5.A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市).At first he sold bottles of a cure(藥劑)for colds for just a dollar a bottle.
Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.
Then,when he had a big crowd,the man held up a very small bottle.
"And now,ladies and gentlemen,he shouted,"Here is the medicine you have been waiting for.The cure for old age.Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.
"And,ladies and gentlemen,the man continued,"I'm not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine.I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle.I'm not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle.Now,ladies and gentlemen,I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think,my friends,for ten dollars you can live forever.
Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this.
One person shouted,"If it can make you live forever,why don't you drink it?
Then another person cried,"Yes,you look as if you're at least sixty years old.
"Thank you,sir,thank you."the man answered,"I'm so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.
The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man.One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by,"Is that true?he asked."Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?
"Don't ask me,the assistant said,"I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.
25.What did the man sell at first at the fair?B
A.bottles
B.a(chǎn) cure for colds
C.a(chǎn) medicine that made people live forever
D.a(chǎn) cure for old age
26.How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?D
A.twenty-five dollars a bottle
B.one dollar a bottle
C.fifty dollars a bottle
D.ten dollars a bottle
27.What does the word"assistant"mean in this passage?C
A.朋友 B.仆人 C.助手 D. 同伴
28.What does this passage really mean?A
A.The man is not honest,and nor is his assistant.
B.The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.
C.The two men are very honest,and they would like to help people live forever.
D.The cheaper the medicine is,the more people will buy.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,文章主要講述了一個人和他的助手在集市上賣長壽藥行騙的故事.這個人說他實(shí)際年齡已經(jīng)三百二十九歲,很多人不信,但還是有人上當(dāng)了.
解答 BDCA
25.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段At first he sold bottles of a cure(藥劑)for colds(感冒)for just a dollar a bottle.可知起先他賣一美元一瓶的治感冒的藥.故選B.
26.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle.可知我只打算賣一瓶10美元.故選D.
27.C詞義理解題.根據(jù)最后一段One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by,"Is that true?he asked."Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?可知當(dāng)那個助手經(jīng)過時其中一人問她,"他已329歲了,這是真的嗎?".由此可知,"assistant"譯為:助手.故選C.
28.A推理判斷題.本文主要講述了一個人和他的助手在集市上賣長壽藥行騙的故事.結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容可買藥的人和他的助手都是騙子.故選A.
點(diǎn)評 本文考察學(xué)生的理解推斷能力,抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細(xì)節(jié),能根據(jù)已知的結(jié)果推測導(dǎo)致結(jié)果的可能原因.