Question

The first time I went for a walk around my father-in-law’s neighbourhood in America was Garbage Day,and I was shocked to see what people were throwing out.

It was back in 1981,and I saw many people gather in someone’s front yard.As I went nearer to see what was happening,I got my first introduction to yard sales.For the few dollars I had in my wallet,I was able to buy a seven-inch black-and-white portable TV.I also bought a flashlight.

The following weekend,at another yard sale,I saw a 14-inch colour TV being sold for almost nothing.I felt I could not miss the offer and bought it.Now I had two sets and couldn’t wait to see what else I could afford the next weekend.

Spring ended,and by then I had accumulated almost every type of electronic equipment I had always wished to have back home.

Then this new idea came to mind.I had heard about a man who travelled back home every few months.He drove a truck filled with boxes of new and used stuff that people were sending to relatives.So I told my father that I would send as many types of items as I could so that he could start his resale business.

Every few months I would gather several boxes of American “junk” televisions,toasters,fans,hair dryers,etc.and sent them home.As word got out about my father’s “trash” market,people all came to buy these things.

Three years later,when I visited my family for the first time since leaving home,I learned that many of the families in our neighborhood had a piece of “trash”.It proved that I had the responsibility to keep people back home in Guatemala up to date with the latest technology you no longer need.

1.According to the text,a yard sale is a place where people 　　　.

A. sell their front yards at a low price

B. sell unwanted things in their own yards

C. gather in someone’s yard to enjoy things

D. throw away their trash in someone’s yard

2.The author felt he could not miss the offer because 　　　.

A. the second TV set was bigger

B. the second TV set was a colour TV

C. the second TV set was very cheap

D. he wanted two TV sets very much

3.What did the author think of the “junk” he bought?

A. He thought they were valuable.

B. He thought they were not worth buying.

C. He was not surprised to see them thrown away.

D. He thought he could sell them for a good price.

4.From the passage we can infer that 　　　.

A. the author comes from a poor place

B. the author often goes home to sell the “junk”

C. the author buys the “junk” only to make profits

D. the “junk” is not welcomed in the author’s hometown

Answer

for almost nothing（几乎是免费的）☞C选项the second TV set was very cheap（便宜的）

1.A

推理判断题。第四段中提到，作者收集了几乎所有类型的电子设备并一直希望把它们带回家。下文说，运回家的这些“垃圾”深受父老乡亲的喜爱。结合文章最后一句可知,作者认为自己购买的这些东西是有价值的。

2.A

推理判断题。作者购买的是庭院销售的廉价物品，运回自己的家乡后深受欢迎。文章最后作者说自己有责任让家乡的人们跟上最新技术的步伐，因此可以推测作者来自于一个贫穷的地方。

【解析】故事类文章。本文作者在美国的岳父家附近散步，正是一个垃圾日，这是他第一次接触到庭院销售，于是他花了极少的钱买了一些旧的电子设备，最后把这些东西带回自己贫穷的家乡，受到家乡人的欢迎。

1.B

推理判断题。第二段提到作者首次接触庭院销售，他仅用几美元就买了一台电视机和一个手电筒。由此可以推断，庭院销售指人们在自家的院子里出售不想要的东西。

【名师点睛】细节理解题

文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然 。（2）语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另一种表达。 （3）语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。 4）是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题， （5）事实排序型。这是一类运用多项事实进行排序的事实细节题，要求根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序或者句子之间的逻辑关系，找出时间发生，发展的正确顺序。

2.C

【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另一种表达。

【答案定位】第三段前两句“I saw a 14-inch colour TV being sold for almost nothing.I felt I could not miss the offer and bought it.”根据内容可知，作者之所以感觉不能错过这样的机会，是因为这台彩电非常便宜,几乎不用花钱。

【推理关系】题干The author felt he could not miss the offer because ☞文章内容I saw a 14-inch colour TV being sold for almost nothing.