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A Simple Lesson
“Another bad day at school？” my father asked as I came into the room.
“How could you tell? I didn't shut the door heavily or anything，” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.
“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough，” Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”
“You don't know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They won't even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and that's the worst！”
Papa turned toward me. “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo？”
“Yes, your name is David and grandfather's name is Lorenzo.”
“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important？”
“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that，” I answered.
“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get lowpaid labor jobs because he didn't speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that？” my father asked.
I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard，” I said sheepishly.
“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will accept you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for people to see who you are，” said Papa.
All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now？”
Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”
小题1:Why was the author unhappy that day? A．Because he moved to a new country.B．Because his baseball team lost the game.C．Because he wasn't offered a chance to pitch.D．Because he quarreled with his friends at school.小题2:The father successfully changed his son's mood by ________.A．asking him to train harder B．playing baseball with himC．telling his grandfather's storyD．introducing him some new friends小题3:The underlined word “sheepishly” probably means ________.A．shyly B．patientlyC．clumsilyD．cautiously小题4:What can we infer about the author?A．He thinks his father lives in the past.B．He'd rather live with his grandfather.C．He will continue to dislike school and everything.D．He will try his best to adapt to the new environment. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D 解析
文章大意：搬家来到了新学校，面对新环境，作者一直闷闷不乐。父亲把祖父的故事讲给了作者，从祖父的身上作者汲取到了有益的教益。
小题1:C 细节理解题。由第四段“They won't even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here.”可知，作者到新校后，没有获得投球的机会，所以不高兴。
小题2:C 推理判断题。由文章后面的介绍可知，作者的父亲给作者讲述了祖父的故事给作者上了有效的一课。
小题3:A 猜测词义题。听了祖父的故事，作者非常内疚，所以“害羞地”承认了自己的错误。
小题4:D 推理判断题。由倒数第四段“I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior.”和倒数第三段可推知，作者从祖父的身上获得了教益，一定会像祖父一样尽力适应新环境。 考点
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日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
