Question

阅读下面的短文，然后用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

Last spring I was walking in a park. In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string, which had a balloon at the other end.

All of a sudden, a sharp gust (一阵风) of wind took the balloon from the little girl. I thought she would scream and cry.

But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise to the sky, she cheerfully shouted out, “Wow!”

I didn’t realize it at that moment. But that little girl taught me something.

Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of a sudden problem. I almost replied with “Oh no, what should we do?” But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying: “Wow, that is interesting! How can I help you?”

One thing is for sure — life is always going to put us off balance with things we don’t expect. But how we act to them is our choice. We can choose to be discouraged or interested.

No matter what the situation is, a “Wow!” will always beat “Oh, no.”

So next time you meet one of life’s unexpected gusts, remember that little girl and make it a “Wow!” experience. It always works.

1.Where was the little girl?

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2.How did the little girl feel when her balloon was blown away?

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3.Will you have an active mood when unexpected trouble comes up? Why or why not?

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Answer

1.She was in a park.

2.She felt cheerful.

3.No,I won’t. Because I will become nervous then.

【解析】短文中作者描写了他在公园里遇到的一个小女孩，当风把她的气球吹走的时候，她没有哭，反而高兴地喊起来。由此作者想要告诉我们，生活中总是会有一些意想不到的麻烦，但是用什么样的态度去对待它是我们的选择。

1.根据短文的开头Last spring I was walking in a park. In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter可知，作者是在公园里散步的时候看到了一个小女孩，由此可知小女孩是在公园里。

2.根据短文中As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise to the sky, she cheerfully shouted out, “Wow!”可知，当这个女孩的气球被风吹走了的时候，作者以为她会哭，但是她没有，她很欢快地大喊。由此可知选答案是She felt cheerful。

3.这个问题的答案是开放性的，根据短文中life is always going to put us off balance with things we don’t expect. But how we act to them is our choice. We can choose to be discouraged or interested.可知，生活总是给我们意想不到的事情，如何反应是我们自己的选择，我们可以选择沮丧或者是感兴趣。因此这个答案可以从两个方面来回答。参考答案的意思是当意想不到的麻烦来的时候，我不会有积极的心态，因为我会紧张。

点睛：短文中作者描写了他在公园里遇到的一个小女孩，当风把她的气球吹走的时候，她没有哭，反而高兴地喊起来。由此作者想要告诉我们，生活中总是会有一些意想不到的麻烦，但是用什么样的态度去对待它是我们的选择。短文后面的题目也是比较简单的，前两个小题都可以从短文中找到答案，例如第1小题，我们在短文的开头选择little girl这一信息可知，是在公园里。第3小题是一个开放性的问题，答案不是固定的。如果生活中遇到了麻烦，我们应采取什么样的态度去对待。作者是想用小女孩的故事告诉我们，我们应采取积极的心态去面对生活里的麻烦。