15.Mark Twain was a great writer.He was from the USA.He was born in 1835.He was also a famous speaker.He was famous for his sense of humour.Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing.Before he was going to leave,one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes(蚊子) in the town and told him that he'd better not go there.Mark Twain waved (搖動) his hand and said,"It doesn't matter.The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine.I don't think they will come to visit me."
After he arrived at the town,Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station.He went into his room,but when he was just about to have a rest,quite a few mosquitoes flew about him.The waiters felt very sorry about that."I'm very sorry,Mr Mark Twain.There are too many mosquitoes in our town."One of them said to him.
Mark Twain,however,made a joke,saying to the waiter,"The mosquitoes are very clever.They know my room number.They didn't come into the wrong room."What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well.Do you know why?That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
26.That day Mark Twain went to the townB.
A.to see one of his friends
B.because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C.because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D.to see one of his relatives
27.The waiters felt sorry becauseD.
A.they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B.their hotel was too small
C.the room was not very clean
D.there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
28.From the story we knowA.
A.no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B.the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C.Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night
D.there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了馬克吐溫到一個有很多蚊子的地方發(fā)表演講,他擅長講笑話,結(jié)果賓館的服務(wù)員幫助他驅(qū)趕蚊子的小故事.
解答 26.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段"One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing"一天,Mark Twain去一個小鎮(zhèn)因為他的寫作;故選B.
27.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第3行whenhe was just about to have a rest,quite a few mosquitoes flew about him但當(dāng)他正要休息,相當(dāng)多的蚊子飛了他.服務(wù)員因此感到抱歉;故選D.
28.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving themosquitoes away for him during the whole night.說明那天晚上沒有蚊子來咬他,故A正確.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.