16.A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her,she did not know she was going to make it and want to give up.She was tired of fighting and struggling.It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her father,a cook,took her to the kitchen,He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.Soon the pots came to a boil.In one he placed carrots,in the second he placed eggs,and in the last he placed ground coffee beans.He let them sit and boil,without saying a word.
The daughter impatiently waited,wondering what he was doing.In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners.He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl.He pulled the eggs out and placed them on a plate.Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a glass.Turning to her he asked,"Darling,what do you see?""Carrots,eggs,and coffee."she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots,she did and noted that they were soft.He then asked her to take an egg and break it.After pulling off the shell,she observed the hard-boiled egg.Finally,he asked her to taste the coffee.She smiled,as she tasted it.
"What does it mean,Father?"she asked.He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity,boiling water,but each reacted differently.The carrot went in strong and hard.But after being subjected to the boiling water,it's softened and weak.The egg had been fragile.Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior(内部),but after sitting through the boiling water,its inside became hardened.The ground coffee beans were unique; however,after they were in the boiling water,they changed the water.
"Which are you?"he asked his daughter.When adversity knocks on your door in your life,how do you respond?Are you a carrot,an egg or a coffee bean?
8.What can be known from the first paragraph?A
A.She found her life full of difficulties and she could do nothing about them.
B.they were very poor and the daughter complained it.
C.She was fighting and struggling with her classmates so she was not satisfied it.
D.The daughter complained about her food.
9.What happened after the father turned off the burners?C
A.The carrot was hard as it had been.
B.The egg became soft and fragile.
C.There was different change in every pot.
D.Same change happened in the three pots.
10.The underlined word"adversity"most probably means B.
A.temperature
B.hardship
C.requirement
D.attitude
11.The author is intended to tell us D.
A.that it is natural for people to complain about their difficulties in life
B.that a father taught her daughter how to cook at home
C.how carrots,eggs and coffee changed when they are cooked
D.that people can become tough and make changes when facing difficulties.
分析 文章介绍一个女孩告诉爸爸她不知道生活如何成功,厌倦于努力,奋斗,想放弃,爸爸将她带到厨房,用胡萝卜,鸡蛋和咖啡分别在锅里面煮,让孩子看这三种东西的反应,从而启发孩子在逆境的时候应该怎么做.
解答 8.答案 A 细节题.A项意为"她发现生活中充满困难,而她无能为力".由第一段第一句"A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her,she did not know she was going to make it and want to give up."可知,女儿不知道要怎样去面对生活的艰难,并且想要放弃,A项正确.其它三项第一段均未提及,故错误.故正确答案为A.
9.答案 C 细节题.C项意为"每个锅中发生了不同的变化".由第五段第二句"He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity,boiling water,but each reacted differently."可知,三种食物在锅中与热水发生了不同的反应,故C项正确.A项,由第四段第一句"He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots,she did and noted that they were soft."可知,煮后的胡萝卜变软,A项错误;B项,由第四段第三句"After pulling off the shell,she observed the hard-boiled egg."可知,煮后的鸡蛋变硬了,B项错误;D项,由第五段第二句"He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity,boiling water,but each reacted differently."可知,三种食物在锅中与热水发生了不同的反应,D项错误.故正确答案为C.
10.答案 B 推断题.由全文主旨可知,父亲通过把三种食物煮熟,观察它们的变化来教育女儿如何应对生活中的困难.因此可以推知,adversity 具有"困难,逆境"的意思,与 hardship 是近义词.A项"温度",C项"要求",D项"态度",均不符合文意.故正确答案为B.
11.答案 D 主旨题.文章第一段讲女儿由于对生活中的困难无能为力而想要放弃.第二、三段讲父亲将胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡煮熟,第四、五、六段讲父亲让女儿感受并向她解释三种食物煮熟后的变化,教育女儿面对困难时应该像鸡蛋一样变得坚强,像咖啡一样做些改变.故D项"当遇到困难时,人们可以变得坚强并做出一些改变"正确.A项,"人们抱怨生活中的困难是正常的",文中未提及,故A项错误;B项,"父亲教导女儿怎样在家做饭",全文主旨是父亲教会女儿如何面对困难,而不是教女儿做饭,故B项错误;C项,"烹饪时胡萝卜、鸡蛋、咖啡是怎样变化的",全文主旨是父亲用食物烹饪时发生的变化这一现象教会女儿如何面对困难,而不仅仅是三种食物在烹饪时发生的变化,故C项错误.故正确答案为D.
点评 首先,对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.
其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读文章后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.
最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.