15.One winter evening,a storekeeper was going to close up his shop.Suddenly he saw Seth,a lazy,good-for-nothing fellow grasp a pound of fresh butter and hid it in his hat.No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge(報復(fù)).He would punish the thief,and satisfy his own appetite for fun.
Seth had his hat on his head,and the butter in his hat.He was anxious to leave.However,the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink,took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove.The grocer filled in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could.Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair,so he jumped up,declaring that he must go."Sit down; don't be in such a hurry,"replied the grocer,pushing him back into the chair again.
Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor man's hat.The fun-loving grocer kept on putting wood into the stove.Then,as if surprised,he remarked,"You seem to be sweating as if you were warm!Let me put your hat away for you."
"No!"exclaimed poor Seth at last,unable to stand it a moment longer."No,I must go; let me out."A greasy (油膩的) waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor man's face and neck,dipping into his clothes,and trickling down his body into his boots.He was bathed in oil from head to toe.Just as Seth rushed out of the door,the grocer said,"I believe the fun I've had out of you is worth the money,so I shan't charge you for that pound of butter in your hat."
56.Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?A
A.Because he didn't want to pay for it.
B.Because he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.
C.Because he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.
D.Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.
57.What is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge?C
A.The grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.
B.The grocer offered to take off Seth's hat.
C.The grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.
D.The grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.
58.What was the purpose of the grocer's hospitality(熱情好客)?D
A.He wanted to be kind to him.
B.He wanted to sell more of his goods.
C.He wanted to make friends with Seth
D.He wanted to take his revenge on Seth by making the butter in his hat melt.
59.What is the best title of the passage?B
A.Great Fun B.The Right Revenge
C.A Fun-loving Grocer D.A Foolish Customer.
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Seth把黃油藏在帽子里企圖偷走,店主發(fā)現(xiàn)后裝作熱情好客的模樣將他留在了火爐旁,使得黃油流滿了他一身,懲罰了他的故事.
解答 56.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段中"good-for-nothing fellow grab a pound of fresh hutter and concealed it in his hat…He would punish the thief…"可知Seth是小偷,他想偷商店里的黃油;故選A.
57.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.A正確,根據(jù)第二段中"the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink"; B正確,根據(jù)第二段和第三段中"took him hy the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove.","pushing him back into the chair again."; D正確,根據(jù)第四段中"You seem to be perspiring (排汗) as if you were warm!Let me put your hat away for you"; C錯誤,由最后一段可知店主沒有向Seth要錢;故選C.
58.D.意圖判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"He was bathed in oil from head to toe.Just as Seth rushed out of the door,the grocer said,"I believe the fun I've had out of you is worth the money"可知店主的熱情好客是為了懲罰報復(fù)小偷,使小偷帽子里的黃油融化,使之流遍(小偷的)全身;故選D.
59.B.主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知本文講述的是商店店主如何懲罰小偷的故事.因此選B-"公正的報復(fù)"比較合適;故選B.
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.