.阅读理解(建议用时16)A2016北京高考December 15,2014Dear Alfred，I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, Im anything but stupid. The fact was that I was found to have ADHD (注意力缺陷多动障碍). Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.However, when something did interest me, I could become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant precollege courses.While I was exploring my curiosity， my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldnt. So, I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.Since then, I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently， Im learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in selfwritten notes from your videos. This has given me a purpose.Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public, I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the jobData Analystthis month and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors.Thank you. Youve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because Im doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole.This is why youre saving my life.Yours，Tanis篇章导读：本文是一封书信，属于应用文。文章主要讲述了塔尼斯因患有注意力缺陷多动障碍而无法上大学，后来在一个网上培训中心的帮助下发现了自己的价值，在信中她表达了对培训中心的感激之情。1Why didnt Tanis go to college after high school?AShe had learned enough about computer science.BShe had more difficulty keeping focused.CShe preferred taking online courses.DShe was too slow to learn.答案：B细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二、三句可知，作者患了ADHD；而由文章第四段第一句“.my disease got worse.”可知，作者病情加重，无法上大学。故选B。2As for the working environment, Tanis prefers _.Aworking by herselfBdealing with the publicCcompeting against othersDstaying with ADHD students答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第六段中的“I could work alone”可知，作者更喜欢一个人工作，故选A。3Tanis wrote this letter in order to _.Aexplain why she was interested in the computerBshare the ideas she had for her professionCshow how grateful she was to the centerDdescribe the courses she had taken so far答案：C推理判断题。根据文章全文以及第七段中的“Thank you. Youve given me hope.”可知，在作者不能上大学后，是培训中心给了她希望，因此她写信是为了表达感激之情。故选C项。1absorb vt. 吸引(某人)；吸收(气体、液体等)2relevant adj. 紧密相关的；切题的3curiosity n. 好奇心；求知欲4currently adv. 现时；目前；当下5steam n. 水蒸气；蒸汽1at a time 每次；逐一；依次2become curious about. 对感到好奇的BWhen youve seen a couple fighting or having a pity argument， what is the first thing that comes in your mind? Probably you think that you will never allow arguments to set in your relationship, especially when you get married, or will never think to start one, but arguments seem to come naturally. You argue about the brand of coffee, or what to eat at lunch, who will do the dishes, etc. Sometimes, more than that, but regardless of your reasons for the argument (or fight), fixing a troubled relationship and having a solution is very important. Our partners are our most valuable fortunes. Companions provide a listening ear for our troubles, support for our dreams, and a safety net when we fall. They give us love, even when we are unlovable. They are and must be our friends. Inevitably, though, sometimes we go through troubled periods and a solution should be sought through the following stTIF: Address the situation. Admit to your partner that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Determine the problem. Together, discuss what problems we are facing. Be honest and let your honesty be in its proper place. Remember, you are talking to your partner, another half of yourself. Apologize. We accept responsibility for our actions and seek forgiveness. Refuse to blame. In addition, we must avoid defending ourselves. There could be a temptation to argue over who did what; however, the goal is not proving who is right but saving the relationship.Begin repairs. Ask, “What can I do to rebuild our relationship？” The key here is to do willingly whatever is requested. Commit to rebuilding. Immediately start investing your time, energy, and love in restoring the relationship. In order to have a good relationship with a partner who accepts and loves us, we must be willing to pay the high price of patching up the broken relationship. Walking away might seem easier, but in the long run, we would lose a valuable treasure. 篇章导读：本文提出我们应该珍视夫妻关系，并论述了在出现矛盾时如何修补这种破裂关系。4It is essential to fix a troubled relationship in that _.Aarguments seem to come na