Can feeling of nostalgia(懷舊) be good for you? Or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?
For years, medical experts have studied nostalgia and the reasons for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say living in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.
　　However, experts say it is normal to love the past sometimes. In fact, a little nostalgia can enrich a person’s life.
　　Dr. Louise Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia. She says these feelings often begin when a young person is between 13 and 19 years old.
　　“This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood, “Kaplan says. “You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden past. You remember your childhood as a time when life is perfect.”
　　These feelings continue as the person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.
　　Kaplan says these feelings do not always actually exist. The good old days did not always exist. The good old days weren’t always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly.
　　“Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams, “Kaplan says. “It might give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today in your past life.” She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from “cutting yourself off from your aim”.
小題1:Feeling of nostalgia ______.
A．can cause you to think of your past which was full of hopes and dreams
B．might cause you to try to realize the golden dream in the present life
C．fill one with hopes for the future no matter what happens
D．bring about a love for the past and a hope for the future
小題2:The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that ______.
A．time is hard, so they cannot keep up
B．they can hardly keep up with changes in today’s world with changes
C．many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes
D．they lived in the past, of which they are always proud
小題3:Which of the following is NOT talked about in the passage?
A．Too much nostalgia is harmful to our health.
B．Nostalgia shows that a person is not satisfied with his present life.
C．Only women have feelings of nostalgia.
D．A little nostalgia can make a person’s life more colorful.
小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Thoughts on Nostalgia
B．The Reasons for Nostalgia
C．Why Not Think Back to the Past
D．Nostalgia, Good or Bad

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：文章主要是討論懷舊的現(xiàn)象，分析人們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)懷舊，懷舊是好是壞。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams可知懷舊的時(shí)候，人們會(huì)回憶以前的日子。選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world,可知成年人懷舊是不能跟上世界的變化。選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful.可知A是對(duì)的，They say living in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life.可知B是對(duì)的，從第二段的句子In fact, a little nostalgia can enrich a person’s life.可知D是對(duì)的，文章沒(méi)有說(shuō)女性更喜歡懷舊。選C
小題4:主旨題：文章主要是討論懷舊是好是壞。可知選D
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章主要是討論懷舊的現(xiàn)象，分析人們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)懷舊，懷舊是好是壞。這篇閱讀理解集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題，要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀全文，做好相應(yīng)的標(biāo)志，以提高閱讀的效率和速度，做題時(shí)要審清題干，發(fā)覺(jué)和把握試題中有效的提示性信息，確認(rèn)命題的角度、閱讀范圍和答題方式。
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She was 10  from clinical depression(抑郁), and had to go to a 11  during the day. I was very upset at first but with the late night 12 , and meeting each other at midnight. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend once 13  her since people were calling her crazy.
Yesterday she came to me and said this:“I never knew what a best friend was 14  you were the only person that would 15 me from cutting; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my problems. You don’t know this but I was trying to 16  myself that night you called me. You didn’t even know you were 17  me. I owe you so much.”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of 18  from my life is:“never give up on your friends”. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are 19 , they need someone there. If you desert them, you will only be 20  yourself. So if a friend needs you, and you care for them, you can never desert them.
小題1:
A．callB．findC．meetD．know
小題2:
A．scaredB．surprisedC．gladD．eager
小題3:
A．communicationB．friendshipC．relationD．touch
小題4:
A．breaking throughB．going throughC．seeing throughD．getting through
小題5:
A．NoneB．AllC．EachD．Neither
小題6:
A．even ifB．howeverC．a(chǎn)s ifD．because
小題7:
A．problemB．coolnessC．a(chǎn)ssessmentD．sadness
小題8:
A．hadB．wantedC．neededD．expected
小題9:
A．howB．whyC．whenD．where
小題10:
A．datingB．sufferingC．separatingD．originating
小題11:
A．hospitalB．teacherC．friendD．school
小題12:
A．comfortsB．conversationsC．persuasionsD．calls
小題13:
A．likedB．respectedC．desertedD．hated
小題14:
A．whenB．untilC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter
小題15:
A．protectB．supportC．stopD．warn
小題16:
A．controlB．killC．forgetD．enjoy
小題17:
A．hurtingB．ignoringC．remindingD．helping
小題18:
A．factB．truthC．lessonD．experience
小題19:
A．unfriendlyB．coolC．strangeD．crazy
小題20:
A．unhappyB．foolishC．impressiveD．a(chǎn)nxious

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