阅读简答（建议用时：20分钟）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.1(2022·株洲模拟)WegatherearliertodaytocreateposterboardsthatwewouldproudlyholduponbusystreetintersectionsofSanFrancisco.Theposterswouldsaysimplethingslike“Smile”or“Smileanyway”or“Spareasmile”or“Smile;it’sfree”.Weweredoingthissimplyforlackofsmilesintheworld.Wesplitupintoteamsoffourandspreadovervariousintersections.Westoodattheintersections,withabigsmileonourownfaces,yelling“smile”atthecarsstoppedthere.Hundredsofcarspassedby.Driverspointedtheirfingerstothesmileontheirfaces,motherslookedattheirkidswhowerequicktoshowtheirteeth,thebuspassengerswavedasifweweretheirbestfriends,andoldcouplesgavesatisfiedlooksastheywerenolongerworriedaboutthefuturegeneration.Noonefeltlikeastranger.Halfwaythrough,twokidswantedtojoinus.Theywereonspringbreakandweredyingtotellpeopletosmile.Almostimmediately,theystartedflashingtheposters,yelling“smile”onthetopoftheirlungs.Practicallynoonecouldrefuseaninvitationtosmilefromlovelykids.Timepassedquickly.Wehadtoheadbacksowecouldsharestorieswithothergroupmembers.Justthen,thetwokidsinnocentlyaskedus,“Canwekeeptwooftheposters?”“Why?Sure.Hereyougo.”Wethoughtthatperhapstheywerejustgoingtotakethemhome.Butwewerewrong.Inthedistance,weheardthevoicesofthetwokids—“Sssssmmmmile,Smmmiiiiiiiile.”Weweredone,butthekidswerestillgoing.ThichNhatHanhoncesaid,“Sometimesyourjoyisthesourceofyoursmileandsometimesyoursmileisthesourceofyourjoy.”Today,mysmileisthesourceofmyjoy.Nodoubt.1.Whatwasthepurposeoftheposterboards?(Nomorethan6words)____________________________________________________________________2.Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoattheintersections?(Nomorethan10words)____________________________________________________________________-4-\n____________________________________________________________________3.Whydidthetwokidswanttokeeptheposterboards?(Nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whatdoestheauthorreallymeanby“mysmileisthesourceofmyjoy”?(Nomorethan15words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2IhaveafriendnamedJohnRobertswhoownsahorseranch(牧马场)inSanYsidro.ThelasttimeIwastherehesharedastorywithme.“Itisastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofanitineranthorsetrainer.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.”Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.“Thenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,‘Seemeafterclass.’”“Theboywenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,‘WhydidIreceiveanF?’”“Theteachersaid,‘Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youcomefromanitinerantfamily.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.Youhavetopayfortheoriginalbreedingstockandlateryou’llhavetopaylargestudfees.There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit.’Thentheteacheradded,‘Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.’”“Theboywenthomeandaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,‘Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.’”“Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,‘YoucankeeptheFandI’llkeepmydream.’”-4-\nJohncontinued,“Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.”Headded,“IfIhadchangedmypaperatthattime,maybewewouldnothavethechancetobeheretalkingaboutthedreams.”1.Whatwastheboy’sgoaldescribedinhisseven-pagepaper?(Nomorethan6words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.WhydidtheteachergivehimanF?(Nomorethan14words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.HowdidJohn’sfatherrespondtohisson’spuzzlement?(Nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?(Nomorethan8words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案解析1答案:1.Toencourage/invite/tellpeopletosmile.2.Theyyelled“smile”atthecarsstoppedthere.3.Becausetheywantedtogoontellingpeopletosmile.4.Hefelthappythatdaybecausehesmiledtoinviteotherstosmile.2答案:1.Toownahorseranch.2.Becausehethoughtitwasanunrealisticdreamforayoungboy.3.Byencouraginghimtomakeadecisionhimself.-4-\n4.Nevergiveupdreamseasily.-4-
