题文
Five people are at our table, including myself. I’ve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we’ve been at sea, although we rarely meet except at mealtimes.First of all, there is Dr. Stone. He is a man of about sixty-five, with gray hair and a friendly face. He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quite country village. As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the army and visited many countries. He’s told us a great deal about the city to which they are going.
Then there is “Grandmother”. I call her that because her name escapes me. In spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkable young, no more than fifty. She is on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen.
Then there is a man I don’t care for very much, the engineer by the name of Barlow. He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore.
The other person who sits at our table is Mrs. Hunt. I’ve found out hardly anything about her. She’s extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about children’s various illnesses. She is on her way to join her husband in India.
小题1:What can we know about Mr. Stone?A．He is a doctor in the army now.B．He is going to give up his work.C．He has been retired for many years. D．He knows a lot about the city the author is going to visit.小题2:Who live in India?A．Mrs. HuntB．GrandmotherC．Mr. HuntD．The doctor小题3:The writer calls the second person “Grandmother” because _____.A．She looks old.B．he respects herC．She has three daughtersD．he can’t think of her name小题4: The underlined phrase “on leave” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____.A．on vacationB．at homeC．about to leaveD．leaving 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
小题1:细节题。从第一段第二句可知Mr.Stone目前已经离职，在旅行中。故排除A。
B.Mr.Stone已经离职了，而非将要离职。从第一段第二句可知Mr.Stone还没有退休，故C不正确。D.从He’s told us a great deal about the city to which they are going.他告诉了作者很多有关作者即将要去的那个城市的事情。
小题2:细节题。第五段Mrs.Hunt is one her way to join her husband in India.可知Mr.Hunt住在印度。故选C。
小题3:细节题。第三段I call her that because her name escapes me.我叫她那个外号，因为作者想不起她的名字了。故选D
小题4:细节推断题。从倒数第二段可知，他在英国度假，现在返回他在新加波上班的地方。故选A。
点评：文章描述了和作者同船的五个人的一些情况，文章文脉清晰，细节题较多，只需将题目带到文中找答案即可。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Five people are at o.....”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。
