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第16讲:阅读理解简答题专项训练第16讲:阅读理解简答题专项训练阅读短文,并按照题目要求回答问题Whenmyfriendswenttocollegeingreatdelight,Irestartedmyseniorhighschoollife.Myspiritsank.Surroundedbystrangeclassmates,IfeltlikeIwasinamazeandwassorryaboutmyself.Thereweresomeplexfeelingsinmyminds.Iwasfrightened,nervousandlonely.Tomakemattersworse,Irecalledmyfailureagainandagain,whichputmorepressureonmethanIcouldbear.Asaresult,Iwasalwaysfeelingdownduringclasstime.Myteacherfoundmespiritless.Onedayheaskedmetoetohisofficeandtoldmeabouthisattitudetowardslife:wemightsufferfrommistakes,butit’simportanttolearnlessonsfromthem.Allthepainsandtheembarrassingthingsweexperiencearepartoftheprocess.Sokeepupyourspirit!Atlast,headded,“Ifyouareoptimistic,thingsyouwantmayhappentoyou!”Warmthrushedthroughmysoul.IsuddenlyfoundthesunshiningagainwhenIsteppedoutofhisoffice.Withtheteacher’shelp,Ieventuallygotovermydepression.Fromthenon,Inolongerbowedmyheadandbegansmilingtomyclassmates.Iwouldputupmyhandconfidentlyinclassandplaywithmynewfriendsinmysparetime.Meanwhile,Iwasgraduallyembracedbymyclassmates.Nowfacedwithfiercepetition,weallstudyhardbecauseweknowthateverysecondcounts.Moreover,thereisanatmosphereofmutualtrustandrespectbetweenus.Ilovemyclass;Ilovemyclassmates!Tobefrank,Istillhaveathirstformydreamuniversity,butI’mnotafraidoffailurebecauseIcanprofitbyit.Withparentsandteachers’encouragement,I’mquitecertainofmysuccessandI’msureIcanflyhigh.1.Whywasthewriterinlowspiritsatthebeginning?(Nomorethan10words)________________2.Whatdidtheteacherexpectthewritertodo?(Nomorethan10words)________________3.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5?(Nomorethan15words)________________4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embraced”inparagraph5mean?(Nomorethan1words)________________5.Whatdoyouthinkoffailure?Pleaseexplain(Nomorethan25words)________________【答案】1.Becausehecouldnotgotocollege.
2.Theteacherexpectedhimtobeoptimistic.
3.Withtheteacher’shelp,heeventuallygotoverhisdepression.
4.Accepted/Weled.
5.Ithinkfailureisthemotherofsuccessbecausewecanbenefitalotfromfailureandthusmakenecessaryimprovementstoachievesuccess.阅读下列短文,按照要求用英文回答问题。MyfamilymovedintoanewlyconstructedhomeinCalgary10yearsago.Thatyearwasfullofpromise.Wewavedatthestreamofiningfamiliesduringtheirmoveindays.Handswereshaken.Couches(沙发)werehauled(拖)upsteps.Butwesawlessofeachotheraswinterapproached.Nameswereforgotten.Asthesnowmelted,manyoftheneighborhood’skidsbegantolearnhowtorideabike.Theirmotherswouldbenearby,sittingandchattingontheroadside.Dadwantedaplaceforchildrentoplay,aquietplaceforparentstositandrelax,butmoreimportantly,areasonforeveryonetoleavethehouseandjointhemunity.Hebeganimaginingbenches.Hestartedknockingondoorsandreshakinghandswiththeneighbors.WhenConstructionbeganwithmeandmyfatherhaulingpiecesofwoodandsteeloutofhistruck,withinminutestherewasacrowdofyoungneighborsathand,eachclaimingtheycouldhelp.Noneofuskneweachotherwell,butallhandswereondeck.Jeffrantothegaragetograbhisdrill(钻孔机).BrianheldtheboardstogetherwhileIdugthroughthetoolboxinsearchofawrench(扳手).Charliemeasuredandmarkedlocationsonthegroundfordrilling.Afterafewhours,threebenchesformedasemicircleonthestreet.Theyweretheperfectplacetositandbewiththeneighbors,haveacoffeeinthemorningorhaveabeerafterwork.ThatafternoonmarkedthefirstofmanyweekendNeighborDayswhenweatherpermitted.Kidsracedeachotheraroundwhileparentsbroughtoutfood