When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any

题文

When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone el in the neighborhood.When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in arch of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his hou and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.The funny thing about tho trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty emed to help them in ways comfort and ea never could.小题1:What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?A．To build a forest.B．To save more lives.C．To make a lot of money.D．To study plants.小题2:One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.A．he often talked to the treesB．he kicked the trees heavilyC．he never watered the treesD．he buried the leaves around the roots小题3:What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A．Trees are not as weak as we think.B．We should listen to others’ advice.C．Difficulty is necessary for growth.D．Planting trees is good for the environment. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:A小题2:C小题3:C

解析

作者通过他的邻居种树的经历来告诉我们对于成长来说有时候困难是必备的。小题1:A 细节题。根据第一段最后一句And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.说明他的目标就是种出一片森林，巩固A正确。小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段前3行Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in arch of water. So he never watered his trees.说明C正确。小题3:C 推理题。根据文章最后3行The funny thing about tho trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty emed to help them in ways comfort and ea never could.说明文章想告诉我们的就是对于成长来说有时候困难是必备的。作者通过他的邻居种树的经历来告诉我们这个道理。点评：本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。

考点

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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。