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    Recently I accepted a challenge to join Naasih, a motivational speaker, on a voyage through India designed to refresh my spirit. After too many hours, Naasih and I arrived in the slum(贫民窟) just as the sun was breaking across the smoggy Delhi sky. It seemed as if the small houses extended for miles, an ocean of tin roofs and laundry lines.

Finally, Naasih stopped and turned to me. “Give me your bag,” he said. I handed it to him. I had promised to follow his directions, and in return, I was hoping to find whatever I thought was missing from my life. “I will meet you back here at sunset,” Naasih said and walked away.

I began to walk through the streets. No one paid too much attention to the tall, hairless man walking among them. My throat was dry, my stomach turning over with hunger. And then I saw a small house and I knocked softly on the door.

A young, skinny man, no older than 25, came to answer it. As I soon found out, the man is named Sankar and he was a Lakers fan. I also learned that he was a recently graduated university student who had left his family to go after a dream of success in the big city. Instead, he had found work in the back of a restaurant.

After lunch, Sankar took me to play basketball with a group of children in a trash-filled field down the road. The sun was beginning to fall as the laughter of the basket games echoed (发出回声) across the slum. I had been so caught up in my day with Sankar. I had started the morning in fear and exhaustion, but I was ending the day connected to something much larger.

After the game, Sankar and I walked to Rata Road. There stood Naasih. He said, “You’re shining, Leon.” I had been knocked entirely out of my comfort zone, and I felt that wild burst of life that had been missing from my own.

1.Why did the author come to Sankar's home?

A.To relieve his hunger and thirst. B.To respond to Naasih's request.

C.To learn how disadvantaged people live. D.To play a game with him.

2.What can we learn about Sankar?

A.He studies cooking in university. B.He finds a good job in the city.

C.He doesn't live as he dreams D.He has a great talent for basketball.

3.What does Naasih mean by saying “You're shining, Leon” in the last paragraph?

A.Leon is an inspiration to him. B.Leon has changed his state of mind.

C.Leon is popular among the children. D.Leon is good at connecting with others.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The Pleasure from Indian Slums B.The Power of Sport Games

C.A Voyage for Finding the Self D.A Chance to Make Acquaintances

 

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者在一次为自己重新振作精神而设计的旅行中,接受加入纳西的作为激励师的挑战的经历。 1. 细节理解题。审题得出关键词信息为作者和桑卡的家。定位于文章中的此处:My throat was dry, my stomach turning over with hunger. And then I saw a small house and I knocked softly on the door.这里在作者我敲门之前,我的喉咙很干,我的胃因为饥饿而翻滚。说明作者此时以及饥肠滚滚,干渴难耐了。A young, skinny man, no older than 25, came to answer it. As I soon found out, the man is named Sankar and he was a Lakers fan.这里,一个不超过 25岁,瘦成皮包骨的年轻人开门。很快我们便得知他教桑卡,是湖人队球迷。……从这里可以推断出来,作者进入到桑卡家的原因是因为饥肠滚滚、干渴难耐才进去的。而A选项:To relieve his hunger and thirst.为了缓解他的饥渴。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据审题得知题干中的桑卡的情况如下:除了上文所说的是湖人队球迷以外,I also learned that he was a recently graduated university student who had left his family to go after a dream of success in the big city.我还了解到他刚刚大学毕业,离开家去大城市追寻自己的梦想。 Instead, he had found work in the back of a restaurant.结果,他在饭店后堂找到了一份工作。从这里可以得知桑卡追寻梦想没有成功,与现实有差距。也就是说他没有过上自己梦想中的生活。而选项C:He doesn't live as he dreams他的生活并不像他梦想的那样正好与文意切合。故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据题干信息定位于最后一段看该句的上下句一般可以推出答案。这里是猜测句意题。故可以扩展浏览范围到上一段:I had been so caught up in my day with Sankar. 我一整天有很多话要和桑卡说。I had started the morning in fear and exhaustion, but I was ending the day connected to something much larger.我以恐惧和精疲力竭开始了一天,但我却与更大的东西连接而收尾。这里说明作者的精神状态改变了,早晨来的时候很沮丧因为饥渴难耐,但现在却和桑卡有说不完的话,似乎与更大的东西发生了联系。那应该是情感上面的联系。据此推出B选项切合文意:Leon has changed his state of mind.里昂已经改变了他的精神状态。故选B。 4. 主旨大意题。这是考查文章的标题的题目。根据文首开宗明义说明此行的目的是Recently I accepted a challenge to join Naasih, a motivational speaker, on a voyage through India designed to refresh my spirit. 最近,为自己重新振作精神而设计的旅行中,我接受了加入纳西的作为激励师的挑战的一次航行之旅中。通过这里的描述展开文章讲述作者的经历。而选项C:A Voyage for Finding the Self一次寻找自我的航行经历。为短文最佳标题。故选C。
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