Question

I am a taxi driver. One Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I found a well-dressed man dashing down the steps. He was waving to me. I waited until he jumped into the cab. “ LaGuardia Airport, please,” he said.

As always, I wondered about my passenger. “ What do you do?” “ I am in the neurology department(神经内科) at the hospital.” For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his help.

“ Could I ask a favor of you?” He didn’t answer. “ I have a son, 16. He’s doing well in school. He wants a job this summer. Is there any possibility that you might get him a summer job?” After a pause, he said, “ The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records.” He searched his pocket and handed me a card.

That evening, I pulled the card from my pocket. “ Robbie,” I announced proudly, “ this could be a summer job for you. Send him your school records.” He read it out loud, “ Fred Plum, New York Hospital.” “ Is this a joke?” he said in disbelief. After I shouted and threatened(恐吓) to cut off his pocket-money, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning.

Two weeks later, when I arrived home, my son handed me a letter from Plum. He was to phone Plum’s secretary for an interview.

Robbie got the job. The white coat he wore made him feel more important than he really was. As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation(推荐) for universities. To our delight, Robbie was admitted to New York Medical College.

It never occurred to me that a stranger should change my son’s future.

1.Who does the underlined phrase “ a well-dressed man” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. The author.          B. Plum.

C. Robbie.               D. A patient.

2.The author threatened to cut off Robbie’s pocket-money probably because            .

A. he was tired after a day’s work

B. he didn’t earn enough money

C. Robbie was unwilling to work

D. Robbie didn’t believe what he said.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that Plum is            .

A. patient and selfless

B. generous and respectful

C. kind and helpful

D. wealthy and handsome

4.What message does the passage want to tell us?

A. A stranger may change your life.

B. One must be friendly to strangers.

C. A father should be responsible for his son.

D. Doctors may have a great effect on people.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲的是一名作为出租车司机的父亲求助他的医生乘客为他的儿子求得一份暑期工作，最终他儿子被纽约医学院录取了，告诉我们陌生人可能改变你的生活。

1.B 细节理解题。根据He searched his pocket and handed me a card. 他在口袋里找了找，递给我一张卡片。, “ Fred Plum, New York Hospital. 弗莱德梅，纽约医院可知第一段中a well-dressed man指的是乘客，他的名字是Fred Plum，故选B

2.D推理判断题。根据 Is this a joke?” he said in disbelief. After I shouted and threatened(恐吓) to cut off his pocket-money, Robbie promised to send off his grades t he next morning. “这是个玩笑吗？“他不相信地说。在我大喊并威胁切断了他的零用钱，罗比答应第二天发他的成绩。可知作者威胁切断了他的零用钱，是因为罗比不相信作者所说的。

3.C推理判断题。根据The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records医学生有一个研究项目，也许他能适合。让他给我发他上学的记录。As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation(推荐) for universities. 高中毕业时，Plum还写推荐信到大学。可知Plum是一个亲切好心、乐于助人的人。

4.

考点:考查故事类短文阅读

【名师点睛】

英语高考阅读理解细节题解题技巧

一、语义转换题——跳读查找法这是做事实细节题最基本也是最常用的方法。在通常情况下，细节题主要考查考生对某句话或某几句话的理解，同学们若能根据题干内容从原文中找到相关的句子，然后进行比较和分析，便可确定最佳答案。

运用跳读查找法时，同学们要特别注意试题（包括选项）与原文之间的适当变换。根据近几年的考题情况来看，现在很少有直接用原文中的句子进行考查和测试的，而通常要进行一定的处理。而这种“处理”主要就是指进行语义转换，其中包括同义变换、概念解析、归纳事实等。比如第21小题，细节理解题。根据He searched his pocket and handed me a card. 他在口袋里找了找，递给我一张卡片。, “ Fred Plum, New York Hospital. 弗莱德梅，纽约医院可知第一段中a well-dressed man指的是乘客，他的名字是Fred Plum，故选B

比如第22小题，推理判断题。根据 Is this a joke?” he said in disbelief. After I shouted and threatened(恐吓) to cut off his pocket-money, Robbie promised to send off his grades t he next morning. “这是个玩笑吗？“他不相信地说。在我大喊并威胁切断了他的零用钱，罗比答应第二天发他的成绩。可知作者威胁切断了他的零用钱，是因为罗比不相信作者所说的。

二、生活应用题——常识理解法生活应用题要求考生在读懂文章的基础上结合一定的生活常识进行判断。不过，有趣的是，高考有时会出现一些“低级”常识判断题，即无需看懂文章，也可选出最佳答案。

三、细节排序题——首尾定位法

这种试题要求考生根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺序。同学们在做这种题时可采用“首尾定位法”，即最先找出第一个动作和最后一个动作，迅速缩小选择范围，从而快速选出正确答案。

四、寻找信息题——题干定位法快速寻找信息题一般为功能阅读题，主要形式有广告、公告、演出信息、航班时间表等。做这类题时没有必要阅读全文，宜采用“题干定位法”。