2．Two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had an argument（爭吵），and the taller boy slapped （打）the shorter one in the face．The short boy was hurt，but without saying anything，he wrote in the sand："Today my best friend slapped me in the face．"
They kept on walking until they found a pond，and they decided to take a bath there．But the short boy got stuck in the mud（泥） and started to sink（下沉）．He cried，"Help!Help!"Luckily，he was pulled to safety by his friend．After that，he carved on a stone："Today my best friend saved my life．"
The taller boy asked him，"After I hurt you，you wrote it in the sand and now you carve it on a stone．Why？"
The shorter boy replied："When someone hurts you，you should write it in the sand where winds can erase（擦掉） it easily．But when someone does something good for you，you must carve it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it．"
You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone．
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳答案．
53．Where did the two friends walk？A
A．in the desert
B．on the stone
C．in the forest
D．in a pond
54．The taller boy slapped the shorter one in the face becauseB．
A．the shorter boy took him to the desert by mistake．
B．they had an argument
C．the shorter boy kept wasting time writing and carving．
D．he had to save his friend，and this almost took his own life．
55．What did the shorter boy do after he was saved？C
A．He kept walking without saying anything．
B．He wrote it in the sand．
C．He carved it on a stone．
D．He said thanks to him．
56．What can we learn from the last sentence of the passage？D
A．We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings．
B．We should record different kinds of things in different ways．
C．We should remember both good things and bad things．
D．We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things．
57．What is the best title for the text？C
A．Two Friends．
B．A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed．
C．Sand and Stone．
D．How to Be Good Friends．
分析 本文講述了兩個好朋友在沙漠中發(fā)生爭吵，結(jié)果一個打了另一個，被打的將這件事寫在了沙子上；他們繼續(xù)行走，在取水時，剛才被打的人掉進了泥潭，他的朋友救了他，他將這件事刻在了石頭上．這篇文章告訴我們應(yīng)該忘記仇恨，記住別人的恩惠．
解答 53 A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Two friends were walking through the desert．可知他們行走在沙漠．故選A．
54 B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)During the journey they had an argument（爭吵），and the taller boy slapped（打）the shorter one in the face．可知因為爭吵，他們打架，故選B．
55 C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)After that，he carved on a stone："Today my best friend saved my life．"可知把這件事情刻在了石頭上．故選C．
56 D 歸納理解題．根據(jù)短文描述及最后一句話You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone你必須學(xué)會把傷害寫在沙子上，把他人對你的好刻在石頭上，意思是讓我們忘記其他人對我們做的壞事，記住其他人的好．故選D．
57 C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文中You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone你必須學(xué)會把傷害寫在沙子上，把他人對你的好刻在石頭上，意思是讓我們把壞事忘記在沙子里，記住其他人的好，把他人對我們的好刻在石頭上，即沙子和石頭分別表示忘記不好的事和記住別人的好，故選C．
點評 首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料． 其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息． 要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
