1、规范练(二十七) .阅读理解AEverywhere we go there are always people who always criticize， who ruin your mood over trivial issues， who are immature， acting as if they know everything. However， they dont know theyre your problem. How could you handle them？First， accept that these people do exist. Theyre the “impo
2、ssible” people who think theres nothing wrong with them and wont listen to you. Your opinion definitely would not matter to them. So directly informing them that they are your problem will be a problem. It does not help your relationship with them but instead will make it even more complicated to re
3、ach them. Treat them specially because its a special situation. No reasonable explanation will be entertained.Recognize that you cant change them. So change yourself. Change the way you perceive them or improve your tactic. Then eventually you could have a peaceful conversation. Understanding where
4、they are originating from is one of the ways to realize their attitude to being difficult.Be relaxed when you are in a conflict with them. It will help you not to react angrily. Always stay positive and see the good side of the situation. If you give in to your anger， the impossible person will grab
5、 that opportunity and forever keep in mind everything you said while angry. Itll be taken against you and wont be forgotten.Get involved in their situation. After understanding their being and attitude， you may feel pity and very soon tolerate them. However， never share your personal life just becau
6、se you think theyre not that bad. Do not assume too much. They will not change so fast. You cannot go ahead and tell them what you are currently experiencing. If you are not friends， it would not be wise to share. Focus on handling them first.Live a life of example. Theres no other better way to man
7、age conflicts than do the right thing. Stay positive and youll attract positivity in your life. If they cannot respect you， respect them anyway. If they cannot show patience， live a life of tolerance.语篇解读本文是说明文，讲述了如何和那些“问题”人打交道的内容。1.In order not to be others problem， what should you try to do？A.Mind
8、 your behavior.B.Get on well with others.C.Help others when they are in need.D.Communicate peacefully with others.解析：细节理解题。第一段讲到那些“问题”人的一些做法，你只要注意你的行为，避免有他们的那些做法，就不会成为别人心中的“问题”人。故选A项。答案：A2.Why cant you be angry with the impossible people？A.Because there is no need to show anger.B.Because showing ang
9、er solves no problem.C.Because being angry shows your rudeness.D.Because your anger may result in bad effect.解析：细节理解题。第四段讲到，如果你对他们生气，他们就会记住你生气时所说的话，以后就会借机报复。这是你生气所产生的不好的后果。故选D项。答案：D3.You can deal with the impossible people by _.A.talking to them directlyB.changing them patientlyC.forgiving them sinc
10、erelyD.making friends with them解析：推理判断题。由最后一段的“If they cannot respect you， respect them anyway. If they cannot show patience， live a life of tolerance”可推知，在应对“问题”人时你可以选择真诚地原谅他们。答案：C4.The best title of the passage may be “_”.A.Ways to beat the impossible peopleB.Tips to deal with the impossible peopl
11、eC.Need to avoid conflicts with the impossible peopleD.Importance of getting away from the impossible people解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中的“How could you handle them？”以及下文的内容可知，本文主要讲的是和“问题”人打交道的方法。故B项作文章标题最佳。答案：BBA couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hour
12、s apart. Helen Felumlee， died at 92 on April 12. Her husband， 91yearold Kenneth Felumlee， died the next morning.The couples eight children said the two had been inseparable since meeting as teenagers， once sharing the bottom of a bunk bed(床铺) on a ferry rather than sleeping one night apart.They rema
