阅读理解专题突破练6第一节A体裁:记叙文词数:313用时:7分钟(2018河北名校联盟联考)TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregrets,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcomersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforgoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou”.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tmissanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.【解题导语】“我”认为英语中最悲伤的两个词是“ifonly”,因为它们表达了遗憾。父亲在“我”小时候经常告诉我们花费额外的时间也要把事情做好以避免遗憾,“我”听从父亲的建议并认为这样做是对的。1.Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?A.Becausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsad.B.Becausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlife.C.Becausetheyremindthewriterofsomesadexperiences.D.BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage.答案B解析细节理解题。由第一段中的“TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare‘ifonly’...becausetheyconveyregrets,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.”可知,“我”认为英语中最令人伤心的两个词是“ifonly”,因为这两个词表达了后悔、丢失的机会、错误和失望,故选B项。2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“forgone”inParagraph3?A.Givenup.B.Comeacross.C.Gotthrough.D.Heldback.答案A解析词义猜测题。该词所在的句子表达的意思是:我们都认识这样的人,他们在失去所爱之人后会后悔错失了说“我爱你”或“我原谅你”的机会。所以画线词表示“失去”,和短语giveup意思接近。故选A项。3.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto.A.seeadoctorB.finishherworkC.joinacelebrationD.accompanyherfather答案D解析细节理解题。题干中的关键信息“decidedtogotoheroffice”对应原文中的“Ihaddecidedtogotowork”,由此定位到倒数第二段。从倒数第二段可以看出,“我”知道父亲要去自己办公室对面看眼科医生时,本来打算按原计划休假,但突然意识到父亲已经84岁了,所以“我”决定即便是自己的休息日,为了陪父亲,也会去上班。故选D项。4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvicefromMyFatherB.AvoidanceofSaying“IfOnly”C.The“ExtraMinute”RuleD.TheImportanceofEmotionalWell-being答案B解析主旨大意题。根据首尾段的第一句话及文章大意可知,本文主要是针对避免说英语中最伤心的两个词“ifonly”进行阐述的,所以B项“避免说‘ifonly’”符合全文内容。B体裁:记叙文词数:252用时...
