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【題目】 The cracked step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home—the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.

Without thinking, I turned around, walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, mixed my own cement, filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I’d forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.

Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn’t stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically (諷刺地), for many of us, it is only when we have no choice— when we fall ill—that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks when my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself—a whole twisted spin on DIY.

Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core, the feeding of light, fire and strength.

【1】What made the author so sleepy in the first place?

A.Taking care of the kids.B.Asking her mother for help.

C.Driving to her mother’s houseD.Dealing with DIY projects.

【2】How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?

A.RegretfulB.Upset

C.ProudD.Thankful

【3】What can be implied from Paragraph 3?

A.Our health is ignored deliberately.

B.Our body will respond to what we do.

C.The author took her mother’s advice.

D.The author was infected before the DIY.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe an unfortunate event.

B.To show the danger of DIY.

C.To stress the importance of sleep.

D.To encourage focusing on oneself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者通過描述自己親身經(jīng)歷，因為把注意力集中在臺階上的裂縫上而遭遇受傷，作者意識到：裂縫永遠不會被完全填滿。建議我們，把注意力集中在你自己的內(nèi)心核心上——那光芒、火焰和力量的滋養(yǎng)。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep.那天，我醒來時已經(jīng)很累了——孩子們都很小，需要很多東西——母親走進來讓我去睡會兒�？芍�，作者照顧孩子太累所以很困倦。故選A項。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Four hours later, I had all the tools, mixed my own cement, filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect.四個小時后，我拿來所有的工具，混合好水泥，填補了裂縫并修復了地基，完美�？芍�，作者對自己的修繕工作很滿意。故選C項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. 當我們違背對身體的承諾時，它們就不會被沉默�？芍�，從中我們可以推斷出：我們的身體會對我們的行為做出反應。故選B項。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core, the feeding of light, fire and strength. 裂縫永遠不會完全填滿。然后，專注于你的內(nèi)在核心，那光芒、火焰和力量的滋養(yǎng)。可知，作者意識到要把注意力集中在你自己的內(nèi)心上。故選D項。

閱讀理解考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇。在做推理判斷題時，不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷。第3小題和第4小題是推理判斷題。第3小題用根據(jù)第三段原文What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced.推斷，所以選項B “Our body will respond to what we do.”是正確的。