Question

15．My color television has given me a headache．A salesman fooled me into buying an old model．I realized this a day later，when I saw newspaper advertisement for the set at 75 dollars less than I had paid．The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night．Luckily there was no channel（频道）showing all-night movies．
Then I found a problem with the set that there was noise．When I changed a show into a commercial，there would be a loud noise for a few seconds．Gradually，the noise began to appear during a show，and to deal with it，I had to change to another channel and then change it back．Sometimes this method 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）by shaking it．
When neither of these methods removed the noise，I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away．At last I hit the set with my fist（拳头），and it stopped working．My trip to the repair shop cost me $65，and the set is working well now，but I keep expecting more trouble．

25．Why did the writer 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．
26．What does the underlined phrase"signed off"mean in Paragraph 1？A
A．ended all their programs
B．provided fewer channels．
C．changed to commercials
D．showed all-night movies
27．How did the writer finally get his TV set working again？D
A．By shaking and hitting it
B．By turning it on and off
C．By changing channels
D．By having it repaired
28．How does the writer sound when telling the story？D
A．Curious
B．Sad
C．Serious
D．Humorous．

Answer 1

分析 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 25．C  细节理解题．根据第一段第四行"when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-fivedollars less than I had paid．"当我看到报纸上75美元比我买的价格低的时候，我感觉我上当了．故选C．
26．A 词义推测题．根据后一句，Luckily there was no channel（频道）showing all-night movies，幸运的是，我不用整晚上看电影了，否则我不能睡觉了，故选A．
27．D 细节理解题．根据文章最后一段，My trip to the repair shop cost me $65，and the set is working well now，可知作者修好电视机花了65美元，故选D．
28．D 推理判断题．根据开头说：没有电视节目就可以睡觉，中间还说I actually began to build up my arm muscles（肌肉）by shaking it，晃动电视来锻炼肌肉，可知作者语调幽默．故选D．

点评 本篇内容比较适中，对于考生的能力要求不高，只要认真细致阅读，不难发现答案．可以先看题目再读文章，这样可以提高阅读的速度．还要准确定位考点．特别是推理题，要结合上下文的暗示做题，掌握方法是关键．