题目内容
17.One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes.It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like"I was wrong about that,"and it is even harder to say,"I was wrong,and you were right about that."I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago.He told me he had been the manager of a cartons (纸箱).Then he talk of an incident and I began to remember the incident he was describing.I was about eight years old at the time,and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping.On that particular day,I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons.The cartons were put three or four feet high.I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show.Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the pile of cartons.For some reason,I decided it was up to me to put the cartons back together,so I went to work.
The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to if any of the eggs were broken,but to him it looked as if I was the person who was to blame.He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs.My face turned red and I tried to explain,but it did no good.Even though I quickly forgot the incident,but the manager did not.
41.How old was the author when he wrote this article?C
A About 8years old
B About 18years old
C About 23years old
D About 15years old
42.Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of cartons?C
A The author
B The manager
C A woman
D The author's mother
43.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A
A The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager.
B The author was loudly scolded by the manager.
C A woman was loudly scolded by the manager.
D It was the author who put the cartons back together.
44.The tone of the article expresses the author'sA
A admiration for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes
B anger to the manager for his wrong
C dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile cartons
D regret for the mistake he made in the store.
分析 大多数人欣赏别人的一个品质就是愿意承认自己的错误,有时候说一句简单的话是非常困难的,比如"我错了".本文主要讲述了一个勇于承认错误的故事.
解答 41.C 细节理解题.根据第一段的I had an experience recently with someone admittingto me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago.可知是15年前的事;根据第二段的I was about eight years old at the time,可知我那时八岁,所以作者写这篇文章时23岁了,故选C.
42.C 细节理解题.根据第三段的Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cartand knocked off the pile of cartons.可知,应该受责备的人是那个妇女,故选C.
43.A 细节理解题.根据第四段的He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs.可知,是我而不是那个女士受到经理的斥责,故选A.
44.A 推理判断题.根据第一段的内容以及最后一段的Even though I quickly forgot the incident,but themanager did not.可知文章表达了作者钦佩经理愿意主动承认错误的品质,故选A.
点评 本文是科教类阅读,主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题.在做细节理解题时,首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语.认真比较选项和文中细节的区别,在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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