题文
Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six - year – old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.“Can we write him a letter?”She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.
“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.“Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six - year - old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went out-side and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.“Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.
小题1:When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.A．believed it easy to do soB．thought her a creative girlC．felt it hard to answerD．found it easy to lie小题2: When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she __________.A．jumped with joyB．was worried that it couldn’t be deliveredC．started writing immediatelyD．became excited小题3: In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?A．An incurable diseaseB．An unforgettable memory.C．The failures her father experiencedD．The hard time her father had.小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?A．An unforgettable experienceB．Fly to the heavenC．The strong red balloonD．A great father 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了女儿想和已故的父亲通信，这使母亲很为难。但聪明的母亲用红气球作为邮递员把女儿写给父亲的信，寄往天堂。使女儿感到父亲还活着。
小题1:C考查推理判断。根据文章第三段中的She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."可知，母亲停顿了很长的时间，这意味着她思考了较长的时间才回答了女儿的问题。这说明女儿的问题难回答。故选C。
小题2:D考查细节理解。根据文章第四段中的My heart jumped.可知，我很高兴。此处jumped.和jumped with joy是同义表达。故选D。
小题3:D考查推理判断。根据文章最后一段中的No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful.可知，雨就像父亲经历的艰难时光。故选D。
小题4:C考查文章的标题。本文是一篇记叙文，文章以红气球为主线贯穿整个文章，红气球也象征着父亲。所以C为文章的标题。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ Each time I see a b.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
