题文
I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile –warm and reassuring—and I returned her gift by smiling back.
“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said.
“Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out.
“It’s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one’. Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me.”
“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week –even when times were tough and we didn’t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and – of course – I miss him since he’s passed away.”
I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.
It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her –that was the night that I won her heart.
小题1:Why was the writer in a hurry that day?A．He was to meet his girlfriend.B．He had to go back to school soon.C．He was delayed by an elderly lady.D．He had to pick up some groceries.小题2:What does the underlined phrase “her gift”(Paragraph 2) refer to?A．Her words.B．Her smile.C．Her flowers.D．her politeness.小题3:Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?A．She told him a nice story.B．She allowed him to pay first.C．She gave him encouragement.D．She liked flowers very much.小题4:What is the message conveyed in the story?A．Flowers are important for a date.B．Small talk is helpful.C．Love and kindness are rewarding.D．Elderly people deserve respecting. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:Ａ
小题2:Ｂ
小题3:Ｃ
小题4:Ｃ
解析
小题1:细节判断题。由第一段第一句的关键词,date；及最后一段girlfriend可知答案是A.
小题2:词义猜测题。由"She smiled.——I retuned her gift by smiling back."一句得知答案，选B选项。
小题3:推理理解题。由文中"The only problem is that I can't figure out why she'd want to date a guy like me." 暗示作者当时的不自信；后来年长女士说 "Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,"的话，前后对比，极大地增强了作者的自信心而给了他很大的鼓舞，选C。
小题4:推理判断题。此处句意为女店主——鼓舞——作者——花赠与了女店主——做法又感动其女友——女友嫁给他；由此看出回报之意，所以找准关键词"回报"，选C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“I was in a rush as a.....”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。
