Question

It was very late at night when Sam got off the train . He was tired and wanted to find a hotel to have a rest. He looked around and saw a hotel not far away. There were three floors in it. Then Sam went in.
“How much do I need to pay for a single(单人的) room a night?” Sam asked.
“Well , sir,”said the girl, “a single room on the first floor is fifty dollars a night.”
“What about the one on the second floor?” asked Sam.
“Forty dollars.”
“Then how about the one on the third floor?”
“Thirty dollars.”
Sam picked up his suitcase(手提箱) and wanted to go out.
“Don’t you think our price is reasonable?” The girl said.
“Yes,” said Sam. “Your price is of course reasonable, but I’m sure your hotel is not high enough.”
小题1:Sam wanted to find a hotel after_______.

A．working a whole day	B．getting off the train
C．getting out of his car	D．walking a whole day

小题2:How many floors were there in the hotel?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

小题3:Sam needed to pay_____for a single room on the second floor.

A．$50

B．$40

C．$30

D．$20

小题4:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “reasonable”?

A．理智的

B．昂贵的

C．奇怪的

D．合理的

小题5:Why didn’t Sam stay in the hotel?

A．Because the hotel was full(满的)

B．Because the hotel wasn’t clean.

C．Because the hotel wasn’t nice enough.

D．Because Sam thought the price was high.

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了山姆在一个深夜，刚下火车，特别累，想找个旅店休息，他咨询了一家旅店之后，觉得价格太高了，就离开了。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第一句It was very late at night when Sam got off the train . He was tired and wanted to find a hotel to have a rest.可知，山姆下火车之后，非常累，想找一家旅店休息。故选B
小题2:细节题。根据文章There were three floors in it.可知，这家旅店有三层楼。故选C
小题3:细节题。根据文章“What about the one on the second floor?” asked Sam.
“Forty dollars.”可知，第二层楼的单间一晚上需要40美元。故选B
小题4:推断题，根据文章中山姆说房间的价格是合理的。可知，reasonable的意思是合理的。故选D
小题5:推断题。根据文章最后一句Your price is of course reasonable, but I’m sure your hotel is not high enough.可知，山姆觉得这个旅店的价格太高了。故选D
点评：本文重在理解最后一句话的意思，作者用非常幽默和含蓄的话语表达他认为旅馆不会是很高的，言外之意是他想越便宜越好，应为越高就价钱越便宜。对于此类文章重在理解作者最后的意思，通过对主要意思的把握才能准确的解答出本题。