题文
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!
It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
小题1:A man was travelling abroad_______.A．in a big bus B．in a green jeepC．in a red carD．in a red taxi小题2:The car was damaged because________.A．there was a traffic accidentB．the circus man broke itC．it rushed into a shopD．the elephant sat on it小题3:The circus man said that_______.A．he would pay for part of the damageB．he would pay for all of the damageC．he wouldn't pay for the damageD．he would buy a new car小题4:When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.A．would check his new carB．only checked his carC．searched himD．wouldn't believe what he had said,小题5:It was only________that made the officers believe him.A．the letter from the circus manB．a newspaper from the countryC．the certificate of hisD．the letter from the government
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
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解析
这篇短文描述了一个人去国外旅行，被一只马戏团的大象把自己的车当作椅子，坐坏了车顶。回国时在海关被海关人员认为是把他的新车卖掉了，换了一辆旧车，最后拿出马戏团的信后才被放行。
小题1:根据第一段A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.描述，可知选C。
小题2:根据第二段描述，可知是一只大象坐在上面，导致了车顶的损坏，故选D。
小题3:根据第三段Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.描述，可知选B。
小题4:根据When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.描述，可知选D。
小题5:根据It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.描述，可知选A。
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“A man was travelling.....”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。
