Crazy is our new normal. With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless- to the baseball field, track field (田徑場) and piano lessons. Even though we've limited（限制） each boy's activities and try our best to spare some time for the family, it seems that we're always in a hurry.
"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."
He is right. It's likely that life will continue to go forward before it slows down. But I remembered the peaceful, quiet days that our family used to enjoy. I missed long walks through the park when we held the boys' little hands. I wished for lazy Saturday afternoons under the tree in our backyard. I wanted to go back a few years, when busyness was the exception and not the rule（慣例）．
One night, after a particularly ful day and evening games, our family gathered on the porch (門廊) for ice cream. Two parents, two teens, and three small boys sat on one old swing and a couple of rocking chairs. We were together, in one place, for a short period of time.
The moon was full. The Mississippi River, flowing past our home, was smooth as glass. I put my own arms around the son who sat on my lap and breathed in deeply his little-boy smell -dirt and sweat. My heart was peaceful and satisfied.
I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.
【小題1】What does the writer mainly talk about?

A．Her tiredness of her busy life.
B．Her family's struggle for a better life.
C．Her new feelings about the present life.
D．The pleasure of staying with her children.
【小題2】Which of the following could best describe the writer's present life?
A．Busy and boring.B．Busy but happy.
C．Crazy and terrible.D．Normal but exciting.
【小題3】Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The writer has five sons.
B．There is at least one child learning to play the piano.
C．The husband likes the present life.
D．The writer used to live a peaceful and quiet life.
【小題4】Which of the following might the writer agree to?
A．Happiness is everywhere, but we have to discover it.
B．Life is nothing but sadness, busyness and hurry.
C．Parents should do more for their kids' better life.
D．Life in the countryside is attractive, wonderful, and sweet.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：文章主要講述了作者對現(xiàn)在生活的一種感想，盡管很忙碌但是幸福同樣無處不在只要我們有善于發(fā)現(xiàn)的眼睛去發(fā)現(xiàn)它。
【小題1】主旨題。從第一句Crazy is our new normal.和最后一段可知，文章主要講述了作者對現(xiàn)在生活的一種感覺，故選C
【小題2】推斷題。從文章it seems that we're always in a hurry.及I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. 可知作者的生活很忙碌，但是也是非常幸福的，故選B
【小題3】判斷題。本題可以采用排除法，從With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless可知作者有5個兒子，從丈夫的話"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."可知丈夫并沒有表達很喜歡現(xiàn)在的生活而是安慰作者欣然的接受它，故選C
【小題4】細節(jié)題。從最后一段They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.可知作者認為幸福無處不在，只需要我們?nèi)グl(fā)現(xiàn)它，故選A
考點：人生百味類議論文
點評：本文寓意深刻，結(jié)構(gòu)明了。本文的解答，首先把握好作者對現(xiàn)在生活的態(tài)度的變化這一事情發(fā)展經(jīng)過，在題目中找到關(guān)鍵詞再在文章中找到相對應的地方將對應的每句話要仔細讀懂，對于主旨題要仔細分析作者的寫作目的，結(jié)合四個選項利用排除法進行作答。

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