18.Theodore,the manager of the Paradise Hotel,told a middle-aged couple that that would have to leave the hotel after just one night.The couple,visiting from Texas,had booked a room for eight nights.
"They wanted a sterile (消毒了的) environment,"Theodore said,"They should have rented a room in a hospital,maybe an operating room.This hotel is clean,but it isn't that clean."
Theodore said that,on the very first day,the couple brought all the sheets,pilloweases,and bedspreads down to the main hall and just dropped them next to the front desk.They stood there next to this pile of bedding while other guests looked,pointed,and murmured.The hotel got three cancellations within the hour from people who witnessed this strange event.
When Theodore asked the couple what the problem was,they said that their bedding was filthy and they wanted it replaced.The couple could not identify any specific"filth"on the bedding.The wife just said,"We're paying good money to stay here.How dare you doubt us?We know the filth is there.That's all the proof you need,"Theodore called room service,and the bedding was replaced immediately.
Early the next evening,however,the couple marched to the front desk again and demanded seven cans of sterilizer,"We need a can for each night.We have to spray the phone,the TV,all the door handles,the toilet handle,the shower stall,the faucet,the sink,and any hotel staff entering our room."
Worried,Theodore politely suggested that a hotel more suitable for them was just around the corner.He then called ahead to reserve a"very clean"room,and gave them free transportation in the hotel Rolls-Royce.Also,he told the couple that they wouldn't be charged for the second day.
The couple were surprised but they really liked the idea of free room for a night and that expensive car service.
56.The underlined word"filthy"meansBin this article.
A.clean B.dirty C.smelly D.old
57.Why was Theodore worried?A
A.The couple might have more demands the following days.
B.The hotel was not clean enough.
C.The hotel would run out of cleaning stuff.
D.More guests would make the same requests.
58.What word could best describe the couple?C
A.Narrow-minded. B.Expensive C.Particular D.Easy-going.
分析 文章講述了Paradise Hotel的經(jīng)理不得不請一對夫婦離開該旅館,原因是那對夫婦想要一間無菌的房間.
解答 56-58 BAC
56題答案是B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)Theodore called room service,and the bedding was replaced immediately.經(jīng)理讓服務(wù)員立馬更換了床鋪,可以猜測filthy是"骯臟"的意思,故選B.
57題答案是A.推理判斷題.那對夫婦第一夜要求更換床鋪,第二天要求消毒器,可以推斷后期還有其他的需求,故選A.
58題答案是C.歸納總結(jié)題.那對夫婦想在旅店要一間無菌的房間,只能用particular(挑剔的,獨(dú)特的)來形容.故選C.
點(diǎn)評 本文是政治經(jīng)濟(jì)類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)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)