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2．Everyone seems to be living for someone else．
I had once helped a friend run a watermelon stall．I noticed something interesting：almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，and tap it，apparently trying to listen to something．I wondered what they expected to hear．Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and asked a customer-an elderly gentleman-about this．Hearing my question，he roared with laughter．Then he replied in a self-mocking （自嘲） tone，"Young lady，I have been doing this for more than fifty years．But all I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up a melon and leave!"
Not long after that，my watermelon stall friend sent me an invitation to her wedding，which really surprised me．I asked her，"Why are you seized by a sudden desire to get married？I don't remember ever hearing you mention that you've got a boyfriend．"She answered while counting money，"Everyone has to get married anyway，so it is better to get married sooner than later．"
I could think of no word to refute （反驳） her．It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart．It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others'suit in doing things．The use of WE or US will give one a steady and sure sense of pride．But why do people usually feel uneasy when using"I"？．
I find all these things somewhat funny．We have got used to following others'example．We feel at ease and justified simply because this is a way of US，a way which has been practiced by so many people．But is this massive practice really right？

25．Why did the elderly gentleman tap the watermelon before buying it？C
A．Because he expected to hear something．
B．Because he was a fool．
C．Because he just wanted to follow the crowd．
D．Because it was his habit and it was hard for him to give it up．
26．Which word can replace the underlined word"justified"in the last paragraph？A
A．reasonable B．embarrassed C．excited D．disappointed
27．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？B
A．It may be safe to do what most people do．
B．People should live for others and forget their own heart．
C．The writer felt unexpected when her friend wanted to get married．
D．The use of We or I will give speakers themselves quite different senses．
28．In which section of a magazine can you read the passage？D
A．Nature and Art
B．Sport and Health
C．Science and Technology
D．Culture and Society．

Answer 1

分析 本文通过买西瓜的人挑西瓜和作者的朋友结婚这两个例子，阐明了很多人都在随大流，从众．虽然大家都在做的事可能是错误的，但是还在跟着做，可能觉得做许多人实践过的让人感觉安全和合理．

解答 25．C 推理判断题．根据第一段的Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to theirear，smartly tap it，几乎每一个买主都会把瓜举到耳朵上，敲打它，But all I know is that everybody would stare at youas if you were a fool if you just pick up a melon and leave!但我所知道的是，只要你拿起一个瓜就离开，每个人都会盯着你看，好像你是傻瓜一样！可知老人在买瓜前轻拍西瓜是因为他只是想从众，随大流．故选C．
26．A 词义猜测题．根据后面的simply because this is away of us，a way which has been practiced by so many people．But isthis massive practice really right？仅仅因为这是我们的一种方式，一种已经被许多人实践过的方式，但是这种实践真的对吗？可知，因为很多人都这么做过，所以我们感到心安和合理．故选A．
27．B 细节理解题．根据倒数第二段的I could think of no word to refute （反驳） her．Itseems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need oftheir own heart．我想不出什么话来反驳她．似乎每个人都是为别人而活，忘记了自己内心的需要．可知，作者认为人们不应该为别人而活，而忘了自己的心，故选B．
28．D 推理判断题．根据文中买西瓜的人挑西瓜和作者的朋友结婚来证明很多人都在随大流，从众．这是在讲社会上的一种现象，因此本文应是从杂志上关于文化和社会的部分摘录下来的．故选D．

点评 本文是人生感悟类阅读，主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题．在做细节理解题时，首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语．认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．