题文
Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price!
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay.D．Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price.小题2:How many friends did Balzac gather?A．SixB．TwelveC．TenD．Five小题3:Who asked for the lowest price?A．The first one.B．The second one.C．The last of his friends.D．Balzac.小题4:What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?A．UnkindB．DishonestC．SelfishD．Clever 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
小题1:事实细节题。结合One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer.可知B正确。
小题2:推断题。结合Collecting a half dozen of his friends, 可知A正确。dozen意为“一打；十二”。
小题3:推断题。结合the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. 可知C正确。
小题4:推断题。结合全文可知Balzac在自己不能使店主降价的情况下，联合自己的朋友，轮流去买，但价格出的越来越低，最后Balzac在提高些价格，最终买到了自己想要的东西。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Balzac was good at b.....”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。
