I had once helped a friend of mine run a watermelon stall. I noticed something i

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I had once helped a friend of mine run a watermelon stall. I noticed something interesting. Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，smartly tap it, apparently trying to listen to something. I wondered what they expected to hear.
Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and made bold to ask a customer—an elderly gentleman—about this. Hearing my question，he roared with laughter. Then he replied in a self­mocking(自嘲)tone.“Young lady，I have been doing this for more than fifty years. All I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up the melon and leave！”
Not long after that，my watermelon stall friend unexpectedly sent me an invitation for her wedding，which really surprised me. I asked her, “How come you are seized by a sudden desire to get married? I don't remember ever hearing you mention that yon've got a boyfriend.” She answered while counting money，“Everyone has to get married anyway，so it is better to get married sooner than later.”
I could think of no word to refute(反驳)her. It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart. It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others' suit in doing things. The use of We or Us will give one a steady and sure sense of pride. But using the pronoun “I” would often give one a guilty conscience.
I find all these things somewhat funny. We have got used to taking cue from(模仿) others and follow their suit. In turn，we also take it for granted that we should judge the right and wrong of others by our own standard. As a matter of fact，this massive practice is still wrong though we all follow others' suit like this, but we feel at ease and, justified simply because this is the way of us, and so we can have an easy conscience because this has been practiced by so many people.
小题1:The writer probably feels that it is ________.A．necessary for the buyer to tap the watermelonB．foolish of the buyers to buy watermelon without tapping it C．funny that the buyers will tap the watermelons when buying themD．wise of the elderly gentleman to tap watermelons before buy them小题2:The writer uses the example of her friend's decision of getting married to show that ________.A．her friend took no account of others's feelingB．her friend decided to marry just to follow the crowdC．her friend was a person who has strong personalityD．everybody in the world should marry for others小题3:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A．It may be safe to follow others' suit in doing things.B．I was surprised to receive my friend's invitation for her wedding.C．My experience of helping my friend run a watermelon stall was interesting.D．The use of We or I will give speakers themselves quite different senses.小题4:Which word can replace the underlined word“justified”in the last paragraph?A．Reasonable.B．Embarrassed.C．Ashamed.D．Nervous.小题5:In which section of a magazine can you read the passage?A．Art and LifeB．Sport and HealthC．Culture and SocietyD．Science and Technology 题型：未知 难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C

解析

本文通过买西瓜的人挑西瓜和作者的朋友结婚的例子来证明很多人都在随大流，从众。很多人以为随大流让人感觉安全。作者也常常会随大流。尽管大家都在做的事可能错误，但是还在做，可能觉得做许多人实践过的是问心无愧的，心安的。
小题1:推理判断题。根据第一段的I noticed something interesting. Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，smartly tap it, 可知作者对来瓜摊上买西瓜的人轻拍西瓜的行为感到有意思，有趣。故选C。
小题2:推理判断题。根据第三段的Everyone has to get married anyway，可知作者的朋友结婚是因为每个人都的结婚，可推测她是在随大流。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第一段的I noticed something interesting. Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，smartly tap it,可知作者对来瓜摊上买西瓜的人轻拍西瓜的行为感到有意思，而不是看瓜摊有意思。故选C。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据最后一段的so we can have an easy conscience because this has been practiced by so many people.可知做许多人实践过的是觉得问心无愧，心安，可知大家多做的是可能正确。故选A。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文中买西瓜的人挑西瓜和作者的朋友结婚来证明很多人都在随大流，从众。这是再讲社会上的一种现象，因此本文应是从杂志上关于文化和社会的部分摘录下来的。故选C。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“I had once helped a .....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。

社会现象类阅读

社会现象类阅读概念：

这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。

社会现象类阅读解题技巧：

这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
      在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
      在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
      通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
      在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
      对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
      要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。