12.While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning,he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise.All day Andrew felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown.What if Mr Larchmont refused to grant his request?Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18months and landed some great accounts for his company.Of course,he deserved a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont's office left Andrew weak in the knees.Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior.To his delight and surprise,the ever-frugal(一向節(jié)儉的)Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!
Andrew arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state speed limits-to a beautiful table set with their best china,and candles lit.His wife,Tina,had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes.Immediately he figured someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note.It was from his wife.It read:"Congratulations,my love!I knew you'd get the raise!I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you.I am so proud of your accomplishments!"He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.
After dinner,Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Tina's pocket onto the floor.He bent forward to pick it up.It read:"Don't worry about not getting the raise!You do deserve one!You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase."
Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew's eyes.Total acceptance!Tina's support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

56.Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE?D
A.Andrew was afraid that his request would lead to disaster.
B.Andrew had worked very hard and done his part for the company.
C.Andrew's boss agreed to his request.
D.One of Andrew's colleagues had told his wife the good news.
57.Why did Tina prepare a grand dinner for Andrew that day?C
A.She was confident of his getting a pay raise.
B.She believed that her husband was the best in his company.
C.She meant to show her support to her husband.
D.She wanted to express her gratitude for his devotion to the family.
58.We can conclude from the text thatD.
A.we should never be afraid to ask for what is due to us
B.work hard and you will be rewarded
C.many fears turn out to be unfounded
D.unconditional love brings courage and strength.

分析 本文敘述了Andrew在公司的工作取得了一定的成績(jī)之后,他告訴他的妻子他要請(qǐng)求老板給他漲工資,他經(jīng)過(guò)了思想的準(zhǔn)備工作就和老板說(shuō)了,沒(méi)有想到老板答應(yīng)了,他很高興,準(zhǔn)備回家和妻子分享這個(gè)好消息,沒(méi)有想到妻子為他準(zhǔn)備好飯菜,而人沒(méi)有在家,卻留了兩張不同的卡片給他,卡片上寫(xiě)著無(wú)論是哪種結(jié)果,她都會(huì)很愛(ài)自己的丈夫.

解答 56--58  DCD
56.D推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四、五段從他的妻子給他的兩張卡片的內(nèi)容上看他的妻子不知道這個(gè)好消息.故選D.
57.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四、五段從兩張卡片的內(nèi)容也可知他的妻子對(duì)于兩種結(jié)果都接受,即不顧一切支持丈夫.故選C.
58.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure可知,害怕被拒絕往往是軟弱的表現(xiàn),當(dāng)我們知道有人愛(ài)我們不管我們是成功還是失敗,我們可以接受或拒絕任何挫折.即:無(wú)條件的愛(ài)故給我們帶來(lái)勇氣和力量.故選D.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 人物故事類(lèi)閱讀理解文章是高考英語(yǔ)?疾牧现唬@類(lèi)文章一般可分為人物傳記和短篇故事兩類(lèi).這兩類(lèi)閱讀材料一般較長(zhǎng),即詞數(shù)多,而且命題也較多,特別是推理判斷題和事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題多.在做此類(lèi)閱讀理解題時(shí)往往是材料看得懂,題目不好做的感覺(jué).因此,在閱讀材料時(shí)要重點(diǎn)放在事情發(fā)展的過(guò)程和結(jié)果上,注意把握事件的發(fā)展進(jìn)程及人物之間的關(guān)系,細(xì)節(jié)與主題的關(guān)系,用以說(shuō)明人物性格特點(diǎn)的事實(shí)、作者的態(tài)度等,這些內(nèi)容往往是推理判斷題的命題點(diǎn).至于事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題的解答,同學(xué)們切忌想當(dāng)然或者憑印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.

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