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四、阅读理解
“I really want to, but I can’t because...”
It hurts every time I hear someone say it. I see it for what it is—an excuse. Every one of us has hopes, dreams and goals. We talk about how we will achieve them, but when it’s time to do so, we use that sentence.
During my teen years, I felt stuck. I wanted to learn so many things and achieve my wildest dreams, yet I couldn't. Living in an underdeveloped country, we suffered from a lack（缺乏）of water, electricity, security（安全）and chances. And we didn’t have training courses, libraries or clubs, and the internet was slower than a snail crawling（爬行）through peanut butter.
One day, I had had enough. I decided to use the resources I had to create the future I dreamed of. I set my mind on getting the Japanese Monbusho Scholarship（奖学金）. I found articles and books online to become fluent（流利的）in Japanese. In a few months, I was able to hold a simple conversation in Japanese. I realized that I would need money. I set out to build a hedgehog（刺猬）care website. Every day, after school, I would research hedgehogs and write detailed articles about them. I studied Japanese and wrote about hedgehogs for three years. I’m sure you’re expecting a spirit-lifting ending where I travel to Japan and live off my website.
That’s not how this story ends. The fact is, I didn’t even get the chance to apply（申请）for the scholarship. I failed. Unwilling to accept the facts, I entered an online university the next year. And the hedgehog website made me a total of 60.
I can tell you that I tried, but it didn’t work out. It didn’t turn out the way I expected.
I’m not in Japan, but I know how to speak Japanese and have met many interesting people along the way. My hedgehog website didn’t succeed, but I created a new one that’s even better with the experience I gained.
I never let any difficulty stand in my way and managed to create my own chances. Everyone should value the cards they own and find their own way to turn them into a winning hand.
（ ）1. Why does the writer mention the underlined sentence at the beginning of the text?
A. To explain how it hurts her.
B. To lead to the writer’s opinion.
C. To show how often people say it.
D. To explain when people usually say it.
（ ）2. According to the passage, which graph can best show the writer’s thoughts towards life?
（ ）3. What do we know about the writer?
A. She won a scholarship to study in Japan.
B. She didn’t go to a university in the end.
C. She kept trying even though she failed.
D. Her hedgehog website earned（赚得）her a lot of money.
（ ）4. What does the writer want to tell us with this article?
A. Chances seldom knock twice.
B. Failure is the mother of success.
C. The more you expect, the more disappointed you will be.
D. The weak wait for chances; the strong create them.
“I really want to, but I can’t because...”
It hurts every time I hear someone say it. I see it for what it is—an excuse. Every one of us has hopes, dreams and goals. We talk about how we will achieve them, but when it’s time to do so, we use that sentence.
During my teen years, I felt stuck. I wanted to learn so many things and achieve my wildest dreams, yet I couldn't. Living in an underdeveloped country, we suffered from a lack（缺乏）of water, electricity, security（安全）and chances. And we didn’t have training courses, libraries or clubs, and the internet was slower than a snail crawling（爬行）through peanut butter.
One day, I had had enough. I decided to use the resources I had to create the future I dreamed of. I set my mind on getting the Japanese Monbusho Scholarship（奖学金）. I found articles and books online to become fluent（流利的）in Japanese. In a few months, I was able to hold a simple conversation in Japanese. I realized that I would need money. I set out to build a hedgehog（刺猬）care website. Every day, after school, I would research hedgehogs and write detailed articles about them. I studied Japanese and wrote about hedgehogs for three years. I’m sure you’re expecting a spirit-lifting ending where I travel to Japan and live off my website.
That’s not how this story ends. The fact is, I didn’t even get the chance to apply（申请）for the scholarship. I failed. Unwilling to accept the facts, I entered an online university the next year. And the hedgehog website made me a total of 60.
I can tell you that I tried, but it didn’t work out. It didn’t turn out the way I expected.
I’m not in Japan, but I know how to speak Japanese and have met many interesting people along the way. My hedgehog website didn’t succeed, but I created a new one that’s even better with the experience I gained.
I never let any difficulty stand in my way and managed to create my own chances. Everyone should value the cards they own and find their own way to turn them into a winning hand.
