Question

   Have you ever received a gift that was so dearly, not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your persona] qualities?

Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy -- the ability to put yourself into someone else's head and heart We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强)--by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't, we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities.

   Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. (Y/course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.

   We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

 

60.  The underlined expression "you had missed the mark" means "you had failed to _____'.

   A. make her feel better            B. keep your friendship

   C. receive a present in return   D. get the expected effect

61. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.

   B. Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts.

   C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.

   D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.

62. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that________..

    A. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses

    B. one learns from what he did in the past

    C. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities

    D. one should spend more time choosing gifts

 63. The best possible title for this passage is “_______”.

    A. Ways of Choosing Gifts                     B. An Important Tradition

    C. Exchanging Presents                         D. Message in a Gift

 

Answer 1

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，通过叙述学生日常生活的事情：互送礼物，进而引发的思考。

60．D．

解析：词义推测。本题易误选A。这里一要从A项本身make her feel better去分析，并非在这之前she feels well, 易引起歧义；二要从此处语境思考，你给别人送礼物自有拟订预期效果。

61．D．

解析：主旨大意题。依据第二段第一句话。

62．C．

解析：主旨大意题。Your thoughts ,your feelings, your inner world即your emotional qualities.

63．D．

解析：主旨大意题。本题易误选A。做此类题一定要抓住作者的写作意图，文章首段很重要，往往说明作者为什么写这篇文章。本篇文章告诉我们一个简单的道理，送礼物是“心意”的代表。A是指挑选礼物的方法，则重于操作过程；C“交换礼物”主题不突出；D主要强调礼物中所含的信息，即文章的真实意图。