阅读理解AIntheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimal.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso.ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople.Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme,pourcreamintomycoffee,orhelpmetoputonmycoat.AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy.Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople,butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily.Theydon’tgettoseethissoftsideofothers.Often,wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness,whichincludesalotofpretending.Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe’rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat’sinthem.Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry,withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning(按喇叭)orevenshoutingatme.AtthemomentIdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed.Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!WhenIputonmyflashlights,Iwassayingtootherdrivers,“Ihaveaproblemhere.IamweakanddoingthebestIcan.”Andeveryoneunderstood.Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass.Theycouldn’tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic.Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry,theywaited,knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak.Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon’tfeelthatway.Butthosearefewandfarbetween.Moreoften,itwouldbebetterifwedon’tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared.()1.Theauthorhasdiscoveredthatpeoplewillfeelhappywhen______.A.theyoffertheirhelp5\nB.theyreceiveothers’helpC.theyfeelothers’kindnessD.theyshowtheirweakness()2.Theauthorfeelssadsometimesbecause______.A.hehasasoftheartB.hereliesmuchonothersC.somepeoplepretendtobekindD.somepeoplefailtoseethekindnessinothers()3.Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?A.Theyspeeduptopass.B.Theywaitedwithpatience.C.Theytriedtheirbesttohelp.D.Theyputontheirflashlightstoo.()4.Inthispassage,theauthoradvisesusto______.A.handleproblemsbyourselvesB.accepthelpfromothersC.admitourweaknessD.showourbravery()5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWheelchairExperience.B.WeaknessandKindness.C.WeaknessandStrengthD.ADrivingExperience本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者对weakness思考，建议我们应该承认自己的软弱的一面1.A细节理解题根据第一段最后一句话“AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy.”及此句之前的内容可以得出答案。2.D细节理解题根据第二段第一句话“ButsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily”可以得出答案。3.B细节理解题根据倒数第二段最后一句话“Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry,theywaited,knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak”5\n可以得出答案。4.C主旨大意题，文中反复提示weakness给作者带来的好处，不难得出答案为C5.B主旨大意题综合原文，以及运用排除法，不难得出答案为C。A和D太片面，C选项中的strength文中没有提及。BCandogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung(lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs),itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’.What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearnhowtoreadeachother’sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom(梳理)eachother.Thesignificanceoftheresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets-topeoplewhodon’tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.5\n()1.TheunderlinedwordswimminglyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.earlyB.sweetlyC.quicklyD.smoothly()2.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen______.A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachotherC.theymisunderstoodeachother’ssignalsD.theyareintroducedatanearlyage()3.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?A.Theyeatandsleepeachother.B.Theyobserveeachother’sbehaviors.C.Theylearntospeakeachother’slanguage.D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother’svoices.()4.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs______.A.havecommoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanwasthoughtC.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arelessintelligentthanwasexpected()5.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?A.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.这是一篇说明文，通过对猫狗和平相处的研究，让我们知道，人类应该和谐相处。1．D词意猜测题。根据“Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.”以及“Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.”不难得出，此处应该是说猫和狗相处得很好，所以选D，意为“流畅地，顺利地”。此题易错选B，因为第二段第一句话中sweet,但是“sweetnessandlight”意为“其乐融融”。2．C细节理解题，根据第二段“Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission”不难得出答案。5\n3．C细节理解题，根据第三段“Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’.”不难得出答案，此题易错选B，因为理解错了这句话“researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.”4．B细节理解题此处的suggest意为“暗示”，根据第四段“suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslysuspected.”可以得出答案。5．A主旨大意题根据全文尤其是最后一段不难得出答案5
