Question

【題目】閱讀理解。

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(靜電) 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 first, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the sit is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

【1】 Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?

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.

【2】 Which of the following an best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?

A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels

C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies

【3】 How did the author finally get this TV set working again?

A. By shaking and hitting it B. By turning it on and off

C. By switching channels D. By having it repaired

【4】 How does the author sound when telling the story?

A. Curious B. Anxious

C. Cautious D. Humorous

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

【1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第四行“when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid.” 當(dāng)我看到報紙上75美元比我買的價格低的時候，我感覺我上當(dāng)了。故選C。

【2】A 詞義推測題。根據(jù)后一句Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.：幸運的是，我沒可整晚看電影的頻道，否則就不能睡覺了，故選A。

【3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的My trip to the repair shop cost me $62，可知作者由于用拳頭砸電視，導(dǎo)致電視沒了噪音，也什么都不出了。最后只好自己花錢去修理店修電視機(jī)，共花了62美元，故選D。

【4】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)開頭Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.意思是說：看不了電視節(jié)目就可以睡覺；中間還說I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.意思是：晃動電視的同時鍛煉了胳膊肌肉，可知作者很詼諧幽默。故選D。