8.In America,each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan(口號(hào)).I currently live in Utah,where the slogan is"Life Elevated".It's a nod to outdoor entertainment in the high country,including the ski industry.I previously lived in Colorado,a land with red dirt,
great mountains and golden plains.T he slogan there is"Colorful Colorado".Years ago I lived in the"Peach State"of Georgia,and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy,whose slogan is"Land of Enchantment(魔力)".
We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico,so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes.She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it.The newcomer said,"
Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly,doesn't it?""That's not dust,honey,"the shop owner replied,"That's ENCHANTMENT.".
That made the problem more acceptable.That an escalator(自動(dòng)扶梯)broke.He posted a sign to warn customers.He chose not to use the traditional"Out of Order"or"Do Not Use"warnings.Instead,his sign read,"This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway."He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus.
And in fact there are some things,like the weather,we can't change.All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them.I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation.Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty,an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do.Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor.
64.The first paragraph is severed as a(n)C.
A.predication
B.explanation
C.introduction
D.conclusion
65.How would the newcomer probably feel after hearing what the shop owner said?D
A.Angry.
B.Curious.
C.Nervous.
D.Relaxed.
66.What's the purpose of the writer's writing the passage?A
A.To encourage people to find the funny side in their daily life.
B.To show the effects of using slogans to raise the position.
C.To explain the skills of turning a disadvantage into humor.
D.To tell the strange experience of a bargain in an antique shop.
分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀,作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要鼓勵(lì)我們善于發(fā)現(xiàn)生活中有趣的、積極的一面,這樣更有利于接受和面對(duì)困難.
解答 64.C.文章結(jié)構(gòu)題.聯(lián)系上下文可知,第一段以及其中的例子都是為了引出這篇文章的主題,所以選C.
65.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)那個(gè)新來(lái)的人與店主的對(duì)話內(nèi)容以及文章倒數(shù)第二段的第二句"That made the problem more acceptable,or at least live with."可推知,選項(xiàng)D符合題意.
66.A.主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容特別是最后一段可知,作者通過(guò)這篇文章鼓勵(lì)我們善于發(fā)現(xiàn)生活中有趣的、積極的一面,這樣更有利于接受和面對(duì)困難,故A項(xiàng)正確.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.