12.Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta,India when I was 16.On Valentine's Day(情人節(jié)),I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store.I remember wishing two things.One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me.Unfortunately,Valentine's Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.
The next Valentine's Day,I still didn't have a boyfriend,but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer.I can't remember what it exactly said inside the card,but it hardly mattered.I know I'm not the only one who's had the blues because of being single on Valentine's Day.
It's not just on Valentine's Day that I'm reminded of these feelings.One night,my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive.The station was mostly full of college students,and later an older couple walked in.Just at that moment,a street musician started playing She's Only a Woman to Me.The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world.On the train,I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station,and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).
My view of romance has changed from when I was 16in Calcutta to now,23,and living in Manhattan.This year,I won't focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day.I'll spend Valentine's Day with friends in New York City.But I won't try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone.Instead,I'll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.
55.The underlined word"Hallmark"in Paragraph 1probably refers to aC.
A.city B.street
C.store D.man
56.We can infer that in the opinion of the writer's fatherB.
A.his daughter should have received a gift
B.people in India shouldn't celebrate Valentine's Day
C.people in India should welcome Western culture
D.his daughter should know more about capitalism
57.According to Paragraph 2,if someone has the blues,he or she is probablyD.
A.lucky B.a(chǎn)ngry
C.excited D.sad
58.What is implied in the passage?D
A.The writer now has a boyfriend.
B.The writer now is afraid of Valentine's Day.
C.The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.
D.The writer's attitude towards Valentine's Day has changed.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者一個人過情人節(jié)的場景,她原本是有些傷心的,最終也被情人節(jié)的氛圍感動了.
解答 55.C.猜測詞義題:從第一段的句子:I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store.I remember wishing two things.我與許多其他青少年線等待一個機會進入商店;可知答案是C
56.B.推理判斷題:第一段的句子:Unfortunately,Valentine's Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture,說明作者的父親認為印度人不該過情人節(jié).故選B.
57.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段"I know I'm not the only one who's had the blues because of being single on Valentine's Day"可知作者是一個人過情人節(jié)應該是傷心,故選D.
58.D.推理判斷題:從最后一段的:My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now,23,and living in Manhattan.This year,I won't focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day.可知作者對情人節(jié)的觀點改變了.故選D.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.