19．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，hut 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 he 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 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了Theodore當(dāng)酒店經(jīng)理時遇到的一對夫婦，在第一天晚上要求換了所有床上用品，第二天要求7罐消毒劑，最終酒店決定免費提供一晚最好的服務(wù)但拒絕他們接下來的入�。�
解答 56．B．詞義推斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段"Theodore called room service，and the bedding was replaced immediately"可知經(jīng)理講他們的床上用品重新?lián)Q了，可推測這對夫妻認(rèn)為他們的床上用品是臟的；故選B．
57．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段"however，the couple marched to the front desk again and demanded seven cans of sterilizer"可知這對夫婦的要求十分挑剔，因此Theodore擔(dān)心接下來他們可能會有更多要求；故選A．
58．C．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講Theodore當(dāng)酒店經(jīng)理時遇到的一對夫婦，在第一天晚上要求換了所有床上用品，第二天要求7罐消毒劑，最終酒店決定免費提供一晚最好的服務(wù)但拒絕他們接下來的入住；可見這對夫婦是十分挑剔的；故選C．
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)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(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
