Question

Mr. Evans works in Sydney.Last week he had a two­week holiday，but he didn't know where to go.He said to his friend Robert，“I hate the hot weather here，but I can't think of a cool place in Australia.Where shall I take my holiday？”“That's easy，”said Robert.“You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.”

Mr.Evans agreed with his friend.He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow.He was having a good time there，but one day he got into trouble.After lunch，he went to a park outside the city.He noticed a dog following him when he was walking past a house.It was hungry and wanted some food to eat.But Mr. Evans had no food in his pockets.He tried to shoo(以嘘声吓走)it away，but it began to bark at him.Just at that moment，he saw a stone(石头)on the ground.He tried to pick it up(捡起来)，but he couldn't.

“How strange these Russians are！”Mr. Evans said to himself.“They do not tie up(系)their dogs，but firmly(牢牢地)tie down the stones！”

1.Mr. Evans is a(n)________．

A. American    B. Russian    C. Australian    D. Chinese

2.Mr. Evans didn't like the ________ in Australia.

A. hot weather    B. cool weather

C. rainy weather    D. cold weather

3.Mr. Evans went to Moscow ________.

A. by train    B. by bus    C. by air    D. on foot

4.Mr. Evans couldn't pick up the stone because ________.

A. it was too cold

B. it was too heavy

C. the Russians tied their stones to the ground

D. it was not a stone

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了伊万斯先生到莫斯科度假时遇到一只狗却没法捡起地上的石头吓走它的故事。

1.题意：伊万斯先生是一个________（国籍）。考查细节理解题。根据开头Mr. Evans works in Sydney.，可知选C。

2.题意：伊万斯先生不喜欢澳大利亚的________。考查细节理解题。根据他对罗伯特说的话I hate the hot weather here，可知选A。

3.题意：伊万斯先生________去莫斯科。考查细节理解题。根据.He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow.，可知他是乘飞机去的，故选C。

4.题意：伊万斯先生不能拿起石头因为________。考查细节理解题。根据最后一句They do not tie up their dogs，but firmly tie down the stones！，可知石头上拴着狗，故选A。

点睛：对于阅读理解题，首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读理解的题目中，所设问题主要有以下几种方式：找主题或概括文章的中心思想、就文中的具体事实和情节进行提问、根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断等，在细读时，要根据设问的方式，进行有侧重地阅读。1、概括文章中心思想。1)文首呈现主题句。2)文尾出现主题句。3)首尾呼应展现主题。4)文中表述主题。前面提出问题，文中的主题由随之陈述的细节或合乎逻辑的引申在文中导出，而后再做进一步的解释。5)文章没有主题句。在这种情况下，考生要把所有的细节综合起来。进行逻辑推理，概括归纳出文章的主题句。2.掌握文章的具体事实和重要情节。在考题中，经常会见到就文章中某一具体事实和重要情节进行测试的题目。例如，第2题，题意：伊万斯先生不喜欢澳大利亚的________。考查细节理解题。根据他对罗伯特说的话I hate the hot weather here，可知选A。这就要求考生在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这些都有可能作为测试点。还有一些测试题，要求考生在理解的基础上，通过自己的思维将理解的内容系统化，比如计算、排序等题型。