2．My daughter Kelly is a cautious person．She needs to warm up to situations，and is hesitant to try new things．When with close friends，she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants，"Girls rule，boys drool．"But when that comfort zone is not around her，she is shy and nervous．
This has been challenging for me at times．"Shy"is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me．But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence．This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team．This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels．And this year she completed her first kids'triathlon （三項(xiàng)全能）．
On Saturday，with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son's birthday party later in the day，we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon．We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her，we got all the equipment she′d need，and we kept talking about the race．But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn，she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times．She was nervous but trying to keep it together．
And then it was her turn．From the second she jumped into the water，my heart soared．My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen．She dominated that swim，crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face．
I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life．It wasn′t because she did a sport or anything like that．It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn′t seen before．
All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling．She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day．I won the chance to see my girl shine．
Shine on，sweet baby．
41．Kelly is nervous whenD．
A．boys are around her
B．she changes into a leader
C．she is away from her mom
D．situations are new to her
42．We can know from Paragraph 3B．
A．the race began in the early morning
B．the whole family gave Kelly support
C．Kelly was eager for her turn in the race
D．Kelly prepared for her brother's birthday party
43．Seeing Kelly′s performance in the race，the author feltA．
A．excited and proud
B．a(chǎn)nxious and uneasy
C．worried and hesitant
D．curious and concerned
44．In Paragraph 5，the underlined word"conquered"probably meansB．
A．to defeat someone especially in a competition
B．to succeed in dealing with or control something
C．to become very popular or successful in a place
D．to take control of a country or a city and its people by force
45．In the ending paragraphs the author"felt like I won that day"because KellyA．
A．overcame the fear
B．expressed love to her
C．won the gold medal
D．took part in the sport．
分析 本文主要講述作者女兒Kelly是個(gè)慢熱型的人，和陌生人在一起會(huì)緊張害羞．看到女兒獲得獎(jiǎng)牌是作為父母最大的榮耀．
解答 41--45．DBABA
41．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段She needs to warm up to situations，is hesitant to try new things以及But when that comfort zone is not around her，she is shy and nervous可知，Kelly是一個(gè)慢熱型的人，如果有新的情況，必然需要一段較長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間適應(yīng)．故選D．
42．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her，we got all the equipment she'd need，and we kept talking about the race可知，我們和她一起練習(xí)從游泳到騎車到跑的過渡，提供她需要的設(shè)備，總是和她談?wù)摫荣�，作者全家都是在給Kelly加油的．故選B．
43．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容，尤其是she jumped into the water，my heart soared，可推斷作者當(dāng)時(shí)的心情是又激動(dòng)又自豪的．故選A．
44．B 詞義猜測(cè)題．根據(jù)下文All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling，可知，整天我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己看著她，笑了．應(yīng)是她戰(zhàn)勝了害怕．故選B．
45．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第五段中的It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn't seen before以及第六段中的 I felt like I won that day，可知她已經(jīng)克服了她的恐懼了．故選A．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 人物故事類閱讀理解文章是高考英語(yǔ)�？疾牧现唬@類文章一般可分為人物傳記和短篇故事兩類．這兩類閱讀材料一般較長(zhǎng)，即詞數(shù)多，而且命題也較多，特別是推理判斷題和事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題多．在做此類閱讀理解題時(shí)往往是材料看得懂，題目不好做的感覺．因此，在閱讀材料時(shí)要重點(diǎn)放在事情發(fā)展的過程和結(jié)果上，注意把握事件的發(fā)展進(jìn)程及人物之間的關(guān)系，細(xì)節(jié)與主題的關(guān)系，用以說明人物性格特點(diǎn)的事實(shí)、作者的態(tài)度等，這些內(nèi)容往往是推理判斷題的命題點(diǎn)．至于事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題的解答，同學(xué)們切忌想當(dāng)然或者憑印象，一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．
