Question

    I have dreamt of taking a trip to Hawaii since I graduated but the best thing always needs waiting. I took a trip with my friends to Haleakala National Park which lies in Hawaii.

When we arrived at Haleakala National Park we were suggested to watch the early morning sunrise. I was lost in the sightseeing that afternoon so I could hardly wait to meet the sunrise. In the next morning we all jumped out of the bed very early at 3 o’clock and walked to the rocks by the seaside. In the first half an hour we imagined how wonderful it would be when the first light came out through the thick clouds and how soft it would be when the light touched our skin so we waited and waited. However another half an hour later I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness and I felt that I was frozen to death. But my friends were still extremely cheerful.

Nearly another one hour later “Amazing!” a word burst out from Judy and we all shouted to welcome the light orange greatness which is really unbelievable. Until today I dare say that it is the most impressive（印象深刻的）sunrise in my life. However waiting in the morning darkness is also the one I can not wipe out forever.

Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strong-willed determination but what about the result after that? It might turn out to be pleasingly unbelievable and satisfied. So it is really worthwhile to wait for the best.

1.When did they see the first light of the sunrise?

A.About 3 o’clock. B.About 4 o’clock.

C.Nearly 5 o’clock. D.Nearly 6 o’clock.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “chilly” in paragraph two?

A.Total. B.Cold.

C.Terrible. D.Interesting.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards waiting for the sunrise?

A.Excited all the time. B.Afraid all the time.

C.Firstly excited then afraid. D.Firstly excited then impatient.

4.What does the author want to tell us by this passage?

A.Sometimes it is worthwhile to wait for the best.

B.Hawaii is a good place to enjoy the sunrise.

C.I enjoyed the most flaming sunrise in my life.

D.My friends and I took a trip to Hawaii.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和朋友们去夏威夷的Haleakala国家公园看日出的经历。告诉我们美好的事物是值得我们去付出耐心和毅力来等待的。

1.

细节理解题。第二段提到“In the next morning we all jumped out of the bed very early at 3 o’clock a”我们早上三点就起床了，“In the first half an hour we imagined…”后来兴奋地等了半个小时，“However another half an hour later I gradually lost my patience…”然后又等了半个小时，逐渐失去耐心。“Nearly another one hour later “Amazing!” a word burst out…”最后又等了一个小时之后，太阳终于出来了。所以三点起床后，我们共等了两个小时太阳才出来。故选C项。

2.

词义猜测题。由第二段最后“However another half an hour later I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness and I felt that I was frozen to death. But my friends were still extremely cheerful.”可知，又等了半小时之后我逐渐失去耐心，我感觉自己快被冻死了。所以判断出周围什么都没有只有寒冷的黑暗。由was frozen to death可知，那天夜晚天气非常冷。故划线词的意思是“寒冷”。故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。由第二段“In the first half an hour we imagined how wonderful it would be”可知，刚开始的半小时我们在想象日出有多美，当时感到很兴奋。后来“However another half an hour later I gradually lost my patience since…”又过了半个小时之后，在黑暗和寒冷侵袭之下，我开始失去耐心。所以我等日出的过程首先是兴奋然后变得不耐烦。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。文章最后一段作者告诉我们“Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strong-willed determination but what about the result after that? It might turn out to be pleasingly unbelievable and satisfied. So it is really worthwhile to wait for the best.”等待有时候很难，因为它需要我们付出耐心和毅力。但是等待之后的结果是非常美好、非常令人满意的。那些美好的事物值得我们去等待。这正是文章想告诉我们的道理。故选A项。