Question

   Have you ever received a gift that was so dearly, 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 bad) reflect about your persona] 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. (Y/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.

 

60.  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

61. 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.

62. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that________..

    A. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses

    B. one learns from what he did in the past

    C. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities

    D. one should spend more time choosing gifts

 63. 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

這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，通過敘述學生日常生活的事情：互送禮物，進而引發的思考。

60．D．

解析：詞義推測。本題易誤選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期效果。

61．D．

解析：主旨大意題。依據第二段第一句話。

62．C．

解析：主旨大意題。Your thoughts ,your feelings, your inner world即your emotional qualities.

63．D．

解析：主旨大意題。本題易誤選A。做此類題一定要抓住作者的寫作意圖，文章首段很重要，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的道理，送禮物是“心意”的代表。A是指挑選禮物的方法，則重于操作過程；C“交換禮物”主題不突出；D主要強調禮物中所含的信息，即文章的真實意圖。