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阅读理解。 Sometimes you make a wish but when it comes, you decide you don't want it after all. That's whathappened with Mickey's "birthday wish".
Our family tradition is that you make a wish before you blow out the birthday candle. After he blew
out the candle, Mickey told us that his wish was to win a prize in the Pine Ridge match. We quickly told
Mickey that if you tell people your wish, your wish won't come true. So we lit the candle again, and he
made another wish.
Mickey and Paul were both supposed to start playing at 5:30.
When Mickey reported to the check-in table, the game organizers told him his opponent had phoned
and said he was coming late. The officials told Mickey he could choose not to play-and be declared the
victor of the first round of competition.
But Mickey said he didn't want to win by not playing. He wanted the experience of playing a great
player. Finally, the beast showed up. He was tall, smiling and relaxed. His serve (发球) was like lightning.
Mickey had some good returns, but he lost quickly, 6-1, 6-0. We congratulated Mickey on having some
good returns and a few great serves. And we noted that he had won the first game.
"I didn't win that game," Mickey said. "I think he just gave it to me at the beginning because he arrived
late."
"It was a birthday present," I said, smiling.
"No, I refused my birthday present," Mickey said. In his eyes, his "birthday present" had been the
chance to win by his opponent's forfeit.
Mickey ended up winning the "consolation trophy"-a smaller prize we didn't know existed until Mickey
earned it by being undefeated in the consolation bracket.
We'll never know what Mickey's second wish was-the wish he didn't share with us.
It seems to me that no matter how many birthdays you celebrate, as long as you enjoy challenges, you
will never be "old". 1. What impressed the writer most according to the passage? A. Mickey was defeated in the game.
B. Mickey played fairly well in the game.
C. Mickey was brave enough to face the challenge.
D. Paul's perfect serve skill. 2. Why did Mickey lose the match? A. He gave up the chance to be the victor of the first round of competition.
B. He let out his birthday wish.
C. He was too sure of his ability.
D. His opponent played much better than he did. 3. What did Mickey feel after the game? A. He tried his best and that was enough.
B. He had no way to defeat his opponent.
C. He was not satisfied with himself.
D. He hated his opponent and was determined to beat him next time. 4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____. A. one can keep young by enjoying challenges
B. you will become old as you celebrate your birthdays
C. you will stay young by continuously celebrating your birthdays
D. you will keep young without celebrating your birthdays 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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1-4 C D C A解析
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Some.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
