A letter to Edward, a columnistDear Mr Expert:I grew up in an unhappy an

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A letter to Edward, a columnist（报刊专栏作家）Dear Mr Expert:I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always promid mylf that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice hou, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.Here’s the problem: veral of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs.It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they em to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.I enjoy having my friends here sometimes — it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home, not a party hou. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I em to ask my friends to respect my privacy（隐私）?JoanEdward’s reply to JoanDear Joan:If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere（气氛）,you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.Be clear about the message you want to nd. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So plea call before you come over.”63. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward    .A. lives away from her parentsB. takes pride in her friendsC. knows Mr Expert quite wellD. hates her parents very much64. We can infer from the first letter that    .A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacyB. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can acceptC. Joan doesn’t like the parties at allD. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over65. According to Mr Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.B. She does not understand true friendship.C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.D. She does not put her needs first.66. The underlined word “conflict” in the cond letter means  .A. dependent life    B. fierce fight C. bad manners  D. painful feeling67. The cond letter suggests that Mr Expert    .A. is worried about Joan’s problem  B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friendsC. advis Joan on how to refu people  D. encourages Joan to be brave enough 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

63--67   ABBC  

解析

63.A 点评：细节题。文中第一封信中“Now atage20，...I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved”说明作者现在已经独立生活了，故应选A。64.B 点评：细节题。在第一封信最后两段作者阐述了她的朋友经常拜访她，致使她吃不消了，因此B最符合题意。65.C 点评：细节题。在第二封正文第二段中Edward Joan不好拒绝朋友拜访的原因是与家庭经历有关，故应选C。66.B 点评：联系上下文，该词所在句子前面说到“you may fear...”说明“conflict”的意思是“矛盾”或“冲突”，故B符合题意。67.C 点评：细节题，在第二封信中最后提到“I really love...before you come over”就是在提供建议如何拒绝人。

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一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。