.Laterintheevening,someoneputafirepitinthecenterofthebenchessothattheconversationswouldcarryonintothenight.Weoftenendeduptherethefollowingafternoon,aswellascountlessafternoonsandeveningsintheyearssince.Imovedoutforuniversityfouryearsago,havinglearnedtoemotionallyvaluemunity.ButI’veneverlivedsomewhereassocialasmyfamilyneighborhoodsince.Justasthesayinggoes,youmustbeagoodneighbortohavegoodneighbors.Mydadwasn’tthinkingmuchaboutbuildingthosebenches.HejustwantedaplacetositonaSaturdayafternoon,aplacetobringthemunitytogether.6.Howdidtheneighborhoodreactwhennewfamiliesmovedin?(Nomorethan5words.)_________________________________________________________________7.Whydidtheauthor’sfatherwanttobuildthebenches?(Nomorethan10words.)_________________________________________________________________8.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraph?(Nomorethan10words.)_________________________________________________________________9.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?(Nomorethan15words.)_________________________________________________________________10.Whatwillyoudotobenefityourmunity?Pleaseexplainthereason.(Nomorethan20words)_________________________________________________________________【答案】6.Theywerekindtothem.Or:Theyhelpedthem.Or:Theyweledthem.
7.Tomakeneighborsleavetheirhouseandjointhemunity.Or:Forneighborstostayconnected.
8.Weworkedtogether/asateam/incooperation.Or:Itwasourjointeffort.
9.Goodmemoriesneighborsspenttogether.Or:Whattheydidonthebenchesattheweekends.Or:Thebenchesbroughtthemunitytogether.
10.AnypossibleanswerisOK.Forexample:I’llbuildacarecenterinthemunity.Peoplecantakecareofchildrenandpetswhenneighborsareoccupied.LillianHanson,acollegejunior,expectstograduateinabouttwoyears.Mrs.Hanson,aratherunusualstudent,planstogoontotakemorecoursesaftershegetsherdegree.WhatmakesMrs.Hansondifferentfrommostofherclassmates?WhatsetsLillianHansonapartfromthecollegecrowdisherage73years.Shehasbeengoingtocollege,afewcoursesatatime,for27years.WhenMrs.Hansongraduatedfromhighschool,shewenttoherlocalbankandaskedforaloanforcollegetuitionandfees.Thebankergavehernoencouragement.Hedidn’tthinkthatacountrygirlshouldbeborrowingmoneytogotocollege.Hethoughtsheshouldbehomedoingworkinthehouseoraroundthefarm.SoMrs.Hansonwenthomeandraisedafamilyofninechildreninsteadofgoingtocollege.Shestillliveswithherhusbandonthefarmthathasbeeninthefamilyforfivegenerations.Mrs.Hansonneverforgotherdreamofgettingahighereducation.Whenherchildrenweregrownup,shetriedagain.Shefindsthehardestpartofgoingbacktoschoolatheragetobesittinginclassforlongperiodsoftime.Becausesheisnotabletomoveasquicklyandeasilyassheusedtobe,Mrs.Hansonoftengetsupandwalksaroundbetweenclassestokeepfromgettingrigid.Atthebeginningofacourseinusingtheputer,theotherstudentsallstooduptogiveMrs.Hansonbigapplausewhensheintroducedherselfandexplainedwhyshewasthereandwhathergoalswere.11.WhatmakesLillianHansondifferentfrommostofherclassmates?(不多于两个单词)___________________________________________________________12.WhydidthebankerrefusetoprovidealoanforLillianHanson?(不多于16个单词)___________________________________________________________13.Whatdoesshefindthehardestpartofgoingbacktoschool?(不多于七个单词)___________________________________________________________14.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkLillianHansonis?(不多于七个单词)___________________________________________________________【答案】11.Herage.
