8．I was working as a swimming coach when I met Anita for the first time．Seeing I was swimming，Anita coming to me and asked me if I could help her to swim as her personal trainer was not available．I have been a swimming coach for a club and there was no reason to deny her request．
In few minutes we became good friends and I was told she suffers from back problem．Her doctor advised her to swim as it might be helpful to her．I took it easy as I have been sailing in the same boatand swimming was a good option．
With my experience，I appreciated the thought and recommended her to swim on daily basis．Without any hesitation she said，"I suffer from spinal arthritis（脊椎炎），a bigger problem than yours．"
As we discussed types of oral medications for back problem，she came closer to me and whispered，"I can make you feel better．My problem is more severe and requires a spinal injection on weekly basis rather than oral medication"．Her acceptance to her reality gave me strength to bear my pain．I was glad we met．Undoubtedly，she made me feel better．
Arthritis has made my life difficult，one problem leading to another．It has made me treasure the people in my life．The days are getting harder and Anita is an inspiration for me．Anita is working for an architectural firm，irrespective of all her medical problems．Meeting Anita helped me to understand that there are three angles to every problem-my angle，your angle and the right angle．Right angle is the reality that you do not want to accept．I accepted the right angle in my life that my problem is big but others might have a bigger problem．If they can live with courage and determination，why cannot I？
We always focus on‘my angle'and neglect the‘right angle'．Life is easier and better once we understand the‘right angle'．
41．Why did the author accept Anita's request？C
A．Because her personal coach wasn't there．
B．Because they had became good friends．
C．Because the author was a swimming coach．
D．Because Anita was a person hard to refuse．
42．What does the unlined phrase"sailing in the same boat"mean here？B
A．Doing the same thing together．
B．Suffering from the same disease．
C．Swimming in the same swimming pool．
D．Taking the same boat out for swimming．
43．For the author，Anita wasA．
A．an encouragement B．an eager trainee
C．a happy patient D．an daily swimmer
44．What is the"right angle"according to the author？D
A．courage B．determination
C．acceptance D．truth．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者是一個游泳教練，安妮塔請作者幫助她游泳，在接觸之后他們成為了好朋友，作者知道安妮塔有和他自己一樣的背部問題，建議她每天游泳，然而安妮塔的病癥比作者的更嚴重，但是她仍然很樂觀，因此作者受到了她的感染，并感受到了她帶去的鼓勵．
解答 41．C 細節理解題，根據第一段I have been a swimming coach for a club and there was no reason to deny her request．可知作者是一個游泳教練因此沒有理由拒絕她，故選C．
42．B 句意猜測題，根據第二段Her doctor advised her to swim as it might be helpful to her．I took it easy as I have been sailing in the same boatand swimming was a good option．可知Anita的醫生建議她去游泳緩解背部問題，我聽到后感到輕松是因為我也曾有同樣的疾病，故選B．
43．A 細節理解題，根據第四段Her acceptance to her reality gave me strength to bear my pain．可知她接受現實給了我忍受痛苦的力量，因此Anita對我是一種鼓勵，故選A．
44．D 推理判斷題，根據第五段Right angle is the reality that you do not want to accept．I accepted the right angle in my life that my problem is big but others might have a bigger problem．可知對作者來說直角指的是真理，故選D．
點評 考查學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力．做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
