18.When I was eight,I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals.The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya,the Fire Goddess of the Volcano.It was a low budget movie,but to me,it represented the perfect life.But through the years,Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50,my marriage came to a sudden end.My house,furniture and everything I'd owned was sold to pay debts that I didn't even know existed.In a week I had lost my husband,my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family.
I'd lost everything except my four teenage children.I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii.Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive.I was afraid they were right.
I worked 18hours a day and lost 30pounds because I lived on one meal a day.One night as I walked alone on the beach,I saw the red orange lava(火山巖) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance.It was time to live my imagination!
The next day,I quit my job,bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved.I hadn't painted a picture in 15years.I wondered if 1could Still paint.My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush.But before an hour had passed,I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas(畫布) in front of me.And as soon as I started believing in myself,other people started believing in me,too.The first painting sold for﹩1500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures.My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins,watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口邊緣) of the volcano.We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us.
The dream I had more than 40years ago is now reality.I'm living freely and happily ever after.

56.Why did the writer go to Hawaii?A
A.To make a living.
B.To spend her holiday.
C.To free herself from trouble.
D.To realize her childhood dream.
57.Which of the following is the writer's dream?B
A.Get close to wildlife.
B.Live a free and happy life.
C.Live in nature with animals.
D.Become a successful painter.
58.We can infer from the passage thatD.
A.the writer had never done painting before
B.the writer's parents encouraged her to divorce
C.the writer's husband took away most of her money
D.the writer wasn't sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first.

分析 本文是故事類的閱讀材料,作者寫了自己一夜之間失去了丈夫,房子,金錢以及父母,帶著四個孩子過著艱難的生活,在這種情況之下,想起自己小時候的愿望,改變生活,改變了一家人的窘迫,也過上了年輕時候追求的那種自由幸福的生活的故事.

解答 56.答案是A.本題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中句子"It was time to live my imagination"要按照自己心目中想象的去生活,于是去了夏威夷,所以答案是A.
57.答案是B.本題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中最后一段作者對一家人的生活描述以及居住場所的描寫,從文中句子"The dream I had more than 40years ago is now reality.I'm living freely and happily ever after."可以看出這一切是她四十年前的夢想,現(xiàn)在也正過著自由幸福的生活,可以看出作者的夢想是過自由幸福的生活,所以答案選B.
58.答案是D.本題是推理判斷題.但是解題的思路中A、B、C選項(xiàng)實(shí)際上是細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"I hadn't painted a picture in 15years."可見作者是畫過畫的,A不對;"my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family"她的父母是反對她離婚的,B不對;一夜之間失去了所有的一切,但并沒有說是丈夫卷走,C不對;根據(jù)文句"It was time to live my imagination"是到了我該按照自己的想象生活的時候了,可以推斷作者只是按照自己的理想去生活,將來如何并不能預(yù)料,所以答案是D.

點(diǎn)評 本文是故事類的閱讀題材中日常生活的內(nèi)容,這一話題主要涉及人們衣食住行等方面的活動.主要針對人們?nèi)粘5墓ぷ鳎钜约皩W(xué)習(xí)情況.做這一類題時,最主要的是要把握好人物的活動內(nèi)容,時間和地點(diǎn),該類文章內(nèi)容涉及到人們的言談舉止、生活習(xí)慣、飲食起居、家庭生活等.文章篇幅短小,內(nèi)容有趣.命題也以送分題為主,如事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題、語義轉(zhuǎn)換題、詞義猜測題和簡單推理判斷題等.雖然這類文章讀起來感覺輕松,試題做起來比較順手,但絕不能掉以輕心.因?yàn)樯圆涣羯,就會丟分.

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