题文

阅读理解。

Although it's foolish to smoke, fifty million people in the United States still do that. Most of them want to give up smoking, but smoking is a habit that is not easy to break. Luckily, thirty-five million Americans have stopped it.      Frank used to (过去常常) smoke a lot. He started to smoke when he was 16. Many of his friends were doing it, and it made him feel like a grown-up. His parents told him that he was making a mistake, but he didn't listen to them. When he joined the football team in the United States, he stopped smoking, but then he started again.      A month ago, he had a pain in his chest and stomach. "The pain isn't too bad. I'm sure it will go away and I'll be fine. I probably eat too much," he told his wife, Helen. But it didn't go away and they both began to worry. Frank called the doctor. The doctor told him that Helen should drive him to the hospital right away. They examined his heart, took a chest X-ray, and kept him in the hospital overnight (一整夜).       The next day his doctor read the X-ray report. He told Frank that he was okay, and that he could be back to work after a few days' rest. But he advised him to stop smoking. Frank and Helen were very happy. They were afraid that they were going to get bad news.      Since Frank stopped smoking, he has been feeling better. He doesn't cough in the morning the way he used to. His house and car don't have smell of smoke, and his wife and children are breathing cleaner air.

l. Today, the number of smokers in the United States is _____ it used to be.

A. larger than           B. smaller than C. as large as           D. the same as

2. Frank started to smoke when he was _____.

A. a football player B. fifteen years old C. with many of his friends D. sixteen years old

3. What was wrong with Frank a month ago?

A. He ate too much. B. He had a pain in his chest and stomach. C. He stayed in the hospital overnight. D. He took a chest X-ray.

4. —In the hospital, why did they think they might get bad news?     —Because _____.

A. Frank smoked a lot for a long time B. he was kept in the hospital overnight C. the pain didn't go away quickly D. all of the above

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

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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．