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【題目】One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original position after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo trees’ ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other negative situation that stretches the limits of a person’s emotions.

Have you ever felt like you are about to lose control of your emotions? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.

During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally tired, mentally exhausted and you most likely bored unpleasant physical symptoms.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant moments. Will hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant moment may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.

If the situation gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!

【1】What does the underlined word “resilience” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. The ability to overcome any difficulty.

B. The quality of hoping for a better tomorrow.

C. The quality of being brave at the breaking point.

D. The ability to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events.

【2】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Life is like a bamboo tree that never breaks.

B. Whatever difficulties we may meet with in our life, we can bend, but can never break.

C. Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.

D. If you get over your breaking point, you can survive to live longer and more happily than others.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The author was an idle child when he was living near the river.

B. We should try our best not to let our bad times get the best of us.

C. Our being likely to lose control of our emotions is common in our life.

D. We should always believe things may not be as bad as they seem to be.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Bend, but don’t break.

B. My wonderful childhood.

C. The bamboo trees.

D. Love the bamboo trees and your life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了怎樣對待生活中的挫折，要有竹子的彈力彎曲但不能折斷。

【1】D推理判斷題。“resilience”本意是“恢復力，彈力，順應力”，此處指竹子彎曲后的回彈力，文中指遭遇不好的情況后的恢復力。根據文意選D.

【2】B細節(jié)推理題。根據最后一段If the situation gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break! 可知作者要告訴我們無論境況多么難，都要表現出恢復力，要像竹子一樣彎曲但不能折斷。根據文意選B.

【3】A推理判斷題。根據One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank.中的idly和idle可知A項錯誤；根據Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.可知B項正確；根據Have you ever felt like you are about to lose control of your emotions?和you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.可知C項正確；根據things may not be as bad as they seem to be.可知D項正確。

【4】A主旨大意題。作者就竹子的回彈力引出我們怎樣對待生活中的種種不如意，要有迅速恢復的能力，彎曲但不能折斷。故文章標題應為A.