题文
After sunset on our last day at the farm I walked out into the desert. In this, the first pleasant moment for a walk after long hot hours, I thought I was the only thing out of doors. Suddenly I stopped. Before me a rattlesnake lay fixed, its head not yet drawn back to strike but only turned a little to watch what I would do. Many snakes will run away at the sight of a man but this rattlesnake felt no necessity to get out of any-body's way. He held his ground in calm watch-fullness waiting for me to show my intentions. My first aim was to take no notice of him; I had never killed an animal if I was not forced to kill. But I remembered that there were children, dogs and horses at the farm as well as men and women with thin clothes on; my duty was to kill the snake. I went back to the farm and returned with a stick. The rattlesnake had not moved; he lay like a wire but more quickly than I could stride he shot into a bush and set up his rattling, warning me by this that I had made an unreasonable attack and attempted to take his life and that if I insisted he would have no choice but to take mine if he could. For a moment I listened to this terrifying sound and then I struck into the bush with my stick and, chop-ping about, dragged him out of the bush with his back broken.He struck once more at the stick but a moment later his neck was broken and he was soon dead although when I picked him up by the tail his mouth opened, proving that a dead snake may still bite. There was blood in his mouth and poison was dropping; it was not only a dis-gusting(令人作呕的) sight but a pitiful one too. I dropped the body into a green bush and, as I did so, I saw him in my imagination, crawling over the sands as he might have done if I had let him go.
小题1:At the sight of the author, the rattlesnake .A．shot into a bushB．lay motionless but got ready to meet dangerC．drew itself up to strikeD．took no notice of his presence小题2:The author had to kill the rattlesnake because .A．it stood in his wayB．it attempted to take his lifeC．it presented a disgusting sightD．its presence was a danger to the people and animals at the farm小题3:Which of the following best describes the rattlesnake?A．It attacked man without any reason.B．It would not attack unless it was attacked.C．It ran away at the sight of man.D．It exposed itself to danger.小题4:It is implied at the end of the passage that the author____.A．regretted having killed the snakeB．was glad that he had killed the snakeC．felt a little sorry for the snakeD．could not help thinking about the dead snake 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
小题1:以第一段四、五、六三句中可看出,应选B.A是"突然"钻进草丛",C是"集中全力准备进攻",D是"不理会他的存在",这三项不合题意.
小题2:第一段第八句可看出,作者想到的是蛇会对农场的人们及动物构成威胁而决定杀死它.A是"蛇挡住了他的路",B是"蛇企图要他的命",C是"蛇的形态令人作呕",这三项不合题意.
小题3:第一段倒数第二句"...if I insisted he would have no choice but to take mine if he could."已说明,蛇是受到攻击后才会进攻.
小题4:在文章最后二句中,作者用了"...not only a disgusting sight but a pitiful one too. ... I saw him in my imagination, crawling over the sands as he might have done if I had let him go."这些话说明了作者为这条蛇的死感到一丝惋惜.
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“After sunset on our .....”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。
