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Ⅳ. (2026·徐州东苑中学期中)阅读理解
Years ago, I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day, I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine.
A woman went to live with her husband in camp in the Mojave Desert during the war. She simply hated the place. The heat was almost unbearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly, and there was sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation(不顾一切地) she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home.
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father—just two lines:
"Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, while the other saw stars."
The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect(思维) but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.
She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and eventually wrote a book about it.
The desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.
A change of attitude could change everything.
After reading the article, I was deep in thought...
1. What does the underlined word "unbearable" mean in Chinese?
A. 难以想象的
B. 难以克服的
C. 难以忍受的
D. 难以适应的
2. After she received her father's reply, the woman
A. went back home
B. was coming home
C. decided to stay there
D. decided to go back home with her husband
3. From her father's reply, we can infer that
A. two men looked out from prison bars
B. one man was in prison, the other was out of prison
C. two men were out of prison
D. her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband
4. 新考法 主旨归纳 What's the main idea of this passage?
A. A woman went to live with her husband in camp.
B. The desert hadn't changed, but the woman's attitude had.
C. The daughter's parents wanted her to stay with her husband.
D. A change of attitude could change everything.
Years ago, I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day, I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine.
A woman went to live with her husband in camp in the Mojave Desert during the war. She simply hated the place. The heat was almost unbearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly, and there was sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation(不顾一切地) she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home.
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father—just two lines:
"Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, while the other saw stars."
The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect(思维) but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.
She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and eventually wrote a book about it.
The desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.
A change of attitude could change everything.
After reading the article, I was deep in thought...
1. What does the underlined word "unbearable" mean in Chinese?
A. 难以想象的
B. 难以克服的
C. 难以忍受的
D. 难以适应的
2. After she received her father's reply, the woman
C
.A. went back home
B. was coming home
C. decided to stay there
D. decided to go back home with her husband
3. From her father's reply, we can infer that
D
.A. two men looked out from prison bars
B. one man was in prison, the other was out of prison
C. two men were out of prison
D. her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband
4. 新考法 主旨归纳 What's the main idea of this passage?
A. A woman went to live with her husband in camp.
B. The desert hadn't changed, but the woman's attitude had.
