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I recently ran into a friend I hadn't seen for a long while. Our conversation was lively andfull of news from both sides. Before we parted she said "You'll have to drop in sometime. "immediately sensed that if I simply " dropped in" I would take my friend by surprise, and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway, staring at me, and asking, " Oh ,err …what brings you here?"Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in the 1960s, it seemed that people-mostly relatives, but also friends-were always dropping in . My parents would put coffee on, and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it. Then the conversation would begin…The neighbor lady, a worrier, was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened. The Irish man next door had such an atcent that I remember asking what language he spoke. My Polish relatives arrived in packs…But I never heard my parents say any- thing like " We weren't expecting you" or " This isn't a good time. " Drop-in visitors had a certain right of way and became No. 1.
What happened to such visits? Actually I know the answer. Times have changed. Everybody gets busy with work. There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest. Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment.
Just the other day a former student of mine showed up. "I'm sorry for the surprise visit. " my student began. "I just wanted to see if you still lived here. I'll only stay a minute. "
My response was immediate. "No, you won't," I said. " Just come in, sit, have coffee, and we'11 talk. "I had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizza. And we had a lovely time. I have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort.
小题1:The author thought of his friend's invitation- " You'll have to drop in sometime"-as______A． a nice way of refusalB． an excuse of leavingC．a kind of politenessD．an expression of surprise小题2:The underlined phrase "dropping in" in the second paragraph means_________.A．pay a sudden visitB．make many friendsC．make a special dateD．have a good time小题3:The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the author' s home to _______.A．seek comfort from my parentsB．make nevr friendsC．listen to my parents' storyD．taste nice dishes小题4:From the third paragraph of the passage, we can infer that_______.A．unexpected visitors are still welcome nowB．modern people prefer outdoor activitiesC．there are more jobs for the housewives nowD．the author misses the lost good days小题5:The author writes the passage intending to ________.A．encourage people to be drop-in visitorsB．explain how to deal with unexpected visitorsC．share his feelings about the drop-in traditionD．show the importance of making friends 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:D
小题5:C
解析
试题解析：本文通过偶遇多年未见的朋友，朋友的邀请常来做客的经历回忆起了过去亲戚，朋友邻居之间常相往来的温馨感慨现在的时代变了。
小题1:细节理解题.根据第一段Before we parted she said "You'll have to drop in sometime. "immediately sensed that if I simply " dropped in" I would take my friend by surprise, and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway, staring at me, and asking, " Oh ,err …what brings you here?" 在我们分手，她说：“你必须在某个时候来拜访一下。”我立刻感觉到，如果我只是偶尔拜访会让我的朋友诧异，我会被她站在她的门口的形象而别扭，瞪着眼问我：“哦，...什么风把你吹来了？，所以判断出朋友希望常聚，所以C正确。
小题2:词义猜测题.根据划线部分后面句子My parents would put coffee on, and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it.我的父母总是沏好咖啡，把厨房里好吃的东西端上来，可以判断出是朋友来访，所以A正确。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第二段中The neighbor lady, a worrier, was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened.邻居老太太，一个爱焦虑的人，总是来卸载她的伤心，而妈妈静静的听着，所以A正确。
小题4:推理判断题。根据第三段Times have changed. Everybody gets busy with work. There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest. Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment. 时代已经变了。人人都有工作忙，不再有一个留在家里的妈妈保持热咖啡或准备好一壶茶全天等候突然造访的客人。拥挤的商场和专卖店，现在变成了娱乐的中心。可以推断出D正确。
小题5:目的意图题。通读全文可以知道过去人们串门聊天的日子已经没有了，时代变了，通过自己的亲身经历来回忆过去的美好，所以C正确
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“I recently ran into .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
