题文

阅读理解。      Today Newtown is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats (老鼠) in  Newtown. They attacked the cats and dogs.      Sometimes a great number of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats  were very large and they harmed many people.      The Government ( 政府) ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were very lazy, so they did not  kill them. Then the Government promised to pay some money for each clead rat. That made people very  happy. A Government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in a  day.      After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought rats to the Government  officer.  The Government officer thought that people were stealing dead rats from the pile. He ordered his   men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the Government did not   pay any more money. 1. The underlined phrase "a great number of" means     A. a great deal           B. a good many of     C. a great amount of     D. a good much of 2. According to (根据) the passage, which of the following is TRUE?     A. In Newtown, anyone who was riding home at night could be knocked down by rats.     B. In Newtown, anyone who was at home at night could be knocked down by rats.     C. In Newtown, anyone who was going home on foot at night could be knocked down by rats.     D. No matter when the people in Newtown were walking home, they could be knocked down         by rats. 3. Why were the people stealing the rats from the pile'?     A. Because they thought the dead rats should be put in a deep hole.     B. Because they thought it was a good way to get more money from the Government.     C. Because they thought they were not lazy.     D. Because they thought they were all poor and were forced to do so. 4.  Which of the following is TRUE?     A. The officer ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the dead rats in it just only to save money for            the Government.     B. Soon the Government did not pay any more money, and there were no more rats.     C. The officer wanted to teach the lazy people a lesson, so he ordered his men to put the dead rats in a          deep hole.     D. The officer and his men put the dead rats in a deep hole in order to prevent the dead rats from being           stolen and get rid of all the rats in the city. 5. The best title for this passage should be_____.     A. How Newtown Became a Very Clean Place     B. How the People in Newtown Became Rich     C. How to Kill Rats in a City     D. Newtown-A Rat City

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1—5: CCBBA

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Today Newtown is a very clean place. Many years ..”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．