题文
My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 47 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 50 John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person's clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
小题1:A．turning B．holdingC．showingD．hanging小题2:A．unreasonableB．expectedC．unbelievable D．acceptable小题3:A．teenagersB．adultsC．womenD．strangers小题4:A．colorB．priceC．styleD．size小题5:A．sentB．carriedC．lentD．wore小题6:A．casuallyB．comfortablyC．carefullyD．quickly小题7:A．happinessB．changeC．smileD．matter小题8:A．doubtB．fightC．argumentD．war小题9:A．thoughtfulB．handsomeC．hopefulD．curious小题10:A．of B．onC．withD．at小题11:A．wonderedB．/confirm/iedC．concluded D．discovered小题12:A．canB．mustC．willD．should小题13:A．presentB．markC．wordD．result小题14:A．thisB．themC．itD．one小题15:A．looking up atB．looking down toC．checking upD．taking up小题16:A．trustB．mistakeC．exchangeD．regard小题17:A．ButB．ThoughC．SinceD．So小题18:A．attachingB．connectingC．relatingD．matching小题19:A．careerB．lifeC．studyD．success小题20:A．whereB．whyC．howD．when 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A
解析
本文介绍作者的儿子因为穿了优雅的外套，言行举止都发生了变化，说明我们的内在要和穿的衣服匹配，年轻人要选择正确的人生方向。
小题1:考查词组：hold up支撑住，和前面的droop弯曲，下垂，枯萎，形成对比。选B
小题2:考查形容词：A. unreasonable 不合理的 B. expected预料的C. unbelievable 难以置信的 D. acceptable可以接受的，后面的句子：but could cost several hundred dollars new.可知新的要几百美元，现在的28美元的价格是令人难以置信的。选C。
小题3:考查名词：因为14岁的孩子喜欢，所以是受年轻人欢迎。选A
小题4:考查名词：A. color颜色B. price价格C. style风格D. size大小，尺寸，句意：这是经典的款式。选C。
小题5:考查动词：A. sent派送B. carried携带C. lent借D. wore穿，这里指约翰第二天穿着外套上学校。选D。
小题6:考查副词：A. casually随意地B. comfortably舒服地C. carefully仔细地D. quickly迅速地，约翰仔细的把它折叠放在椅背上。选C
小题7:考查名词：从后面的描写可以看出约翰身上有了变化（change）。选B
小题8:考查名词：和前面的Agreement对应的是argument，选 C
小题9:考查形容词：A. thoughtful考虑周到的B. handsome英俊的C. hopeful有希望的， D. curious好奇的，句意：他变得更加有礼貌和考虑周到。选A。
小题10:考查介词：lecture sb on sth，训斥，教训某人某事，选B
小题11:考查动词：A. wondered想知道，B. /confirm/ied 证实C. concluded总结D. discovered发现，句意：我想知道是什么导致他的改变。选A。
小题12:考查情态动词：must be表示 肯定推测，那一定是那件外套。选B
小题13:考查名词：give sb a good mark给某人好分数。选B
小题14:考查代词：it代指前面的a good mark。选C
小题15:考查词组：look up at抬头看，表示约翰长高了。选A
小题16:考查动词短语：mistake …for…把…错当成…，句意：我们不能把一个人的衣服错当成一个人真正的内在，选B
小题17:考查连词：前面说不能以穿的衣服评价一个人，后面说穿些优雅的衣服也可以说明问题。是转折关系。选A
小题18:考查动词辨析：A. attaching附上B. connecting连接C. relating关联D. matching相配，表示外表和内在要匹配，选D。
小题19:考查名词：约翰来说，这是个阶段采取什么样的人生道路和穿衣服一样容易。选B
小题20:考查定语从句，先行词是a vast landscape定语从句中缺少地点状语。选A
点评：文章故事内容浅显，但寓意深刻，学生要理解作者的真正的意图，主要考查在上下文中对词义的辨析理解，要求考生有一定的思维转换能力。对于文章的上下文串联有较强的理解，语法规则的使用和辨析要求较高。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“My l4-year-old son, .....”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。