（ ）1. Why does the writer mention the underlined sentence at the beginning of the text?
A. To explain how it hurts her.
B. To lead to the writer’s opinion.
C. To show how often people say it.
D. To explain when people usually say it.
（ ）2. According to the passage, which graph can best show the writer’s thoughts towards life?
（ ）3. What do we know about the writer?
A. She won a scholarship to study in Japan.
B. She didn’t go to a university in the end.
C. She kept trying even though she failed.
D. Her hedgehog website earned（赚得）her a lot of money.
（ ）4. What does the writer want to tell us with this article?
A. Chances seldom knock twice.
B. Failure is the mother of success.
C. The more you expect, the more disappointed you will be.
D. The weak wait for chances; the strong create them.
答案
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D
解析
【分析】
1. 第1题：开头的句子是作者引出自身观点的引子，作者认为这句话是逃避的借口，进而展开对梦想与行动的论述，作用是引出观点，因此选B。
2. 第2题：梳理作者希望的变化：初始有明确梦想，希望处于较高水平；尝试申请奖学金失败，希望下降；之后继续努力，希望回升；过程中有小波折，但最终通过努力获得新发展，希望整体呈上升趋势，符合图B的折线特征，故选B。
3. 第3题：细节理解，作者申请奖学金失败后，仍进入在线大学，继续做网站并利用经验改进，体现失败后仍坚持尝试，对应选项C。
4. 第4题：主旨大意，文章结尾作者强调“自己创造机会”，核心是鼓励主动创造机遇，对应D选项的主旨。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章开头用“I really want to, but I can’t because...”引出作者对“借口”的批判，进而展开自身经历，作用是引出观点，故答案为B。
2. 第2题：分析作者希望的变化过程：①初始阶段有梦想，hope较高；②申请奖学金失败，hope下降；③后续坚持努力，hope回升；④整体虽有波折但呈上升趋势，匹配图B的折线，故答案为B。
3. 第3题：根据原文，作者未拿到奖学金，仍就读在线大学，还继续做网站并改进，说明失败后仍坚持尝试，对应选项C，故答案为C。
4. 第4题：文章最后作者提到“managed to create my own chances”，强调主动创造机遇，对应D选项“弱者等待机会；强者创造机会”的主旨，故答案为D。
【答案】
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为励志类阅读理解，考察学生对文章细节的把握和主旨的提炼，需梳理作者的经历与情感变化，准确理解核心观点。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题：开头的句子是作者引出自身观点的引子，作者认为这句话是逃避的借口，进而展开对梦想与行动的论述，作用是引出观点，因此选B。
2. 第2题：梳理作者希望的变化：初始有明确梦想，希望处于较高水平；尝试申请奖学金失败，希望下降；之后继续努力，希望回升；过程中有小波折，但最终通过努力获得新发展，希望整体呈上升趋势，符合图B的折线特征，故选B。
3. 第3题：细节理解，作者申请奖学金失败后，仍进入在线大学，继续做网站并利用经验改进，体现失败后仍坚持尝试，对应选项C。
4. 第4题：主旨大意，文章结尾作者强调“自己创造机会”，核心是鼓励主动创造机遇，对应D选项的主旨。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章开头用“I really want to, but I can’t because...”引出作者对“借口”的批判，进而展开自身经历，作用是引出观点，故答案为B。
2. 第2题：分析作者希望的变化过程：①初始阶段有梦想，hope较高；②申请奖学金失败，hope下降；③后续坚持努力，hope回升；④整体虽有波折但呈上升趋势，匹配图B的折线，故答案为B。
3. 第3题：根据原文，作者未拿到奖学金，仍就读在线大学，还继续做网站并改进，说明失败后仍坚持尝试，对应选项C，故答案为C。
4. 第4题：文章最后作者提到“managed to create my own chances”，强调主动创造机遇，对应D选项“弱者等待机会；强者创造机会”的主旨，故答案为D。
【答案】
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为励志类阅读理解，考察学生对文章细节的把握和主旨的提炼，需梳理作者的经历与情感变化，准确理解核心观点。
【难度系数】
0.6