12.Becausehethoughtacountrygirlshouldnotbeborrowingmoneytogotocollege.
13.Sittinginclassforalongtime.
14.Determined,unusualandcaringforstudy.阅读短文,用英语回答问题Puttingonweightcouldbeasideeffectofloneliness,researchsuggests.Women,whofeellonely,arehungrier,andtheyevenfindabigmeallesssatisfying.Thiscouldbethebody’swayoftellingthemtoseekpany,foreatinghasbeenasociableactivitythroughouthumanevolution.Theresearchersasked42womennottoeatovernight,andthengavethemalargebreakfast.Thewomenratedtheirhungerbeforeandaftertheirmealandbloodsampleswhichrevealedtheirlevelsofghrelinthe“hungerhormone(激素)”.Asexpected,levelsofghrelinfellaftereatingandthenstartedtorise.However,therisewasmuchquickerinthelonelywomen,andtheymademuchmoreofthehormone.Theyalsosaidtheyfelthungrier.Theysaid:“Theneedforsocialconnectionisessentialtohumannature.Asaresult,peoplemayfeelhungrierwhentheyfeelsociallydisconnected.”Interestingly,lonelinessonlymakesthinwomenhungrier.Ithasnoeffectontheappetiteofthosewhoarecorpulent.Itisn’tclearwhythisis,butitispossiblethattheshamerelatedwithbeingfatmakessocializinglessvaluableforthem.Otherstudiessuggestyoushouldchooseyourpanycarefullyatmealtimes.Ithasbeenshownthatwetendtomimic(模仿)ourdiningpanion’seatinghabits,takingmouthfulsatthesametimeandeatingmorewhenourpaniondoes.Thelinkwithappetitecouldhelpexplaintherangeofdevastatingeffectslonelinesscanhaveonhealth.Beingcutofffromfriendsandfamilycanraisebloodpressure,stressandtheriskofdepression,aswellasweakeningtheimmunesystem(免疫系统)andaperson’sresistancetodisease(早老性痴呆).Overall,lonelinessisasdamagingassmokingornotexercising.15.Howwillthelonelypeoplereact,accordingtoParagraph1?(nomorethan5words)_____________________________________________________________16.Whatdoesthebodywanttotellbybeinghungry?(nomorethan7words)_____________________________________________________________17.Whatisessentialtohumannature?(nomorethan5words)_____________________________________________________________18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“corpulent”probablymean?(1word)_____________________________________________________________19.Whatdoyoutendtodowhilefeelinglonely?(nomorethan30words)________________________________________________________________【答案】15.Theywillfeelhungry.
16.Youshouldgotoseekpany.
17.Theneedforsocialconnection.
18.Fat./Overweight.
