2.Paula and her husband have four kids,three pet dogs,and a rabbit.When the house is very noisy,Helen,one of the children,is quietly inventing.A year ago,the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster for a school project.Rather than a poster,she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.
"I like people to play with things more than read and write,"she says.So she researched her idea on the Internet,found a company in China that could make it,saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.
Paula says her daughter"thinks differently":Ideas jump into her mind.After she got sunburnt on holiday,Helen invented a small plastic bracelet(手镯) that changes color in the sun,telling you when to put on sunscreen.Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea.She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty."But we didn't do anything with it,"says Paula.
Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod she has designed."There is a camera on the hook,"she explains,"and the screen is on the handle,and it shows you if you've caught a fish or not."
Helen doesn't want to go to university.She keeps her pink-and-cream bedroom tidy.Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter."Everything has to be in a certain order,"Paula says."Her brothers and sisters go with the flow,but with Helen,it's‘What time will that be happening?'or‘Where am I being picked up from today?'"
21.From Paragraph 2,we can infer that HelenC.
A.is not willing to go to school
B.likes to play with her brothers and sisters
C.prefers making something by herself
D.is good at reading and writing
22.What did Helen invent after she got sunburnt on vacation?B
A.The anti-smoking poster.
B.The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen.
C.The ball providing water for thirsty dogs.
D.The fishing rod telling whether you've caught a fish.
23.The underlined phrase"go with the flow"probably means"A".
A.do what most people usually do
B.set an example to others
C.follow the fashion closely
D.do something differently from others
24.The passage is mainly aboutC.
A.how Helen helps people give up smoking
B.a little girl's dream to be a world-famous inventor
C.a 10-year-old inventor's story
D.Helen's relationship with her family members.
分析 本文讲述了一个家庭中的小女孩与其他孩子不一样,非常有自己的思想,善于发明的故事.
解答 21.答案 C 推理判断题 根据So she researched her idea on the Internet,found a company in China that could make it,saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.可知她有自己的想法,并自己付诸实施,故答案为C
22.答案 B 细节理解题,根据文中语句"Helen invented a small plastic bracelet(手镯) that changes colors in the sun,telling you when to put on sunscreen"理解可知Helen发明了一种塑料手镯能够在阳光下改变颜色,故答案为B.
23.答案 A 理解归纳题,根据前文Paula says her daughter"thinks differently":说明Helen和别的孩子想法不一样,文中最后一自然段Her brothers and sisters go with the flow,but with Helen,由此可以得知go with the flow的意思是"和大部分做法一样",故答案为A.
24.答案 C 主旨大意题 根据全文可知,本文讲述了一个家庭中的小女孩与其他孩子不一样,非常有自己的思想,善于发明的故事,所以答案为C.
点评 本题是人物故事类阅读理解.这类题材的阅读理解是高考经常考到的题材,它注重考查考生整体把握文章大意的能力,在做题时要根据题目充分考虑上下文语境,做出正确的判断.