2015年新课标2

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My color television has given me nothing but a headache.I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit.I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model,I realized this a day later,when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid,The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night,Fortunately, I didn’t got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.

Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason,when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually,this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it,I had to change to another channel and then change it back.Sometimes this technique would not work,and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.

When neither of these methods removed the static noise ,I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist,and it stopped working altogether .My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now,but I keep expecting more trouble.

21.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?

A.He got an older model than he had expected.

B.He couldn’t return it when it was broken.

C.He could have bought it at a lower price.

D.He failed to find any movie shows on it.

22.Which of the following can best replace the phrase”signed off”in paragraph 1?

A.ended all their programs

B.provided fewer channels

C.changed to commercials

D.showed all-night movies

23.How did the author finally get his TV set working again?

A. By shaking and hitting it.

B. By turning it on and off.

C. By switching channels.

D. By having it repaired.

24. How does the anthor sound when telling the story ?

A. Curious

B. Anxious

C. Cautious

D. Humorous

答案解析：

21. C 根据原文“I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model, I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid”可知，作者发现自己买这台电视机被骗是因为他本可以以更低的价格买到它，所以选C。

22. A 根据原文“The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.”可知，作者一开始把电视机开着直到电视台“signed off”，结合后文提到没有通宵电影频道，不然作者就没法睡觉了，由此可推测“signed off”意思是电视台结束所有节目，所以选A。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

23. D 根据原文“My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now”可知，作者最后把电视机拿去修理了，所以选D。

24. D 根据原文“I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.”以及“At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist”等内容可知，作者在讲述自己电视机出现问题以及处理问题的过程时，语言比较诙谐幽默，比如提到摇电视机练出了手臂肌肉，最后用拳头砸电视机等，所以选D。