9.When my friend Eden invited me to join her book club,I was excited.After all,gaining a position in a desirable book club had become as competitive as gaining acceptance to Harvard.Now,the next time my neighbor invited me to watch American Idol with her,I would sigh,"I wish I could,but I must polish off the last 300pages of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers for my book club meeting tonight."
Right away,I started to read the group's present selection,a best-selling novel that reviewers considered as"a work of great genius(天才)."But I was in trouble with page three.This was a tale about a man named Geet,who led a hard life.With 543pages still ahead,I shared his suffering:the stealing of his possessions on page 98; his best friend's death on page 255.I dared not imagine the terrors on page 456.I wondered:Was this any way to spend my precious reading time?
I expected the other members to hate the book as much as I did.I was wrong."I thought the writing was unique,"the hostess said."I agree,"nodded another one.
Hearing that,I worried that I was not smart enough to appreciate a literary work this depressing.When I declared that I thought the book should be required reading for all prisoners,the group was silent.Good,maybe they'll kick me out!I hoped.However,they didn't.
Hoping the club would cheer up,I brought the humor books that I was quite fond of to the next meeting as suggested reading.They ignored me,as one might ignore someone who had accidentally made an embarrassing sound.
In spite of that,I still stayed in the club and I would stay long enough to get my turn to pick a book and lead the discussion,after which I happily left.
21.What was the author's attitude towards being admitted by the book club at first?B
A.Regretful.B.Proud.C.Careful.D.Curious.
22.The underlined words"polish off"in Paragraph 1probably meanC.
A.correct
B.remember
C.finish something quickly
D.make something shiny
23.What was the author's problem with the best-selling novel?A
A.She couldn't stand its sadness.
B.It had too many pages.
C.She couldn't afford to buy it.
D.It was too difficult.
24.After the author expressed her opinion about the novel,other membersD.
A.ignored her
B.kicked her out
C.suggested comic books to her
D.showed their disagreement with silence.
分析 本文講述了作者在一個讀書俱樂部的故事,對于暢銷書的看法與他人的不同,使得作者很尷尬,不過還是不能阻止他繼續(xù)讀書.
解答 21.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段的內(nèi)容When my friend Eden invited me to join her book club,I was excited.After all,gaining a position in a desirable book club had become as competitive as gaining acceptance to Harvard.說明作者當(dāng)時的心情是激動興奮自豪的,故選B.
22.C 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)劃線短語的前后可知,作者想要對自己的能力進行展示,因此他想很快的把300頁的書讀完,結(jié)合選項,C為正確答案.
23.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段This was a tale about a man named Geet,who led a hard life.With 543pages still ahead,I shared his suffering:the stealing of his possessions on page 98; his best friend's death on page 255.I dared not imagine the terrors on page 456.說明該主人公的生活是很悲催的,財產(chǎn)的丟失,朋友的離世,作者對于他的悲催難以忍受,故選A.
24.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)When I declared that I thought the book should be required reading for all prisoners,the group was silent.其他人的沉默,說明他們是不同意我的觀點的,結(jié)合選項,故選D.
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).