Question

【題目】 Do you know what a resolution (決心) is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. For example, “Mum, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.” However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps to remember their resolutions. Others tell their families and friends about their wishes and plans.

There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise programme or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. These are about making yourself a better person. Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. For example, a student may have to find more time to study.

Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! There are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you? Will you make any resolutions next year?

【1】What is a resolution?

【2】When do people often make resolutions?

【3】Who do some people tell their resolutions to?

【4】How many kinds of resolutions are mentioned in the second paragraph?

【5】What do you think is a good way to keep resolutions? (自擬一句話作答)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It’s a kind of promise.

【2】At the beginning of the year. / The start of the year

【3】Their families and friends.

【4】Three

【5】To keep our resolutions in our mind.

【解析】

你知道一項決定是什么嗎?這是一種承諾。大多數(shù)時候, 我們對別人做出承諾。然而，對你自己做出的承諾是決心。接下來作者對各種各樣的決心，進行了小小的總結(jié)，最后得出結(jié)論是沒有決心是最好的決心。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的句子“Do you know what a resolution (決心) is? It’s a kind of promise.”，可知答案就在問句之后。故答案為It’s a kind of promise。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子“The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives.”，可知人們經(jīng)常下決心的時間是：The start of the year.或者At the beginning of the year.故答案為At the beginning of the year. / The start of the year。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Others tell their families and friends about their wishes and plans.”，可知一些人會把自己的決心告訴給他們的家人和朋友。故答案為their families and friends。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。第二段講到了決心有不同的種類。其中提到了“Some are about physical health.”、“Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.”以及“Some resolutions have to do with better planning”三種決心。因為問題是由how many提問的，屬于特殊疑問句。故直接回答數(shù)量three即可，首字母大寫。故答案為Three。

【5】觀點表達題。把決心時刻記在心中是最好的方法。故答案為To keep our resolutions in our mind is a good way。