19.Two of the saddest words in the English language are"if only".I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words,because they convey regret,lost opportunities,mistakes,and disappointment.
My father is famous in our family for saying,"Take the extra minute to do it right."I always try to live by the"extra minute"rule.When my children were young and likely to cause accidents,I always thought about what I could do to avoid an"if only"moment,whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter,or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (襯墊) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.
I don't only avoid those"if only"moments when it comes to safety.It's equally important to avoid"if only"in our personal relationships.We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say"I love you"or"I forgive you."When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday,I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn't be here.But then I thought about the fact that he's 84years old and I realized that I shouldn't give up an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.
I know there will still be occasions when I have to say"if only"about something,but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality.And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right,or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection,I know that I'm doing the right thing.I'm buying myself peace of mind and that's the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.
24.Which of the following is an example of the"extra minute"rule?D
A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated.
B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.
C.Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.
D.Move an object out of the way before it trips(絆倒) someone.
25.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday toB.
A.keep her appointment with the eye doctor
B.meet her father who was already an old man
C.join in the holiday celebration of the company
D.finish her work before the deadline approached
26.The underlined word"foregone"in Paragraph 3is closest in meaning toA.
A.a(chǎn)bandoned
B.lacked
C.a(chǎn)voided
D.wasted
27.What is the best title for the passage?B
A.The Emotional Well-being
B.The Two Saddest Words
C.The Most Useful Rule
D.The Peace of Mind.
分析 本文主要敘述了通過"extra minute"rule來避免以后說"if only"的情況.
解答 DBAB
24.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一、二段的內(nèi)容可知,作者所說的"extra minute"rule是指在遇事時多思考一分鐘,從而可以避免以后遺憾、犯錯或失望,故選D項(xiàng)"在絆倒別人之前把障礙物挪走".
25.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二句But then I thought about the fact that he's 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn't give up an opportunity to see him.可知,父親說在周五去看眼科醫(yī)生時經(jīng)過作者的辦公室,雖然那天是假日,但作者想到父親84了,自己不應(yīng)該放棄每一次見父親的機(jī)會,于是又改口說那天上班,故選B項(xiàng).
26.A 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)劃線詞所在句and前后連接語意相似成分,由其前"失去一個心愛的人或物"可推知此處是指"后悔放棄一個機(jī)會"可知,foregone的意思是"放棄",故選A項(xiàng).
27.B 主旨大意題.通讀文章可知,本文主要敘述了作者通過"extra minute"rule來避免以后說"if only"的情況."if only"作為線索貫穿了整篇文章,且第一段也提到了the saddest words,故選B項(xiàng).其他選項(xiàng)比較籠統(tǒng),不能涵蓋本文內(nèi)容.
點(diǎn)評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對于題目的理解一定要忠實(shí)于原文,因此,每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句,(1)排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(xiàng)(2)排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項(xiàng) (3)排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項(xiàng)(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.