专题限时集训(六)推理判断之写作意图/目的AIdecidedtoskitotheNorthPole.ItwasafterIsawanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforpeopletojoinateamtoski350milestotheNorthPole.Backin1996，therehadneverbeenawomanfromtheUKwhohadaccomplishedthischallenge.Iwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketosurviveintemperaturescoldenoughtofreezeyourfleshinseconds，soIsentofffortheapplicationform.Theapplicationformfullofpicturesofmaleexplorersarrived.Thewords“Areyoumanenoughfortheultimate(极限的)challenge？”mademeangryandevenmoredeterminedtogetontheteam.Over500individualsappliedforaplaceintheteam，andtheselectionprocessincludedphysicalandpsychologicaltestsdesignedtopickthebestgroup.Inonetest，therewasahugeropeladderwehadtoclimb，andIfrozeatthetopbecauseIhaveafearofheights.Ithoughtmyhopeswerefadingasmostotherapplicantssailedpast，leavingmebehind.Buttwoothershelpedmeover，andlaterIfoundoutthattheorganizerswerenotlookingforamazingindividuals，butgreatteamplayers，andthismomenthadshownthemwhowouldtakecareofothersintheteam.Ihadrevealed(显示)myweakness，andinaplaceliketheArctic，youhavetobeyourself，asthereisnowheretohide.Therepersonalitiesofaskingforhelpandshowingweaknessarenecessaryforwomentomaster.Irealizedthatbybeingmyself，Icouldsucceed.Iwasselectedfortheteam.IrealizedthatIcouldachievemorethanIeverimagined—moreimportantly，bysharingmystorywithothers，Icouldinspirethemtotakeastepintothenewworldandrevealmoreoftheirabilities.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了作者申请加入去北极的滑雪队，并成功加入的故事。1．Howdidtheauthorreactonseeingtheadvertisement?A．Shegotcross.B．Shewasdetermined.C．Shegotfrightened.D．Shewasuninterested.B[考查细节理解。根据对第一段的整体理解，尤其是第一、二句可知，作者看到这个广告后就下定决心要去北极滑雪。]2．Whatdidtheorganizersviewasthemostimportantintheselectionofnewhands?A．Personalquality.B．Individualability.C．Spiritofteamwork.D．Couragetochallenge.C[考查推理判断。根据第三段的最后一句可推知，团队组织者挑选新队员时认为最重要的一点就是队员们要有团队合作精神。]3．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwomen'sshowingweakness?A．Beneficial.B．Shameful.C．Merciful.D．Disturbing.A[考查推理判断。根据第四段的内容，尤其是第二句可推知，女性展示软弱是有用的。]4．What'stheintentionoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A．Toinspireustoprepareforourfuturegoal.B．Toadvisewomentoturntoothers.C．Tomakesuggestionstoherteammembers.D．Toencouragepeopletoexploretheunknown.D[考查写作意图。根据最后一段最后一句可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓励人们去探索未知的世界。]BTourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences，however，needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology，tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworld.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworld？Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVRlikemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas“mindwandering”．Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead，we'rerecallingmemories，orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering，ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So，theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwere...
