Question

    I think it was October, 1982. A friend had business dealings in the city of Reno, Nevada, and I was asked to accompany her on an overnight trip. While she conducted her business, I was aimlessly wandering down Virginia Street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but I couldn't make eye contact with anyone. Quickly I ducked into a department store and asked the lady behind the counter if she could come outside for just a minute. She looked at me as though I were from some other planet and said，“Well...”  Surprisingly, she followed me out.

When she got outside I said to her, “Just look at that sunset! Nobody out here was looking at it and I just had to share it with someone.”

For a few seconds we just looked. Then I said, “God's  in his heaven and all's right with the world.” I thanked her  for coming out to see it and sharing the beauty.

Four years later my situation had changed considerably. I  had come to the end of a twenty­year marriage. I was alone  and on my own for the first time in my life. One day, while  my clothes were going around,  I picked up a Unity Magazine and read an article about a woman who had been  in similar circumstances. She had come to the end of a  marriage, moved to a strange community, and the only job  she could find was one she disliked: cosmetic sales in a  department store. We had a lot in common.

Then something happened to her that changed everything. She said a woman came into her department store and asked  her to step outside to look at a sunset. The stranger had said “God's in his heaven and all's right with the world，”and she had realized the truth in that statement and that she  simply had not been seeing it. From that moment on, she  turned her life around.

1.Why did the writer duck into a department store?

A.She found it was boring with nobody talking to her.

B.She wanted to buy something for her friend.

C.She wanted to find somebody to share the beautiful sunset.

D.She thought it was her responsibility to share the natural beauty with others.

2.What does the sentence “God's in his heaven and all's right with the world” mean?

A.We should be optimistic in the face of uncertainty.

B.We should believe in God who can help us when we are in trouble.

C.We should never hold the belief that God can change our life.

D.We should be independent and enjoy ourselves in spite of difficulties.

3.What do you think finally changed the writer's attitude towards life?

A.The old magazine she came across.

B.The encouragement from the woman.

C.The sunset they enjoyed four years ago.

D.The woman's story.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A.Depending on yourself

B.Sharing beauty

C.Struggling every day

D.Never giving up halfway

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者与陌生的女店员分享看到的日落美景，而这次经历改变了这位女店员的人生。文章旨在告诉读者用乐观积极的态度面对变化不定的人生。

1.考查细节理解。

根据第一段第三，四句While she conducted her business, I was aimlessly wandering down Virginia Street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but I couldn't make eye contact with anyone.可知在她处理业务期间，我漫无目的地在Virginia大街上闲逛，眼前便是辉煌壮丽的日落美景。我迫切地想在街上找个人和他分享美景，可是我一个人都没有找到。根据关键句并结合文章第二段内容可知，作者溜进商店是为了邀请别人一起欣赏日落美景。故C项正确。

2.考查句意理解。

根据文章最后一段最后两句..and she had realized the truth in that statement and that she simply had not been seeing it.From that moment on, she turned her life around.可知她已经认识到了这句话中蕴含的真理，只是一直没有留意过。从那一刻起，她的人生发生了翻天覆地的改变。通读全文可知，这句话共出现过两次，第一次是在第三段第二句；第二次是在第五段第三句。结合最后一段最后两句及第四段和第五段描述的该女士最终改变了自己的人生可知，该句是在说前途未卜时，我们应保持积极乐观的心态。故A项正确。

3.考查推理判断。

该题问的是你认为是什么最终改变了作者对待生活的态度。根据文章内容可知，作者邀请一位女士一起分享日落美景这一举动及在观景时所发出的感悟改变了这位女士看待人生的态度，从而改变了她的人生。如今作者和这位女士之前的遭遇相似，得知她已改写自己的命运。由此可推知，这位女士的故事会改变作者对待人生的态度。故D项正确。

4.考查标题概括。

根据第一段第三、四句While she conducted her business, I was aimlessly wandering down Virginia Street，heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset.I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty，but I couldn't make eye contact with anyone.可知在她处理业务期间，我漫无目的地在Virginia大街上闲逛，眼前便是辉煌壮丽的日落美景。我迫切地想告诉街上的人以便同他们分享美景，可是我一个人都没有找到。根据关键句并结合全文内容可知，文章由“欣赏日落美景”引出故事，且两次提到观景的感悟，告诉读者用积极乐观的态度来面对变化不定的人生。B项“分享美景”最适合做文章标题。故B项正确。