Question

Glynis Davis:

I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year… but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference — but the scales don’t lie.

Roz Juma:

To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I’ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.

Lesley Codwin:

I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem — perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though. Because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

Ros Langfod:

Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet… I’m really good in a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate — my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.

1.What do you think the four women were talking about?

A．Different diets they prefer.

B．Their life after marriage.

C．Tex books for students.

D．Their own slimming matter.

2.Where are these short passages most likely to be taken from?

A．Talks on the air.

B．Advertisements on the wall.

C．Books in a library.

D．Magazines for children.

3.What does the underlined word “scales” possibly mean?

A．The coach in the slimming club.

B．Some tool to measure weight.

C．Glynis Davis’ dear husband.

D．The salesperson in a food shop.

4.Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming?

① Glynis Davis        a. I put on weight soon after I got married.

② Roz Juma            b. Frame doesn’t necessarily mean success.

③ Lesley Codwin       c. Facts speak much louder than words.

④ Ros Langfod         d. I like myself as I am, and to be what you are.

A．①-a; ②-d; ③-b; ④-c                   B．①-c; ②-b; ③-d; ④-a

C．①-c; ②-d; ③-b; ④-a                   D．①-a; ②-b; ③-c; ④-d

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了四個女人對于減肥的不同的觀點，以及她們的各自的不同的做法，并且敘述了各自的做法帶來的結果是怎樣的，都在文中有所交代。

1.這是細節理解題。根據每段的第一句話可知，她們談論的是瘦身問題，故選D。

2.這是細節理解題。根據我們已有的常識，這里是每個人的談話記錄，故選A。

3.這是詞義猜測題。根據I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference — but the scales don’t lie.這里最后說不會說謊的肯定是秤，故選B。

4.這是匹配題。根據But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year… but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. Glynis Davis對應C；To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it. Roz Juma對應d；I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again. Lesley Codwin對應b; Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year.Ros Langfod對應a;故選C。

考點：這是一篇訪談錄。

點評：閱讀理解題中所設置的詞義猜測類題多是對生詞、短語、指示代詞的猜測。一方面，命題者要求考生所猜測的單詞或短語可能是已學過的或是考生較熟悉的，但高考所考查的是不太常見的意思；另一方面命題者要求考生所猜測的單詞或短語可能是考生沒有學過的。此時，對單詞或短語的猜測不要停留在字面上,要根據語境來判斷。