13、ined deeply in love until the very end， even eating breakfast together while holding hands， said their daughter， Linda Cody. “We knew when one went， the other was going to go，” she said. According to Cody， about 12 hours after Helen died， Kenneth looked at his children and said， “Moms dead.” He quic
14、kly began to fade， surrounded by 24 of his closest family members and friends when he died the next morning. “He was ready，” Cody said. “He just didnt want to leave her by herself.”Son Dick said his parents died of old age， surrounded by family.The pair had known each other for several years when th
15、ey eloped in Newport across the Ohio River from Cincinnati， on Feb. 20， 1944. At two days shy of(未达到) his 21st birthday， Kenneth was too young to marry in Ohio. “He couldnt wait，” their son Jim said.Kenneth worked as a railroad car inspector and mechanic before becoming a mail carrier for the Nashpo
16、rt Post Office. He was active in the church as a Sunday school teacher.Helen stayed at home， not only cooking and cleaning for her own family but also for other families in need in the area. She taught Sunday school， too， but was known more for her sending cards for birthdays， sympathy and the holid
17、ays to everyone in her community， each with a personal note inside. “She kept Hallmark in business，” their daughterinlaw Debbie joked.When Kenneth retired in 1983 and the children began to leave the house， the Felumlees began to explore their love of travel， visiting almost all 50 states by bus. “He
18、 didnt want to fly anywhere because you couldnt see anything as you were going，” Jim said.Although both experienced declining health in recent years， Cody said， each tried to stay strong for the other. “Thats what kept them going，” she said.语篇解读这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一对美国夫妇结婚70载，在15小时内相继离世的故事。他们从青少年时代就相爱，从没
19、有分开过，这是永恒的爱情。5.What can we infer from the second paragraph？A.Helen and Kenneth have two children.B.Helen and Kenneth have eight children.C.Helen and Kenneth once stayed on a ferry together.D.Helen and Kenneth loved each other since teens.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“The couples eight children said the two had be
20、en inseparable since meeting as teenagers”可推出，他们从青少年时代就很相爱。B项和C项都是直接信息，不符合题意。答案：D6.From what Cody said， we can learn the couples children _.A.were not in front of their fatherB.didnt look after their fatherC.foresaw their father would goD.accompanied their father to the hospital解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“We kn
21、ew when one went， the other was going to go”可知，他们的子女预见到了父亲会随母亲而去。答案：C7.What can we learn from the fifth paragraph？A.Helen and Kenneth got married when Kenneth didnt reach the demanded age.B.Helen and Kenneth got married after they had known for 2 days.C.Helen didnt wait for Kenneth and married someo
22、ne else.D.Kenneth was 22 years old when they got married.解析：推理判断题。根据第五段的“At two days.Kenneth was too young to marry in Ohio”和“He couldnt wait”可知，他们结婚时Kenneth尚未达到俄亥俄州的法定结婚年龄。答案：A8.How many jobs did Kenneth get？A.Four.B.Three.C.Two. D.One.解析：细节理解题。根据第六段“Kenneth worked as a railroad car inspector and m
23、echanic before becoming a mail carrier for the Nashport Post Office.He was active in the church as a Sunday school teacher”可知，他做过四份工作。故选A。答案：A.完形填空It was going to be a long trip back home after a week on the West Coast， so the young man settled himself on the _1_ and picked up a book. He knew for ce
