题文
DIY sailor Owen Warboys has finally launched his homemade boat — after spending nearly 30 years building it in his mum’s garden.Owen, 66, a retired engineer from Hordle, New Milton, Hants, first started work on the 40ft—long boat in 1982 because he could not afford to buy his own. He told mum Edith that it would only take five years but after suffering “a few problems” it lasted nearly three decades.
When he finally finished, he was left with the head-scratching task of getting the 18-tonne boat out of the back garden. After some time he found a way. A huge crane (起重机) was brought in to carefully raise it 40ft in the air over his mother’s house and onto a lorry. It was then driven to the seaside and, to Owen’s delight, it floated and showed no signs of leaking when lowered into the water.
Now, 28 years after he first started, Owen is at last preparing to set sail in his beloved boat, Wight Dolphin, with his long-suffering wife Anne. Owen said, “I am so relieved that it’s finished. There were times when I thought it would never end but I’m the sort of person who likes to finish something once I’ve started.”
At first he persuaded his mum to let him do it in her garden and started taking in sheets of steel and pieces of wood. “My mother was happy for me to build it at her house but only bacause I told her it would only take five years.”
小题1:Why did Owen decide to make his own boat by himself?A．He wanted to kill time after his retirementB．He wished to set a new world recordC．He didn’t have enough money to buy a boat D．He had a hobby of making things by hand小题2:What problem did Owen face when he finished his boat?A．It leaked when lowered into the water B．It couldn’t be sent onto a truck C．He couldn’t afford to hire a crane.D．He didn’t know how to move it out.小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about the boat ?A．It was built by Owen and his supportive wife B．It was in good condition after being put in the seaC．Owen’s mother was relieved to see it was finished D．Owen and his wife will sail around the world in it小题4:We can infer from the passage that _____.A．the boat will enter a race competition B．Owen retired early in order to make his boatC．Owen’s wife gave the boat the name of Wight DolphinD．It took 23 more years to finish the boat than expected 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
小题1:C 细节题。根据第二段1,2行first started work on the 40ft—long boat in 1982 because he could not afford to buy his own.说明C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第三段1,2行When he finally finished, he was left with the head-scratching task of getting the 18-tonne boat out of the back garden.说明D正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第三段最后两行It was then driven to the seaside and, to Owen’s delight, it floated and showed no signs of leaking when lowered into the water.说明下水以后，这条船情况良好，故B正确。
小题4:D推理题。根据Now, 28 years after he first started和I told her it would only take five years.说明他本来计划5年完成，但是最终话了28年，多花了23年，故D正确。
点评：文章讲述了Owen Warboys自己制作一艘船，并成功的把这艘船弄到海里的事情。 在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“DIY sailor Owen Warb.....”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。
