8.Once many years ago,I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming.Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide.In closing she called me a hero.
That got me thinking about what a hero is.Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car?If so,how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone's life?
Today I decided to look up the word"hero"in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant.It read"a person who does something brave".As I read on,it also said"a person who is good and noble."
That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave.So I thought about something very important.Say I was walking into the local Wal-Mart Store and I happened to open,and hold the door for someone as a courtesy.As they passed by,I say,"How are you today?"Most of the time that would be no big deal,but this time let's say it was for someone who was deeply depressed and near the end of the rope.That may have very well been the only kindness or courtesy shown to them in a very long time.
Having been near"the end of my rope",after my marriage of twenty years ended,I was in such a condition.I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery.When I returned home,someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend.That wonderful card probably saved my life.That person,without even knowing it,saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy.In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero.I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages(孤兒院).Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world.The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten.Hopefully,most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared.If it works,we will also become"heroes".
Gee,who would have ever thought that anyone can become a hero,and possibly save a life,just by being kind and courteous to others?The best part of all is that becoming a hero is free to all who wish to wear such an honor.
64.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?B
A.Why Should You Be A Hero?
B.What Exactly Is A Hero?
C.I Am A Hero
D.Everyone Is A Hero
65.The underlined word"courtesy"in Paragraph 4 means the behavior that isA.
A.both polite and respectful B.both brave and fearless
C.both polite and brave D.both quick-minded and kind
66.The underlined word"it"in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refers toC.
A.the wonderful card the writer received
B.the action of sending the card
C.the fact that the sender saved the writer
D.the fact that the sender was a true friend.
分析 本文講述了作者寫的故事挽救了一位女士兒子的生命,因此被稱為英雄,由此,作者在查找"英雄"到底是什么?最終,作者認(rèn)為任何人只要幫助他人擺脫了困境,都可以被稱作英雄.
解答 64.B 主旨大意題.作者通過兩個(gè)事例,引出了英雄的準(zhǔn)確意思是什么.文章主要介紹了不同時(shí)期作者對什么樣的人才是"英雄"的不同認(rèn)識.故選B.
65.A 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第四段That statement impressed me more than the part aboutbeing brave.So I thought about something very important.可知,那句話給我的印象比勇敢更深刻,所以我想到了一些非常重要的事情.此處指英雄的行為,所以是假設(shè)我走進(jìn)當(dāng)?shù)氐奈譅柆斏痰,我碰巧打開門,為某個(gè)人禮貌而恭敬地開門.故選A.
66.C 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第五段的That wonderful card probably saved my life.That person,withouteven knowing it,saved a life and became a hero.可知,那張美好的卡片挽救了作者的生命,盡管送卡片的人沒有意識到這一點(diǎn),但它挽救了一個(gè)生命,變成了一個(gè)英雄.it指代的是這個(gè)寄送卡片的人救了作者這件事情.故選C.
點(diǎn)評 本文是日常生活類閱讀,主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí),首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語.認(rèn)真比較選項(xiàng)和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時(shí)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.