八、★★★ 阅读理解 主题:人与自我——生活与学习 学科素养:思维品质 词数:约320 建议用时:6分钟
Once I took a vacation in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a full view of the blue sea, white buildings and green trees, I stopped to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo.
Unluckily, just as I took out my camera, a woman came from behind and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, she was there to appreciate the view.
Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and looking at the shot I would finally take, I grew angry. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so lost in her world. I didn’t want to mess with that.
Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And when I looked at it, I found her figure (身影) in the photo was what made the photo interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow came to life because of her.
The photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined (破坏)” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure was once captured (捕捉) and frozen on a stranger’s bedroom wall? Perhaps we all live in each other’s private space. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.
That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.
() 1. According to the writer, the woman was .
A. losing her patience
B. enjoying the landscape
C. thinking about the past
D. waiting for the sunset
() 2. In the writer’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?
A. The perfect position of the camera.
B. The beautiful landscape.
C. The soft sunlight on that summer day.
D. The woman in the photo.
() 3. The photo makes the writer have a better understanding of .
A. the importance of private space
B. the beauty of the unexpected
C. the meaning of life
D. the need to make friends
() 4. The passage is mainly about the writer’s .
A. unforgettable friendship
B. photos of climbing a hill
C. art of taking photos
D. thoughts on an experience

答案速查 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D
【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了作者在意大利南部旅行拍照时，因一位女士站在前面而未能拍到纯风景照，但最终发现照片中的女士让画面更有生机的故事和感悟。
1. B 【点拨】根据第二段中“she was there to appreciate the view”可知，这位女士在欣赏风景。
2. D 【点拨】根据第四段中“I found her figure（身影）in the photo was what made the photo interesting... somehow came to life because of her.”可知，作者认为照片中的女士使照片充满生机。
3. B 【点拨】作者通过这次经历感悟到“we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us”，作者对意外的美有了更深的理解。
4. D 【点拨】全文围绕作者这次拍照的经历展开，讲述了她从生气到感悟的心路历程，因此主要讲述的是作者对一次经历的思考。

【分析】
做此类阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨大意，再针对每个小题的题干关键词，定位原文对应段落查找信息。第1题定位描述女士行为的语句；第2题定位使照片生动的原因；第3题定位作者的感悟；第4题整体梳理文章核心内容确定主旨。
【解析】
1. 根据第二段“Like me, she was there to appreciate the view.”可知，女士在欣赏风景，故选B。
2. 根据第四段“I found her figure in the photo was what made the photo interesting... somehow came to life because of her.”可知，照片中的女士让照片充满生机，故选D。
3. 根据第五段作者的感悟“we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure...”可知，作者对意外之美有了更深理解，故选B。
4. 全文围绕作者拍照的经历及从中获得的思考展开，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文以作者的旅行经历为载体，传递了对生活中意外之美的感悟，题目侧重信息定位与主旨归纳，符合初中英语阅读理解的考查方向，能有效考查学生的思维品质。
【难度系数】
0.6