Question

When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low-budget(小成本) movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.

The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce (离婚) in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.

I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava (火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!

The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas (画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $1,500.

The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.

1.Why did the writer go to Hawaii?

A. To realize her childhood dream.

B. To free herself from trouble.

C. To spend her holiday.

D. To make a living.

2.Which of the following is the writer’s dream?

A. Living in nature with animals.

B. Becoming a successful painter.

C. Getting close to wildlife.

D. Living a free and happy life.

3.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. the writer’s husband took away most of her money

B. the writer wasn’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first

C. the writer had never done painting before

D. the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述作者在自己的家庭事业走向低谷时，在夏威夷火山边找回了自己一直以来的梦想，实现了过自己一直梦想的生活。

1. 细节理解题。根据第二段The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed.和I’d lost everything except my four teenage children.可知，作者婚姻终结，而且所有的财产都被卖掉还债，作者为了生计被迫去夏威夷。故选D。

2. 细节理解题。根据文章最后The dream I had more than 40 years is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.可知，作者过上了自由自在快乐的生活，实现了自己40多年的梦想。故选D。

3. 推理判断题。根据第二段最后Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right. 可知，作者害怕别人的说法正确，表明作者怀疑自己能否在夏威夷生存下去。故选B。

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

做好细节理解题的几点建议：

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。

做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：

①略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；

②按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；

③将自己精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如第21小题根据第二段The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed.和I’d lost everything except my four teenage children.可知作者婚姻走向死亡，所有的一切卖掉还债，为了生计被迫去夏威夷。故选D.22小题根据文章最后The dream I had more than 40 years is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.可知，作者过上了自由自在快乐的生活，实现了自己40多年的梦想。故选D.