【題目】 The cracked (有裂縫的) step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home—the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.

Without thinking, I turned around, walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, had mixed my own cement (水泥), filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I’d forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.

Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn’t stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically (諷刺地), for many of us, it is only when we have no choice— when we fall ill—that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks while my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself—a whole twisted spin on DIY.

Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core the feeding of that light, that fire and that strength.

【1】What made the author so sleepy in the first place?

A.Taking care of the kids.B.Visiting her mother.

C.Doing the housework.D.Dealing with DIY projects.

【2】How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?

A.Regretful.B.Upset.

C.Proud.D.Thankful.

【3】What can be implied from Paragraph 3?

A.Our health is ignored deliberately.

B.Our body will respond to what we do.

C.The author took her mother’s advice.

D.The author stayed in hospital for two weeks.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To present a way to fill a crack.

B.To show the danger of DIY.

C.To stress the importance of sleep.

D.To encourage focusing on oneself.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

本文是記敘文。作者通過描述自己親身經(jīng)歷，因?yàn)榘炎⒁饬性谂_(tái)階上的裂縫上而遭遇身體健康狀況的報(bào)警，作者意識(shí)到：裂縫永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被完全填滿。建議我們：集中精力在你自己的內(nèi)心深處，保養(yǎng)好自己的身體。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep.（那天，我醒來時(shí)很累——孩子們都很小，需要很多東西——我有一個(gè)金色的下午可以休息，我的媽媽進(jìn)來讓我補(bǔ)覺）可知，照顧孩子們使作者昏昏欲睡，疲憊不堪。故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的Four hours later, I had all the tools, had mixed my own cement (水泥), filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect.（四個(gè)小時(shí)后，我把所有的工具都準(zhǔn)備好了，自己攪拌好水泥，把裂縫填平，把地基修好。完美）可知，作者對(duì)自己的修繕工作很滿意。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的hat earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced.（當(dāng)我們違背對(duì)身體的承諾時(shí)，它們就不會(huì)被沉默）可推知，我們的身體會(huì)對(duì)我們的行為做出反應(yīng)。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core the feeding of that light, that fire and that strength.（然后，把注意力集中在你的內(nèi)在核心，那光、那火和那力量的滋養(yǎng)）可推知，作者意識(shí)到我們應(yīng)該把注意力集中在自己身上。故選D。

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