题文
阅读理解。 A few days ago I asked my sons' governess (女家庭教师) Julia to come into my study. "Be seated,Julia," I said, "Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're
too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month..."
"Forty."
"No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you've been here two
months, so..."
"Two months and five days."
"Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you.
Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And
three holidays..."Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but-not a word.
"Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons,
as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission
not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven-nineteen. Take nineteen off... that leaves. hmm.... forty one
dollars. Correct?"
Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew
her nose, but-still not a word.
"Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more,
it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. Then, due to your neglect (疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and
tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to
watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave
you ten dollars."
"You didn't." sobbed Julia.
"But I made a note of it."
"Well... if you say so."
"Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen."
Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!
"only once was I given any money," she whispered, her voice trembling,"and that was by your wife.
Three dollars, nothing more."
"Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here's your
money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!"
I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.
"Merci (法语: 谢谢)," she whispered.
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. "For what, this-'merci'?"
I asked.
"For the money."
"But you know I've cheated you-robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this'merci'?"
"In my other places they didn't give me anything at all."
"They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach
you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it
really possible to be so spineless (懦弱)? Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in
this world to be without teeth and claws (爪)-to be such a fool?"
Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression, "It is possible."
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She
murmured her little "merci" several times and went out. I looked after her and thought, "How easy it is
to crush the weak in this world!" 1. While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her _____. A. a protest
B. gratitude
C. obedience
D. an explanation 2. What shocked the writer was Julia's _____.A. nervousness in front of her boss
B. acceptance of injustice
C. shyness when talking about money
D. reluctance to express herself 3. The writer said, "Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?" He was actually telling
the governess _____. A. to be more aggressive
B. to be more careful in her work
C. to protect her right
D. to live independently 4. At the end of the story, the writer said, "How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!" to show _____. A. his understanding of Julia's anxiety
B. his worry about Julia's future
C. his concern on the living condition of working-class people
D. his sympathy for the weak 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
1-4: ABCD解析
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 A fe.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
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。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
