Question

 

Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite “Why, thank you,” but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and had) reflect about your personal qualities?

Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy－the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced（加強）－by our parents, teachers, friends .When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional（情感的）qualities.

Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping ,and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.

We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won’t make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

1.The underlined expression “you had missed the mark” means “you had failed to     ”.

A. make her feel better

B. keep your friendship

C. receive a present in return

D. get the expected effect

2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.

B. Emotional changes influence one’s choice of gifts.

C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.

D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.

3.In the third paragraph, the author tells us that        .

A. attention should be paid to the receiver’s responses

B. one learns from what he did in the past

C. the choice of girls reflects one’s emotional qualities

D. one should spend more time choosing gifts

4.The best possible title for this passage is “　　　”.

A. Ways of Choosing Gifts

B. An Important Tradition

C. Exchanging Presents

D. Message in a Gift

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

【解析】：本題容易錯選為A。這里一要從A項本身: make her feel better 去分析，并非在這之前she feels well 易引起歧義；二要從此處語境思考，你給別人送禮物自有擬訂預(yù)期效果。

【考點】：考查學(xué)生在一定語境下猜測短語的能力。

2.D

【解析】：考生易選A、B、C。做此類題目關(guān)鍵是抓住主題句。本段的主題句—首句：Choosing the right gift is an art即D項所表達的意義。A項是說明這種技術(shù)獲得的過程，B、C、D也只是部分的圍繞主題句展開的。

【考點】：考查對段落大意的歸納概括。

3.C

【解析】：“Your thoughts, your feelings, your inner world”即“your emotional qualities”

【考點】：考查對主旨的歸納。

4.D

【解析】：本題易錯選A。做這類題一定要抓住作者寫作的意圖，文章的首段很重要，往往說明作者為什么寫這篇文章。本篇文章告訴我們一個簡單道理，送禮物是“心意”的代表。A是指挑選禮物的方法，側(cè)重于操作過程；C“交換禮物”主題不突出；D主要強調(diào)禮物中所賦含的信息，即文章的真實意圖。

【考點】：考查學(xué)生的推理概括能力