Question

【題目】 Sandi Patty has been a name synonymous (同義的) with Gospel music because of her singing ability since she released her first album in 1979.

Patty’s newest book. The Voice, takes a deep dive into parts of her life she’s kept private for years. Surprisingly, The Voice is not primarily concerned with Patty’s singing voice. Patty was always a talented singer. However, she struggled to find her inner voice and speak up for herself. “I was a shy kid. Words were hard for me,” Patty said.

One of the reasons why Patty found it so difficult to use her voice was a traumatic childhood experience. At age six, she was abused by a friend, an experience she opened up for the first time in the book.

She is sharing the story of her experience now, hoping it will help other people feel less alone. “Feeling alone keeps everybody silent about the tough times in our lives, so we think we’re the only ones,” Patty said. She wrote in The Voice that she felt like it was her job to make everyone feel better.

Friendships were essential for helping Patty find the courage to speak up. They reminded her that she didn’t need to make others feel better because the people she loved didn’t doubt she cared for them.

Friends and family were crucial for helping Patty confront another struggle she faced—shame. She felt unpleasant for insecurities about her weight and her divorce. “I’ve heard it explain that guilt tells us we have done something wrong and shame says we are wrong,” Patty said.

“I want people to know that their stories and their voices matter,” Patty said. “We have to figure out a way to take our pain away and put it where it needs to be, without letting it guide our lives. Pain is a part of our story. It describes us, but it doesn’t need to define us.”

【1】What does Patty’s newest book focus on?

A.Her singing ability.B.Her dream of success.

C.Her advice on singing well.D.Her private experiences.

【2】What does the underlined word “traumatic” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Bitter.B.Relaxing.

C.Valuable.D.Practical.

【3】How did Patty’s friends influence her?

A.They helped her get rid of loneliness.B.They witnessed her success.

C.They inspired her to act bravely.D.They helped her find out problems.

【4】What do Patty’s words in the last paragraph intend to show?

A.The need to be independent.

B.The importance of relieving our pain.

C.The necessity of accepting our life.

D.The meaning of learning about ourselves.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了桑迪·帕蒂的新書《The Voice》，新書深入探討了她多年來一直不愿公開的生活細(xì)節(jié)，包括她痛苦的童年經(jīng)歷，以及她身邊的朋友對她的幫助。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Patty’s newest book. The Voice, takes a deep dive into parts of her life she’s kept private for years.（帕蒂的新書The Voice深入探討了她多年來一直不愿公開的生活細(xì)節(jié)。）可知帕蒂的新書關(guān)注的是她的個人經(jīng)歷。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文At age six, she was abused by a friend, an experience she opened up for the first time in the book. 六歲時，她被一個朋友虐待，這是她在書中第一次講述的經(jīng)歷�？芍�帕蒂覺得很難用自己的聲音說話的原因之一是她痛苦的童年經(jīng)歷。故可知劃線單詞意思“痛苦的”故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段Friendships were essential for helping Patty find the courage to speak up. They reminded her that she didn’t need to make others feel better because the people she loved didn’t doubt she cared for them.（友誼是幫助帕蒂找到勇氣說話的關(guān)鍵。他們提醒她，她不需要讓別人感覺更好，因為她愛的人不懷疑她關(guān)心他們。）可知帕蒂的朋友們激勵她勇敢地行動，從而影響了她。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“We have to figure out a way to take our pain away and put it where it needs to be, without letting it guide our lives. Pain is a part of our story. It describes us, but it doesn’t need to define us.”（“我們必須找到一種方法，把痛苦帶走，放到它應(yīng)該在的地方，而不是讓它指引我們的生活。痛苦是我們故事的一部分。它描述了我們，但不需要定義我們。”）可知帕蒂在最后一段中的話意在表明減輕我們痛苦的重要性。故選B。

詞義猜測題是高考閱讀理解中常考題型之一，可以大致分為

① 定義猜詞，可以根據(jù)定義信息和舉例猜測詞義。如文中常用refer to，be called或that’s to say，such as等。

② 邏輯猜詞可以根據(jù)同義詞、反義詞、因果關(guān)系詞等猜測詞義，例如，similarly,the same as,but,however,while,on the other hand,since ,because等，所猜詞與這些提示詞前/后面部分的含義一樣、相反或是前因后果。

③ 語法猜詞，可以根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法，再結(jié)合上下文進(jìn)行猜詞。

④ 語境猜詞，猜測詞義離不開上下文的語境，通過上下文提供的情景和線索進(jìn)行合理的分析，同時還要關(guān)注其所在的整段及整篇文章。

⑤ 指代猜詞即找出人稱代詞、指示代詞、關(guān)系代詞或關(guān)系副詞等所指代的內(nèi)容，做題時要注意指代詞的位置，以便于判斷，然后用所找的指代內(nèi)容替換劃線代詞，核實其邏輯、意義、位置等是否一致，最后比較所找部分與選項，確定意思最接近的選項。

如第二小題，根據(jù)下文At age six, she was abused by a friend, an experience she opened up for the first time in the book. 六歲時，她被一個朋友虐待，這是她在書中第一次講述的經(jīng)歷。可知帕蒂覺得很難用自己的聲音說話的原因之一是她痛苦的童年經(jīng)歷。故可知劃線單詞意思“痛苦的”故選A。