1．On August 16，1977，Elvis Presley saved me．
The previous afternoon，I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters'backyard．I was enjoying my cake，when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was．Only then did I know this party was a sleepover．The word"sleep-over"to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what"cancer"means to an adult．But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter？At least with cancer，people gather at your bedside instead of running from it．
I thought of a way to escape．I would explain that I needed my mother's permission to spend the nights．But as I called my Mom，Heather stood beside me to listen．She granted permission!Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls．I didn't bring my own pajamas （睡衣），so Mrs．Peters offered me Heather's pajamas．
As the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams，I tried to stay awake．"Do I need to go again？I'll stay up to go one more time．"Of course，I finally fell asleep．
The next morning，I was the first to wake up．I was warm!I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up．I did the only thing I could do---I pretended that the bed-wetting didn't happen．I got up，took off Heather's pajamas and changed into my clothes like the other girls．
Mrs．Peters walked into the room，and before she could say anything，she stepped right onto the pile of my wet pajamas．My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red．"WHO DID THIS？"She screamed，with a look so frightening．Should I answer？And that was when it happened-Mr．Peters came in and grabbed his wife，"Elvis Presley died!"
The news of the King's death overtook Mrs．Peters，and I，was spared．I got home without the other girls knowing what had happened．
24．The author had to spend the night at Peters'becauseB．
A．she enjoyed her cake there
B．it was a routine of the party
C．her mother allowed her to do so
D．the famous singer Elvis Presley died that night
25．Mrs．Peters got angry becauseC．
A．her husband was rude to her
B．Elvis Presley passed away
C．she found the wet pajamas
D．a(chǎn)ll the girls slept at her house
26．From the story，we know Mrs．Peters wasB．
A．a(chǎn) bad-tempered woman
B．a(chǎn) fan of Elvis Presley
C．a(chǎn) woman for perfection
D．a(chǎn) woman who hated to wash pajamas
27．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．a(chǎn)n unfriendly hostess
B．a(chǎn) fan-purchasing experience
C．the shocking death of a famous singer
D．a(chǎn)n embarrassing childhood incident．
分析 文章主要講述作者小時(shí)候在外過夜尿床使得Mrs．Peters很生氣，幸虧突然其來貓王去世的消息轉(zhuǎn)移了Mrs．Peters的注意力，從而逃脫了懲罰．
解答 小題24：B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段Only then did I know this party was a sleepover．可知她和她的朋友舉行的是一個(gè)過夜派對(duì)．故B正確．
小題25：C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段大意可知Mrs．Peters生氣的原因的是，她發(fā)現(xiàn)睡衣濕了．故C正確．
小題26：B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段及文章最后一段可知Mrs．Peters是貓王的忠實(shí)粉絲，從而可以得出答案．故B正確．
小題27：D 主旨大意題．文章主要講述作者小時(shí)候在外過夜尿床使得Mrs．Peters很生氣，幸虧突然其來貓王去世的消息轉(zhuǎn)移了Mrs．Peters的注意力，從而逃脫了懲罰．這是一次尷尬的事情，故D正確．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇內(nèi)容比較適中，對(duì)于考生的能力要求不高，只要認(rèn)真細(xì)致閱讀，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)答案．可以先看題目再讀文章，這樣可以提高閱讀的速度．還要準(zhǔn)確定位考點(diǎn)．特別是推理題，要結(jié)合上下文的暗示做題，掌握方法是關(guān)鍵．
