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Dear Aunty,I work at a supermarket, and another girl and I share tasks we must finish before leaving. But she takes half an hour to do something I can do in ten minutes. She always has a story to tell me and stops working when she does. My boss is angry at both of us, but It’s not my fault. I don’t want to rat on her, but what el can I do?FlusteredDear Flustered,Let me propo a better way. Make a log of all the tasks you share, then suggest to your boss that for efficiency your duties could be divided into two parate checklists. If he’s reluctant, go to plan B: the next time this girl starts telling you a story, stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is. I’m sure he’ll take it from here.AuntyDear Aunty, I’m a college student in the Philippines who wants to be wi with money. I’m not an economics or business major student and I don’t know anything about stocks. But I really want to buy asts and invest. I receive about 15,000 pesos（比索）every school term from my education plan. I don’t have any idea how I should spend it. I don’t want to just buy new clothes, or hang out with my friends becau it would not be wi. I want my money to grow. Plea enlighten me.FastbreakplayDear Fastbreakplay,Being wi with money is the No. 1 thing to learn. Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan. When your savings reach a sizeable amount, then you may start investing. In the meantime, invest in yourlf by reading up on stock markets and capital markets. Follow the news. Before I started investing during my nior high school years, I had already studied stock market data of the past century as I believe markets tend to repeat themlves. If you master this skill, you will master your reading of the markets.Aunty小题1:When Flustered’s boss isn’t willing to parate their work, Flustered can _____.A．follow the cond adviceB．invite the boss to listen to the girlC．stop working or do other thingsD．report to the boss on time小题2:Fastbreakplay writes a letter to Aunty in order to _____.A．buy some pesosB．become an expert on stocksC．get ways to grow moneyD．study economics as his major小题3:In Aunty’s opinion, one should _____ at the beginning to be wi with money.A．start investingB．have a saving planC．study stock marketsD．master market reading小题4:From letters above, we know Aunty should be ________.A．an elder kind womanB．a lady in the communityC．a famous singerD．a name of a columnist 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:A小题2:C小题3:B小题4:D

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本文通过4封信讲述了一个专栏作家对于两件事情的建议。小题1:A 细节题。根据第二部分3,4行If he’s reluctant, go to plan B: the next time this girl starts telling you a story, stop working to listen and call your boss over to hear what a great storyteller she is. I’m sure he’ll take it from here.说明A正确。小题2:C 细节题。根据第三封信I’m not an economics or business major student and I don’t know anything about stocks. But I really want to buy asts and invest和I want my money to grow说明C正确。小题3:B 细节题。根据第四封信1,2行Being wi with money is the No. 1 thing to learn. Start with a disciplined and systematic savings plan说明B正确。小题4:D 推理题。根据文章第一封信和第三封信可知都是读者给他的来信，说明他是一个专栏作家，故D正确。点评：本文通过4封信讲述了一个专栏作家对于两件事情的建议。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。

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人生感悟类阅读的概念：

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。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

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。