Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very mean and hated spending money. One day a fair（交易會(huì)）came to the nearby town.
They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. Matt’s wife wanted to buy a hat only costing $28, but was refused. Later on, a comb of $5 attracted her attention, but he would not let her spend any money.
Then, in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane. “Fun flight!” the notice said, “$10 for 10 minutes.”
Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn’t want to pay for his wife either. “I’ve only got $10,” he told the pilot. “Can my wife come with me for free?” The pilot wasn’t selling many tickets, so he said, “I’ll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn’t scream, she can have a free flight.”
Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife. The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down.
When the plane landed, the pilot said, “OK, your wife didn’t make a sound. She can have her ride free.”
“Thank you,” Matt said, “it wasn’t easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out.”
小題1:How much did the couple spend at the fair?
A．$28.B．$5.C．$43.D．$10.
小題2:The pilot flew the airplane upside down in order to _______.
A．throw the wife out of the plane
B．get another $10 by making the wife shout
C．show off his perfect flying skills
D．provide the couple with pleasure of excitement
小題3:The passage is intended to _______.
A．teach readers a lessonB．a(chǎn)ttract touristsC．make readers laughD．praise the couple
小題4:What can we infer from the passage?
A．Matt loved money more than his wife.
B．Matt would like to buy everything for his wife.
C．The pilot didn’t mind whether Matt’s wife would pay.
D．Matt’s wife enjoyed her riding in the plane.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述了Matt和妻子去交易會(huì)玩耍的故事，文章最后有一個(gè)出人意料的結(jié)尾。
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The pilot wasn’t selling many tickets, so he said, “I’ll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn’t scream, she can have a free flight.”
說明對(duì)方同意10美元，兩個(gè)人乘坐，故他只花了10美元。D正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù). The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down.說明他想讓Matt的妻子尖叫，他就可以再得到10美元了。故B正確。
小題3:C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一句“Thank you,” Matt said, “it wasn’t easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out.”說明本文有一個(gè)出人意料的結(jié)尾，本文只是想讓讀者開心一笑。故C正確。
小題4:A 推斷題。推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. Matt’s wife wanted to buy a hat only costing $28, but was refused. Later on, a comb of $5 attracted her attention, but he would not let her spend any money.說明他什么也不想給老婆買，說明他不愛她，只愛錢。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了Matt和妻子去交易會(huì)玩耍的故事。本文細(xì)節(jié)題居多，答題時(shí)在文章找到對(duì)應(yīng)的地方，用筆進(jìn)行標(biāo)記，這有利于后期有時(shí)間檢查時(shí)可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細(xì)理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，通過排除法和自己對(duì)全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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