Question

Many people ask me what my favorite invention is.I find it very hard to answer them，because there are so many things in my life that I can choose.However，I have chosen a pen.Don't you think it's surprising?

I know that to most people a pen is very boring，but，to me，it stands for possibility(可能)．There are so many things you can do with a pen.You can write a novel or a song，record information，or draw a picture.

A pen is like the beginning of something amazing to me.Every day，I write a new page with my pen，and I am slowly making a path(路)for my future.Maybe I will be a scientist and change the world with my discoveries.Maybe I'll become a musician and touch people's hearts with my music.Or perhaps I will be a writer and move people through words，or a teacher to help children grow into the kind of people that they want to be.

There are so many possibilities as to what I will do with my life，but I know that with the pen in my hand，I will write a good future for myself.Tell me what future you will write for yourself.

1.People may feel  ________  after they know the writer's choice.

A. bored    B. interested    C. excited    D. surprised

2.The writer thinks a  ________  can move people through words.

A. scientist    B. musician    C. writer    D. teacher

3.The underlined word “discoveries” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A. 力气    B. 汗水    C. 理智    D. 发现

4.The writer wants to tell us  ________．

A. why a pen is the most important invention for him

B. what a pen can help him do

C. why he wants to have a good pen

D. what person he will become in the future

5.Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A grammar book.    B. A science website.

C. A dictionary.    D. A sports magazine.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】短文是谈论有关发明的话题。作者阐述了钢笔是自己最喜欢的发明，并提出可能会令许多人感到吃惊，作者用大量的篇幅解释了自己持有这种观点的原因。

1.D

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“However，I have chosen a pen. Don't you think it's surprising?”可知，对于作者的选择，人们可能会感到吃惊，故答案为D。

2.C

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Or perhaps I will be a writer and move people through words”可知，一名作家通过文字可能会让人感动，故答案为C。

3.D

词义猜测题。通过句子“Maybe I will be a scientist and change the world with my discoveries.”判断，作为一名科学家更有可能通过发明创造来改变整个世界，故答案为D。

4.A

主旨大意题。第一段作者阐述了钢笔是自己最喜欢的发明，并提出可能会令许多人感到吃惊，作者用大量的篇幅解释了自己持有这种观点的原因，故答案为A。

5.B

推理判断题。A. A grammar book.语法书；B. A science website. 科学网站；C. A dictionary. 字典 ；D. A sports magazine. 体育杂志。短文是谈论有关发明的话题，因此可推断它最有可能发表于科学网站，故答案为B。

点睛：词义猜测题阅读理解中常见的一种题型，所猜测词汇可以是生词，也可以是熟词新义，还可以是人称代词的指代内容。词义猜测题主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查对语境的分析和把握能力。常见的猜词法有： (1)利用上下文语境。猜测任何词义都离不开上下文，所以要借助上下文对需要猜测的词或短语进行合乎逻辑的推测。 (2)利用定义或解释性的线索。阅读文章中的有些生词往往在其后会有对该词进行解释说明的短语或句子，利用它们猜词义较容易。 (3)利用文章的逻辑关系答题。如并列、对比、因果、转折关系等。这些逻辑关系往往通过一些相应的词或短语表达出来，如but, or, however, so, because等。 (4)利用构词法知识答题。熟记一些前缀、后缀所表达的意思，不仅可以扩大词汇量，而且帮助我们猜测词义。第3小题的词义猜测题就是利用第1种解题方法。