答案与解析B词义猜测题。这样一个年轻人竟然在垃圾中搜寻东西，自然会让人感到有点儿“奇怪”，于是作者加以询问，故B项符合逻辑。2．FromParagraph2weknowthattheman________.A.didhisjobverywellB.hadnofriendsorfamilyC.wasn'tlivingagoodlifeD.wasnotwell­educated答案与解析C推理判断题。通过第二段对这个人的描述可推知，他当时生活得很不好，故选择C项。3．Thewriter'sdescriptioninParagraph3showsthat________.A.themanwasextremelyhungryB.themanhadnevereatenapeanutcakebeforeC.thewriteroftenhelpedhomelesspeopleD.thewriterfelthappytohavehelpedtheman答案与解析A推理判断题。由作者提供食物后那个年轻人一系列的反应可推知这个人饿坏了。4．Thewriterhopedthat________.A.therewouldbenohomelesspeopleB.themanwouldpassonthekindnessC.hewouldbemuchrichertohelpothersD.themanwouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardlife答案与解析D细节理解题。通过第四段前两句话可知，作者希望他对生活持积极的态度。BHaveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring?Doestheskysometimesseemdarktoyou?Areyourstudiessometimesnotsuccessful?Well,friends,cheerupandsmileallthetime.Ifyouseetheworldwithyourwarmheart,you'llfindthatthewholeworldsmilestoyou.Whileinschool,sometimesyouaretiredofyourlessons,buthaveyouevernoticedthehappysmileonyourteacher'sfacewhenyoudidagoodjob?Onedayitisfine.Justbeforeyougoout,itsuddenlystartstorain.Maybeyouwouldfeelverysadandstarttocomplainabouttheweather.Butfriends,whydon'tyousitdownandlistentothefreeconcertsthatthenatureoffersyou?Andwiththetimely(及时的)rain,cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetterandbetterandfarmerswillhaveagoodharvest.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetriestodo,sometimesfailurecan'tbeavoided.Ithinkfailureisnotterrible,andtheterriblethingisthatweareafraidofitandgiveuphope.Whenwefacefailure,wemustbeconfident(自信的)inourselves,drawausefullessonfromitandtryourbesttofinishwhatwehavedecidedtodo.Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureisthemotherofsuccess”．Attitudedecideseverything.Withanoptimistic(乐观的)attitudelifeiseasyandpleasant.Let'ssmiletowhateverwemeetandthewholeworldwillsmiletous.5．Peoplesometimescomplain________.A.theskyisalwaysdarkB.theirstudiesaresuccessfulC.theyseetheworldwiththeirheartD.lifeistiring答案与解析D细节理解题。由文章第一句话“Haveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring？”可知D项正确。6．Whenwefacefailure,we________.A.mustbeconfidentinourselvesB.shouldn'tbeafraidofitC.shouldn'tgiveuphopeD.Alloftheabove答案与解析D细节理解题。由文章第四段内容可知，当我们失败时，我们不应该害怕、失去希望，我们要对自己有信心，从中吸取有用的教训，尽力完成我们决心做的事，故D项正确。7．Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.SmileandtheWorldSmilestoYouB.ComplainingaboutLifeC.FailureIstheMotherofSuccessD.ItIsVeryHardtoSucceed答案与解析A主旨大意题。文章最后一句话“Let'ssmiletowhateverwemeetandthewholeworldwillsmiletous.”点题。