19.(open)I’dliketocallupmybestfriend,andhaveagoodtalkwitheachother.阅读短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。WhenIwasakid,ifsomeonetoldmethatIwouldgrowuptobeeapublishedauthorandfounderofayouthliteracy(读写能力)foundation,Iwouldhavelaughedandkeptwalking.EvennowwhenIseethetitleofmylatestpicturebook,MyVeryFavoriteBookintheWholeWideWorld,Ishakemyhead,notquitebelievingthatbookhasmynameonit.Butthetruthis,thisstoryesfrommyownpersonalexperience.Ittookmeaverylongtimetofindmypersonalreadingvoice.InValdosta,GA,whereIgrewup,mymunitypromotedtwopathwaystoabetterlifeforlittleboyslikeme:beinganathleteandbeinganentertainer.Iwasnodifferentthantheotherkids,soIdidwhatfeltnatural:Playfootballandoverlookschool.Schoolpresentedchallengeseverydayandsodidfootballpractice,butoveringphysicaladversitywasontrendwithmyneighborhood’sculture.Readingbooksnotsomuch.Fortunately,Iwenttocollege.That’swheremyreadingstrugglesreallyappeared.Tripstothegrocerystorewerestressfulbecausetherewassomuchreadinginvolvedinthesimpleactofbuyingfood.Iwouldmisreadlabelsandgrabthewrongitems.Once,Ipickedupapplesaucethinkingitwasappleslices.Ididn’tnoticemymistakeuntilIgothomeandrealizedthatitwasmyinabilitytounderstandthedifferencesinthewordingonthelabelsthatcausedthemistake.IrealizedthatIneededtomakeanimportantdecision.IfIwantedtobeabetterversionofme,IhadtobeeastrongerreaderIjoinedabookclubandreadeveryfreemomentIhad.Myjourneywithreadingalsocreatedadesireinmetoinspireotherswhostrugglewithreading.SoIstartedanonprofit,SharetheMagicFoundation,tryingtotransformthelivesofchildrenlivinginunderservedmunitiesthroughliteracy.20.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthisnewbook?(Nomorethan10words)______________________________________________________21.Whydidtheauthorignorereadingwhenhewasalittleboy?(Nomorethan12words)______________________________________________________22.Whatisthe3rdparagraphmainlyabout?(Nomorethan10words)______________________________________________________23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity”mean?(Nomorethan2words)______________________________________________________24.Whatdoyouthinkofreading?Andwhy?(Nomorethan25words.)______________________________________________________【答案】20.Hecouldn’tbelievehecouldwritethatbook./Hefeelsitincredibletowriteabooklikethat.
21.Becausereadingwasnotmuchontrendwithhisneighbour’sculture./Becausereadingwasnotregardedasapathwaytoabetterlife.
22.Howtheauthorrealizedtheimportanceofreading./Whatmadetheauthordecidetobeeastrongerreader./Whytheauthordecidedtobeeastrongerreader.
23.Difficulty/Hardship/Challenge
24.Readingisveryimportanttoeveryone.BecausereadingisregardedasapathwaytoabetterlifeDirections:Readthefollowingpassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorpletethestatementswithnomorethan8words.CultureShockCultureshockistheemotionalandmentalreactiontobeinginapletelynewculturalenvironment.Thisisoftenaverydifficultexperienceformanypeopleanditconsistofseveralstagesoffeelingsuntilsomeonesuccessfullyadaptstobeinginthenewculture.The“honeymoon”stageofcultureshockisusuallythefirststagethatpeoplegothroughwhensurroundedbydifferentculturalvaluesandlifestyles.Duringthisstage,peopleoftenhaveverypositiveimagesoftheirnewculturalsurroundings.Theytendtoviewtheseinanidealisticwayandignoreorminimizeproblems.Thisstagequicklygiveswaytothesecondstage,called“thefrustrationphase”.Duringthe“frustrationstage”,thenewerbeginstoexperienceamorenegativeviewoftheirculturalsurroundings.Thereisadefinitefrustrationthatthingsthatshouldbeeasyarestilldifficult.Forexample,peoplewhomayhavebeenenjoyedlearningthebasicsofalanguageduringthehoneymoonphasewouldnowfinditachoretotryandmunicatewithlocalsinthefrustrationphase.Afterthefrustrationstageends,