Question

Sometimes we experience pain that seems just too big to feel, too frightening to face - it looks like a tsunami. So, we run. My tsunami came when I was nine years old.

I was woken up by my mother’s screams - “Bob? Bob?! BOB!” I ran to my parents’ bedroom. My father was on all fours, unconscious. My mother was crazy - desperately trying to figure out how to stop what was happening. I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.

When my friends came to comfort me, I remember “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them, determining to show them that I was fine.

The more I denied my pain, the more I was praised by the adults around me-”Oh, look how strong she is!” So, I kept saying “I’m fine.” Over and over and over. I said it enough - performed it enough - that I even fooled myself. I believed that I was okay.

But pain doesn’t just “go away” - that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock. 30 years after my father died, when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behavior, I couldn’t find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well. All the “I’m fine” - 30 years of them - buried the pain of that nine years old girl.

Her pain had been trying to come out, to be heard, to be healed.

And, finally, it was.

After years of treatment, I found my way back to that night where the pain started, back to the tsunami. This time, I didn’t run. It hurt - it still hurts - but now, when it hurts, I let the pain come. Fm not scared to say, “I’m not fine” - because I know, eventually, I will be.

1.What did the author do when her father was in danger?

A. She ran out to look for rescue.    B. She kept calm and asked for help.

C. She offered first aid to him at once.    D. She was too afraid to do anything.

2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “crock” in Paragraph 5?

A. fact    B. theory

C. experiment    D. lie

3.Why was the author praised?

A. She behaved politely.

B. She seemed to be confident.

C. She could look after herself.

D. She could handle the blow properly.

4.What lesson can we get from the author’s experience?

A. Hiding our pain can be harmful.

B. Expressing pain is not very easy.

C. Being strong means hiding one’s pain.

D. Children are good at covering up their pain.

Answer

ran to the phone…- 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!”.☞B.选项She kept calm and asked for help.

【名师点睛】推理判断题之根据事实细节，推断合理信息。

根据事实细节，推断合理信息。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，作出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据, 推论有理, 忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结论。

1.D

词义猜测题。根据最后三段内容可知，作者父亲去世的痛苦不是“没有”这么简单——是花了30年的时间来疗伤。让她找不到痛苦的根源，回顾这一切，都归结为“I’m fine”掩盖了这一切。而这种痛苦一直想被人听到，被关怀。因此由此可判断出说这种剧痛不在了就是一种“谎言”。故选D项。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第四段The more I denied my pain, the more I was praised by the adults around me-”Oh, look how strong she is!” So, I kept saying “I’m fine.” Over and over and over. I said it enough - performed it enough - that I even fooled myself. I believed that I was okay.作者父亲去世后，她一直在隐藏自己的痛苦，一直在说“我很好”，并且在人们的面前表现的也很好。这得到了一些成年人赞美。可知是作者对这种痛苦打击的表现让人赞扬。A项表现的礼貌，B项看起来很自信。C项能照顾自己，D项能恰当处理这种打击。分析选项，可知D项正确。

3.A

推理判断题。根据文章可知，隐藏痛苦让作者用30多年的时间来治愈这种痛苦。无法找到一生痛苦的原因是因为自己有意的隐藏。最后一段作者反思说“After years of treatment, I found my way back to that night where the pain started, back to the tsunami. This time, I didn’t run. It hurt - it still hurts - but now, when it hurts, I let the pain come. Fm not scared to say, “I’m not fine” - because I know, eventually, I will be.”回想发生的不幸，不幸伤害了我，一直在伤害我。但是现在，当痛苦伤害我时，我会把伤害表现出来。因为不说“I’m not fine（我不好）”所以我最终会““I’m not fine（我不好）”，由此可推断出隐藏痛苦是有害的。分析选项可知A是正确的。

【解析】 故事类文章。本文作者的父亲在她九岁时突然去世，作者面对打击，把自己的痛苦隐藏起来，一直说自己很好，得到了周围大人们的赞扬。但这种伤痛没有消失。作者多年之后才认识到这种隐藏的痛苦对自己是有伤害的，她认为有痛苦要说出才能不痛苦。

1.B

【解题剖析】此题属于推理判断题中的（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。答案需要从文章的“I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.” 进行推断。

【答案定位】根据第二段最后“I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.”作者在她爸爸出事时跑去打了911，同时向邻居求助。由此可知作者在事情发生时能保持镇静进行求助。

【推理关系】题干What did the author do when her father was in danger? ☞文章内容I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.