C. The daughter's parents wanted her to stay with her husband.
D. A change of attitude could change everything.
答案
[文章大意]本文通过一个故事说明了态度的转变可以改变生活的感受和境遇,启示人们以积极的心态面对困难和挑战。
1. C [解析]词义猜测题。根据"125 degrees in the shade"及常识可知,125 华氏度的高温,这种热度几乎是"难以忍受的";因此"unbearable"表示"难以忍受的"。故选 C。
2. C [解析]细节理解题。根据"The daughter did some realthinking ... She decided to stick to her post."可知,她决定坚守岗位,即留在那里。故选 C。
3. D [解析]推理判断题。根据"Two men looked out fromprison bars. One saw the mud, while the other saw stars."可知,两个男人从监狱的铁栏往外看,一个看到泥土,另一个看到星星;即父亲想告诉女儿要看到好的一面,由此推知,父母希望她留在那里和丈夫在一起。故选 D。
4. D [解析]主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文讲述了作者自己在工厂工作时,生活毫无希望,后来读了一个女人在沙漠营地,因为态度的转变,从厌恶那里到最终爱上那个地方,还写了一本书的故事;由此说明态度的改变能改变一切。故选 D。
1. C [解析]词义猜测题。根据"125 degrees in the shade"及常识可知,125 华氏度的高温,这种热度几乎是"难以忍受的";因此"unbearable"表示"难以忍受的"。故选 C。
2. C [解析]细节理解题。根据"The daughter did some realthinking ... She decided to stick to her post."可知,她决定坚守岗位,即留在那里。故选 C。
3. D [解析]推理判断题。根据"Two men looked out fromprison bars. One saw the mud, while the other saw stars."可知,两个男人从监狱的铁栏往外看,一个看到泥土,另一个看到星星;即父亲想告诉女儿要看到好的一面,由此推知,父母希望她留在那里和丈夫在一起。故选 D。
4. D [解析]主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文讲述了作者自己在工厂工作时,生活毫无希望,后来读了一个女人在沙漠营地,因为态度的转变,从厌恶那里到最终爱上那个地方,还写了一本书的故事;由此说明态度的改变能改变一切。故选 D。
解析
【分析】
拿到这篇阅读理解，首先先通读全文理清故事脉络：作者原本工作疲惫对生活无望，读到一个女子在沙漠营地原本想逃离，收到父亲的回信后转变态度最终收获全新人生的故事，核心要传递态度的重要性。接下来逐题对应考点思考：
1. 词义猜测题：先定位划线词unbearable的上下文，后文给出了“阴凉处125华氏度、狂风不停、遍地是沙”的描述，结合女子原本极度讨厌这个地方的情绪，就能推断出这个词的含义，匹配对应选项。
2. 细节理解题：直接定位到“收到父亲回信”之后的段落，找到描述女子后续决定的原文，就能直接对应答案。
3. 推理判断题：注意父亲的两行话是比喻，不是直白陈述事实，不能选停留在字面含义的选项，要结合上下文女子原本打算回家的背景，推断父亲写这段话的真实意图。
4. 主旨归纳题：要区分文中的细节内容和核心主旨，找到全文最后直接点明的核心观点，就能选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测：划线词unbearable后文补充了当地温度在阴凉处都达到125华氏度，结合女子对沙漠环境极度厌恶的语境，可推断这种高温是让人难以忍受的，对应C选项。
2. 细节理解：根据原文"The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post."可知，女子收到父亲回信后决定坚守自己的驻地，也就是留在当地，对应C选项。
3. 推理判断：父亲的回信用“两个从监狱铁栏向外看的人，一个看到泥泞一个看到星辰”的比喻，引导女子换积极视角看待当下的生活，结合女子原本写信说要立刻回家的背景，可推断父母的真实意图是希望她留在当地和丈夫一起生活，A是字面内容不是推断出的结论，B、C表述不符合原文逻辑，故选D。
4. 主旨大意：全文通过沙漠女子转变态度最终收获全新人生的故事，在文末直接点明核心道理“A change of attitude could change everything”，其余选项都是文中出现的细节内容，不能概括全文主旨，故选D。
【答案】
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. D
【知识点】
阅读理解词义猜测
阅读理解细节定位
阅读理解主旨归纳
【点评】
本题是典型的记叙文类阅读理解，考点覆盖了初中英语阅读最常考的四类题型，既考查学生快速定位原文信息的基础能力，也通过推理判断题型引导学生区分文本表层信息和作者的隐含表达，整体难度适中，做完题后也能让学生收获“换积极视角看待困境”的正向启发。
【难度系数】
0.7
拿到这篇阅读理解，首先先通读全文理清故事脉络：作者原本工作疲惫对生活无望，读到一个女子在沙漠营地原本想逃离，收到父亲的回信后转变态度最终收获全新人生的故事，核心要传递态度的重要性。接下来逐题对应考点思考：
1. 词义猜测题：先定位划线词unbearable的上下文，后文给出了“阴凉处125华氏度、狂风不停、遍地是沙”的描述，结合女子原本极度讨厌这个地方的情绪，就能推断出这个词的含义，匹配对应选项。
2. 细节理解题：直接定位到“收到父亲回信”之后的段落，找到描述女子后续决定的原文，就能直接对应答案。
3. 推理判断题：注意父亲的两行话是比喻，不是直白陈述事实，不能选停留在字面含义的选项，要结合上下文女子原本打算回家的背景，推断父亲写这段话的真实意图。
4. 主旨归纳题：要区分文中的细节内容和核心主旨，找到全文最后直接点明的核心观点，就能选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测：划线词unbearable后文补充了当地温度在阴凉处都达到125华氏度，结合女子对沙漠环境极度厌恶的语境，可推断这种高温是让人难以忍受的，对应C选项。
2. 细节理解：根据原文"The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post."可知，女子收到父亲回信后决定坚守自己的驻地，也就是留在当地，对应C选项。
3. 推理判断：父亲的回信用“两个从监狱铁栏向外看的人，一个看到泥泞一个看到星辰”的比喻，引导女子换积极视角看待当下的生活，结合女子原本写信说要立刻回家的背景，可推断父母的真实意图是希望她留在当地和丈夫一起生活，A是字面内容不是推断出的结论，B、C表述不符合原文逻辑，故选D。
4. 主旨大意：全文通过沙漠女子转变态度最终收获全新人生的故事，在文末直接点明核心道理“A change of attitude could change everything”，其余选项都是文中出现的细节内容，不能概括全文主旨，故选D。
【答案】
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. D
【知识点】
阅读理解词义猜测
阅读理解细节定位
阅读理解主旨归纳
【点评】
本题是典型的记叙文类阅读理解，考点覆盖了初中英语阅读最常考的四类题型，既考查学生快速定位原文信息的基础能力，也通过推理判断题型引导学生区分文本表层信息和作者的隐含表达，整体难度适中，做完题后也能让学生收获“换积极视角看待困境”的正向启发。
【难度系数】
0.7
