She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart．She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence．Outside, it was pouring so heavily．
We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart．We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day．I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world．
Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance （昏昏欲睡） we were all caught in．"Mom, let's run through the rain," she said．
"No, honey．We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied．
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain．"
" We'll get wet totally if we do," Mom said．
"No, we won't, Mom．That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom's arm．
"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent．I dare say you couldn't hear anything but the rain．We all stood silently. No one came or left in. the next few minutes,Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say．
Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly．Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith．"Honey, you are absolutely right．Let's run through the rain．If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said．Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case．They got soaked．But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars．And yes, I did．I ran．I got wet．I needed washing．
You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories．So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories．
小題1:Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"?
A．happiness B．a(chǎn)pproval C．disagreementD．love
小題2:What do we know about the mother in the story?
A．Her husband was cured of his cancer．
B．She was strong-willed and considerate．
C．She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said．
D．Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in．
小題3:Which of the following may the author agree with?
A．The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune．
B．Parents should act more bravely than their children．
C．Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well．
D．Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents．
小題4:The best title for the passage might be _____．
A．Run Through the RainB．Be a Determined Mother
C．Wait in the RainD．Have a Wonderful Experience

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章前一段If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!可知媽媽對(duì)女兒這樣講。現(xiàn)在女兒要證明這一點(diǎn)。所以這是一個(gè)確認(rèn)這一說法的時(shí)刻。故該詞指確認(rèn)的意思，所以B正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)"Honey, you are absolutely right．Let's run through the rain．If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said．Then off they ran. 根據(jù)這位母親所說內(nèi)容，我們可以知道她非常的體貼，考慮得很周到，她知道女兒的想法，同時(shí)她面對(duì)丈夫的癌癥，還能以這樣的心態(tài)，也說明她很堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。故B正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories．說明父母親要抓住各種機(jī)會(huì)來教育子女，讓這樣的時(shí)刻在子女的腦海里留有教育的痕跡。故C正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。本文講述了一對(duì)母女在沃爾瑪外面躲雨的時(shí)候的一段對(duì)話和行為。通過她們?cè)谟曛斜寂艿男袨楦嬖V我們要抓住機(jī)會(huì)來教育自己的子女，讓他們對(duì)生活有信心和勇氣。故A項(xiàng)內(nèi)容和文章較為契合。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了一對(duì)母女在沃爾瑪外面躲雨的時(shí)候的一段對(duì)話和行為。通過她們?cè)谟曛斜寂艿男袨楦嬖V我們要抓住機(jī)會(huì)來教育自己的子女，讓他們對(duì)生活有信心和勇氣。集中考查了推理題，要求考生能根據(jù)題干和選項(xiàng)的設(shè)置結(jié)合文章上下文語義的串聯(lián)來選擇合適要求的選項(xiàng)，所選有據(jù)，切記主觀。
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C．To make prediction.D．To provide the evidence.
小題2:How did the author feel when he took a trip to the glacier?
A．Worried.B．Puzzled.C．Scared.D．Bored.
小題3:It can be inferred from the third paragraph that________  .
A．56 million people in Italy have been killed owing to the rising sea level
B．Some islands and coastal cities will be drowned in water by the year of 2050
C．Human being will be in danger if we don't take actions to prevent the global warming
D．It is certain that what happened in the movie 2012 will come into reality
小題4:According to the passage, you are advised to ________.
A．drive our own private cars instead of taking buses to some place
B．recycle everything that is used
C．go to see the movie 2012 at once
D．work together to take good care of our planet
小題5: What does the author mean by saying "small drops of water make a big ocean"?
A．Think twice before taking action.
B．It's our duty to protect the ocean.
C．Everyone together can make a difference.
D．It's important to save every drop of water.

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