题文
Topping the class academically was certainly an advantage. Studying was a breeze for
Nigel. The reward was certainly incomparable to the little effort that he had to put it. It begin when he was selected to help the teachers in the computer laboratories.
The peak of his school career came not when he topped the school but when he was selected for the nationwide competition. Unlike everyone else, Nigel wanted to join the contest because he liked playing with the Lego sets and making something out of them. Nigel spent the next two months rebuilding the robot. It was during the time that Nigel found out about the prizes for the competition. Its well us auspices competitor. Alicia, from a neighboring school. His early intentions were forgotten. Getting the thousand-dollar prize was more important than anything else. Nigel decided to befriend Alicia. Unaware of his intentions, she told him all about the robot that she had been building for the competition. He even helped her to put the finishing branches to her robot. He was glad with the way things had progressed. His robot looked even better than Alicia’s and it was able to become a ball with its arms, something Alicia had failed to do.
On the day of the competition, he says Alicia. Everything dawned on her the minute she saw him among the competition. She stared at him, puzzled at first, then angry and finally a look of helplessness came over her.
The flashbulbs of the camera exploded in Nigel’s try. The robot bird performed actions so unique and different that the specialist judgments were the same. Nigel was so personal with himself that he did not even notice the girl standing a few feet away from him. Without her, he would never win the competition.
小题1:What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?A．He was offered a part-time jobB．He was honored with a scholarshipC．He helped his teacher construct a robotD．He helped in the computer laboratories小题2:Nigel’s original intention of joining the contest was to ___.A．be the top student of the schoolB．being great honor to his schoolC．constructs a robot with the Lego setsD．wins the thousand-dollar prize小题3:Why did Nigel help Alicia finish her robot?A．He tried to make friends with herB．He was fond of building robotsC．He intended to help herD．He didn’t want her to suspect him小题4:What is the author’s attitude towards Nigel’s actions?A．He is mildly criticalB．He is strongly criticalC．He is in favor of themD．His attitude is not clear 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是一位学习优异的学生Nigel 一次有机会参加全国机器人大赛，开始时出于爱好，为了一千美元的奖金，别有用心的取得另一位参赛选手Alicia 的信任，获得她的参赛机器人秘密，当自己成功时却忘记了该感谢的人。
小题1:细节理解题。由第一段最后一句不难得出答案。
小题2:细节理解题。从第二段第二句可得出答案。出于爱好是他参赛的住处目的。
小题3:推理判断题。从全文主要是第二段可得知在她帮助Alicia 过程中是用心不良的，只是想获取对方的秘密，但又不能暴露自己，只好伪装到底。
小题4:推理判断题。从最后一段作者对成功后的Nigel得意忘形的描写，以及最后两句结尾的评论，可知作者对这种虚伪的人是持委婉批评态度的。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Topping the class ac.....”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。
