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阅读理解。

Around twenty years ago I was-living in Seattle and going through hard times. could not find a satisfying job"and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree.      To my shame I. was driving a school bus "to make ends meet (收支平衡) and living with friends. I had been through five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job.      Later that afternoon, while doing my rounds (当班出勤) through a quiet neighborhood I had an internal (inside) wave-like a scream (尖叫) come upfrom deep inside me and I thought "Why has my life become so hard?"      Immediately after tbis internal scream I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me an earring saying I should keep it in case somebody looked for it. The earring was stamped with words' BE HAPPY'. At first I got angry. Then it hit me. I had been putting all of my energies into what was wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of 50 things I was thankful to.      At first/t was hard, and then it got easier. One day I decided to up it to 75. That night there was a phone call for me, asking if I would do a one-day training for 200hospital workers. I said yes and got the job.      My day with the hospital workers went very well. I got a standing welcome and many more days of work.      To this day I KNOW that it was because I changed my attitude' (态度) to gratitude.      By chance, the day after I found the earring the girl asked me if anyone had looked for it. I told her no and she snid"I guess it was meant for you then."      I spent the next year doing training, workshops all around the Seattle area and then decided to risk everything and go back to Scotland where I had lived Before. I closed my one man business and bought a plane ticket. One month later I met-my wonderful English wife and best friend of 15 years now. We live in a small heautiful house in Scotland.      'THE ONLY ATTITUDE IS GRATITUDE' has been my motto (座右铭) for years now and yes, it completely changed my life.

1. What does the underlined word it mean?

A. To make a list of things he was thankful to B. The words "BE HAPPY" C. To forget that his life became so hard D. The special earring the girl gave to the writer

2. The underlined word gratitude means being _____.

A. thankful B. open C. careful D. kind

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer made a list of 75 things he was Thankful to B. The writer's wife has been his best friend for 15 years. C. The writer has lived in Seattle since 20 years ago. D. The writer did the training for 200 hospital workers.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Attitude and Behavior. B. The Girl and I. C. Be Happy. D. The Earring.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1-4: DACC

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Around twenty years ago I was-living in Seattle a..”主要考查你对  故事类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

故事类阅读

考点名称：故事类阅读

• 故事类阅读：
  文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。
  命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
  阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

• 故事类阅读注意：
  初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
  阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
  
  特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。
  而阅读材料后的阅读理解往往会围绕这些内容设计一些事实类的理解题。
  
  凡事实类的理解题都可以从阅读材料的表层文字中找到答案。
  
  在阅读故事类短文时，应理解文章的深层含义，也就是它的主题。在此需要注意的是，现在的阅读理解题在测试事实类的理解题的同时，往往有一道推理类理解测试题．