13.Once when I was a teenager,my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.Finally,there was only one family between the ticket office and us.This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children,all probably under the age of 12.You could tell they didn't have a lot of money.Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean.The children talked excitedly about the clowns.It was clearly a very important day out for them.The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted,he proudly answered,"Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults'tickets,so I can take my family to the circus."
The ticket lady told him the price.
The man's wife lowered her head.There was no longer a smile on the man's face.He quietly asked,"How much did you say?"
The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man obviously didn't have enough money.But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
Seeing what was happening,my dad took a $20note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground.(We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said,"Excuse me,sir,you dropped this."
The man understood my father was helping him.He picked up the money,looked straight into my dad's eyes,and in tears replied."Thank you.This really means a lot to me and my family."
Although we did not go to the circus that night,we didn't care.
21.Why does the writer say"Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean"( Paragraph 2)?A
A.To show the children were well looked after.
B.To show cheap clothes could be popular.
C.To show how poor the family were
D.To show how rich the family were.
22.Which of the following statements is probably true?A
A.The poor family had never been to the circus before
B.The poor family had been to the circus before
C.The writer's father earned much money.
D.The writer laughed at the family.
23.Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?D
A.He had lost his money.
B.His children were noisy.
C.The tickets were sold out.
D.The tickets were too expensive.
24.Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?A
A.The poor man's family saw the circus that night.
B.The poor man's family saw the circus that night.
C.The writer saw the circs that night.
D.The two families became close friends.
分析 這篇短文中作者主要記述了自己的父親幫助一家人的故事.這是一個有著八個孩子的家庭,父母帶孩子們?nèi)タ瘩R戲,可是票價太貴.正在這位父親遭難之際,我的父親估計丟下20美元,來幫助這一家人.最后這家人如愿以償?shù)目瓷狭笋R戲,而我們也因為幫助別人感到很高興.
解答 21.A,推理判斷題,這句話的意思是他們的衣服不昂貴,但是很干凈.由此可見父母做的工作很多,故選A,說明這些孩子們被照顧的很好.
22.A,推理判斷題,根據(jù)售票處的對話The man's wife lowered her head.There was no longer a smile on the man's face.He quietly asked,"How much did you say?"可知,那家人的父親不知道馬戲團的價格,可以推測那家人之前沒看過馬戲,故答案為A.
23.D,細節(jié)理解題,聯(lián)系下文The man obviously didn't have enough money.描述,可知這個男人沒有足夠的錢,故選D.
24.A,推理判斷題,通過短文中作者的父親幫助那家人,以及那家人的父親說的話Thank you.This really means a lot to me and my family,可知那一家人那天晚上看上了馬戲,故選A.
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細讀題材,各個擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時,要有較強的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認真分析,仔細推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準.