英语高考阅读理解专题分类指导

Move a rock，move a river

An old story says by moving a rock you could change the course of a river.Maybe that sounds ridiculous，but it is true.The river will not change immediately, but it will do if you can continue to move rocks into the river constantly.Usually we can't see it happen because it happens slowly.

Make a difference

The same is true in making a difference.You may not see results from your actions today or even next week.You may do something to make a difference that is not noticed a year from now.Some day，what you did kept someone from doing something stupid or started him/her on a different road.Years from now, the persons touched by what you did，may make a difference，and the persons they touched may also make a difference.So it goes and grows，until unknown numbers of people have been touched by a single action.This is the magic of making a difference.It is not always the biggest events that change the world.Sometimes it is something so small you might forget，but to the other people you could have changed the course of their lives forever.

【语篇解读】　如果说滴水可以穿石，那么小事情也可以改变世界。

1. What does “the mistake of thinking” refer to?

A. Most people in the world are common people.

B. Doing something small cannot make a difference.

C. It is better to do nothing without any preparation.

D. Negative emotions always lead to a bad result.

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“...‘if I cannot do something big，I cannot change the world.I can't make a difference.’”可知，人们总是认为自己没做大事情，就不可能改变世界，也不会产生影响，即小事情不能产生影响。

答案：B

2. According to the passage，a person's attitude________.

A. decides his/her action

B. comes from his/her life experience

C. is often affected by others

D. is always different from others'

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“If you are afraid that you can't make a difference，you will be afraid to move.Perhaps you think if you cannot make a difference then it is better to do nothing.”可知，由于担心不能产生影响，所以害怕行动，或许人们还会认为如果不能产生什么影响，那最好什么都别做。由此可推知，一个人的态度决定他/她的行动。

答案：A

3. What does the underlined word “course” possibly mean?

A. One of the important parts of a meal.

B. The direction that something moves in.

C. The way something develops or should develop

D. A series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.

解析：词义猜测题。根据上下文“...by moving a rock you could change the...of a river.The river will not change immediately，but it will do if you can continue to move