What could be the best title…——2013 高考英语第 50 题答案解析

【考点】OB：人生感悟类阅读．菁优网版权所有
【分析】这是一篇记叙文，作者采用总分总的方式对文章进行论述．记叙了作者为了方
便照顾年幼的孩子驱车去父母家时而不得不改变多年行驶路线的经历，他发现绕道旅行
非常有意思，从此喜欢上了绕道旅行，以及由此而产生的感悟．
【解答】46．B 细节推理题．题干关键词为take freeways to her parents'home定位于第
二段．根据We travelled the way most people do：the fastest，shortest，easiest road（我们
行驶在大多数人走的最快、最短、最便捷的公路上） ，可知作者选择这条路是因为它的快
速与安全．故选B．
47．C 细节理解题．找到本题的关键词regularly（有规律地） ，文中提到表达有规律的
语句在第五段．根据We had to stop every hour，let Banner shake out his legs and feed him
（我们不得不每个小时就停下来，让Banner伸伸腿并喂喂他） ，可知停下来是为了照顾
这个可爱的小人Banner．故选C．
48．B 推理判读题．在第六段中，作者带着孩子们一路欣赏乡间美景：看到了齐腰深的
草、车窗外紧随妈妈身后的猪宝宝、从水中跳出的鱼等．Here was life（这就是生活） ．作

者通过亲近大自然感到了生活的乐趣．故选B．
49．D 细节判断题．找到题干中的关键词组ask the kids to get out of the car，根据第八段
On an empty section of road，everyone started quarrelling，stopped the car，ordered all kids out
（在一个空旷的区域，孩子们开始争吵，我于是停下车，让他们都下车） ，可以看出，"
孩子们吵架"是停车的原因．因此选项D． （让他们冷静下来）为正确答案．故选D．

【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意题，根据文章的第一段（we are defined more by the detours （绕行路）
in life than by the narrow road toward goals．I like this image）和最后一段可以说明绕道的
魅力，因此本文主要向我们讲述了绕道的魅力，故选A．
【点评】做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文，把握文章主旨大意，带着问题回到原文，寻
找细节或概括相应的答案，最后要理清作者写作思路．
20． （12.5分）When asked about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，an
absolute delight，which seems to get rarer the older we get．
For kids，happiness has a magical quality．Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike
is unreserved（毫不掩饰的） ．
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes．Suddenly it's conditional on such things
as excitement，love and popularity．I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance
with the most attractive boy at the school party．
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy﹣﹣love，marriage，birth﹣﹣also bring
responsibility and the risk of loss．For adults，happiness is complicated（复杂的）
My definition for happiness is"the capacity for enjoyment"．The more we can enjoy what we
have，the happier we are．It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of
friends，the freedom to live where we please，and even good health．
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First I was overjoyed when I shut the
last lunch﹣box and had the house to myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，
which I love．When the kids and my husband came home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet
of the day．
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying
work．I don't think that my grandmother，who raised 14children，had much of either．She did
have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her．
We，however，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have turned

happiness into one more thing we've got to have．We've so self﹣conscious about our"right"to
it that it's making us miserable．So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success，without
noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier
Happiness isn't about what happens to us﹣﹣it's about how we see what happens to us．It's the
skillful way of finding a positive for every negative．It's not wishing for what we don't have，
but enjoying what we do possess．