13.In 1943,when I was 4,my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene,Idaho,to Fairbanks,Alaska,where adventure was never very far away.
We arrived in the summer,just in time to enjoy the midnight sun.All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden.Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off,so she didn't care much about my bedtime.
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk.That left me in a mess.I usually managed to find some trouble to get into.Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel.I had tried to light a barrel(桶)of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going.The smoke got pretty bad,though,and when I made my exit,a crowd and the police were there to greet me.The policemen took my matches and drove me home.
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me,and they did!I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me.I hadn't turned 5yet.
As I entered kindergarten,the serious cold began to set in.Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?
As for Leonhard Seppala,famous as a dog sledder(駕雪橇者),I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday.At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was,but I do remember the ride well.I was wrapped(包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.
In 1950,we moved back to Coeur d'Alene,but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.
24.What can be inferred about the author's family?C
A.His father was a cruel man.
B.His parents didn't love him.
C.His parents used to be very busy.
D.His mother didn't have any jobs.
25.What happened when the author was 4?D
A.He learned to smoke.
B.He was locked in a basement.
C.He was arrested by the police.
D.He nearly caused a fire accident.
26.Which of the following is true?A
A.Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds.
B.The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.
C.Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950.
D.The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska.
27.What is the author's purpose of writing the text?A
A.To look back on his childhood with adventures.
B.To describe the extreme weather of Alaska.
C.To express how much he misses Leonhard.
D.To show off his pride in making trouble.
分析 通讀全文可知,作者在文章中主要講述的是自己童年時在美國阿拉斯加州的冒險經(jīng)歷.
解答 24.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段前兩句可知,父親是一個鐵路貨運代理人,媽媽是他的職員,使作者處于一團糟的狀態(tài).再結(jié)合后面的放火事件的敘述可推斷出,父母忙于工作沒時間照看四歲的作者.其他選項在文章中找不到依據(jù).
25.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段中的I had tried to light a barrel of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going.可知,作者曾試圖點燃一桶油漆,但未能使這場大火燃燒起來.
26.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第六段中的As for Leonhard Seppala,famous as a dog sledder…可知,萊昂哈德擅長駕駛狗拉雪橇.
27.A.目的意圖題.通讀全文可知,作者在文章中主要講述的是自己童年時在美國阿拉斯加州的冒險經(jīng)歷.
點評 這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).