10.Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear.Children know this very well.Fred Epstein,in his book If I Make It to Five,tells a story he heard from one of friends about Tom,a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone.He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.
Tom loved to pretend,and he particularly loved to play superheroes.Dr.Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.
The day before his third trip to the operating room,Tom was terribly afraid."Maybe I could go as Superman,"he whispered to his mom.Hearing this,the mother hesitated for a while.She had avoided buying the expensive costume (戲裝),but finally she agreed.
The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman,showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way.And Tom,with the strength of his fantasy,successfully made it through the operation.
The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only.we all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible,to go through those things that seem impossible,and to achieve what we never believed we could.Just as Dr.Epstein puts it,"If you can dream it,you can do it."
It doesn't mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview.But,next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible,imagine what it would take to overcome it.Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.So,let your imagination run wild,and dare to dream.
26.What do we know about Tom?A
A.He was seriously ill
B.He was a dishonest boy.
C.He was crazy about magic.
D.He was Dr.Epstein's patient.
27.What can be inferred about Tom's mother?D
A.She was a rich lady.
B.She refused Tom's request.
C.She wanted Tom to be a superhero.
D.She wanted to get Tom through the pain.
28.When Tom went for the third operation,heB
A.pretended to be painful
B.acted like a superhero
C.appeared in poor spirits
D.argued with his mother
29.In the last paragraph,you are advisedC
A.to go through some difficult tests
B.to wake up from your wild dreams
C.to become a powerful person in your mind
D.to wear expensive clothes for job interviews
30.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To tell us an interesting story.
B.To help us make right decisions.
C.To advise us to care about children.
D.To encourage us to use our imagination.
分析 本文為記敘文,通過小男孩Tom通過想象自己為超級英雄的方式戰(zhàn)勝病魔的故事,來告訴我們在我們面對害怕的事情或完成具有桃戰(zhàn)性的工作中起著重要的作用,并鼓勵我們想像力自由馳騁,敢于夢想.
解答 26.答案:A.細節(jié)理解題.由第一段最后一句"He came through several operations and a lot of pain"可知,他病得很嚴重,故選.選項B(他是一個不誠實的孩子)和選項C(他對魔術著了迷)都是無中生有;由第一段第三句"Fred Epstein,in his book If I Make It to Five,tells a story he heard from one of his friends about Tom"可知,有關Tom的事情是Dr.Epstein從他的一個朋友那里聽來的,因此可排除選項D(他是Dr.Epstein的病人).
27.答案:D.推理判斷題.由第三段第三四句"Hearing this,the mother hesitated for a while.She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戲裝),finally she agreed."可知,她并不富有,但最終還是同意了Tom的請求,為他購買昂貴的戲裝,由此推斷,她是希望Tom能度過痛苦關.由"had avoided buying the expensive costume"可排除選項A;由finally she agreed可排除選項B;她同意為他購買昂貴的戲裝其目的不是希望他真正成為超人,故排除選項C.
28.答案:B.細節(jié)理解題.由第四段第一句"Tom appeared as the powerful Superman,showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way."可知,他的行為就像是一個超人.
29.答案:C.細節(jié)理解題.由最后一段的第一句可排除選項D;選項A(經歷一些困難的測試)和B(從不羈夢中醒來)含文中的一些字眼,其實是斷章取義;由第三句"Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first."可知,選項C(要成為一個內心強大的人)正確.
30.答案:D.寫作目的題.由文章首句"Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear."和最后一段的最后一句話"So,let your imagination run wild,and dare to dream."可知,作者寫這篇文章的目的是鼓勵我們運用我們的想象力.
點評 此類文章的特點是以時間的先后或事件的發(fā)展為主線,空間或邏輯線索貫穿文章始終,脈絡清楚,可讀性較強.做題時要弄清楚人物傳記類文章的特征和寫作手法,抓住題干關鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié)并進行推理判斷.