题文
As the school year comes to an end, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. Leaving their safe havens (安全港), many of them are to take their first step into the world of adulthood, attending fast-paced, crowded universities, taking up part-time or full-time employment. Many may even move from family homes in their pursuit of educational fulfillment or the “perfect” job opportunity.One ceremony that has become part of coming of age has been the senior prom (毕业舞会). The senior prom is an opportunity for youth to celebrate the entrance into the world of adulthood with color and formality. However, there is far more behind the social event than ever noticed.
What is formal? Formal means to present one’s self to others in a way which is “with form”, with shape, polite, inoffensive and organized. We see the example of a formal letter; it uses proper grammar and sentence structure in order to be respectful, while at the same time serving a purpose or getting an important message across.
In our society, what is formal? Very little. On average, clothing, language, behavior --- all is very informal. Individuals who are formal (polite, inoffensive, organized) in their daily dealings with people are often looked upon as boring. Yet in certain situations, individuals play with the concept of formality not truly to achieve respectfulness and order but because it becomes fashionable to do so. While a prom may seem, on the surface, like a fun opportunity to behave formally, it is actually a flowery version of Halloween.
On the occasion of the spring prom, we see flowering youth taking on the formalities of “adult”. Fine dress, careful makeup, luxury cars all become part of being an adult. But being “adult” isn’t that way.
In our society we have a wrong idea of what adulthood actually is. It has always been my understanding that adulthood and maturity (成熟) are not based upon one’s ability to hold a cigarette in a certain way or tie a bow tie. Adulthood comes with understanding of one’s place in the universe; it comes with the knowledge of how to interact with our fellow human beings; it comes with the ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions --- whether good or bad.
小题1:The “safe havens” (Paragraph 1) most probably refers to ______.A．familiesB．high schoolsC．mother countriesD．hometowns小题2:In paragraph 3, the example of letter is given in order to ______.A．show the importance of communicationB．discuss the purpose of a formal letterC．explain what real “formal” is likeD．complain today’s letters are too formal小题3:By describing a prom as “a flowery version of Halloween” in the fourth paragraph, the writer means it is ______.A．great funB．out of fashionC．actually informalD．beautifully decorated小题4:The writer holds the opinion that being an adult means one can______.A．put on heavy makeupB．better get on with others C．learn to smoke cigarettesD．buy a luxury car or dress 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
试题解析：本文从学校学生放假到学生毕业举办毕业舞会引出对人们对一个人成年的理解。
小题1:词义猜测题。根据前文：As the school year comes to an end, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. Leaving their safe havens (安全港)随着学年结束，全国各地的学校的许多学生将不只是启动另一个夏天假日期间学期提供休息。离开他们的避风港，学年结束，学校放假，是指学生离开了学校，所以B正确
小题2:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话提出问题： What is formal?什么是正式的？下面内容是做出解释，通过举例说明是为了把问题解释的更加清楚，所以C正确。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第四段开头In our society, what is formal? Very little在我们的社会里，什么是正式？几乎没有.和整句：While a prom may seem, on the surface, like a fun opportunity to behave formally, it is actually a flowery version of Halloween.尽管在表面上看舞会看起来像一个有趣正式的表现的机会，它实际上是一个华丽的万圣节版，所以C正确。
小题4:细节理解题。根据最后一段的总结：在我们的社会里我们对成年人实际上是什么样子有一个错误的概念，我们已经认识到了：成年和成熟度（成熟）不是基于其同一种方式持有一支香烟或打一个蝴蝶结的能力。成年是理解了一个人在世界上的位置，是懂得怎样与人打交道；是要为自己的行为--无论是好的还是坏的行为负责人。由此得出B正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“As the school year c.....”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。
