One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
They say that everything in this universe is balanced(平衡的) and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(錄取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
小題1:When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some moneyB．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit himD．went for a journey with him
小題2:What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email.
B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University.
D．His life would go back to normal again
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.
小題4:From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.
A．sincere and warm-hearted
B．proud and confident
C．serious and friendly
D．funny and responsible
小題5:The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody
B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life
D．where there is a will, there is a way

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：作者通過朋友的母親去世以及被劍橋大學錄取來告訴我們?nèi)松衅鹌鸱�，要正確地面對著一切。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.什么嗎B項正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(錄取) Cambridge University.說明C正確。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer.說明他的母親是患有癌癥的，故也是死于癌癥的，故B正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4,5行At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.說明作者是非常真誠，有同情心的人也非常善良。故A正確。
小題5:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一億Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.可知在人生中有很多起起伏伏，有好的時光也有很多不好的時光。故C正確。
點評：本文呢是關于人生中的起起伏伏，我們要有正確的心態(tài)來面對著一切。集中考查細節(jié)題，細節(jié)題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設置問題，正確答案的根據(jù)一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項。通常細節(jié)題的正確選項有以下特征：
1、對原文句子中的關鍵詞進行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項。
2、詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變原文句子的語態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。
3、語言簡化。把原文中的復雜語言現(xiàn)象進行簡化，成為正確答案。
4、正話反說。把原文中的意思反過來表達而成為正確選項(適用于尋找錯誤選項的題目)。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may well be successful atwork and in love.

But you may be misguided because things don’t turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example，you may fail to obtain a new job，another chance will come around soon), Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams in your face. That's bitter reality.
Now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists(悲觀者）have suspected all along. It's called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What’s interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation’s outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better. ”
So far, so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on a date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” and “ Don’t count your chickens until they hatch. “ To have a confident and optimistic approach to life’s problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien，the American comedian says, ”Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”
There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don’t feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．A book that has recently been published.
B．The dangers of being too optimistic.
C．How to become successful in life.
D．The benefits of defensive pessimism.
小題2:The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science” in paragraph 4 means     .
A．it is quite simple to understandB．there is no real proof
C．it’s not a dangerous thing to doD．the cost is not so high
小題3:The writer would probably describe himself as          .
A．a(chǎn)n optimistB．a(chǎn) defeatistC．a(chǎn) realistD．a(chǎn) scientist
小題4:Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?
A．“Every cloud has a silver lining.”B．“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
C．“Whatever will be, will be.”D．“The glass is half full not half empty.”

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