专题限时集训(十八)推理判断题(一)A(2016·南通第一次调研)There'sacasetobemade，fromthingslikeGooglesearchfigures，thatRobertFrost'spoemTheRoadNotTaken—youknow，theoneabouttwopathsdiverging(分开)inawood—isthemostpopularinmodernhistory.Yetpeoplestillcan'tagreewhatitmeans.Onthesurface，it'safridge－magnetcliché(陈词滥调)ontheimportanceoftakingrisksandchoosingtheroadlesstravelled.Butmanyargueitslylymocks(暗讽)thatAmericanbeliefintheindividual'spowertodeterminehisorherfuture.Afterall，thepoetadmitsthatbothpathslookroughlysimilarlywell－travelled.Andhowcouldhebesurehetooktherightone？He'llneverknowwheretheotherleads.Lookingbackatourlifehistories，wetellourselveswefacedimportantdilemmasandchosewisely.Butmaybeonlybecauseit'stooawfultoadmitwe'restumbling(跌跌撞撞地走)maplessamongthetrees，orthatourchoicesdon'tmakemuchdifference.Twopsychologists，KaralynEnzandJenniferTalarico，throwlightonthesemattersinanewstudywithatitlethatnodstoFrost:ForksInTheRoad.Theysoughttoclarifyhowpeoplethinkabout“turningpoints”versus“transitions”inlife.Aturningpoint，bytheirdefinition，isamomentthatchangesyourfuture—decidingtoleaveajobormarriage，say—butoftenisn'tvisiblefromtheoutside，atleastatfirst.“Transitions”involvebigexternalchanges:goingtouniversity，marrying，emigrating(迁出)．Sometimesthetwogotogether，aswhenyoumovetoanewplaceandrealizeit'swhereyoubelong.(“NewYorkersarebornalloverthecountry，”DeliaEphronsaid，“andthentheycometoNewYorkandithitsthem:oh，that'swhoIam.”)Butit'sturningpointswerememberasmostsignificant，EnzandTalaricoconclude，whetherornottheyalsoinvolvetransitions.Thedistinctionisuseful:itunderlineshowthemostoutwardlyobviouslifechangesaren'talwaysthosewiththebiggestimpact.Hencethefamous“focusingillusion”，whichdescribeshowweexaggerate(夸大)theimportanceofasinglefactoronhappiness:youswitchjobs，orspouses，onlytodiscoveryoubroughtthesametroublesomeoldyoutothenewsituation.Beforeitbecameajoke，“midlifecrisis”referredtoaturningpointthathappensbecauseyourcircumstancesdon'tchange,whenyouroldlifestopsfeelingmeaningful.Turningpointscanbecausedbymundane(世俗的)things—theoffhandremarkthatmakesyourealizeyou'reinthewronglife—orbynothingatall.诗人罗伯特·弗罗斯特的《未选择的路》展现了现实生活中人们处在十字路口时难以抉择的心情。在诗中，诗人选择了一条人迹稀少、布满荆棘的道路，在做出抉择后，同时又遗憾“鱼和熊掌不可兼得”。心理学家卡拉琳·恩茨和詹妮弗·塔拉里科在一项题为《决定性时刻》的新的研究中试图阐明人们如何思考人生中的“转折点”与“转变”的差别。其实，我们的选择决定了我们的命运是否掌握在自己手中。1．WhydosomepeoplethinkthepoemmakesfunoftheAmericanbelief?A．Becausethetworoadsaremoreorlesssimilarinthepoet'sview.B．BecauseAmericansbelievetheycandecidetheirfuturethemselves.C．BecauseAmericanscanfindtheirwayeasilyinaforestjustwithamap.D．BecauseAmericanssurelyknowwhichroadtotakewithoutconsideration.A[推理判断题。根据第一段第四、五句可知，一些人认为这首诗嘲笑了美国人的信仰的原因是在诗人看来，这两条路是大致相似的。故选项A符合题意。]2．Whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasatransition?A．Yourexperienceofmidlifecrisis.B．Yourchoiceoftheroadtotake.C．Yourdecisiontotravelabroad.D．Yourmoveintoanewflat.D[细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知，“转变”涉及大的外部变化：上大学、结婚、移民、搬家等。故选项D符合题意。]3．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．Turningpointsinvolvingtransitionsareoftenrememb...
