题文
“Tom!”There was no answer.
“Tom!”
Still no answer.
“Where’s that boy gone? Tom!”
The old lady looked all around the room. She looked under the bed, but found only the cat.
“If I catch that boy, …” she murmured to herself.
She opened the door and looked out into the garden.
“Tom!” she shouted.
Then she heard a slight noise behind her. She turned round just in time to catch the boy as he came out of a cupboard.
“And what have you been doing in there?”
“Nothing,” said the boy.
“Nothing! Look at your hands and your mouth! What is that stuff?”
“I don’t know, Aunt.”
“Well, I know. It’s a jam. I’ve told you forty times that if you touched that jam, I’d skin you.
Give me that stick.”
“Look out, Aunt! Look behind you!”
The old lady turned round and Tom was out of the door in a flash, over the garden fence and away.
“Damn that boy! Will I never learn? He’s always playing tricks on me. And he seems to know just now how far he can go, too. But I can’t take a stick to him. I really can’t. After all, he’s my dead sister’s boy. Ah well, he’ll play truant today and I’ll have to make him work tomorrow.”
At supper Aunt Polly tried to trick Tom into admitting that he hadn’t gone to school.
“It was rather hot today, wasn’t it, Tom?”
“Yes,” answered Tom.
“You didn’t have to open your shirt collar where I sewed（缝） it, then.”
Tom was confident, now. He opened his jacket. His collar was securely sewed.
“Oh Tom,” said Aunt Polly. “You’re a good boy really.”
She was sorry that she had been wrong about him.
“But Aunt,” came a voice. It was Sidney, Tom’s younger brother. “Didn’ t you sew Tom’s collar with white cotton? Look! Now it’s black.
Tom was already running out of the door.
---The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
小题1:The underlined word “skin” probably mean in the passage?A．praiseB．cheatC．touchD．beat小题2:Which of the following words can be best used to describe Tom?A．stupidB．cleverC．naughtyD．brave小题3:What can be inferred from Sidney’s words in the passage?A．Tom made his jacket dirty on purpose.B．Tom didn’t go to school that day.C．Tom was a dirty boy.D．Sidney hated Tom so he wanted to punish him.小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Tom’s mother passed away.B．Tom’s aunt was a good sewer.C．Tom was good at sports.D．Aunt Polly felt sorry for his misunderstanding to Tom. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
本文讲述了Tom寄宿在Polly阿姨家里的事情，Tom非常顽皮，总是逃学总是捉弄Polly阿姨。
小题1:D 推理题。根据本句“Well, I know. It’s a jam. I’ve told you forty times that if you touched that jam, I’d skin you.可知Aunt Polly警告Tom不要碰jam，否则就要惩罚他，故该词是指D项含义。
小题2:C 推理题。根据“Look out, Aunt! Look behind you!”和The old lady turned round and Tom was out of the door in a flash, over the garden fence and away.可知当Aunt Polly要揍他的时候，他耍了一个小把戏，以及他躲在橱柜里，都说明他是一个很调皮的男孩。故C正确。
小题3:B 推理题。根据文章最后3行“But Aunt,” came a voice. It was Sidney, Tom’s younger brother. “Didn’t you sew Tom’s collar with white cotton? Look! Now it’s black. Tom was already running out of the door.可知Tom在听见Sidney说话以后赶紧逃走，说明他知道Polly阿姨以及知道他没有上学的事情。故Sidney透露了没有上学的信息。故B正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据After all, he’s my dead sister’s boy可知Tom的妈妈已经去世了。Tom随着Polly阿姨生活。故A正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ “Tom!” There was no.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
