题文
They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules(骡子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤) us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!” When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?A．They made a careful preparation before the tripB．They children were more joyful than their parents.C．Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.D．The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view.小题2:The underlined expression “Our legs were like jelly” probably means .A．we were weakB．we were unhappyC．we were dissatisfiedD．we were disappointed小题3:Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?A．It proved to be frightening.B．It was more comfortableC．It turned out to be excitingD．It made each of them tired.小题4:We can infer from the passage that .A．experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best wayB．one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.C．the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.D．the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
小题1:细节理解We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.结果是：shocked at how narrow the path was，当然是not as lovely as they expected. 最已混淆的是D，但从全文看他们的旅途不愉快，主要是身体虚弱而非夏天的热。
小题2:推理归纳path出乎预料的艰难，太阳火辣，决定返回，回来时必然是“软弱无力”
小题3:推论总结as the pilot tossed(翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!”可看出他们胆战心惊， frightening早已代替了comfortable。
小题4:细节推论作者显然是在开玩笑的提出了第四种方式—买本杂志舒舒服服的看大峡谷，不用担惊受怕。on mules 没有尝试无从谈起，排除A。穿衣多少没有谈到。排除B ，从pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted,，可知有意制造惊险，并无危险事故，排除D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ They say there are .....”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。
