1、步骤四 巩固兼提升， 满分收囊中A(2018合肥市高三调研性检测)In our everyday lives we meet situations in which we take many things for granted. We only treasure things when they are gone. This is a sad truth of human nature. One day, I found myself as a witness to a similar situation.One evening, I left work and boarded the tr
2、ain. After entering, I noticed something unusual. The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing. I didnt pay much attention and sat down on one of the empty seats. I sensed a funny smell. It wasnt long before I noticed a homeless person sleeping on thr
3、ee seats in front of me. He was bleeding from his nose. Why wasnt anyone helping him?His clothes were torn and he was giving off a strange smell. Along with the smell, his eyes were dull, watery, and red. Occasionally he scratched himself and people looked at him as if he had committed a crime. As t
4、he train stopped at stations and more people came in they covered their noses and faced away from him. All the seats around him were empty.Suddenly, he began to swear at the people around him. A plainclothes police officer who looked like a construction worker took out his certificate and showed it
5、to the homeless man. The officer, not wanting to touch the homeless man, told him his rights and directed him to exit the train. As the officer walked the man out of the train, the homeless man turned around and said “MY HOME！” and started crying.A man doesnt value things until they are gone. If he
6、didnt have a home, at least he had freedom. Now he has neither. No one wants to help someone who wont help himself.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。乘坐火车时，“我”发现了一个流浪汉，他衣衫褴褛，身上散发异味，乘客们避而远之。突然，他开始咒骂他周围的乘客。后来流浪汉被便衣警察带走，他不仅没有家，这一次还失去了自由。1When entering the car, how did the author feel at first?AAnnoyed. BPuzzled.CSad. DCalm
7、.解析推理判断题。根据第二段第三句“The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing”可知，车厢中部有一些空座位，而两头却挤满了站着的人。据此可以判断，“我”感到很困惑，故B项正确。答案B2How did people react to the homeless man?AThey caught him and called the police.BThey covered him with clean clothes.CThey disliked and
8、avoided him.DThey stared at him curiously.解析推理判断题。根据第三段第三句“Occasionally he scratched himself and people looked at him as if he had committed a crime”可知，流浪汉偶尔抓挠自己，人们看着他，好像他曾经犯罪了一样；根据第二段第三句“The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing”可知，车厢中部有一些空座位，而两头却
9、挤满了站着的人。据此可以判断，人们不喜欢他，避而远之，故C项正确。答案C3It can be learned that the policeman _.Awas very rude to the manBsent the man back to his hometownCforced the man to leave the cityDwent off the train with the man解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“As the officer walked the man out of the train”可知，警官最后带着这个流浪汉走下了火车，故D项正确。答案D4Wha
10、t does the author think of the homeless man?AHe is a loser of life.BHe is worth our respect.CHe is very funny.DHe is a fearless fighter.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段第二、第三句“If he didnt have a home, at least he had freedom. Now he has neither”可知，如果他没有家，至少他还有自由，如今他两个都没有了。据此可以判断，他是一个生活的失败者，故A项正确。答案AB(2018甘肃重点中学协作体第一次联
11、考)In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations. On
12、ce a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked lightheartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, a bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the fa
13、ce with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams
14、of headcutting!Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered (传递). Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and big winners do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising his patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A
15、boss informing an employee he fails to get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that
16、your room isnt ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toasted beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympath
17、y, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, thats all right. Ill catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded (被轰炸的) person
18、is sure to have.语篇解读：本文主要讲述当我们要告诉别人不好的消息的时候，要注意说话的方式和语气，还要带有同情心。5From “Dreams of headcutting ！” ( Paragraph 3 ) , we learn that the writer _.Awas reminded of the cruel pharaohBwas mad at the sales agentCwished that the sales agent would have bad dreamsDdreamed of cutting the sales agents head that n
19、ight解析推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可知，“我”对售票员的态度很恼火。答案B6Which of the following is true?AThe author really appreciated the neighbors warning.BFrom the passage we know that it is the bad news that makes someone angry.CIf the runner brought to the pharaoh unhappy news, he would be treated like a prince.DWhen we want
20、to deliver any bad news, we should share the feeling of the receiver.解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Big winners know，when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver”可知，当告诉别人不好的消息的时候，应该带有同情心，应该分担消息接收者不好的感觉。答案D7What is the main idea of the text?AReceiving bad news requires great courage.B
21、Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.CDelivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication.DLearning ancient traditions can be useful.解析主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们当我们告诉别人不好的消息的时候，要注意讲话的方式和态度，应该带有同情心，分担别人的忧愁。答案C8In the writers opinion, his neighbor was _.Anot helpful Bnot considerate
22、Cfriendly Dwarmhearted解析推理判断题。第二段中的“As we walked lightheartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said. I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches”以及最后一段中的“Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning.”可知，“我”认为邻居没有同情心，不能为别人考虑，故选B项。答案B
