Question

Our family loves the snow and cheers at the first good storm of the season. While others may think of Florida, we dream of a cabin vacation in New York’s Allegany State Park.

One particular trip, I recall, was jus a bit more memorable than the rest. What we now refer to as the snow pants incident began accidentally enough. My husband, Bernie, and our 2-year-old daughter, Faith, were building a snow fort while I sledded down a nearby slope.

On the way back up from one trip, I saw a small stone tumbling down the track I had just made. I was puzzled, since all the other rocks were buried under several feet of snow, as I stood and wondered about the stone---it jumped! This was no stone. This was a mouse.

Now, I love nature, but that doesn’t include mice. I loudly protested the invader, and Bernie, coming to my rescue, assured me that this was not a mouse but a mole, as if that mattered. A mouse or a mole I still didn’t like it.

Bernie and I stood for a few minutes watching the creature disappear from the path into the furry white and come back out again. But soon it disappeared and I headed up the hill again.

Shortly after I left, my husband screamed out, saying that the mole had gone up the leg of his snow pants. You have to understand Bernie can be quite a joker, and I smelled a rat. Not wanting to be a sucker and fall for another one of his jokes, I laughed it off. When he started running for the cabin, though, I stopped laughing and decided maybe this was for real.

“Don’t you dare take that thing into the house!” I yelled. But like a flash, Bernie was already dashing through the cabin’s front door, with his snow pants, the mole and all. If it were me, I’d have been down to my long underwear right there in the snow without a second thought.

A few minutes later Bernie appeared. We relished the rest of our winter vacation, drinking lots of hot chocolate, sitting beside the fireplace and admiring nature---from a safe distance.

1.Why did the author’s husband come to her rescue?

A. Because the “mouse” frightened her

B. Because she hardly controlled the sled

C. Because the snow fort she built was damaged

D. Because she stepped on the stone and fell down

2.When her husband said that the mole had gone up the leg of his snow pants, the author was ________.

A. curious    B. puzzled

C. excited    D. doubtful

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. They enjoyed the rest of their holiday

B. They were fond of hot chocolate

C. Her husband had freedom at last

D. Nature can be dangerous at times

4.What could be the best title of the text?

A. A Memorable Experience with a Joker

B. The Painful Incident in Allegany State Park

C. Family’s Funny Vacation in the Snow

D. My Strong Love for Nature

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】这篇短文介绍作者一家人在雪地里度过假期，以及雪地里发生的有趣的事。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“I love nature, but that doesn’t include mice. I loudly protested the invader”可知，作者由于看到“老鼠”而呼救，丈夫过来救他。故选A.

2.推理判断题。根据文中“You have to understand Bernie can be quite a joker,”可知作者觉得丈夫很滑稽，所以她怀疑丈夫的话。故选D.

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“We relished the rest of our winter vacation”可知，他们享受着剩余的假期。故选A.

4.主旨大意题。根据短文介绍作者一家人在雪地里度过假期，以及雪地里发生的有趣的事。故选C.

【名师点睛】

每篇文章都会有一个主旨要义。主旨要义题范围一般包括：短文标题、主题大意或段落大意等。此题型要求考生在理解文章后归纳文章要点，概括中心思想。考生需要分析文章的篇章结构，抓住文章的开头或结尾，从而找出能概括文章的主题句。主题句的特点：（1）语言特点：归纳性、概括性、抽象性；（2）位置特点：主题句常出现在“总结性”语言的“信号词”后，如：in summary, in a word, as a result, finally, in short, in conclusion和in brief等；主题句常出现在“转移话题式”语言的“信号词”后，如：but, however, nevertheless等。标题的语言特点：独特新颖 、概括性强、短小精炼。

A．主旨大意主要的设题方式有：

（1）Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?

（2）The best headline for this newspaper article is ____.

（3）What is the topic of the text?

（4）The text is mainly about ______.

（5）What's the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

（6）What would be the best title for the text?

B．主旨大意主要的解题策略有：

（1）标题类。文章标题可以是单词，短语，也可以是句子，它的特点是：短小精悍，多为一短语；涵盖性强，一般要求能覆盖全文，其确定的范围要恰当，既不能太大，也不能太小；精确性强，不能随意改变语言表意的程度及色彩。

（2）主旨类。概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。此时，要注意一些转折词，如but, yet, however, although, in spite of, by contrast, on the contrary等。当文章中表示相反的观点时，往往用到这些词。答题时要弄清哪个是作者的观点，排除迷惑性信息，准确归纳主旨大意。

如小题4，本题是标题类，标题的形式多样，整篇短文介绍作者一家人在雪地里度过假期，以及雪地里发生的有趣的事，C项“Family’s Funny Vacation in the Snow”涵盖性强，正好概括了这篇短文的大意。