《英語等級考試高分策略和專家預測卷》二級3b

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經(jīng)典例題:
    Two drivers who wanted to park their cars in the same parking space. The man who arrived at the parking space first was rather old with gray hair. He was driving a large Rolls Royce. The beautiful car stopped just in front of the parking space. Then the driver turned his head and very slowly began to reverse his car into the space.
    A young man in a Mini came up from behind. He noticed the space and drove straight in. He had got out of his car now and he was laughing, “You have to be young to do that!” 來源:考試大
    The older man said nothing. He just began to reverse his Rolls Royce again and crashed into the Mini very hard. The young man watched what was happening and couldn't believe his eyes. The older driver looked out of the window and smiled. “You have to be rich to do that,” he said.
    1. What do you know about the two drivers?
    [A] The younger driver was quicker than the older driver.
    [B] They didn’t see each other while getting into the same parking space.
    [C] Neither of them was good at driving.
    2. Which of the following statements about the young driver can NOT be true?
    [A] He hadn’t expected the older driver to react so strongly.
    [B] He was shocked to see what had become of his car.
    [C] He had got ready for his defeat when he drove his Mini straight in.
    3. What did the older driver mean when he said: “You have to be rich to do that”?
    [A] You are not rich enough to buy a Rolls Royce like mine.
    [B] You are not rich enough to park your car here.
    [C] Only rich people dare to do such things.
    精解:這段獨白材料講述了一個爭搶車位的幽默故事。考生在理解上應該不存在任何的困難。第一道題目問:從獨白中,我們能知道關(guān)于這兩個司機的什么信息?聽力材料中反復強調(diào)“the older man”和“rather old with gray hair”正確答案為[A]。第二道題目是一文篇理解題目。考生在理解了這則幽默故事的內(nèi)容后,選擇出答案[C]當年輕司機直接將自己的車開進車位,不會想到自己會輸?shù)簟5谌李}目從年輕司機與老司機的對話中就能理解句子的含義:有了經(jīng)濟實力的年老人才敢這樣撞掉你的車。答案所以為[C]。