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【題目】 Candace Payne's life changed forever in May 2017 when she posted a video of herself laughing crazily and wearing a mask. The video spread widely and "Mask Mom “became a household name.

During the two years since that, Candace has published several books, starred in a TLC. web series and went on tour with Mandisa. She made appearances on late night talk shows, met J.J.Abrams and was able to fulfill a dream of taking her family to Disney World. It was a busy but joyful time.

Her latest book is Consider It Joy. "I feel like people need a tool in their hands to actually get the joy they are fighting for, "Candace says, "The book can help you keep track of how much space and time you are devoting to things that aren't worth it in comparison to the joy that I know I could have.”

Getting joy is something that has always been important to Candace. “What the opportunity offered me was not a forced open door,” Candace says, "Many people are trying desperately to push things open when they have to be obedient(順從的) to the little things.”

Trusting herself has required being confident in saying no. She uses a simple tool to evaluate whether an opportunity is right to her. Candace says, "I have a balance beam (平衡木)where I'm asked to walk every single day as a mom, a wife, a speaker and an author. There are so many things I need to balance at a time. I have to realize what belongs there and what doesn't. The most important factor is joy.”

That's the heart behind the book Consider It Joy. "I really wanted to give people more than just advice about joy, Candace says, "I wanted to give them the ability to actually own it in their everyday life.”

【1】What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A.The experience Candace s family had .B.The books Candace has written.

C.The reason for Candace's success.D.The changes in Candace’s life.

【2】Why did Candace write the book Consider It Joy?

A.To encourage people to say no.B.To lead people to get joy.

C.To teach people to find confidence.D.To help people to become popular.

【3】What does the underlined phrase "a simple tool" in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.A beam.B.A dream.

C.Money.D.Joy.

【4】What will Candace do when she faces an opportunity?

A.Debate it frequently.B.Catch it immediately.

C.Judge it wisely.D.Ignore it determinedly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文是記敘文。 Candace Payne重視生活中令人快樂的事。她因戴面具大笑而走紅,之后她又寫書來引導(dǎo)人們要為快樂而活。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段第一句During the two years since that, Candace has published several books, starred in a TLC.web series and went on tour with Mandisa.（從那以后的兩年里，坎迪斯出版了幾本書，在TLC中擔(dān)任主角。和Mandisa一起巡演。）可知第二段大致介紹了Candace最近兩年生活的變化。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句"The book can help you keep track of how much space and time you are devoting to things that aren't worth it in comparison to the joy that I know I could have.”（“這本書可以幫助你記錄下你在不值得的事情上花費(fèi)了多少時(shí)間和空間，相比之下，我知道我可以擁有快樂。”）可知Candace Payne寫 Consider It Joy這本書是為了引導(dǎo)人們活得更快樂。故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句“ The most important factor is joy（最重要的因素是快樂）”,可知當(dāng) Candace面對生活中的種種事情和出現(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì),“是否快樂”就成了她的評判工具。故可知?jiǎng)澗�部分短語指代“快樂”。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。第五段介紹到 Candace會(huì)以“快樂”當(dāng)評判工具來應(yīng)對生活中出現(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì),這說明當(dāng)她面對機(jī)會(huì)時(shí),她會(huì)明智地作出判斷。故選C。