24、rtain that hed _2_ his connecting flight in Texas. He hadnt， _3_， counted on the constant chat with a little girl sitting next to him.It didnt take him long to _4_ that she was traveling alone. First， he nodded his head and answered her questions， but when she spilled her orange juice he knew it was
25、 time to _5_ the cover of the novel and give her the _6_ she needed. A child of _7_， she had been visiting her father and his new wife for a month and was now _8_ to the Southwest.About the time of _9_， something seemed to go wrong with the plane. Panic _10_ and the little girl began to cry. The you
26、ng man put his arm around her shoulders and _11_ her， telling her that he was there to _12_ her， and that everything would be all right. He didnt _13_ it， but she didnt need to know that. He was too terrified to _14_. If it was so for him， a 27yearold man， what was it like for a 12yearold who had no
27、 _15_ with her？Thoughts of his own family rushed through his _16_， but he couldnt allow himself the luxury of removing his _17_ from her. He calmly reminded her of what she needed to do and _18_ her that she would see her mother again.After what had _19_ a lifetime， the wheels touched the airfield，
28、safe. The entire incident took 15 minutes， a quarter of an hour he would never _20_ for the rest of time.语篇解读本篇为记叙文，一位年轻人在西部旅行结束后返回，途中偶然遇到一位父母离婚独自坐飞机回家的女孩，本文描述了在飞机着陆前令人难忘的15分钟。1.A.train B.planeC.bus D.ship解析：由下文中的“connecting flight in Texas”可以推知这个年轻人是乘飞机回去的。答案：B2.A.find B.doC.enjoy D.make解析：表示旅行的名词前
29、常用动词make，如make a flight(travel， journey，trip等)。此处意为他在Texas还需要换飞机。答案：D3.A.therefore B.howeverC.moreover D.somehow解析：上文的“for certain”和下文的“hadnt，_3_，counted on”有逻辑上的转折关系，所以用however。答案：B4.A.figure out B.take upC.make for D.think over解析：此处表示没有花多长时间他就弄明白她是一个人旅行的。答案：A5.A.open B.closeC.tear D.get解析：由上文中的“pi
30、cked up a book”可知这个年轻人在看书，所以要帮助这位女孩，他需要合上书本给她关照。答案：B6.A.respect B.presentC.attention D.service解析：由上文中的“she spilled her orange juice”可知这个小女孩需要的是邻近乘客的关照(attention)。答案：C7.A.strength B.characterC.fortune D.divorce解析：由下文中的“she had been visiting her father and his new wife”可知这个小女孩的父亲是离了婚又找了个妻子，故用divorce。答
31、案：D8.A.returning B.headingC.attending D.pointing解析：由首句中的“trip back home after a week on the West Coast”以及小女孩和这个年轻人同坐一架飞机的事实可知她是要返回(return)西南部的。答案：A9.A.rising B.jumpingC.talking D.landing解析：由最后一段中的“the wheels touched the airfield，safe”可知文中描述的恐慌是发生在飞机着陆的时候。答案：D10.A.took in B.set outC.set in D.took on解
32、析：机舱内出现恐慌。set in“开始，到来”符合语境。take in“理解，吸收”；set out“出发”；take on“雇用，呈现”。答案：C11.A.beat B.rockedC.scolded D.taught解析：句意：他把胳膊搭在她的肩上摇晃她，提醒她不要害怕，要镇定。rock“摇晃，摇动”符合语境。答案：B12.A.help B.encourageC.show D.watch解析：此处年轻人需要对小女孩说些安慰的话，因此用help，意为“这儿有我帮忙呢，一切都会没事的”。答案：A13.A.doubt B.makeC.believe D.put解析：他不相信“一切都会没事的”，但
33、出于安慰小女孩他需要这样说。答案：C14.A.move B.thinkC.speak D.argue解析：上文描述的是心理活动。此处用think。他太害怕不敢想会出现的结果。答案：B15.A.luggage B.bookC.family D.worry解析：结合上文第二段第一句中的“she was traveling alone”可知用family。她没有家人和她一块旅行。答案：C16.A.heart B.soulC.body D.mind解析：他脑海中闪现他自己的家人。mind“头脑”，符合语境。答案：D17.A.hand B.armC.place D.focus解析：在这关键时刻他的注意力
34、全集中在小女孩身上，因此用focus。他不允许自己奢侈，把注意力从小女孩那里移开。答案：D18.A.lied B.showedC.comforted D.required解析：下文中的“she would see her mother again”是安慰小女孩的话，因此用comfort。答案：C19.A.seemed B.provedC.happened D.passed解析：由下文“The entire incident took 15 minutes”可知把这个时间说成a lifetime是一种比喻，因此用seemed。答案：A20.A.regret B.experienceC.occur D.forget解析：这十五分钟他余生都不会忘记，由上文描述的发生的惊心动魄的事情可以看出。答案：D