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【题目】 A decade ago, colored lights danced around the living room on New Year's Eve and happy music was played. Upstairs, the children were asleep. But I wasn't feeling happy. In mid-December, my husband and I had been informed that he had cancer and that he was going to die. He had less than a year left, the doctors said.

In the years since that painful season, I have come to look back upon New Year's Eve as an ending and a beginning. New Year's Eve brings a halt to the endless commitments that fill our daily lives and a chance to reflect.

New Year's Eve is full of possibility and anticipation. What will be the surprising experiences and delightful successes in the coming year? But also, what disappointments are waiting for us in the next twelve months?

In many ways, New Year's Eve and the days that surround it are a line between past and future. That line is made up of a series of moments of transition that take us out of the old and into the new. Transition can be challenging for many of us. It's about letting go of the familiar and diving headlong （迅猛地） into the unfamiliar.

Just as, back then, I had to face letting go of the life I had led with my beloved husband and stepping into a new world as a widowed （丧偶的） mom. I find that each year I have to step out of the version of me that suited the year that is ending and ease into the version of me who will rise to the goals I am holding for myself for the year ahead.

Last year at this time, I sat in a chair in southern France and drank in the stillness and beauty of the countryside around me. The three children and I had brought into this world talked and laughed around the table beside me as we enjoyed a lunch of bread and cheese.

I was filled with a sense of joy and I had a glowing heart that was full of hope. It was another ending and another beginning. May we all transition into the best of what lies ahead. May we all find happiness this holiday season.

【1】What does the underlined word “halt” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Stop.B.Beginning.

C.Meaning.D.Tradition.

【2】What does the author think people should do at new year?

A.Set challenging goals for the next year.

B.Break with daily routines and form a new habit.

C.Spend more time with family members.

D.Think about the past and get ready for the future.

【3】What is the author's attitude toward the future?

A.Calm.B.Indifferent.

C.Doubtful.D.Expectant.

【4】What is the main purpose of the article?

A.To memorialize her husband.

B.To show how she got through a hard time.

C.To share her view of New Year's Eve.

D.To remind us that uncertainty is part of life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章论述了作者对于新年夜的看法，作者认为在新年应该想想过去，为未来做好准备。

【1】

词义猜测题。根据本段中In the years since that painful season, I have come to look back upon New Year’s Eve as an ending and a beginning.（在那个痛苦的季节之后的这些年里，我开始把新年前夜看作一个结束和一个开始。）以及下文to the endless commitments that fill our daily lives and a chance to reflect可知，新年前夜让我们停止无休止的日常生活，也有了反思的机会。故可推测划线部分单词意思为“停止”。故选A。

【2】

推理判断题。根据第四段In many ways, New Year's Eve and the days that surround it are a line between past and future. That line is made up of a series of moments of transition that take us out of the old and into the new. Transition can be challenging for many of us. It's about letting go of the familiar and diving headlong （迅猛地）into the unfamiliar.“从很多方面来说，除夕和新年前后的日子是过去和未来之间的一条线。这条线是由一系列转变的时刻组成的，这些转变把我们带出旧的，带进新的。过渡对我们很多人来说都是具有挑战性的。放手熟悉的，一头扎进不熟悉的。” 由此可知，作者认为人们在新年应该“想想过去，为未来做好准备。”故选D。

【3】

推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句I was filled with a sense of joy and I had a glowing （热情洋溢的）heart that was full of hope.“ 我心里充满了喜悦和希望。”由此可知，作者对未来充满了“期待”。故选 D。.

【4】

目的意图题。根据最后一段I was filled with a sense of joy and I had a glowing （热情洋溢的）heart that was full of hope. It was another ending and another beginning. May we all transition into the best of what lies ahead. May we all find happiness in this holiday season.“ 我心里充满了喜悦和希望。这是另一个结束，也是另一个开始。愿我们都能过渡到最好的未来。愿我们都能在这个佳节找到幸福。”由此可知，这篇文章的目的是“为了分享她对除夕夜的看法。” 故选C。

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer, suggest, imply, conclude , indicate 等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。本题第4小题，根据最后一段I was filled with a sense of joy and I had a glowing （热情洋溢的）heart that was full of hope. It was another ending and another beginning. May we all transition into the best of what lies ahead. May we all find happiness in this holiday season. “我心里充满了喜悦和希望。这是另一个结束，也是另一个开始。愿我们都能过渡到最好的未来。愿我们都能在这个佳节找到幸福。”由此可知，这篇文章的目的是“为了分享她对除夕夜的看法。”故选C。