Question

【题目】 Sandi Patty has been a name synonymous (同义的) with Gospel music because of her singing ability since she released her first album in 1979.

Patty’s newest book. The Voice, takes a deep dive into parts of her life she’s kept private for years. Surprisingly, The Voice is not primarily concerned with Patty’s singing voice. Patty was always a talented singer. However, she struggled to find her inner voice and speak up for herself. “I was a shy kid. Words were hard for me,” Patty said.

One of the reasons why Patty found it so difficult to use her voice was a traumatic childhood experience. At age six, she was abused by a friend, an experience she opened up for the first time in the book.

She is sharing the story of her experience now, hoping it will help other people feel less alone. “Feeling alone keeps everybody silent about the tough times in our lives, so we think we’re the only ones,” Patty said. She wrote in The Voice that she felt like it was her job to make everyone feel better.

Friendships were essential for helping Patty find the courage to speak up. They reminded her that she didn’t need to make others feel better because the people she loved didn’t doubt she cared for them.

Friends and family were crucial for helping Patty confront another struggle she faced—shame. She felt unpleasant for insecurities about her weight and her divorce. “I’ve heard it explain that guilt tells us we have done something wrong and shame says we are wrong,” Patty said.

“I want people to know that their stories and their voices matter,” Patty said. “We have to figure out a way to take our pain away and put it where it needs to be, without letting it guide our lives. Pain is a part of our story. It describes us, but it doesn’t need to define us.”

【1】What does Patty’s newest book focus on?

A.Her singing ability.B.Her dream of success.

C.Her advice on singing well.D.Her private experiences.

【2】What does the underlined word “traumatic” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Bitter.B.Relaxing.

C.Valuable.D.Practical.

【3】How did Patty’s friends influence her?

A.They helped her get rid of loneliness.B.They witnessed her success.

C.They inspired her to act bravely.D.They helped her find out problems.

【4】What do Patty’s words in the last paragraph intend to show?

A.The need to be independent.

B.The importance of relieving our pain.

C.The necessity of accepting our life.

D.The meaning of learning about ourselves.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了桑迪·帕蒂的新书《The Voice》，新书深入探讨了她多年来一直不愿公开的生活细节，包括她痛苦的童年经历，以及她身边的朋友对她的帮助。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Patty’s newest book. The Voice, takes a deep dive into parts of her life she’s kept private for years.（帕蒂的新书The Voice深入探讨了她多年来一直不愿公开的生活细节。）可知帕蒂的新书关注的是她的个人经历。故选D。

【2】词义猜测题。根据下文At age six, she was abused by a friend, an experience she opened up for the first time in the book. 六岁时，她被一个朋友虐待，这是她在书中第一次讲述的经历。可知帕蒂觉得很难用自己的声音说话的原因之一是她痛苦的童年经历。故可知划线单词意思“痛苦的”故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段Friendships were essential for helping Patty find the courage to speak up. They reminded her that she didn’t need to make others feel better because the people she loved didn’t doubt she cared for them.（友谊是帮助帕蒂找到勇气说话的关键。他们提醒她，她不需要让别人感觉更好，因为她爱的人不怀疑她关心他们。）可知帕蒂的朋友们激励她勇敢地行动，从而影响了她。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“We have to figure out a way to take our pain away and put it where it needs to be, without letting it guide our lives. Pain is a part of our story. It describes us, but it doesn’t need to define us.”（“我们必须找到一种方法，把痛苦带走，放到它应该在的地方，而不是让它指引我们的生活。痛苦是我们故事的一部分。它描述了我们，但不需要定义我们。”）可知帕蒂在最后一段中的话意在表明减轻我们痛苦的重要性。故选B。

词义猜测题是高考阅读理解中常考题型之一，可以大致分为

① 定义猜词，可以根据定义信息和举例猜测词义。如文中常用refer to，be called或that’s to say，such as等。

② 逻辑猜词可以根据同义词、反义词、因果关系词等猜测词义，例如，similarly,the same as,but,however,while,on the other hand,since ,because等，所猜词与这些提示词前/后面部分的含义一样、相反或是前因后果。

③ 语法猜词，可以根据构词法，再结合上下文进行猜词。

④ 语境猜词，猜测词义离不开上下文的语境，通过上下文提供的情景和线索进行合理的分析，同时还要关注其所在的整段及整篇文章。

⑤ 指代猜词即找出人称代词、指示代词、关系代词或关系副词等所指代的内容，做题时要注意指代词的位置，以便于判断，然后用所找的指代内容替换划线代词，核实其逻辑、意义、位置等是否一致，最后比较所找部分与选项，确定意思最接近的选项。

如第二小题，根据下文At age six, she was abused by a friend, an experience she opened up for the first time in the book. 六岁时，她被一个朋友虐待，这是她在书中第一次讲述的经历。可知帕蒂觉得很难用自己的声音说话的原因之一是她痛苦的童年经历。故可知划线单词意思“痛苦的”故选A。