三、阅读理解
A 70-year-old man thought his wife had a hearing problem. But he was not quite sure about it. So he asked his family doctor for help. The doctor told the husband (丈夫) an easy way to find out exactly how bad her hearing was.
“Here’s what you do,” said the doctor. “Stand about 6 metres away from her, and ask her a question as usual. If she cannot hear, go to 3 metres, then 2 metres, and so on until you get a
response.”
That evening, the wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the living room. He said to himself, “I’m about 6 metres away. Let’s see what will happen.” Then, he asked, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” There was no response. So the husband moved closer to the kitchen, about 3 metres from his wife, and asked again, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Still no response. Next he moved into the dining room, about 2 metres from his wife, and asked, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again, he got no response. He walked up to the kitchen door, about 1 metre away. “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again there was no response. So he walked right up behind her. “Honey, what’s for dinner?”
“James,
for the fifth time I’
ve said,
CHICKEN!”
(
) 1. What does the underlined word “response” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. View.
B. Invitation.
C. Answer.
D. Advice.
(
) 2. What was the family doctor’s advice?
A. Whisper (低语) to his wife far away all the time.
B. Speak to his wife far away and then move closer.
C. Stand next to his wife and speak loudly to her.
D. Say to himself in the living room and dining room.
(
) 3. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A. The wife didn’t hear what her husband said to her.
B. The wife wanted her husband to help with cooking.
C. The wife felt sorry for not hearing her husband earlier.
D. The wife had to tell her husband what was for dinner five times.
(
) 4. In fact, who had a hearing problem?
A. The doctor.
B. The husband.
C. The wife.
D. Both the husband and the wife.
(
) 5. Which can be the best title for this passage?
A. Five chickens
B. What’s for dinner?
C. Love me, love my dog
D. A chicken game
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题是词义猜测题：结合上下文，医生让丈夫询问妻子问题，直到得到回应，再联系后文丈夫多次提问后妻子的回答，可推断“response”的意思是“回答”。
2. 第2题是细节理解题：直接定位到医生给出的建议，即从6米外开始问问题，没听到就逐步靠近，直到得到回应，对应选项中的从远到近靠近妻子说话。
3. 第3题是句意理解题：妻子说自己已经第五次回答“鸡肉”了，说明她不得不重复五次告诉丈夫晚餐的内容，由此判断选项。
4. 第4题是推理判断题：从妻子的回应可知她每次都听到了丈夫的问题并作答，只是丈夫没听到，所以实际是丈夫有听力问题。
5. 第5题是主旨大意题：文章围绕丈夫反复询问妻子“Honey, what’s for dinner?”展开，该问句是文章的核心线索，以此确定最佳标题。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据第二段医生的话及后文丈夫多次询问妻子问题的语境，“response”表示“回答”，与选项C“Answer”含义相符，故选C。
2. 细节理解题：根据第二段医生的建议“Stand about 6 metres away from her, and ask her a question as usual. If she cannot hear, go to 3 metres, then 2 metres, and so on until you get a response.”可知，医生让丈夫从远到近逐步靠近妻子询问问题，对应选项B，故选B。
3. 句意理解题：最后一段妻子说“James, for the fifth time I’ve said, CHICKEN!”，表明她已经五次告知丈夫晚餐的内容，也就是不得不重复五次回答丈夫的问题，对应选项D，故选D。
4. 推理判断题：从妻子的话语可推知，妻子每次都听到了丈夫的提问并作出了回答，只是丈夫没有听到妻子的回应，所以实际上是丈夫存在听力问题，故选B。
5. 主旨大意题：“Honey, what’s for dinner?”是贯穿全文的核心语句，文章围绕丈夫多次询问该问题展开，因此最佳标题为选项B，故选B。
【答案】
1.C；2.B；3.D；4.B；5.B
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
这是一篇充满幽默的记叙文，通过丈夫测试妻子听力的小故事，考查了多种常见的阅读理解题型。解题时需紧密结合上下文语境，抓住关键信息进行推理判断，同时要体会文章的幽默之处，准确把握人物的实际状况。
【难度系数】
0.7
