A lawyer and a young lady were sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asked if she would like to play a fun game. The lady just wanted to take a nap, so she politely refused.
The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy. He explained “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me, and vice versa（反之亦然）.” Again, the lady politely refused and tried to get some sleep.
The lawyer added eagerly, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50!” Considering that there would be no end to this suffering unless she played, the lady agreed.
The lawyer asked the first question, “What is the distance from the earth to the moon?” The young lady didn't say a word, pulled out five dollars from her purse and handed it to the lawyer.
Now, it was the lady’s turn. She asked the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?” The lawyer was greatly puzzled. He took out his computer and searched all of his references. He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends, but it was all to no avail. After over an hour, he woke up the lady and handed her $50. The lady politely took the money and turned away to get back to sleep.
The lawyer, very puzzled now, woke the lady up again and asked, “Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.
小題1:The lawyer tried to persuade the lady to play the game because he       .
A．knew he could win
B．wanted to have fun with the lady
C．wanted to lose money to her
D．liked to chat with young ladies
小題2:Which of the following best describes the meaning of the underlined words?
A．No messages arrivedB．No one could help him
C．The Net failed to workD．Nobody answered his e-mails
小題3:We may infer from the story that       .
A．the lawyer and the lady used to be lovers.
B．there was no answer to the lady’s question.
C．the lady didn't like playing games with strangers.
D．the lawyer was too stupid to answer the question.
小題4:The author’s purpose for writing the story is to       .
A．tell us how clever the lady is
B．describe the rules of playing games
C．show that it is interesting to play games
D．make fun of the lawyer

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:B

小題1:推理題，由第二段的第一句話The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy.可以推出律師他認為問題很簡單，自己會贏，所以選A
小題2:推理題，由第五段的倒數(shù)第三行He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends,他找到所有的朋友，都沒有問出答案，所以選B
小題3:推理題，由最后一段的最后一句“Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.可以知道這是個沒有答案的問題，所以選B
小題4:推理題，文章講述誰要是回答不出問題，年輕女士拿5元，而律師拿55元，從這可以看出玩游戲，要遵守游戲規(guī)則，所以選B
點評：本文主要講述了一位律師和一位年輕的女士，玩一個好笑的游戲，要遵循游戲規(guī)則，首先閱讀全文，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。本文主要考查推理題，要求學生有很強的推理能力。
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