1、阅读文章One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprising test. He gave the test papers to all the students and said, “Begin.” The students were confused to see that there was not a question but just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor noticed the st
2、udents facial expressions and told them, “I want you to write about what you see there.”The students were still confused but got started with the test. At the end of the class, the professor took all the answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of the students. All of t
3、hem described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc. After the professor finished reading, the whole class was silent.The professor began to explain, “Dont worry. I am not going to give you grades for this but I just want you to think about something. Here everyone focused on the
4、 black dot and wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper. The same is with our life. The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life.”“Our lives are a gift given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrateour frien
5、ds around us, the job that provides us with our livelihood, the miracles we see every day.”“Still we just focus on day to day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships etc., but we never see that these problems are very small compared with everything we have in our life.”
6、 试着做一做1. Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“confused”in the first paragraph?A迷惑的 B兴奋的 C绝望的 D惊讶的2. Why were the students confused when they saw the test papers?A.Because it was a surprising test.B.Because the test papers were blank (空白的)C.Because there was not a question but just a blac
7、k dot in the papers.D. Because the questions were too difficult for them.3. How many students wrote about the white paper?ANone of them. BSome of them.CAll of them. DOnly one.4. What did the professor want to tell us?ABe sure to answer the question from two sides.BThe white paper represents our whol
8、e life and the black dot represents problems in our life.CWe should just focus on day to day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships etc.DTake the eyes from the problems and cherish each moment that life gives us. Be happy and live a positive life.答案1.A 点拨:词义猜测法。由第一段第二句
9、He gave the test papers to all the students and said, “Begin.”(他把试卷发给所有学生并说“开始”及第三句中there was not a question but just a black dot(点) in the centerof the page(试卷上没有任何问题,在试卷的中心只有一个黑点)可知,这次考试的形式让学生们感到很困惑。故选A。2C 点拨:细节理解法。由第一段第三句可知。3A 点拨:细节理解法。由第三段内容可知。4D 点拨:归纳总结法。本文通过一次特别的考试告诉我们,不要把目光只盯在我们遇到的困难上,而应该珍惜生命给予我们的每一刻,快乐并且积极地生活。故选D。