题文
Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home . So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
小题1:We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer .A．was rather impolite B．was warmly received C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair小题2:The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper .A．changed his mind B．saw the writer’s purposeC．accepted the offer D．decided to help the writer小题3:How much did the writer pay?A．£5B．£7C．£20D．£27小题4:From the text, we can learn that the writer was .A．smart B．careful C．honestD．funny 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题4:D
小题4:B
小题4:A
小题4:A
解析
小题1:细节题。由第一段及第三段：不久前，作者发现他的一个椅子有一条腿坏掉了，因为在他家附近有很多古董店，作者认为修好这个椅子并不困难，因此，一天早上，作者带着这个椅子去修理，他进入第一家店子的时候，希望得到一个友好的接待，但是，他错了，店主根本都没看一下的椅子，最后一段作者改变了方法，询问店主是否购买它的椅子。可知，作者进入第一个店子是叫店主修理他的椅子。故选D
小题2:推断题。第四段Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”。根据上下文，第五个店主知道了作者的目的是想让他去修理这个坏椅子。可知，suddenly the penny dropped的意思是店主知道了作者的意图。故选B
小题3:细节题。第三段I’ll give you twenty pounds。可知，店主花了20英镑买下了这个坏椅子。最后一段， I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?知，店主将会为作者修理这个椅子，并且收费5英镑。故答案为A
小题4:推断题。第三段，I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind.作者进入前四个店子都没有成功，进入第五个店子的时候，他想出了一个计划，他问店主是否想买他的椅子，可知，作者是很聪明的，换了一种解决问题的方法，而最终达到了目的。故选A
点评：文章讲述了作者一次修椅子的经历，通过自己换种思维来考虑问题，就能获得成功。文章不难，并没有太多生单词，对理解不会有太大问题。对于像第二题那种推断题，需要学生理解上下文，并结合答案进行作答。the penny drop 有“恍然大悟”的意思。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Some time ago, I dis.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
