题文
John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. She thinks they are not good for him. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday. ” His mother says，“God can’t hear(听见）you, my boy. ” “I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear. ”
小题1:John likes _____ very much. A．reading booksB．eatingC．chocolatesD．God小题2:John comes from _____ . A．ChinaB．AmericaC．CanadaD．England小题3:What day is John’s birthday?A．Sunday.B．Monday.C．Tuesday. D．Saturday.小题4:Who sometimes buy some chocolates for John?A．His mother.B．God. C．His grandfather. D．Himself.小题5:Where’s John’s grandfather on that day?
A. In the factory. B. On a farm. C. In the U. S. A. D. In the next room.
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
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解析
这篇短文描述了爱吃巧克力的约翰在生日前夜, 在自己的房间里向上帝祷告, 希望自己明天能得到一盒巧克力. 当母亲问他时, 才知道他原来是是在向自己的爷爷暗示自己要一盒子巧克力.
小题1:根据John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much. 描述, 可知选C.
小题2:根据John is an American boy. 可知选B.
小题3:根据One Sunday evening John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday. ”可知他的生日是星期一. 故选B.
小题4:根据But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. 描述, 可知选C.
小题5:根据but my grandfather is in the next room. 描述, 可知选D.
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“John is an American .....”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：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
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。
