题文

阅读理解。

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives, and not too long ago, I had one that I would like to share.      This story began with a sailing trip. It's a story of pizza (比萨), sailing and being afraid of buying ice-cream with a US $20 bill.      I was going to Marblehead, Massachusetts, with my Optimist (a sailboat) racing team for the New England Optimist Championship.      The team was racing down the highway at 85mph (miles per hour) when we all realized we were hungry.      Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I was very excited, because I had a new US $20 bill. I was so excited because I had never had that kind of money before. I had money I had saved, but spending it on food seemed like throwing it away.      We all rushed into the pizza line. Finally I got a cheese pizza and drink, and walked to my table.      About halfway through the meal, I realized I had not actually handed my money to the cashier (收银员). I had just walked out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.      My conscience (良知) opened its mouth and swallowed me. I couldn't get over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and pay for my stolen, half-eaten pizza. I would be more embarrassed than I ever had been.       I was so sorry that I refused to give myself the pleasure of an ice-cream in fear that someone would say, "Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the change from the pizza instead of that nice, new US $20 bill?" I was not so proud of my money now.      For the next two years, whenever I was reminded of (thought of) the "Pizza incident," I closed my eyes and said to myself, "Don't think about it. Don't think about it." I have learned two things from this experience. Maybe I was an unwise person for giving in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a free pizza. But I think the real lesson is that if you let being embarrassed get in the way of doing the right thing, then your conscience will catch up with you.      I think this reflects the saying, "A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one." I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a "hero" and gone back up to pay for the pizza, then I would have felt a little embarrassed about it only once, or maybe twice.

1. Why didn't the boy buy ice-cream?

A. He wanted to save the money. B. He didn't want to eat ice-cream then. C. He didn't have enough money for it. D. He was afraid that someone would find out the fact.

2._________ pay for the pizza with his money at first.

A. In order to keep the bill, he didn't B. He completely forgot to C. His teammates told him not to D. The cashier didn't ask him to

3. The underlined word "embarrassed" in the passage means _________.

A. happy and comfortable B. disturbed and silly C. uneasy and uncomfortable D. sad and angry

4. Why did the writer think of the saying "A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one"?

A. He used to be a coward then but is not now. B. He had a long terrible time for his stolen pizza. C. He would have been a hero if he had paid for the pizza. D. He wanted to die once like a hero.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1-4    DBCB

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Learning experiences happen to us throughout our ..”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．