Question

【題目】 In 1985, the BMX bike craze was at its height. Every kid in our community was doing tricks on their BMX Raleigh Burner. Every kid apart from two: me and Martin Ogley. Martin was the owner of a purple Raleigh Chopper, and to be seen riding it in 1985 was embarrassing. The kids would knock into Martin mercilessly at every opportunity. And although I didn’t own any kind of bike, I would join in. I knew that by keeping the focus on Martin, I was less likely to be a target.

When other kids asked where my bike was, I would say my BMX was so top-of-the-range that I didn’t ride it on the street. While I knew it would not hold up forever, I wasn’t too worried. The New Year was coming and, after months of complaining to my dad, I was confident that a BMX would appear.

On the New Year, I was disappointed to see Martin playing at the end of our street on what was clearly a brand-new BMX. As we entered the house, my eyes were drawn to where my presents were piled up. There was a bike. A purple Raleigh Chopper. You see, in the week before the New Year, my dad just happened to be drinking in the local working men’s club with Martin’s dad, who was eager to sell an old bike after buying his son a new one.

It wasn’t until I was in my 30s that we were in that same working men’s club and I reminded my dad of that year, the year of Martin Ogley’s Chopper. I thought he wouldn’t remember the whole thing, but he did. And so I asked him the question: How the hell did I end up with Martin Ogle’s Chopper? And my dad smiled and said as though it were the most obvious thing in the world, “Well, because you were mean to Martin.”

【1】Why did the writer join the kids in treating Martin badly?

A.To protect Martin.B.To be friends with them.

C.To get Martin’s bike.D.To avoid being the focus.

【2】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined words “hold up”?

A.Work.B.Stop.C.Fail.D.Stay.

【3】How did the writer’s father get the purple bike?

A.He bought it from the market.B.He got it from Martin’s father.

C.He asked Martin to give it away.D.He exchanged it with his friend.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議的記敘文。通過一些生活示例比如他父親如何得到這輛自行車，新年感到失望的理由和原因，以及到了三十歲以后自己工作的狀態(tài)和想法等等來講述作者對擁有一輛高級自行車以及由此產(chǎn)生的一些觀點和看法。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。通過審題得知前面描述的是他們小伙伴如何見一次Martin的面就打他一次。而作者And although I didn’t own any kind of bike, I would join in. I knew that by keeping the focus on Martin, I was less likely to be a target.盡管我沒有一輛車，我也會加入打Martin的行列，因為我知道通過讓Martin成為焦點，我便更少機會可能成為被打的目標。由此可以推出作者是想避免成為焦點以被打。故選項 切合文意，故選D。

【2】

猜測詞義題。審題定位于所標詞組處：While I knew it would not hold up forever, I wasn’t too worried.當我得知這樣永遠不會有效，我也不擔(dān)心。因為下文講新年快到了，經(jīng)過數(shù)月的對父親的抱怨，我很自信會有一輛高級自行車出現(xiàn)在我眼前。這里可以推出作者并不擔(dān)心這樣做是否會有效果，但期待著有一輛車會出現(xiàn)在眼前。故A選項為工作之意，也即有效的意思。故切合文意。故選A。

【3】

推理判斷題。通過審題得知You see, in the week before the New Year, my dad just happened to be drinking in the local working men’s club with Martin’s dad, who was eager to sell an old bike after buying his son a new one.你知道的，在新年來臨的前一周，我父親恰好在當?shù)毓と司銟凡亢婉R丁的父親一起喝酒，而馬丁父親急于想出售那輛舊車以便給他買一輛新的。從這里可以推出是作者的父親購買了馬丁父親出售的舊車。所以作者很失望，故B選項切合文意。故選B。