Question

【题目】

When was the last time someone unexpectedly did something nice for you? Not someone you knew, but a total stranger? It's happened to me a few times, but two instances really stand out.

A few years ago, I was dining in a restaurant with a friend who kept talking about himself, completely not aware of the fact that I was sitting there in misery. It wasn't my friend's talks that made me suffer. I was recovering from a broken heart, and just sitting down to dinner reminded me of my last relationship. I could have burst into tears right there at the table.

When we picked up the check, the waitress said, “Your meal was already paid for.” My friend and I didn't have a clue how it happened. Then I remembered a man I saw out of the corner of my eye. He was dressed in mostly white, sat down at the bar, had a beer, and stayed for maybe ten minutes. The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman in white paid for you.” It felt like an angel was saying, “I see you, honey. It's going to be okay.”

Just last year, I was running a halfmarathon. With just 1 mile to go, I was out of gas. Runners call it “hitting_the_wall”. I thought I couldn't move another inch. Out of nowhere, a stranger came up to me and said, “What's your name, sweetie? Jennifer? Okay, Jennifer, let's go! Come on! It's just around the corner! You can do it!” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn't even supposed to be in the race that day.

I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like these?

【1】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.The kindness of strangers

B.Valuable friendship

C.Two special experiences

D.Helping others is worthwhile

【2】According to the passage, the man in white ____.

A.was the author's friend

B.had a big meal in the restaurant

C.was generous and kindhearted

D.enjoyed making fun of others

【3】The underlined expression in the passage means “____”.

A.being hurt by the wall

B.winning the game

C.taking a deep breath

D.running out of energy

【4】A stranger helped the author during a halfmarathon by ____.

A.giving her a bottle of water

B.accompanying and encouraging her

C.showing her the right way

D.keeping her cool and awake

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者意外受到陌生人帮助的故事，并把这件事牢记心里。

【1】主旨大意题。文章第一段引出主题“someone unexpectedly did something nice for you”，询问是否有陌生人曾经帮助过你，然后下文讲述了自己的两段相关的经历，因此文章的主要内容是讲述陌生人的帮助的。所以短文的最佳标题是“陌生人的善良”。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。从第三段The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman in white paid for you.” It felt like an angel was saying,一句可知这位穿白衣的人与作者不相识，却为他们付了钱，由此判断出可知他是一个慷慨、善良的人。故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。由画线部分前面的” With just 1 mile to go, I was out of gas. “可知作者刚跑了一英里就耗尽了体力（out of gas），Runners call it ...中的it用来代指上句中的out of gas，画线部分与”I was out of gas”表达相似的意思。选项D. running out of energy（耗尽能量）符合。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据第四段的Okay, Jennifer, let's go! Come on! It's just around the corner! You can do it!” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace可知，好了，詹妮弗，我们走！ 快点！ 就要到了！ 你能做到的! ” 他跟我一起跑，直到我完成比赛。所以那个陌生人一直陪着作者，鼓励作者。故选B。

词义猜测是考生必须掌握的一项重要阅读技能，因此，意义猜测题是高考阅读理解的必考题型。这类题包括猜测单词、短语、句子的意思和判断指代内容。解题技巧:

1.文中找线索或信息词。

2.根据熟悉的词及词义判断新单词的意思。

3.根据上下文判断新词汇在特定句中确切的意思。

很多情况下都根据技巧1.文中找线索或信息词。以本文第3题为例：由画线部分前面的” With just 1 mile to go, I was out of gas. “可知作者刚跑了一英里就耗尽了体力（out of gas），Runners call it ...中的it用来代指上句中的out of gas，画线部分与”I was out of gas”表达相似的意思。选项D. running out of energy（耗尽能量）符合。故选D。