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Section 6 “War Memories”的课文习读环节
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Rolland and Adeline are proud parents to nine beautiful children. Their youngest two, daughter Lanto, and son, Rindra, were both born with cleft lip (唇裂) conditions. In Madagascar, many families have never seen a cleft lip before, so it's a condition often greeted with fear and misfortune in some rural communities.
However, the news of Lanto and Rindra's cleft lip wasn't much of a shock for Rolland and Adeline because Rolland's cousin — a man in his fifties — had lived his entire adult life with an untreated cleft lip. Although seeing a relative with a cleft lip meant the family weren't fearful of the condition, they knew the negative impact an untreated cleft lip can have on a person's health and life. As any loving parents would, Rolland and Adeline wanted a better future for their children.
Rolland heard an advertisement on the radio about an Operation Smile surgical programme in Antsirabe, Madagascar. Finding out that Rindra and Lanto could have the cleft lip surgery they needed, for free, was a dream for the family. Unlike here in the UK, health services aren't free in many parts of the world, and the costs of treatment — or even travelling to reach medical facilities — are out of reach for most families.
When Rolland and his children arrived at the patient village, they were surprised to see so many other families in the same position. After a thorough medical evaluation by medical volunteers, Lanto was found to be fit enough for surgery, and later got the new smile her parents had dreamed of for her. But, for younger brother Rindra, the journey to a new smile would take a little longer.
Operation Smile has provided hundreds of thousands of safe surgeries for children with cleft lip conditions worldwide. For more information about our work or to find out how you can help, visit the official website.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一对夫妇为患有唇裂的孩子求医,带着他们参加“微笑行动”免费医疗活动,并成功完成手术的故事。
1.What do most people think of cleft lip in Madagascar?
A.It is incurable. B.It is normal.
C.It is unlucky. D.It is unavoidable.
解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“In Madagascar, many families have never seen a cleft lip before, so it's a condition often greeted with fear and misfortune in some rural communities.”可知,在马达加斯加,人们认为唇裂是不幸的。
2.What kept the couple from being scared of their children's situation?
A.Their children's smile.
B.Their relative's experience.
C.Their love for their parents.
D.The advertisement they saw.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“However, the news of Lanto and Rindra's cleft lip wasn't much of a shock for Rolland and Adeline because Rolland's cousin — a man in his fifties — had lived his entire adult life with an untreated cleft lip.”可知,罗兰和艾德琳夫妇对于唇裂不太害怕,因为他们的亲戚也有类似的经历。
3.What should be done before deciding on a surgery?
A.Paying for surgery.
B.Staying in hospital.
C.Seeking for a doctor.
D.Having a health check.
解析:选D 推理判断题。根据第四段中“After a thorough medical evaluation by medical volunteers, Lanto was found to be fit enough for surgery”可推知,确定手术之前要进行全面的医疗检查和评估。
4.What is the purpose of the information in the last paragraph?
A.For donations. B.For copyright.
C.For commitment. D.For clarification.
解析:选A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“For more information about our work or to find out how you can help, visit the official website.”可知,最后一段的信息是为了给“微笑行动”免费医疗活动寻求更多的捐赠。
B
Children may be innocent, unaware of the challenges and complexities of adult communication.But lacking all “learned” sophistication,_that very innocence can reveal insights that adults struggle to come up with.
In human affairs, wisdom is typically regarded as developing only through gathering and correct interpretation of human interactions.It's an outgrowth of sufficient relational experience.Sometimes, adults hide the truth of what they see to be polite or avoid trouble.On the contrary, children are not aware of other people's feelings and how easy it is to hurt them.So they just say what they think, without thinking twice.What they say is honest and not meant to be mean, but it might not be the best thing to say either.
Kids understand in a simple way that being friendly is more important than small arguments that can mess up relationships for a while.They might ask, “Why can't you just be friends?” To them, it doesn't make sense to fight, and people should just forget about the past and get along again.The complexity of adult thinking makes it difficult to return to a more straightforward way of interacting.
On another note, because children don't comprehend that as responsible adults, play is earned through work, they'll innocently inquire as to why we can't just play all the time.And as easy as it is to dismiss such innocent thinking, it can also get us to think about whether our work-play balance is messed up, as we regularly, and unthinkingly, value work over play.
The golden mean here often involves finding the middle ground between work and play.Children may lean too heavily in the direction of play but adults may be just as guilty in unintentionally prioritizing work over play.
Sure, we may need to engage in a certain amount of work just to survive, but our overstated sense of what our survival depends on may make us unhappy.We might not realize it, but our real goal in life isn't just to survive.It's to be truly happy and feel good about ourselves.
