题文
阅读理解。 The Americans and Russians, at the height of the arms race, realized that if they continued in the usualmanner they were going to blow up the whole world.
One day, they sat down and decided to settle the whole argument with one dog fight. They'd spent five
years training the best fighting dog in the world and whichever side's dog won would have the right to control
the world. The losing side would have to lay down its arms.
The Russians found the biggest, meanest, Doberman and Rottweiler in the world and trained them with the
biggest meanest Siberian wolves. They selected only the biggest and strongest young dogs from each litter (窝),
killed his brothers or sisters, and gave him all the milk. They used steroids (类固醇) and trainers and after five
years came up with the biggest meanest dog the world had ever seen. Its cage needed steel bars that were three
inches and nobody could get near it.
When the day came for the fight, the Americans showed up with a strange animal. It was a nine-foot long
Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Americans because they knew there was no way that this dog could
possibly last ten seconds with the Russian dog.
When the cages were opened up, the Dachshund came out and wrapped itself around the outside of the ring.
It had the Russian dog almost surrounded. When the Russian dog leaned over to bite the Dachshund's neck, the
Dachshund reached out and consumed the Russian dog in one bite. There was nothing left at the entire Russian
dog.
The Russians came up to the Americans, shaking their hands in doubt. "We don't understand how this could
have happened. We had our best people working for five years with the meanest Doberman and Rottweiler in
the world and the biggest, meanest Siberian wolves."
"That is nothing," an American replied. "We had our best plastic surgeons (外形整容医生) working for five
years to make a crocodile look like a Dachshund." 1. Why did Americans and Russians stop fighting in the usual manner at the height of the arms race?[ ]A. They were tired of fighting for a long time.
B. They were afraid to explode the whole world.
C. They wanted to compete with each other in another way.
D. They thought it was more interesting to see the dogs fighting. 2. What does the underlined word "Dachshund" mean? [ ]A. A kind of crocodile
B. A kind of weapon
C. A kind of dog
D. A kind of wolf 3. This story implies that _____.[ ]A. we must use our wisdom while competing
B. it is no use to be honest with Americans
C. Americans are cleverer than Russians
D. the Russian dog aren't as strong as those in American 4. This story can be concluded with a proverb "_____". [ ]A. Well begun is half done
B. Pride goes before a fall
C. Deal with a man as he deals with you
D. Actions speak louder than words 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
1-4: BCBB解析
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 The .....”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。
