Question

My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn't know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend's house. Though I knew I wouldn't tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.

   I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I'd stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.”

   “What is it?” I asked.

   “To talk, you and I” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we're going to do with ourselves now that we're in the situation we are in.”

   “But we can't do anything about it. Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.

   And that's how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life — from how fast things change to how they sometimes don't change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be. Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you'll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”

1.I wished to get out of the house because __________.

A. I was eager to have fun with my best friend  

B. I found nobody to share my feelings with

C. I wanted to escape from the dark house 

D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble

2. Grandpa was happy to see me because __________.

A. he could discuss the problem with me  

B. he had not seen me for a long lime

C. he was afraid of darkness 

D. he felt quite lonely

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The grandchild was eager to leave.

B. They would have more chats.

C. The lights would go out again.

D. It would no longer be dark.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍父母争吵使作者感到没有人可以分享自己的感受，但是突然的停电使作者发现有个新的朋友可以交流自己的想法，就是他的爷爷。

1.B 细节题。根据第一段第二句I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling可知。作者发现没有人可以分享他的感受。选B。

2.A 推理题。由第四段第一句“To talk, you and I”可知。此处是对上文He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.”的解释。可知爷爷认为他可以和我讨论这个问题。选A。

3.B 细节题。文章结尾Grandpa所说的话I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights! 表明了态度。爷爷想和作者多谈一谈。选B.

【名师点睛】

1.文章介绍父母争吵使作者感到没有人可以分享自己的感受，但是突然的停电使作者发现有个新的朋友可以交流自己的想法，就是他的爷爷。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。

2.推理判断题的解题方法 ：

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。

下面介绍一些词义猜测题的解题技巧。

（1）.根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测

有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，下面接着出现其定义或解释，这就是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。例如：It will be very hard but also very brittle—that is, it will break easily.从后面that is(也就是说)的解释中我们可以了解到brittle 是“脆”的意思。

（2）.根据同位关系进行猜测

阅读中出现的难词有时后面紧跟一个同位语，对前面的词进行解释，这时可利用同位关系对前面或后面的词义或句意进行猜测。例如：The “Chunnel”, a tunnel(隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.此句中a tunnel connecting England and France是Chunnel的同位语。因此，The “Chunnel”就是英法之间的海底隧道。

（3）.根据构词法(前缀、后缀、复合、派生等)进行猜测

在英语中，有很多词可以在前面加前缀，在后面加后缀，从而构成一个词，乍看起来，这个词可能是新词，但掌握了一定的构词知识，就不难猜出它的词义。

（4.）根据转折或对比关系进行猜测

根据上下句的连接词，如but, however, otherwise等就可以看到前后句在意义上的差别，从而依据某一句的含义，来确定另一句的含义。另外，分号也可以表示转折、对比或不相干的意义。

考点：考查故事类短文