5.The pounding(重?fù)袈暎?nbsp;was driving Edward crazy.A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him.The newcomer was deaf,or seemed to be,because he played his stereo(立體聲音響)loud enough for the whole building to hear.
On the first day he heard the stereo rocking over,Edward marched downstairs and politely told the newcomer that his stereo was too loud.He asked the new tenant to turn the volume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building.The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed,and said,"Oh,I'm sorry.I didn't realize it was that loud."
So,Edward returned upstairs,feeling good,because he had taken a stand and politely let the newcomer know that loud music was not going to be tolerated.The next day all was quiet,and Edward continued to be pleased with himself.The following day,Edward thought it must be Fourth of July,because a marching band was playing on his street.In fact,it was the new neighbor who was playing his music loud again.
Edward was not one to repeat himself,feeling that each time you repeated yourself,you diminished the value of your words.So,he did what he always did with rude neighbors--grin and bear it.Eventually,they would move away.What else are you going to do?
In Los Angeles a year ago,a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often.The drummer repeatedly ignored her.One day the woman walked upstairs and shot the drummer in the head and his girlfriend in the chest.The woman was sentenced to prison for 20years.
The dead drummer won't bother anyone with his drums,but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it.If she were still living in her apartment,she could always move.When you're in prison,you don't have that option.
4.The man living below where Edward lived wasC.
A.a(chǎn) deaf man
B.the owner of the house
C.a(chǎn) tenant
D.a(chǎn)n old neighbor
5.What did Edward always do with rude neighbors?A
A.Grinning and bearing it.
B.Persuading them to stop repeatedly.
C.Shouting them to dead.
D.Moving away from the rude neighbors.
6.The woman killed her neighbor becauseC.
A.he ignored her advice repeatedly
B.she could not stand his playing the music too loud
C.she could not put up with him any longer
D.he played the drums too often
7.The author writes the last paragraph to prove thatB.
A.being in prison means the loss of freedom
B.grinning and bearing it is the best policy
C.Edward should follow the example of the woman
D.the woman was right to kill her neighbor.
分析 本文是一篇故事,面對噪音擾民的情況,如果禮貌阻止不成功,也應(yīng)該理性克制,采取暴力的方式將會遺憾終身.
解答 4.答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段第二句"He asked the new tenant to turn thevolume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building."可知,住在 Edward 樓下的人是一個租客.故正確答案為C.
5.答案 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段第二句"So,he did what he always did withrude neighbors-grin andbear it."可知,面對粗魯?shù)泥従,Edward 通常笑嘻嘻地忍受.故正確答案為A.
6.答案C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段第一、二句"a woman had complained to herupstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often.Thedrummer repeatedly ignored her."可知,這個女人無法忍受她的鄰居,因此殺了她的鄰居.故正確答案為C.
7.答案 B 主旨題.整篇文章講述Edward 在面對他的粗魯?shù)泥従訒r,采取的是微笑和忍耐的態(tài)度.通過寫最后一段的女人因無法忍受鄰居而殺死了她的鄰居,導(dǎo)致她進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄,作者表明對女人的這種做法是不認(rèn)同的,目的就是為了證明微笑和忍耐是最好的生活策略,B項正確.A項"進(jìn)監(jiān)獄意味著缺失自由",C項"Edward 應(yīng)該遵循這個女人的做法",D項"女人殺死她的鄰居的做法是對的",均不符合文意.故正確答案為B.
點評 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人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.