theadjustmentphasebegins.Thismarksthetimewhennewersbegintoadjustthemselvestothenewculture.Theybegintoacceptthedifferencesaroundthemandthechallengesofeverydaylife.Thisopensthedoortotwopossibleoutes—masteryandrejection.Thosenewerswhoenterthe“masterystage”havepletelyacceptedthevaluesandbeliefsofthenewculture.Thosewhochoosethe“rejectionphase”havedecidednottoacceptit.Theyusuallychoosetopermanentlywithdrawfromtheculturethroughisolationorreturninghome.Cultureshockisaveryemotionalexperienceformostpeopleandtherearemanysymptoms.Itisimportanttorecognizethesesymptomsinnewersandunderstandthereasonsforthesefeelings.25.Cultureshockreferstohowpeople________________beinginanewcultureenvironmentemotionallyandmentally.26.Peopleusuallytakea(n)________________attitudetowardsanewcultureenvironmentwhentheyfirstarrive.27.Inwhichofthefourstagesdopeoplefeelworst,accordingtothepassage?___________________________________________________________28.Thefollowingparagraphisashortsummaryofthepassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethan8words.Peopleexperience________________afterarrivinginanewculturalenvironment.Itusuallyconsistsoffourstages.First,peoplefindeverythingis________________.Then,theystarttofindthingsharderand________________.Next,theylearnto________________.Afterthat,somepeoplewillfeelpletedintegratedintothenewculture,whilesomewillchoose________________.【答案】25.react
26.positive
27.Thefrustrationstage
28.
culturalshock
newandinteresting
feelfrustrated
adjustthemselvestothenewculture
torefusethenewculture.阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。WhenIwasakid,therewasonlyonewaymyparentswouldletmestayhomefromschoolandthatwasifIhadahighfever.Mostofmyfriendscouldstayhomeduetoastomachacheoramildfever—butnotme…Ihadtobedyinginordertostayhome.Bytheway,myparentsarebothdoctors.Myparentsusedtosaythattheywereteachingmehowtohaveagoodworkethic(职业道德).Ididn’tunderstandtheconnectionuntillastweek.TheotherdayIwasonthetrainandsatbehindayoungmanwhowasplainingtohisfriendabouthislife.Hewentonfortwentyminutesabouthowhispassioninlifewastomakemovies,buthewouldn’tpursueitbecausehehadnoclueifhecouldmakeenoughmoneyandhedidn’twanttowastetimebecauseitwouldtakeyearstomakeitbig.Hethenadmittedtothinkingaboutbuyingstocksbyborrowingmoneybecausehethoughthecouldeasilymakesixfigureswithinoneyear.Hisfriendagreedwithhimandsaid,“Thestockisgoodbecauseyoucanmaketonsofmoneyandonlyworkforashorttime.”Ithinktheywereindulging(沉溺)inthewildestfantasy.Manypeoplethesedaysdon’trealizethatwhenthingsseemtohappenimmediately,itisonlybecausealotofeffort,determinationandtimehavegoneintothemanditisn’tduetosomemiraculous(不可思议的)event.Theeasieritlooks,themorehoursgointoit.Thereisnoexcuseforlaziness.Lookingatthetwoyoungmen,allofasuddenIwashavingaflashbackofbeingtenyearsoldandwatchingthetelevisionshowFame.Intheshowthedanceteachertoldherstudents,“Ifyouwantfame,famecostsandhere’showyoustartpayingforit…insweat.”Everytimewewatchedthatshow,mydadwouldproudlysayhowrighttheteacherwasbecauseinordertosucceedyouhavetoworkhard.29.Whydidtheyoungmanonthetraingiveuphisdreamofmakingmovies?________________30.Whatwillittaketomakelotsofmoneyinashorttimeinauthor’sopinion?________________31.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.Theauthor’sfatherthoughtthatinordertosucceedwecanrelyonsomemiraculousevent.________________32.Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinion?Giveyourreasons.(about40words)________________【答案】29.Becausehehadnoclueifhecouldmakeenoughmoneyandhedidn’twanttowastetime.
30.Alotofeffort,determinationandtime.
31.Theauthor’sfatherthoughtthatinordertosucceedwecanrelyonsomemiraculousevent.Becausetheauthor’sfatherthoughtthatinordertosucceedwehavetoworkhard.Inotherwords,wecanrelyonhardwork.
