英语高考阅读理解专题分类指导

rocks into the river constantly.”可知，搬石头到河里改变的应该是河的流向，这种效果不会立即显现出来，但如果你能坚持不懈地做下去，那么就会成功。由此可推知画线词含义为“路线，流向”。

答案：B

4. From the last paragraph, what can we infer?

A. Everyone can make many friends in life.

B. A single action can lead to a knock­on effect.

C. One needn't spend years in making a difference.

D. A person's success usually involves many people.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“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.”可知，随着时间的流逝，你所做的事情感染了一些人，而这些人又感染了另一些人，这就是一个连锁反应。

答案：B

5. Which of the following sayings can best go with the writer's view?

A. God helps those who help themselves.

B. The grass is greener on the other side.

C. Penny and penny laid up will be many.

D. No man can do two things at once.

解析：作者意图题。文章阐述了小事情也可以改变世界，其过程就是积少成多的过程，即“Penny and penny laid up will be many.”

答案：C

Test 3

I first noticed Anita at a Christmas party.She was amazing，not just because she was beautiful，with her shoulder­length blonde hair，her bright eyes and her sweet smile.She was also an amazing dancer.That meant you couldn't just stand there watching her dancing，but would try to have a dance with her.She was a Dancing Queen.She knew all the steps，and she had all the right moves.

I，on the other hand, was a dancing fool.Or in my case，I was more foolish than usual.Still，I was determined to have a dance with Anita.To tell the truth，I wasn't exactly sure who she was.I had seen her at church，and admired her，but on the dance floor she danced heart and soul，and the joy came from her heart while she was dancing.Her dance was absolutely alluring.I couldn't take my eyes off her.But every time I tried to move toward her to ask her to dance，some guys，well dressed，would cut in front of me.

It was not until the evening's second­to­last dance that I was finally able to catch my turn with the Dancing Queen，and I tried to make the most of it.I recalled every bit of dancing know­how（技能）I could know，and I somehow managed to make it through to the end of the dance.After that we often danced and dated and less than two years later, we married.

I would always remember the first stumbling（跌跌撞撞的）step on the dance floor.But it doesn't really matter.What matters is that first step was taken.No matter how insecure and awkward（笨拙的）it was，it was the important first step toward something remarkable.Whether we're learning to walk or learning to run a business，breaking an old habit or starting a new one, no step is more important than the first step.It may be