题目内容
15．My color television has given me nothing but a headache．I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn't fit．I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model．I realized this a day later，when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid．The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night．Fortunately，I didn't get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed．Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static（静电） noise．For some reason，when certain shows switched into a commercial，a loud noise would sound for a few seconds．Gradually，this noise began to appear during a show，and to get rid of it，I had to change to another channel and then change it back．Sometimes this technique would not work，and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound．I actually began to build up my arm muscles（肌肉） shaking my set．
When neither of these methods removed the static noise，I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away．At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist，and it stopped working altogether．My trip to the repair shop cost me $62，and the set is working well now，but I keep expecting more trouble．
24．Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set？C
A．He got an older model than he had expected．
B．He couldn't return it when it was broken．
C．He could have bought it at a lower price．
D．He failed to find any movie shows on it．
25．Which of the following can best replace the phrase"signed off"in paragraph 1？A
A．ended all their programs
B．provided fewer channels
C．changed to commercials
D．showed all-night movies
26．How does the author sound when telling the story？D
A．Curious B．Anxious C．Cautious D．Humorous．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了我的彩电带给我的只有让我头疼的事．从一开始就让我很不痛快．因为我花的钱比广告上的多，这还不算，机子还是过时的，而且质量也有问题，最后只好花钱修．不知道它还会给我带来什么麻烦．
解答 24．C．细节理解题．由第一段中的"I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model．I realized this a day later，when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid"可知，作者看到广告登出来的电视价格比自己的低75美元，作者多花了钱．所以作者感觉自己受骗了．故C选项切题．
25．A．词义猜测题．由"The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night"可知，这台电视色彩漂亮，所以作者一开始的时候会在晚上持续地看电视直到所有的台节目都演完．故sign off的意思应为"结束"，A选项正确．
26．D．推理判断题．由第一段中的"Fortunately，I didn't get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed"和第二段中的"I actually began to build up my arm muscles（肌肉） shaking my set"可知，作者认为没有电视节目就可以睡觉，晃动电视可以锻炼肌肉，由此可知作者很幽默．故D选项切题．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题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．