语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了孩子的天真在成人交流和生活观念方面能带来启示,如直言真相、看待关系冲突和工作与玩耍平衡等。
5.What does the underlined word “sophistication” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Strong desire. B.Worldly wisdom.
C.Simple honesty. D.Detailed information.
解析:选B 词义猜测题。根据第一段“Children may be innocent, unaware of the challenges and complexities of adult communication.But lacking all ‘learned’ sophistication, that very innocence can reveal insights that adults struggle to come up with.”可知,孩子们没有意识到成人交流的挑战和复杂性,所以很天真,缺乏“sophistication”。故sophistication与孩子的“天真”相对,指成人在人际交往中积累的世俗智慧。
6.Why do children sometimes say truths directly that adults might avoid saying?
A.They are educated to follow their heart.
B.They lack awareness of others' emotions.
C.They are trained to be honest from a young age.
D.They enjoy seeing adults struggle with their words.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“On the contrary, children are not aware of other people's feelings and how easy it is to hurt them.So they just say what they think, without thinking twice.”可知,孩子们有时会直接说出成年人可能避免说的真相,是因为他们缺乏对他人情绪的感知。
7.What do children think of relational conflict?
A.They believe it is natural and unavoidable.
B.They see it as a sign of deep-seated problems.
C.They avoid discussing it to prevent further disagreements.
D.They think it can be resolved by forgetting previous conflicts.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“To them, it doesn't make sense to fight, and people should just forget about the past and get along again.”可知,孩子们认为关系冲突可以通过忘记以前的矛盾来解决。
8.What might children's question about playing all the time make adults reflect on?
A.The need to work harder to earn more playtime.
B.The impossibility of playing all the time as adults.
C.Whether they focus too much on work rather than play.
D.How important it is to teach children the value of work.
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据第四段中“And as easy as it is to dismiss such innocent thinking, it can also get us to think about whether our work-play balance is messed up, as we regularly, and unthinkingly, value work over play.”可知,孩子们关于一直玩耍的问题会让成年人反思自己是否过于专注于工作而忽视了玩耍。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Resolving (解决) Conflict in Friendships
Conflict is surely a common problem in life and friendships.__9__ That's because there isn't enough depth to guarantee all the trouble it takes to smooth over the disagreement.Unfortunately, even when the friendship reaches a deeper level, conflict continues to happen and can break apart a relationship.Here are some resolutions.
Resolve it the day it happens.One rule my parents follow in their marriage is that they don't go to bed angry with each other.They always attempt to resolve things the day it happens so that in the morning, it's a fresh start with no past grudge (怨恨).I've found I need a short cool-down period so that I don't act in anger.__10__ Whatever you do, don't let things ride for too long.
__11__ Sometimes if you sit down and talk things over, you begin to see where the other person is coming from.Realize that everyone has been created differently with various talents, abilities, and personality traits.For example, you might be a leader while your friend is more of a follower.You may be frustrated with him or her for not being very decisive.Yet it is important to understand that each person is unique and needs to be appreciated.
Initiate resolution.__12__ Even when you think the other person is wrong, it's not a bad thing to say “I'm sorry if I offended you in that way”. If you're honest and genuine in delivering your words, there's a good chance your friend will respond positively.
Most importantly, be loving in what you do.Try to focus on peacefully resolving the disagreement.It is not a very pleasant task to resolve conflict in any friendship.__13__
A.Don't expect too much.
B.Try to see things from the other person's perspective.
C.Be the first person in a fight to say sorry for your part.
D.Many shallow friendships end up being ruined after an argument.
E.To say sorry bravely when a conflict breaks out is a better resolution.
F.However, it is worth the efforts because it results in a deeper friendship.
G.For some, counting to one hundred before saying anything may be an option.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了和平解决友谊中的冲突的几个方法。
9.解析:选D 空后一句中的“there isn't enough depth”与D项中的“shallow”对应,故D项“许多肤浅的友谊在一次争吵后都被毁掉了”符合语境,下文的“that”指代选项中提到的这件事。
10.解析:选G 空前一句中的“a short cool-down period”与G项中的“counting to one hundred before saying anything”对应,故G项“对有些人来说,数到一百再说话可能是一种选择”符合语境。
11.解析:选B 本段建议从他人的角度来看问题,由此可知,B项“试着从对方的角度看问题”可以作为段落主旨句。
12.解析:选C 空后一句中的“I'm sorry”与C项中的“say sorry”对应,故C项“在争论中做第一个为你做错的部分道歉的人”衔接下文,符合语境。
13.解析:选F 根据上句及本段主旨“努力集中精力和平解决友谊中的冲突”可知,空前一句中的“not a very pleasant task”与F项中的“it is worth the efforts”形成对比,再次点明主旨。故F项“然而,这种努力是值得的,因为它能带来更深的友谊”承接上文,符合语境。
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