题目内容
13.Marc had worked in the city hall's engineering department for so long that the city was laid out in his mind like a map,full of names and places.And then something happened that filled him with shock.One August afternoon,he discovered a card saying GREEN BOTTLE STREET at the back of the drawer.He checked the listed details.It was not there.It was a lost,a forgotten street,which existed in the heart of Montreal,not half a mile from city hall,and no one had known.He put the card in his pocket and the next day he went looking for the street with beating heart.
At his first glance,Marc realized how it had gotten its unusual name.It was exactly like a bottle in shape.With the sun shining on the garden plots,and the blue sky overhead,the street gave him a sense of peace.A woman some sixty years of age was watering roses in the garden of the first house to his right.
He announced,"I'm from the city engineering department,madam."
The woman recovered herself and set her watering can down.
"So you have found out at last,"she said."We paid our taxes and made out a lot of forms and answered the questions of various officials.Then,after a while,we were sent no notices,so we paid no more taxes.No one bothered us at all.It was a long time before we understood that in some way they'd forgotten about us."
Marc nodded.Of course,if Green Bottle Street had been ignored by the city hall,no inspectors would go there,no tax collectors.All would pass merrily by.
"For several years,the tenants(租户) here had lived in harmony with each other and the landlord.The owner became so attached to them that he gave them all he had when he died.I have lived here for more than twenty years.I hope to end my days here as well."
She smiled pleasantly at him,apparently forgetting for the moment that he carried in his pocket a bomb that could blow their little world to pieces.
"You remind me of my nephew,"she said suddenly."He was a dear boy.I was heart broken when he died.I'm the last of my family,you know."
Marc thought of his noisy and violent landlady and neighbors.He could not recall when he had been spoken to with such simple goodwill.His heart warmed to this old lady."I wonder,"he said slowly,"I am a good tenant,and I wonder…"
"Oh yes,"she leaned forward eagerly,"you could have the top floor of my house.I'm sure it would suit you."
Marc took the card out of his pocket and tore it across and dropped the pieces in the watering can.As far as he was concerned,Green Bottle Street would remain mislaid forever.
61.The underlined sentence"So you've found out at last"shows that the woman was.A
A.disappointed
B.puzzled
C.curious
D.excited
62.It can be inferred that Marc.D
A.carried a bomb in his pocket
B.hated inspectors and tax collectors
C.looked for the long-lost street happily
D.would probably move to Green Bottle Street
63.Marc tore the card into pieces mainly because.D
A.he fell in love with the woman
B.Green Bottle Street got mislaid
C.it presented the wrong information
D.he treasured the peace in Green Bottle Street
64.From the passage we may know that.B
A.the woman's nephew resembled Marc a lot
B.the woman was attached to where she lived
C.tenants in Green Bottle Street often had conflicts
D.Marc's landlord gave away what he had when he died.
分析 这是英语故事阅读.在市政厅工作的Marc在执行工作时偶然发现宁静的街道Green Bottle Street,并决定自己也要搬到这里来住,离开喧嚣的地方.
解答 65.A 判断推理题.A.disappointed感到失望的;B.puzzled感到迷惑的;C.curious感到好奇的;D.excited感到振奋的,感到激动的.根据文章第六段那位妇女所说的话We paid our taxes and made out a lot of forms and answered the questions of various officials.Then,after a while,we were sent no notices,so we paid no more taxes我们纳税,做了很多表格,回答了各种官员的问题,过了一会儿,我们没有收到通知,所以我们不再交税了.推断她很失望.故选A.
62.D判断推理题.根据文章倒数第二、三段判断Marc被女主人的而感动,并打算搬到这里居住.故选D.
63.D 判断推理题.根据文章最后一段的As far as he was concerned,Green Bottle Street would remain mislaid forever可知他喜欢这里的宁静.故选D.
64.B 判断推理题.根据文章第八段的内容For several years,the tenants(租户) here had lived in harmony with each other and the landlord.The owner became so attached to them that he gave them all he had when he died.I have lived here for more than twenty years.I hope to end my days here as well可知这位女主人很喜欢她居住的地方,故选B.
点评 故事类文章在阅读过程中,我们一直在某个线索的引导下,随着作者的思路去了解一个故事或一件事情的始末,因此会感到比较轻松.命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件之间的关系、作者的意图和态度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力. 阅读故事类文章时,应注意把握主旨大意,弄清主要情节,立足文章的内容揣摩作者的态度和意图,根据文章的情节展开合理的想象,从而达到解题的目的.