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阅读理解。

ARLES, FRANCE---Andre Raffay has a problem. He needs a nice, large flat in the city of Arles, but he doesn't have enough money to buy one. Every morning Andre sits in his neighborhood café (附近酒吧) and reads the flat ads in the newspaper. He draws a circle around each ad for a flat that looks good. Then he goes to the telephone to call the owner.      "Hello. I'm interested in the flat near the park that is in today's paper," he says. "How much is it?" When he hears the answer, he says, "Oh, my goodness! That's too much!" The same thing happens every day.      One morning Andre sees a friend in the café. He tells him about his problem."I have a good idea, Andre. I know a 90-year-old woman who has a beautiful flat. You can pay her something every month until she dies. Then you can move into the flat. It will be yours!"      Andre is excited. He thinks to himself, "How much longer can such an old lady live? We can probably have the flat in a few years." He and his wife, Marie, go to visit Mrs. Calment. The flat is just what they want. It is large and sunny, and it is near the centre of town. It even has a view of the park.      Andre tells Mrs. Calment,"We will pay you $500 a month, and you can stay here for the rest of your life." She is very happy. She says, "I really want to stay here. This is my home. Now I don't have to move to my niece's (侄女) house in the country."      They sign a contract (签了份协议) that says that Andre and his wife will pay Mrs. Calment $500 every month. When she dies, the flat will belong to Andre and his wife.      More than thirty years go by. Jeanne Calment is still alive. She is 121 years old, the oldest person in the world. Poor Andre isn't alive any more, but his widow (寡妇) still sends Mrs. Calment $500 every month. Their dream flat is a nightmare (恶梦).

1. They have paid the old woman _______ dollars since they first met her.

A. only $500 B. more than $45,000 C. over $120,000 D. about $180,000

2. Mr. Raffay never thought _______.

A. his dream would come true B. he could buy what he wanted C. his dream would become a nightmare D. he would live until he got a good house

3. From the passage we can learn _______.

A. Mr. Raffay failed his plan B. his friend fooled (愚弄) him with the old lady C. his wife would get the flat at last D. he was very kind and generous to the old

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

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1-3       DCA

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 ARLES, FRANCE---Andre Raffay has a problem. He n..”主要考查你对  故事类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

故事类阅读

考点名称：故事类阅读

• 故事类阅读：
  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。
  阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

• 故事类阅读注意：
  初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
  阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
  
  特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。
  而阅读材料后的阅读理解往往会围绕这些内容设计一些事实类的理解题。
  
  凡事实类的理解题都可以从阅读材料的表层文字中找到答案。
  
  在阅读故事类短文时，应理解文章的深层含义，也就是它的主题。在此需要注意的是，现在的阅读理解题在测试事实类的理解题的同时，往往有一道推理类理解测试题．