8.Dear Carolyn,
My sister (step) and I get along great…as long as our parents aren't around.When my mom and her dad are there,she is mean,easily offended,easily offensive,and it's awful.
We've been talking about planning a vacation for all of us with my young son to Disney World,and it's already gotten contentious(矛盾的).A very large part of me wants to suggest that we break this up and just go to Disney with me,my sister and my son.But if my parents go they will pay and I can't really afford to go on my own.My sister could definitely afford to pay for all of us,but I don't think I should ask for that.
Any advice?This is so,so obviously a bad idea,but I don't know how to pull this off(设法做成)without lots of hurt feelings.I guess I can just go with it and put up with the anger in exchange for a free trip to Disney?Ugh.
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Family vacation disaster,
The most obvious Option 1is to back out of the trip.Say you're not comfortable being paid for and would like to postpone until you can save up for it.
Option 2is to be more straightforward with your sister:"I don't know if you've noticed the same thing,but we seem to get along better when the parents aren't around."But you have to be careful not to lay the blame on her.
Option 3is to go on the trip as planned,but with a different attitude toward your sister.Someone who acts the way you describe is obviously stressed.Can you think of why?Can you find empathy(感同身受;同感;共鸣)?
Can you help?Or maybe just,can you get away when it gets bad?
Even if you go with Option 1or 3,file away 2for another time,the underlying tension between you that spoils your time with your parents must be addressed.
25.From the first letter,it can be concluded that the writer of the first letterA.
A.can't afford to go for a trip to Disney alone
B.is going to go on a vacation with her sister
C.has great fun with her parents
D.will go to Disney without her sister
26.From the second letter we learn that"Family vacation disaster"C.
A.should cancel the trip immediately unless she make up with her parents
B.should blame her sister for not going for the trip
C.should know that her sister is under stress in front of their parents
D.should find empathy with her parents
27.What do we know about Carolyn?B
A.Carolyn is the one who wants to go on a trip to Disney.
B.Carolyn is a column writer who helps people in trouble.
C.Carolyn is a person who receive letter.
D.Carolyn is a worker in Disney.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,属于书信,主要讲述了一个读者无法负担得起独自去迪士尼的费用,向专栏作家Carolyn求助,Carolyn给出解决的建议.
解答 25.A.细节理解题.根据A very large part of me wants to suggest that we break this up and just go to Disney with me,my sister and my son.But if my parents go they will pay and I can't really afford to go on my own.可知,不能负担得起独自去迪斯尼.故选A.
26.C.细节理解题.根据Option 3is to go on the trip as planned,but with a different attitude toward your sister.Someone who acts the way you describe is obviously stressed.可知,应该知道她的妹妹在父母面前是有压力.故选C.
27.B.推理判断题.根据来往的书信可知,有困难的人写信向Carolyn求助,Carolyn给出解决方法.故可推测出,卡洛琳是一个专栏作家,帮助困难中的人.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道词义猜测题,主旨大意题,细节理解题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.