【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Tuesday, it dawned on me that Jane always wanted a white car. I called the sales consultant at Saturn, and I asked him if he had anything white in the store. He said he had one left but he couldn39。t guarantee it39。d still be available on Wednesday at 4:30 because they were selling so fast. I said I39。d take my chances and asked him to put it in the showroom. Wednesday came. Unexpectedly, someone in our family was admitted to the hospital. So, it wasn39。t until 9:30 Saturday morning when we finally made our way to the Saturn store. Jane had never been in a Saturn store. When we went through the front door, the Lord took control of her feet and her mouth. She saw that little white Saturn coupe all the way across the showroom floor. She quickly passed a multicolored sea of automobiles, sat in the little white Saturn and said, ＂Oh, what a pretty little car. Can I have a new car?＂ I said, ＂No. Not until our son graduates from college.＂ She said, ＂I39。m sick and tired of driving that old Dodge, I want a new car.＂ I said, ＂I promise, just three more semesters and he39。ll be out.＂ Next, Jane walked around to the front of the car. As she looked it over, she let out the most bloodcurdling, shrill scream I39。d ever heard in 29 years of marriage. Now, before I tell you why Jane screamed, let me tell you what the sales consultant had done. He had ordered a large, professionally engraved sign (white letters on blue). The sign stood alone on the hood of the little white Saturn coupe. It said ＂Congratulations, Jane. This car is yours. Five years cancerfree. Let39。s celebrate life. From Team Saturn＂ Every employee at Saturn of Albuquerque had signed the back of that sign. Jane saw it, screamed, collapsed in my arms and cried loudly. I didn39。t know what to do. I was in tears. I took out my invoice (發(fā)票) from the previous Monday, pointing to the white coupe, said, ＂No, honey, this car isn39。t yours. I bought you this one.＂ I tapped the invoice with my index finger. Jane said, ＂No, I want this one right here.＂ While this conversation was going on, there was no one in the store. The sales consultant had arranged it so that we could share the moment alone. Even so, it39。s impossible to have a lot of privacy when so many people are standing outside the showroom windows looking in. When Jane screamed and collapsed in my arms, I saw everybody outside applaud and begin to cry.（1）Why did the writer visit the Saturn of Albuquerque that Friday? A.He wanted to collect some raw materials for his story.B.He was asked to write a report about that car store.C.He was told the car store was launching a price reduction activity.D.He simply wanted to see why the car store enjoyed so much popularity.（2）Why did the writer buy a new Saturn? A.Because his car was so old that he didn39。t want to drive it any longer.B.Because Jane wanted a new car for her fifth anniversary of being cancerfree.C.Because he wanted to mark his wife39。s fifth anniversary of being cancerfree.D.Because he thought the car could be helpful to his wife39。s recovery from cancer.（3）When did the writer decide upon the white car? A.On the next Tuesday.B.On the first Friday.C.On the second Wednesday.D.On the first Saturday.（4）How did Jane feel when she saw the sign on the car? A.Surprised and thrilled.B.Angry but satisfied.C.Shocked and frightened.D.Skeptical but overjoyed.（5）Which of the following belongs to the most wonderful part of this story? A.Paying cash for a new Saturn.B.Picking up the new car in the store.C.The couple39。s conversation on the street.D.The writer39。s first visit to the car store.（6）The purpose of the writer writing this story is ________. A.to introduce a new type of carB.to tell readers of his lovely wifeC.to sing high praise for a car storeD.to show his deep love for his wife【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）A（5）B（6）C 【解析】【分析】本題是一篇記敘文，作者通過給妻子買車的經(jīng)歷，使作者明白了這家車店如此紅火的原因。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段＂I was curious. How does a car dealership get 72 percent of its firsttime visitors to return? And how can they sell six to eight cars a day in a declining car market?“；以及第三段中的”When I walked into Saturn of Albuquerque that Friday…＂可知作者星期五去的目的是想了解一下這家車店為何如此受歡迎，因此選D。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的＂I don39。t know if you remember, but today39。s my fifth anniversary of being cancerfree. ＂以及第五段中的“Still not knowing what to do to mark this special occasion, I did the most impetuous thing I39。ve ever done in my life: I bought a new Saturn. ”可知，作者這樣做的目的是慶祝他的妻子擺脫癌癥第五個(gè)周年紀(jì)念日，故選C。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的““On Tuesday, it dawned on me that Jane always wanted a white car. I called the sales consultant...”可知，星期二，作者突然想到，Jane一直想要一輛白色的車，于是打電話給汽車銷售顧問，因此作者是在在下一個(gè)星期二決定買白色汽車的，故選A。(4)考查推理判斷。第七段講述了作者故意隱瞞已經(jīng)買車的事實(shí)，用孩子沒畢業(yè)做理由拒絕妻子的換車的要求，再結(jié)合第八段中的 “she let out the most bloodcurdling, shrill scream I39。d ever heard in 29 years of marriage.”和第十段中的“Jane saw it, screamed, collapsed in my arms and cried loudly. ”的內(nèi)容，可推知Jane看到標(biāo)牌一定非常驚訝和激動，因此選A。(5)考查推理判斷。結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可以看出提車這一部分是全文最精彩的部分，主要體現(xiàn)幾個(gè)方面：①一進(jìn)門就能看到那輛車；②對妻子喜愛白車的描述；③銷售人員的做法；④作者妻子的反應(yīng)，因此選B。(6)考查寫作意圖。第一段和第二段介紹了車店生意紅火，下文作者買車更是證明了這家車店的優(yōu)秀，作者在這家店的買車經(jīng)歷，令妻子感到驚喜和幸福，作者對購買過程非常滿意，因此作者是在高度贊揚(yáng)這家車店，故選C?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和寫作意圖三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Persuasion is to convince someone to agree with you, just like art which also calls for special techniques to acplish. According to the ancient Greeks, there are three basic tools of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos. Ethos is a speaker39。s way