It all began with a stop at a red light. Kevin Salwen was driving his 14

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It all began with a stop at a red light. Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered （纠缠）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something. “What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our hou?”Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah ized upon the idea of lling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” It’s a book that, frankly, I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elwhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by nding everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themlves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological evidence from brain scans that unlfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens’ experience confirms the lfish pleasures of lflessness.Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger hou. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller hou unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly hou.小题1:The best title for the passage should be “______”. A．The Less, the BetterB．An Expected SatisfactionC．Something We Can Live WithoutD．Somewhat Crazy but Inspiring小题2:What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?A．Unfairness.B．Satisfaction.C．Personal attitude.D．Reasonable statement.小题3: What does the underlined ntence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” means? ______A．Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.B．Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.C．Give an answer if the child is reasonable.D．Don’t respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration.小题4: What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．The Salwens regretted lling their hou.B．The relationship between the family members of the Salwens is much clor.C．Small hous can bring happiness.D．The Salwens intend to buy another big hou.小题5:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.B．Unlfishness has nothing to do with people’s primary satisfaction.C．Hannah asked her parents to do something charitable and they sold their hou.D．The writer’s children asked him to ll their hou. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:A小题3:D小题4:B小题5:C

解析

这篇文章讲的是Kevin Salwen 受到女儿的启发，卖了自己的房子，换了小的，剩下的钱，用来帮助有需要的人，而他们自己的家庭也更加亲密了。小题1:标题确定题：这篇文章讲的是Kevin Salwen 受到女儿的启发，卖了自己的房子，换了小的，剩下的钱，用来帮助有需要的人，正如文章的句子：Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring这个做法有点疯狂但是激励人心，选 D小题2:猜词题：从第二段的句子：they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.可知女儿看见的是不平等的事情，选A。小题3:句意理解题：这句话的意思是：提醒：不要给一个理想主义的孩子这么大方的提议！所以是：不要不加考虑就回答一个孩子的要求，选D小题4:细节题：从最后一段的句子：But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller hou unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly hou.可知Salwen 家人的关系更加亲密了，选B小题5:细节题：从文章第六段的句子：Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring可知Hannah 让父母做慈善的事情，他们卖了房子。选C。

考点

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日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。