Question

8．A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood，and the water was up to his feet．Before long a fellow in a canoe paddled（用漿劃水） past and shouted，"Can I give you a lift to higher ground？""No，thanks，"said Smi th．"I have faith in the Lord（上帝） and he will save me．"Soon the water rose to Smith's waist．At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out，"Can I give you a lift to higher ground？""No，thanks，"said Smith，"I have faith in the Lord and he will save me．"Later a helicopter flew by，and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck．"Grab the rope，"yelled the pilot．"I will pull you up．""No，thanks，"said Smith，‘I have faith in the Lord and he will save me．"But after hours of treading water（踩水），poorly exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward．As he arrived at the Pearly Gates（天國之門），Smith met his maker and complained about this turn of events．"Tell me，Lord，"he said，"I had such faith in you to save me and you let me down．What happened？"To which the Lord replied，"What do you want from me？I sent you two boats and a helicopter!"
21．The first person to save Smith cameA．
A．by canoe         
B．by motor boat           
C．by car      
D．by helicopter
22．When the helicopter flew by，the waterB．
A．was up to Smith's feet                      
B．rose to Smith's neck
C．was up to Smith's neck                     
D．rose over Smith's head
23．From the phrase"after hours of treading water"，we can guess that SmithB．
A，could not swim                               
B．could swim          
C．liked swimming                          
D．was a good swimmer
24．What is the point of the story？D
A．People should have faith in God         
B．People should not have faith in God
C．Too many chances mean no chance         
D．God helps those who help themselves．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了斯密斯盲目相信上帝，實(shí)際上活的機(jī)會(huì)很多，但他都放棄了．

解答 21．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段Before long a fellow in a canoe paddled（用漿劃水） past and shouted，"可知救史米斯的第一人來了通過獨(dú)木舟；故選A．
22．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段I have faith in the Lord and he will save me．"Later a helicopter flew by，and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck可知當(dāng)直升機(jī)飛過時(shí)，水上升到史米斯的脖子；故選B．
23．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段But after hours of treading water（踩水），poorly exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward可知從"踩了幾個(gè)小時(shí)的水"這句話，我們可以猜到史米斯會(huì)游泳；故選B．
24．D．推理判斷題．這篇文章講述了斯密斯盲目相信上帝，實(shí)際上活的機(jī)會(huì)很多，但他都放棄了；可知故事的重點(diǎn)是天助自助者；故選D．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．