2．Everyone seems to be living for someone else．
I had once helped a friend run a watermelon stall．I noticed something interesting：almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，and tap it，apparently trying to listen to something．I wondered what they expected to hear．Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and asked a customer-an elderly gentleman-about this．Hearing my question，he roared with laughter．Then he replied in a self-mocking （自嘲） tone，"Young lady，I have been doing this for more than fifty years．But all I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up a melon and leave!"
Not long after that，my watermelon stall friend sent me an invitation to her wedding，which really surprised me．I asked her，"Why are you seized by a sudden desire to get married？I don't remember ever hearing you mention that you've got a boyfriend．"She answered while counting money，"Everyone has to get married anyway，so it is better to get married sooner than later．"
I could think of no word to refute （反駁） her．It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart．It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others'suit in doing things．The use of WE or US will give one a steady and sure sense of pride．But why do people usually feel uneasy when using"I"？．
I find all these things somewhat funny．We have got used to following others'example．We feel at ease and justified simply because this is a way of US，a way which has been practiced by so many people．But is this massive practice really right？

25．Why did the elderly gentleman tap the watermelon before buying it？C
A．Because he expected to hear something．
B．Because he was a fool．
C．Because he just wanted to follow the crowd．
D．Because it was his habit and it was hard for him to give it up．
26．Which word can replace the underlined word"justified"in the last paragraph？A
A．reasonable B．embarrassed C．excited D．disappointed
27．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？B
A．It may be safe to do what most people do．
B．People should live for others and forget their own heart．
C．The writer felt unexpected when her friend wanted to get married．
D．The use of We or I will give speakers themselves quite different senses．
28．In which section of a magazine can you read the passage？D
A．Nature and Art
B．Sport and Health
C．Science and Technology
D．Culture and Society．

分析 本文通過買西瓜的人挑西瓜和作者的朋友結(jié)婚這兩個例子，闡明了很多人都在隨大流，從眾．雖然大家都在做的事可能是錯誤的，但是還在跟著做，可能覺得做許多人實踐過的讓人感覺安全和合理．

解答 25．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段的Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to theirear，smartly tap it，幾乎每一個買主都會把瓜舉到耳朵上，敲打它，But all I know is that everybody would stare at youas if you were a fool if you just pick up a melon and leave!但我所知道的是，只要你拿起一個瓜就離開，每個人都會盯著你看，好像你是傻瓜一樣！可知老人在買瓜前輕拍西瓜是因為他只是想從眾，隨大流．故選C．
26．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)后面的simply because this is away of us，a way which has been practiced by so many people．But isthis massive practice really right？僅僅因為這是我們的一種方式，一種已經(jīng)被許多人實踐過的方式，但是這種實踐真的對嗎？可知，因為很多人都這么做過，所以我們感到心安和合理．故選A．
27．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的I could think of no word to refute （反駁） her．Itseems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need oftheir own heart．我想不出什么話來反駁她．似乎每個人都是為別人而活，忘記了自己內(nèi)心的需要．可知，作者認為人們不應(yīng)該為別人而活，而忘了自己的心，故選B．
28．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文中買西瓜的人挑西瓜和作者的朋友結(jié)婚來證明很多人都在隨大流，從眾．這是在講社會上的一種現(xiàn)象，因此本文應(yīng)是從雜志上關(guān)于文化和社會的部分摘錄下來的．故選D．

點評 本文是人生感悟類閱讀，主要考查細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題．在做細節(jié)理解題時，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．認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)的區(qū)別，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．

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Now comes the most ambitious step of the project：getting the new trees into the ground．Plantings of two dozen clones from California's huge coastal redwoods will take place Monday in seven nations：Australia，New Zealand，Great Britain，Ireland，Canada，Germany and the U．S．
The lab-produced trees are genetic copies of three huge trees that were cut down in northern California more than a century ago．Remarkably，new branches still grow from the stumps （樹樁），including one known as the Fieldbrook Stump，which measures 35feet in diameter （直徑）．It's believed to be about 4，000years old．
"We need to reforest the planet．To do that，it just makes sense to use the largest，oldest trees that ever lived，"said David Milarch，co-founder of the non-profit Archangel Ancient Tree Archive．
Milarch and his sons Jared and Jake，who have a family-owned nursery，became concerned about the condition of the world's forests in the 1990s．They began traveling across the U．S．in search of"champion"trees that have lived hundreds or even thousands of years，believing that better genes make it possible for them to outlive others of their species．Scientific opinion varies on whether that's true，with skeptics saying the survivors may simply have been lucky．
The Archangel team says they've developed several methods of producing genetic copies．They focus on towering sequoias （高聳的水杉）and redwoods，considering them best suited to absorb great amounts of carbon dioxide （CO2），the greenhouse gas primarily responsible for climate change．
The challenge is to find places to put the trees，people to look after them and money to continue the project，Jared Milarch said．The group is funded through donations and doesn't charge for its clones．
"A lot of trees will be planted by a lot of groups on Arbor Day，but 90percent of them will die，"David Milarch said．"You can't plant trees and walk away and expect them to take care of themselves．"Those receiving Archangel redwoods have promised to care for them properly．

28．According to the text，the clonesC．
A．a(chǎn)re rather expensive
B．a(chǎn)re based on dead ancient trees
C．have been experimented for 20years
D．have been widely grown across the U．S．
29．To reforest the planet，David Milarch chooses the largest，oldest trees becauseB．
A．they are lucky treesB．they have better genes
C．they are easier to plantD．they look more beautiful．
30．David Milarch's team believes that genetic copies from sequoias and redwoodsA．
A．can take in more greenhouse gases
B．a(chǎn)re hard to survive for a long time
C．a(chǎn)re likely to cause climate change
D．may be a threat to existing plants
31．What is stressed by David Milarch in the last paragraph？C
A．The need of financial support．
B．The difficulty of finding places．
C．The importance of caring for trees．
D．The challenge of running his group．

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