One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
They say that everything in this universe is balanced(平衡的) and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(录取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
小题1:When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some money
B．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit him
D．went for a journey with him小题2:What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email.
B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University.
D．His life would go back to normal again小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.小题4:From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.
A．sincere and warm-hearted
B．proud and confident
C．serious and friendly
D．funny and responsible小题5:The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody
B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life
D．where there is a will, there is a way
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
题目分析：作者通过朋友的母亲去世以及被剑桥大学录取来告诉我们人生有起起伏伏，要正确地面对着一切。
小题1:B 细节题。根据第一段最后一句I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.什么吗B项正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段2,3行I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(录取) Cambridge University.说明C正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第一段2,3行He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer.说明他的母亲是患有癌症的，故也是死于癌症的，故B正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章3,4,5行At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.说明作者是非常真诚，有同情心的人也非常善良。故A正确。
小题5:C 推理题。根据文章最后一亿Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.可知在人生中有很多起起伏伏，有好的时光也有很多不好的时光。故C正确。
点评：本文呢是关于人生中的起起伏伏，我们要有正确的心态来面对着一切。集中考查细节题，细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征：
1、对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。
2、词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。
3、语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。
4、正话反说。把原文中的意思反过来表达而成为正确选项(适用于寻找错误选项的题目)。