题文
At midnight (半夜) Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer(肺癌). He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears (眼泪)ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?”asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands. The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now. ”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can I do that?”
“But I think health is more important. ”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think. ”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination（X光检查）of his lungs(肺). And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor. ” said Mr. King, “Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything. ”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。（5分）
小题1:Mr. King got up to cough because he smoked too much.
小题2:Mr. King wasn’t afraid of death.
小题3:The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination because he wanted to look more carefully at Mr. King’ s lungs.
小题4:The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.
小题5:There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
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答案
小题1:T
小题2:F
小题3:T
小题4:F
小题5:F
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解析
这篇短文中的金先生从九岁就开始吸烟，一天他咳嗽的实在厉害，就去找医生看病。在做了X光检查之后，才知道自己的整个肺都黑了。
小题1:根据短文描述，可知他咳嗽的原因，是因为他吸烟太多，故本句描述正确。
小题2:根据第一段He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears (眼泪)ran down his face.描述，可知他很怕死，故本句描述错误。
小题3:根据The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination（X光检查）of his lungs(肺). And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.可知本句描述正确。
小题4:根据“Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything. ”描述，可知本句描述错误。
小题5:根据“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”描述，可知金先生的问题很严重，故本句描述错误。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“At midnight (半夜) Mr......”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
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人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
