3．The pounding（重?fù)袈暎?nbsp;was driving Edward crazy．A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him．The newcomer was deaf，or seemed to be，because he played his stereo（立體聲音響）loud enough for the whole building to hear．
On the first day he heard the stereo rocking over，Edward marched downstairs and politely told the newcomer that his stereo was too loud．He asked the new tenant to turn the volume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building．The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed，and said，"Oh，I'm sorry．I didn't realize it was that loud．"
So，Edward returned upstairs，feeling good，because he had taken a stand and politely let the newcomer know that loud music was not going to be tolerated．The next day all was quiet，and Edward continued to be pleased with himself．The following day，Edward thought it must be Fourth of July，because a marching band was playing on his street．In fact，it was the new neighbor who was playing his music loud again．
Edward was not one to repeat himself，feeling that each time you repeated yourself，you diminished the value of your words．So，he did what he always did with rude neighbors--grin and bear it．Eventually，they would move away．What else are you going to do？
In Los Angeles a year ago，a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often．The drummer repeatedly ignored her．One day the woman walked upstairs and shot the drummer in the head and his girlfriend in the chest．The woman was sentenced to prison for 20years．
The dead drummer won't bother anyone with his drums，but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it．If she were still living in her apartment，she could always move．When you're in prison，you don't have that option．
24．The man living below where Edward lived was．C
A．a(chǎn) deaf man
B．the owner of the house
C．a(chǎn) tenant
D．a(chǎn)n old neighbor
25．What did Edward always do with rude neighbors？A
A．Grinning and bearing it．B．Persuading them to stop repeatedly．
C．Shouting them to dead．D．Moving away from the rude neighbors．
26．The woman killed her neighbor because．C
A．he ignored her advice repeatedly
B．she could not stand his playing the music too loud
C．she could not put up with him any longer
D．he played the drums too often
27．The author writes the last paragraph to prove that．B
A．being in prison means the loss of freedom
B．grinning and bearing it is the best policy
C．Edward should follow the example of the woman
D．the woman was right to kill her neighbor．
分析 本文主要講述了愛德華先生與洛杉磯的一個(gè)女士對(duì)待吵鬧鄰居的不同方法，愛德華先生對(duì)此逆來順受，因?yàn)槌臭[的房客總是會(huì)搬走，而那個(gè)女士卻將鄰居殺死，自己也因此進(jìn)入了監(jiān)獄．作者通過這篇文章告訴我們生活中難免有不如意的事情，我們要懂得承受．
解答 24．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第二段The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed可知住在愛德華先生樓下的是一個(gè)房客，故選C．
25．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第四段So，he did what he always did with rude neighbors--grin and bear it．可知愛德華先生對(duì)鄰居總是逆來順受，故選A．
26．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第五段a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often．The drummer repeatedly ignored her．可知這個(gè)女人殺死了她的鄰居是因?yàn)椴荒苋淌芩某臭[，故選C．
27．B 主旨大意題，由最后一段The dead drummer won't bother anyone with his drums，but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it．If she were still living in her apartment，she could always move．When you're in prison，you don't have that option．可知作者認(rèn)為逆來順受是最好的辦法，故選B．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文考察學(xué)生的故事類閱讀理解，抓住題干關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細(xì)節(jié)，能根據(jù)已知結(jié)果推測(cè)導(dǎo)致結(jié)果的可能原因．
