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18.When I was eight,I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals.The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya,the Fire Goddess of the Volcano.It was a low budget movie,but to me,it represented the perfect life.But through the years,Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50,my marriage came to a sudden end.My house,furniture and everything I'd owned was sold to pay debts that I didn't even know existed.In a week I had lost my husband,my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family.
I'd lost everything except my four teenage children.I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii.Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive.I was afraid they were right.
I worked 18hours a day and lost 30pounds because I lived on one meal a day.One night as I walked alone on the beach,I saw the red orange lava(火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance.It was time to live my imagination!
The next day,I quit my job,bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved.I hadn't painted a picture in 15years.I wondered if 1could Still paint.My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush.But before an hour had passed,I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas(画布) in front of me.And as soon as I started believing in myself,other people started believing in me,too.The first painting sold for﹩1500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures.My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins,watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano.We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us.
The dream I had more than 40years ago is now reality.I'm living freely and happily ever after.

56.Why did the writer go to Hawaii?A
A.To make a living.
B.To spend her holiday.
C.To free herself from trouble.
D.To realize her childhood dream.
57.Which of the following is the writer's dream?B
A.Get close to wildlife.
B.Live a free and happy life.
C.Live in nature with animals.
D.Become a successful painter.
58.We can infer from the passage thatD.
A.the writer had never done painting before
B.the writer's parents encouraged her to divorce
C.the writer's husband took away most of her money
D.the writer wasn't sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first.

分析 本文是故事类的阅读材料,作者写了自己一夜之间失去了丈夫,房子,金钱以及父母,带着四个孩子过着艰难的生活,在这种情况之下,想起自己小时候的愿望,改变生活,改变了一家人的窘迫,也过上了年轻时候追求的那种自由幸福的生活的故事.

解答 56.答案是A.本题是细节理解题,根据文中句子"It was time to live my imagination"要按照自己心目中想象的去生活,于是去了夏威夷,所以答案是A.
57.答案是B.本题是细节理解题,根据文中最后一段作者对一家人的生活描述以及居住场所的描写,从文中句子"The dream I had more than 40years ago is now reality.I'm living freely and happily ever after."可以看出这一切是她四十年前的梦想,现在也正过着自由幸福的生活,可以看出作者的梦想是过自由幸福的生活,所以答案选B.
58.答案是D.本题是推理判断题.但是解题的思路中A、B、C选项实际上是细节理解题.根据文章内容"I hadn't painted a picture in 15years."可见作者是画过画的,A不对;"my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family"她的父母是反对她离婚的,B不对;一夜之间失去了所有的一切,但并没有说是丈夫卷走,C不对;根据文句"It was time to live my imagination"是到了我该按照自己的想象生活的时候了,可以推断作者只是按照自己的理想去生活,将来如何并不能预料,所以答案是D.

点评 本文是故事类的阅读题材中日常生活的内容,这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动.主要针对人们日常的工作,生活以及学习情况.做这一类题时,最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容,时间和地点,该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、家庭生活等.文章篇幅短小,内容有趣.命题也以送分题为主,如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等.虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松,试题做起来比较顺手,但绝不能掉以轻心.因为稍不留神,就会丢分.

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