A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. Hw asked his father, “Why does my apple turn brown?” His father answered,”“When the skin is removed, air reaches the flesh of the apple causes oxidarion. This changes the apple’s molecular structure and results in a brownish color.”The boy asked,“Dad,what are you
talking about?”
I know how that boy feels. Sometimes I want answers to some of those confusing questions that we all meet with, such as how to get through difficult times or what to do in a tough situation. I just want to get it right.
The problem is that I don’t always have the answer I need. Nobody else seems to have them, either. So I go on making mistakes and think that I’ll never get it right.
Often I didn’t know what to do. I often made poor choices, but I gradually improved. Then I realized that I don’t HAVE TO always get it right. I don’t have to always know what to do all the time. All I really need to do is try my best, learn from my mistakes and go on.
Dr. Leo Buscaglia once said, “ No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate and love is now. That would be pretty hard to do when you’re waiting for all the answers first.”
So you got it wrong. You made a mistake. So what should you do next? Forgive yourself and try again. You may not get out of this world alive, but you can get plenty of life out of this world if you are not too worried about always getting it right.
【小題1】In the beginning, the author tells the story of a boy and his father to ____.

A.show that the father is very knowledgeable 
B.say something interesting about apples 
C.show that children nowadays ask more questions 
D.introduce the topic of the passage 
【小題2】How did the boy feel when he heard his father’s explanation?
A.He admired his father very much. 
B.He knew what his father meant. 
C.He felt it was difficult to understand. 
D.He thought that he had learned a lot from his father. 
【小題3】What do Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s words mean?
A.We can search the answers when enjoying life itself. 
B.We must make right choices as often as possible. 
C.People have many desires when they enter the world. 
D.It is hard to lead a happy and satisfying life. 
【小題4】What can be concluded from the passage?
A.We should try to learn and understand the answers to questions. 
B.We should learn from our mistakes and try again.  
C.It is very important to try to avoid(避免) mistakes. 
D.It is our duty to make the world a better place. 
【小題5】What is the style of the passage?
A.novel B.news C.poem D.essay 


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析試題分析:我們是否應(yīng)該在一開始就告訴孩子們所有正確的答案?我們是否應(yīng)該追求沒有錯誤、一直正確?作者通過自己對兒子關(guān)于蘋果為什么會變成棕色的解答來表明,犯錯是必要的,重要的是在錯誤后繼續(xù)追求正確的真理。
【小題1】主旨大意題。作者寫對兒子解釋蘋果變成棕色是為了引出下文。故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“The boy asked,“Dad,what are you talking about?””可知,兒子不知道爸爸在說什么,也就是他感覺理解起來很困難。故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Dr. Leo Buscaglia的意思是人們不能活著離開這個世界,所以要在現(xiàn)在去生活,去學(xué)習(xí),去關(guān)心,去分享,去慶祝和去愛。但是一開始就等待答案的話是很困難的。因此A項(xiàng)“我們可以在享受生活的同時探索答案”最為貼切。其他三項(xiàng)都過于片面。故選A。
【小題4】主旨大意題。文章的主旨是要告訴我們不要一開始就急于尋找正確的答案,真理往往在我們的嘗試和失敗中而來。因此B項(xiàng)“我們可以從錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)并再次嘗試”最符合。故選B。
【小題5】推理判斷題。A項(xiàng)“小說”,B項(xiàng)“新聞”,C項(xiàng)“詩歌”,D項(xiàng)“散文隨筆”。由文章論述的口吻推斷應(yīng)該是議論類的文章。故選D。
考點(diǎn): 生活百味類閱讀。

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