10.It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore.Needless to say,it was too hot to do anything outside.But it was also scorching in our apartment.This was 1962,and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors.He suggested we could see a movie.It was a brilliant plan.
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and-most important-sit in air conditioning.In those days,you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies.Then,the theater would show the same two movies again.If you wanted to,you could sit through them twice.Most people did not do that,but the manager at our theater.Mr.Bellow did not mind if you did.
That particular day,my brother and I sat through both movies twice,trying to escape the heat.We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each.Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.We'd already seen the second movie once before.It had been at the theater since January,because Mr.Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
We left the theater around 8,just before the evening shows began.But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again,twice more.And we did it the next day too.Finally,on the fourth day,the heat wave broke.
Still,to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart's dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962.They're really memories of the screen,not memories of my life.
46.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?C
A.1952 B.1962 C.1972 D.1982
47.What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 3refer to?D
A.The heat B.The theater.
C.The Music Man D.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
48.What do we know about Mr.Bellow?B
A.He loved children very much. B.He was a fan of John Wayne.
C.He sold air conditioners. D.He was a movie star.
49.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?B
A.The two movies were really wonderful.
B.They wanted to avoid the heat outside.
C.The manager of the theater was friendly.
D.They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.
50.What can we learn from the last paragraph?D
A.The author turned out to be a great singer.
B.The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.
C.The author's life has been changed by the two movies.
D.The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.
分析 这是一篇记叙文.本文讲述了作者小时候为了避暑和弟弟到电影院去一遍一遍看电影,以至于多年时候还记得电影里面的歌曲和对白,表达了自己对以往那段在电影院里度过的时光的怀念之情.
解答 46.C.细节理解题.注意题干问的信息:作者住带有空调的地方是哪一年?由文中第一段第二行"This was 1962 and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years."可知,"我还要10年才能住有空调的房子."很多同学没有理解句意,而选A.1962+10=1972.故选C
47.D.指代判断题.由第三段第三句和第四句"Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.We have already seen the second movie once more."可知,it指的是这两部电影中的第二部电影即The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.故选D.
48.B.细节理解题.由第三段最后一句"…because Mr.Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it."可知,Mr.Bellow很喜欢John Wayne.故选B.
49.B.细节理解题.由第二段第一句可知,在这炎热的夏天电影院是你可以一坐一整天的为数不多的地方,最重要的是这里有空调,所以作者和弟弟到电影院区的目的是为了避暑.故选B.
50.D.判断推理题.最后一段中作者说时至今日他仍然会唱The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance里的歌,会背诵里面的对白,很少会记起1962年的热浪但是会时常记起这部电影,说明作者很怀念那段在电影院度过的时光.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇故事类阅读.这类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.