32.Iagreewiththeauthor’sopinion.Ithinksuccessisduetoourhardwork.Inordertosucceed,weshouldputinalotofeffort,determinationandtime.Itisimpracticaltogainwithoutanylabor.Imagineaworldwithnomorewildanimals:noelephants,nogiraffesandnolions.Tosomepeople,thatthoughtistooterrible,sotheyaredoingsomethingaboutit.Beingsurroundedbywildanimals—feedingthemandcaringforthem—isallTiffanySoechtinghaseverwantedtodoallherlife.Andthatisexactlywhatshedoes.Soechtingisthehuman“mother”tothe500animalsthatliveonherfamily’swildlifefarm.Onthefarm,shecaresforcreaturesfromeverycontinentexceptAntarctica(南极洲).Visitorsgetachancenotonlytoseethesecreaturesthere,butalsotofeedthem,Andtheanimalsarenotagainstthat.Forthem,peopleandthespecialvehiclesusedonthefarmarepartoftheirnaturalenvironment.“Whenyouehere,theanimalsarewalkingaroundfreelyliketheywouldiftheywereintheirnativehomeland.Andyoucantouchthem,”saidSoechting.“Forthemostpart,themajorityofthemwerebornandgrewuphere.Butevenwhenwebringthemin—likeifwebringanewmaleintherestoftheherd(兽群)isfortablewithwhatisgoingon.”Touristsarenottheonlypeopletovisitthefarm.Manyschoolseforfieldtripsallthroughouttheyear,soitisaplaceofeducationaswellasconservation.ButforSoechting,thefarmissimplyhome,andithasbeenformanygenerations.Astheanimalswalkpeacefullyaround,itiseasytoforgetthatabusycityisjustafewminutesaway.TiffanySoechtingandthe500animalsdonotseemtogiveitasecondthought.33.WhatdoesTiffanySoechtingdo?__________________________________________________________________34.WhatcanvisitorsdoonSoechting’sfamilyfarm?__________________________________________________________________35.Howdoanimalsfeelaboutthevisit?__________________________________________________________________36.Apartfromanimalconservation,whatelsecanpeopledoonthefarm?__________________________________________________________________37.Whatdoesthesentence“TiffanySoechtingandthe500animalsdonotseemtogiveitasecondthought”inthelastparagraphmean?__________________________________________________________________【答案】33.Beingsurroundedbywildanimals—feedingthemandcaringforthem.
34.Visitorsgetachancenotonlytoseethesecreaturesthere,butalsotofeedthemandtouchthem.
35.Theanimalsarenotagainstthevisitandfeelease.
36.Itisaplaceofeducationaswellasconservation.
