5?　 The name of the story should be "______ "?

　　A?　Joe and his cousins

　　B?　Who knows what danger is waiting there

　　C?　Cowboys?and?Indians is a favourite children's game

　　D?　How cowboys and Indians fought in the past

　　[答案] 1?　D 2?　C 3?　B 4?　A 5?　B

　　[析] 本文在阅读过程中会感到难度，而其问题与选项的设计更为困难。其难点不仅在于要阅读好文章，而且要对问题和问题中的选择项作深入仔细地阅读。如1题的问句 之意是有多少个孩子在游戏中扮演印第安人。而文章中又有"How many Indians?" I asked 当作者问到有多少印第安人时，其答语为" about a thousand?" 这对于看不懂全文，而只认识个别单词的人就是一种很强的误导作用。因题目中问的是 How many，而文章中的数字是 a thousand?　但如果认真往下看则会发现： I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians?　我被推入了黑暗之中变成了一千个印第安人。所以文章暗示了一个小孩来扮演一千个印第安人。这种题目的得分率自然不会很高。紧接而来的2 题则更困难，问题问的是 Joe 的堂兄说他来的正是时候，是因为 ______。这是要认真去推理来判定的。由文中的句子 and before I could say no …这显然暗示了作者并不想扮演这样的角色，所以可以推论是没有人愿意扮演这个角色，但正在这个时候 Joe 来了，而且不由分说把 Joe 推入了角色之中。而3题则更加困难，其题目之意是"Joe 没有说出牛仔是绞死人"的这一句话是为了什么 ______。从文章中 Joe 被一群孩子追逐后被抓住，十分不高兴，想从中解脱出来。因其他孩子讲我们可以烧死他。所以 Joe 为了摆脱困境而要讲出的话是："只有印第安人才烧人，而牛仔是用绳子绞死人。"后半句没有讲出来，是因为他看到如果要烧死人还需要找柴，找火柴，还是要一 段时间的，但绳子就在他身上，如果绞死人那几乎是立刻马上之事。所以其答案选择了B。　这样的话可能会使事情更糟。4 题的题目是简单的，即下面陈述中那个是真实的。由于中考英语答案是唯一的，所以只有一个是符合标准的。这时可以采用选取正确答案的方法，但实际上更好的办 法是排除法。把不正确的排除后再对其他项进行对比，作出选择。这叫作所谓的排除法。首先排除的应是C选项，因文章中讲在他们上车回家的路上妈妈问他："为 什么 Bobby 要火柴，他问爸爸是否有火柴。" 这里的爸爸显然指的是 Joe 的爸爸而不是 Bobby的爸爸。而其他三个选项则都处于可选之例：如A项应为 Joe 的一个堂兄在找火柴。B项是爸爸不想给孩子任何火柴。D项是妈妈认为孩子们不应玩火柴。而B项，在文章中根本没有进述Joe 爸爸的态度，所以应首先放弃，而D项是可以从推理中得到的，要不然他的母亲不会在车上问这个问题，但是文章中并未直接提出来，所以只有A是对的。因其妈妈 讲 Bobby 是向 Joe的爸爸寻找火柴。而5项则更是要全文反复阅读才可能领会到其中的原由的。文章的题目要概括全部文章内容，但更重要的是从中抽取最重要的，也就是作者 的主要意图。从文章的最后两句，当作者反问他妈妈时说："他真的在找火柴?火柴、你敢肯定他是在找火柴吗?"妈妈表示十分肯定，而作者再也不讲什么了。显 然他感到如果玩下去危险的存在。所以其答案是B。这也就是中考中要求较高的题目，虽然分数不多但对要进入重点高中的学生来说，这是个关键问题，也就是成功 与失败的焦点所在。

　　例：We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers?　Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights， and there my wife saw the bookshelf?　It stood outside a furniture (家具)shop?　"Buy it，" she said at once?　"We'll carry it home on the roof?rack(车顶架)?　I've always wanted one like that?"　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer， and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof?rack?　It was tall and?narrow， quite heavy too?　As it was getting darker， I drove slowly?　Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening?　The police even stopped traffic to let us through?　Carrying furniture was a good idea?　After a time my wife said， "There's a long line of cars behind?　Why don't they overtake(超车)?"　Just at that time a police car did overtake?　The two officers (警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past?　But then， with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic?　The police car stopped at our village church(教堂)?One of the officers came to me?　"Right， sir，"he said?"Do you need any more help now?"　I didn't quite understand?"Thanks， officer，" I said?　"You've been very kind?　I live just down the road?"　He was looking at our things: first at the flowers， then at the bookshelf?　"Well， well，" he said and laughed?　"It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought it was-er something else?"　My wife began to laugh?　Suddenly I understood why the police drove here?　I smilcd at the officer?　"Yes， it's a bookshelf， but thanks again?" I drove home as fast as I could?

　　1?　 From the story we know that ______?

　　A?　the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife?

　　B?　the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all

　　C?　the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

　　D?　the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

　　2?　 What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?

　　A?　He could drive slowly and it was safe?

　　B?　Other drivers would let him go first?

　　C?　His wife could use a new bookshelf?

　　D?　He could save a lot of money and time?

　　3?　 Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

　　A?　Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf

　　B?　Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it?

　　C?　Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help

　　D?　Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car?

　　4?　 Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

　　A?　Because now she knew what mistake the police had made?

　　B?　Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church

　　C?　Because the officer was always looking at the flowcrs and the bookshelf?

　　D?　Because the police had helped them a lot?

　　5?　 When did the officers begin to realize(意识到)they had made a mistake?

　　A?　Before they arrived at the church?

　　B?　Before they overtook (overtake的过去式) the writer's car?

　　C?　After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church

　　D?　After the writer's family left the church?

　　[答案] 1?D 2?B 3?C 4?A 5?C

　　[析] 这篇文章有英国幽默的味道。英国的幽默是十分特别的，它一般都是讲述一个故事，但当结尾时仅几句话则道出天机来。对于这样的文章要从头认真看到尾，不要在 考场中为了赶时间自认为是全懂了，其实则不然。造成不必要的丢分。从1题可以看出作者十分不情愿地为其妻子买了个书架呢。第二段则出现"Buy it?"这样的祈使句。初学者不易看出里面的原委。要知道祈使句在对话中常常带有命令，或不客气之意，所以从这里开始已看出作者的情绪了。其后的What can I do?又是一句抱怨的话，"我还能作什么吗?"其后又是一句风趣的抱怨：Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer?即暗示十分不情愿地又花了20美元。所以其答案是D。其后2题则是推理题，从作者买了书架之后一连串的奇怪事情发生了。首先是其他的驾驶员 开车对他十分的礼貌，甚至警察阻挡其他车辆让他先行。所以其答案是B。第3题则一句道破天机。因为前两件事已使作者感到奇怪了。后来警察竟然亲自驾驶汽车 为他开道。而且警察并不知道他要去什么地方就把他带到教堂来了。这是因为英美人一生三件大事都要在教堂做：其一是出生时在教堂洗礼，其二是结婚，其三则是 死亡。所以警察不问其由而将他带到教堂是为了帮助他。所以答案是C。当警察讲到We thought it was …er something else?时，显然有个词是不好意思讲出口的，所以道出了文章的真实情况。这时不难对5题作出答复其答案是C。