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There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, sheof going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”
Atsuko __to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ,” she said．“I felt very alone．”
One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face __she failed．
A young man on her team what she was going through．“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
“You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”
She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．
Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will ．She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that．
小题1:A．learned B．dreamedC．spokenD．heard小题2:A．pictureB．educationC．lifeD．spirit小题3:A．photo B．painting C．wayD．drawing小题4:A．fryingB．bakingC．steaming D．boiling小题5:A．hoped B．attempted C．likedD．arranged小题6:A．describedB．createdC．imaginedD．discovered小题7:A．tenseB．cheerful C．relaxedD．deserted小题8:A．classesB．questions C．timesD．projects小题9:A．curious aboutB．nervous aboutC．slow atD．good at小题10:A．kickB．hitC．carryD．pass小题11:A．overB．intoC．through D．past小题12:A．ifB．afterC．becauseD．until小题13:A．believedB．consideredC．sensedD．wondered小题14:A．warnedB．whisperedC．orderedD．sighed小题15:A．excitementB．suggestionC．persuasionD．encouragement小题16:A．interestedB．sureC．puzzledD．doubtful小题17:A．seldomB．alreadyC．neverD．almost小题18:A．happenedB．appliedC．meantD．seemed小题19:A．stayB．continueC．existD．live小题20:A．mercifulB．bitterC．easy D．simple 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D 解析
本文通过作者在美国读书的经历说明，你对别人说的话，不管是残忍的或是友善的，都可能对别人的生活产生影响。
小题1:考查短语。 根据When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．可知这里意思是她梦想去美国。Dream of是固定用法，意思是梦想，故选B。
小题2:考查名词。根据Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．可知这里意思是她了解的美国生活大多源于她读得教科书。Picture照片；education教育；life生活；spirit精神，故选C。
小题3:考查名词。根据Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”这是勾勒出了一张照片。Photo照片；painting绘画；way方法；drawing绘画，故选A。
小题4:考查动词。根据Mummy cakes可知是妈妈烤蛋糕。Frying油炸；baking烤；steaming蒸；boiling煮，故选B。
小题5:考查动词。根据Atsuko __to attend college in California．可知这里意思是Atsuko安排到加利福尼亚读大学。Hoped希望；attempted尝试；liked喜欢；arranged安排，故选D。
小题6:考查形容词。根据When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．可知这里意思是她发现并不是她想象的世界。Described描述；created创造；imagined想象的；discovered发现的，故选C。
小题7:考查形容词。根据“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ,” she said．“I felt very alone．” 可知这里意思是人们看起来很紧张。Tense紧张；cheerful高兴的；relaxed放松的；deserted无人居住的，故选A。
小题8:考查名词。根据One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．” 可知这里意思是她最艰难的课程之一就是体育课。Classes课；questions问题；times时代；projects工程，故选A。
小题9:考查短语。根据No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．可知这里意思是其他学生很擅长。curious about好奇；nervous about紧张；slow at慢；good at擅长，故选D。
小题10:考查动词。根据One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．可知老师让Atsuko打球。Kick踢；hit打；carry搬运；pass传，故选B。
小题11:考查副词。根据so they could knock it the net．可知他们可以让球越过球网。Over在…上；into进入；through穿过；past经过，故选A。
小题12:考查连词。根据She was afraid of losing face __she failed．可知这里意思是她害怕如果失败，会很丢脸。If如果；after在……后；because因为；until直到，故选A。
小题13:考查动词。根据“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
可知她们队的一个年轻人感觉到了她正在经历的事情。Believed相信；considered考虑；sensed感觉；wondered想知道，故选C。
小题14:考查动词。根据常识，可知他是悄悄地对我说。Warned警告；whispered小声说；ordered命令；sighed叹气，故选B。
小题15:考查名词。 根据Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”可知我收到了鼓舞。Excitement激动；suggestion建议；persuasion劝说；encouragement
鼓舞，故选D。
小题16:考查形容词。根据Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．可知这里意思是她不确定。Interested感兴趣；sure确信；puzzled困惑；doubtful怀疑的，故选B。
小题17:考查副词。根据she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”，可知她没有忘记这些话。Seldom很少；already已经；never从来没有；almost几乎，故选C。
小题18:考查动词。根据“He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．可知这里意思是她确定这位年轻人并不知道他的善意对她意味着什么。Happened发生；applied应用；meant意味；seemed看起来，故选C。
小题19:考查动词。根据That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will ．可知这里意思是你不知道它会待多久。Stay停留；continue继续；exist存在；live生存，故选A。
小题20:考查形容词。根据words: You can do that．可知是很简单的四个词。Merciful仁慈的；bitter苦的；easy容易的；simple简单的，故选D。 考点
据考高分专家说，试题“There was a woman na.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。
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。
