18.I am sorry that I haven't written this letter before now.It has taken me four years to gather the courage.I have started it so many times in my head,but was afraid that you would think it disrespectful of me to write to you.It does seem strange writing to someone I have never met,but part of me feels that I know you very,very well.
We read your file one morning in September.We knew the contents would be difficult.Later that afternoon,we received the call from our social worker to tell us that you had passed away.Suddenly,we knew what we had to do.
There was never any doubt.All I remember was an a desire to protect this little boy,to give him the love and care he deserved.And really that was that; as far as we were concerned,David was now our son.There were further meetings,questions,paperwork,decisions,arrangements and preparations.Then,two months later,we met him for the first time.I hope the fact that I call him"our son"does not offend you.Sarah,you will always be his birth mother.But I make no apology in referring to him as our son.
For the past four years,we have loved and cared for David.We have dealt with his anger,his confusion and his anxieties.David was taken away from you soon after his second birthday.I cannot imagine the pain that must have caused you.We know that you really wanted to be a good mother to David,but you could not cope when his father left.
It is tragic that your life ended so early.I don't know how I will explain all these things to David as he grows up,or how he will explain his story and what happened to him during his early years.I hope that it does not cast a shadow over his life as his understanding deepens.I hope you can find comfort in the fact that,from all this pain,Sarah,you have given us the most wonderful gift-an amazing little boy who is completely fearless.
It is so unfair that you did not receive the love and the warmth in your childhood that David now takes for granted.And although you never chose to hand your beautiful baby over,I can only feel gratitude towards you for this wonderful little boy who has made our lives complete.
24.What is the best title for the text?D
A.A heartbroken mother's diary
B.A loving and caring mother's advice
C.A strong woman's miserable experience
D.A letter to the mother of my adopted son
25.How old is David when this text is written?C
A.2.
B.4.
C.6.
D.8.
26.What's the author's purpose of writing this text?C
A.To express a complaint.
B.To make an apology.
C.To express her gratitude.
D.To send her best wishes.
27.What can be inferred about Sara from the text?D
A.Sara died of cancer.
B.Sara divorced with her husband.
C.Sara and I knew each other very well.
D.Sara fell into trouble as a single mum.
分析 短文主要是作者寫給她收養(yǎng)兒子的生母的一封信,信中作者感謝了其給她帶來了這么棒的一個(gè)兒子,讓她的生活完整了.
解答 24.D,標(biāo)題歸納題,短文主要是作者寫給她收養(yǎng)兒子的生母的一封信,因此最好的題目應(yīng)是D選項(xiàng).
25.C,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子It has taken me four years to gather the courage和David was taken away from you soon after his second birthday可知,從David兩歲就開始被收養(yǎng),到現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)四年了,可知作者寫這封信的時(shí)候David是6歲.
26.C,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)最后一句I can only feel gratitude towards you for this wonderful little boy who has made our lives complete.可知,作者寫這封信是為了表達(dá)她的謝意,故答案為C.
27.D,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子We knew the contents would be difficult.可以推測(cè)Sara作為一位單身媽媽是很辛苦的,故答案為D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對(duì)原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因?yàn)殚喿x理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細(xì)讀題材,各個(gè)擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時(shí),要有較強(qiáng)的針對(duì)性.對(duì)于捕獲到的信息,要做認(rèn)真分析,仔細(xì)推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對(duì)題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).