Question

I call my story the story of a bad boy, partly to distinguish myself from those faultless young gentlemen, and partly because I really was not an angel. I may truthfully say I was a friendly, impulsive(易冲动的)teenager. I didn’t want to be an angel. In short, I was a real human boy, such as you may meet anywhere in New England.

Whenever a new scholar came to our school, I used to ask him “My name’s Tom Bailey; what’s your name?” If the name struck me favorably, I shook hands with the new pupil cordially, but if it didn’t, I would turn and walk away, for I was particular on this point.

I was born in Rivermouth almost fifty years ago, but, before I became very well acquainted with that pretty New England town, my parents moved to New Orleans. I was only eighteen months old at the time of the move, and it didn’t make much difference to me where I was, because several years later, when my father proposed to take me North to be educated, I had my own view on the subject. I instantly kicked over the little boy, Sam, who happened to be standing by me at the moment, and declared that I would not be taken away to live among a lot of Yankees! You see I was what is called “a Northern man with Southern principles,” I had no recollection of New England: my earliest memories were connected with the South. I knew I was born in the North, but hoped nobody would find it out. I never told my schoolmates I was a Yankee, because they talked about Yankees in a scornful way which made me feel that it was quite a shame not to be born in the South.

And this impression was strengthened by Aunt Chloe, who said, “There wasn’t no gentlemen in the North no way.”

With this picture of Northern civilization in my eye, the readers will easily understand my terror at the bare thought of being transported to Rivermouth to school, and possibly will forgive me for kicking over little Sam, when my father announced this to me. As for kicking little Sam, I always did that, more or less gently, when anything went wrong with me.

My father was greatly troubled by this violent behavior. As little Sam picked himself up, my father took my hand in his and led me thoughtfully to the library. He appeared strangely puzzled on learning the nature of my objections to going North.

“Who on earth, Tom, has filled your brain with those silly stories?” asked my father calmly.

“Aunt Chloe, sir, she told me.”

My father devoted that evening and several evenings to giving me a clear account of New England: its early struggles, its progress, and its present condition. I was no longer unwilling to go North; on the contrary, the proposed journey to a new world full of wonders kept me awake nights. Long before the moving day arrived I was eager to be off. My impatience was increased by the fact that my father had purchased for me a fine little Mustang pony, and shipped it to Rivermouth two weeks before the date set for our own journey. The pony completely resigned me to the situation. The pony’s name was Gitana, which is the Spanish for “gypsy”, so I always called her Gypsy.

Finally the time came to leave the vine-covered mansion among the orange-trees, to say goodbye to little Sam(I am convinced he was heartily glad to get rid of me), and to part with Aunt Chloe. I imagine them standing by the open garden gate; the tears are rolling down Aunt Chloe’s cheeks; they and the old home fade away. I am never to see them again!

1.The second paragraph is intended to _______.

A. support Tom’s opinion that he is a “faultless young gentlemen”

B. show just how much confidence Tom possesses

C. contradict other people’s belief that Tom is not a well-behaved, friendly boy

D. provide an example that Tom is friendly and not an angel

2.The underlined word “cordially” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.

A. sincerely          B. unbelievably

C. officially          D. closely

3.Tom Bailey’s feeling on moving to Rivermouth can best be described as _______.

A. cold, as he was too young to know any better

B. unwilling until his father corrected his misunderstandings about life in the North

C. angry because he would be forced to leave his pony, Gypsy, behind

D. excited until he realized that he would have to part with Aunt Chloe and little Sam

4.From what Aunt Chloe said, we can know_________.

A. She didn’t want Bailey to leave her.

B. She had prejudice towards Yankees.

C. She had a sad memory of living in the North.

D. Tom Bailey was brought up and loved by Aunt Chloe.

5.It can be inferred from “a Northern man with Southern principles” that ______.

A. Tom is a Yankee, unwilling to adapt to a Southern lifestyle

B. even though Tom now lives in the South, he is proud of his Northern heritage

C. Tom has successfully subscribed to some Northern values and some Southern values

D. although Tom was born in New England he liked the way of life and culture in the South

6.At the end of the story, Tom Bailey went to North______.

A. sadly           B. reluctantly

C. impatiently     D. willingly

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.D

【解析】

试题分析：这一篇文章难度较大，不光是因为文章长，题量大，还需要学生掌握一定的美国本土文化的知识。例如Yankee是指北方佬，是南方人对北方人的一种蔑称。总的来说本文是个小故事，讲述了作者在孩童时期一开始不愿搬回北方，最后在父亲的教导下认识到了北方的迷人之处，心甘情愿地搬去了北方的故事。

1.D推理判断题。第一段作者说自己的故事是一个坏男孩的故事，第二段作者是举了一个例子。每当有新同学来到作者的学校时，作者都会上前自我介绍并问新同学的名字。如果新同学的名字作者觉得顺耳，作者就会和他真诚地握手。如果作者不喜欢新同学的名字作者就会转身离去。因此第二段的目的是举例子来支持第一段的说法。故选D。

2.2】A词义猜测题。根据上下文，注意前文的关键词struck me favorably可知这里作者是好心好意的握手。在四个选项中只有A项用来形容握手最合适。cordial本意是“心脏的”也指“真诚的”。故选A。

3.B推理判断题。根据中间大部分篇幅可知作者是不想搬到Rivermouth的，作者在南方长大，在这样的环境中，作者受到同学们以及Aunt Chole的影响，认为Yankees(北方佬)是粗鲁的，北方是野蛮的。对北方充满着厌恶。再根据倒数第二段的内容可知作者被父亲说服了。他被北方的文化所吸引。是父亲纠正了他对北方的误解。故选B。

4.B推理判断题。根据Aunt Chole说的话"There wasn’t no gentlemen in the North no way."北方不可能有绅士。可知Aunt Chole对Yankees(北方人)抱有偏见。故选B。

5.D推理判断题。根据文章可知作者在北方出生，却在很小的时候就搬去了南方，而且在南方长大。所以作者称自己是一个有着南方原则的北方人。而且中间大部分篇幅都充斥着作者对北方的蔑视。因此作者在孩提时代是一个生于北方却喜欢南方的生活方式的男孩。故选D。

6.D推理判断题。最后两段作者的父亲向作者讲述了北方的历史与价值观，作者听完后心向往之。最后作者还说自己再也不想南方的伙伴以及Aunt Chole了，因此作者搬向北方是情愿的。故选D。

【名师点睛】

故事类阅读概念：

这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。

故事类阅读应试技巧：

1、抓住文章的6个要素：

阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。

2、注意作者的议论和抒情：

高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。如:7.B推理判断题。根据中间大部分篇幅可知作者是不想搬到Rivermouth的，作者在南方长大，在这样的环境中，作者受到同学们以及Aunt Chole的影响，认为Yankees(北方佬)是粗鲁的，北方是野蛮的。对北方充满着厌恶。再根据倒数第二段的内容可知作者被父亲说服了。他被北方的文化所吸引。是父亲纠正了他对北方的误解。故选B。

3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：

故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。

4、有章有据进行解题判断：

分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。8.D推理判断题。根据文章可知作者在北方出生，却在很小的时候就搬去了南方，而且在南方长大。所以作者称自己是一个有着南方原则的北方人。而且中间大部分篇幅都充斥着作者对北方的蔑视。因此作者在孩提时代是一个生于北方却喜欢南方的生活方式的男孩。故选D。

考点：故事类阅读理解