37.Thefarmisaplacewhereit'seasytoforgetthehustleandbustleofthecityOnthemorningofmyPh.Dqualifyingexam,Irolledoutofthebedandgotdressed.NextIdidmymakeupandputonmyheels.Ilookedatmyselfinthemirror,feelingconfidentthatIcouldfacethemembersofmyPh.Dmitteeandanswerwhateverquestionstheythrewatmeduringmypresentation.It’sastrategythatInewlydevelopedduetoanunexpectedinspirationfromLadyGaga.Asastudent,I’vealwaysstruggledwithbeingconfidentatschool.Iespeciallyfearedtogivepresentationsaboutmyresearch.ThebreakthroughcameduringthemonthbeforemyqualifyingexamwhenIlistenedtoLadyGaga’snewalbumtitledJoanne.Asamittedfan,Inoticedthatthisalbumdifferedgreatlyparedwithherpastones.Shehadquittedherusualdancepopandtriedcountrymusicforthefirsttime,andherclothinghadchangedaswell.Obviously,LadyGagawastakingahugeprofessionalrisk.However,shewasconfidentofthemusicshereleased,andthefreshimagesheadopted.Thatgotmethinking:CouldIdosomethingsimilarbeforeIsteppedonstage?Mynaturallyshyandquietpersonalitywasnotexactlyidealforpublicspeaking,soIthoughtaboutthefeaturesandtheimageIwantedmyprofessionalselftopossess.Iworeprofessionalclothingandhighlightedmyfeatures—bravery,grace,andselfassurance—throughmakeup.WhenIwalkedintotheexamroom,IwaspleasedtodiscoverthatIhadnewfoundconfidence.Sure,Iwasstillnervous,butIhadanunfamiliarsenseofcalmassoonasIbeganmytalk.Iwasabletoreplytoquestionswithoutthetremblingvoice,andItookownershipoftheworkIpresented.ThankstoLadyGaga,Inowhaveastrategythatunlocksthekeytomyconfidence.38.Whatwastheauthorscaredofatschool?(Nomorethan10words)__________________________________________________________________________________39.WhatbreakthroughdidLadyGagamakeinhernewalbum?(Nomorethan15words)__________________________________________________________________________________40.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraph3?(Oneword)__________________________________________________________________________________41.HowdidtheauthorconquerhershynessandnervousnessinthePh.Dqualifyingexam?(Nomorethan15words)__________________________________________________________________________________42.Whatinspirationdoyougetfromtheauthor?Pleaseexplainitinyourownwords.(Nomorethan20words)__________________________________________________________________________________【答案】38.Shewasscaredofgivingpresentationsaboutherresearch.
39.Shequitted/quitherusualdancepopandtriedcountrymusic,andherclothingchangedaswell.
40.Emphasized.
41.Sheworeprofessionalclothingandpresentedherbravery,grace,andconfidencethroughmakeup./Bywearingprofessionalclothingandpresentingherbravery,grace,andconfidencethroughmakeup.
42.Herstrategytooverefearinpresentationinspiresmetoboostconfidenceandfacechallengesinlife.阅读短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。OnarecentSaturday,IsteppedintoaMeDonaldtousetheladies’room.ThereIsawawomanofmyagewithaconcernedlookonherfacehelpingherelderlyfatherslowlymakehiswaytothemen’sroomwithhiswalker.Sheseemedlikealoving,dutifuldaughterdealingwiththerolereversal(逆转)thateswithage—thosemomentswhenitfeelslikeyou’retalkingcareofyourparents,insteadofbeingtakencareofbyyourparents.Asamemberofthesandwichgeneration,Icanrelate.Ioftenfeellikethepeanutbutterbetweentwopiecedofbread:I’mtryingtoholdittogetherformytwoteenagedaughters,and
alsomeettheneedsofmy89yearoldmom,Elinor.Mymother’sdaytodaycarebecameamustaftermyfatherpassedawaylastyear.MyparentscaredforeachotherthroughParkinson’sdisease,heartdiseaseandcancer.Nowmomislivingalone,inthesamehouseinVirginiawheremyeldersister,myyoungerbrotherandIgrewup.Thehouseisfullof55years’memoriesaboutmymomandmydadAndthethoughtofleavingitmakesherextremelysad.Butwhatifsomethinghappenstoherandnooneistheretohelp?Whataboutthehoursoflonelinessthatcan’tbealleviatedwithaphonecall?IamluckythatmybrothersandsistersandIareinregularmunicationandweallwanttodoourpart.Wedon’twanttodecideforher,ofcourse.Andwedohaveoptions:Wecouldensurethatthehouseissafeforher,orbringinsomeoneacoupleofhoursadaytocookafewmealsanddolighthousekeeping.Themostimportantthingistokeeptalkingaboutitasfamily,andtokeepmominvolvedinthediscussion.Whateverwedecide,we’lldoittogether.Momsacrificesherwholelifeforus,andwewanttohelpheragewithdignity.43.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewomanofherage?(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________44.Whydo
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