My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, “How would you like to go to Eton?”
“You bet,” I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was semi-detached; he had shrunk from joining the aristocratic Royal Liverpool Golf Club and approached a smaller one instead; though once he had acquired a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging and my hands shaking with the confusion of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
“Oh, he doesn’t want to go away,” said my mother, “You shouldn’t go on like this.” “It’s up to him,” said my father. “He can make up his own mind.”
1. If a father wants to send his son to Eton, he had better apply for it ____.
2. The house they lived in was ____.
3. His father sold his Rolls-Royce because ____.
4. The writer’s father enjoyed being different as long as ____.
5. What was the writer’s reaction to the idea of going to boarding-school?
问题1选项
A.as soon as his son is born
B.when his son is 12 or 13
C.even before his son is born
D.only if his son is clever
问题2选项
A.the best they could afford
B.right for their social position
C.near the Golf Club
D.rather small
问题3选项
A.it made him feel uneasy
B.it was too old to be efficient
C.it was too expensive to own
D.he needed money then
问题4选项
A.it enabled him to show off
B.it didn’t involve him in arguments
C.it was understood as a joke
D.there was no danger of his showing off
问题5选项
A.He was very unhappy.
B.He had mixed feelings.
C.He was delighted.
D.He didn’t believe it.
第1题:C
第2题:B
第3题:A
第4题:D
第5题:B
第1题:
【选项释义】
If a father wants to send his son to Eton, he had better apply for it ____. 如果一个父亲想送他的儿子去伊顿公学，他最好在____就申请。
A. as soon as his son is born A. 儿子一出生
B. when his son is 12 or 13 B. 儿子12岁或13岁时
C. even before his son is born C. 儿子出生前
D. only if his son is clever D. 除非他的儿子聪明的时候
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第二段“如果出生前没有，那么你必须在出生时登记。（You had to be entered at birth, if not before.）”由此可知如果没有在出生前登记，那么必须在出生时登记。由此可推断，最好在出生前就申请。因此选C。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“儿子一出生”，根据推断，最好是在出生前登记，该选项属于反向干扰；
B选项“儿子12岁或13岁时”，根据推断，最好是在出生前登记，该选项属于反向干扰；
D选项“除非他的儿子聪明的时候”，曲解原文，该选项属于过度推断。
第2题:
【选项释义】
The house they lived in was ____. 他们住的房子____。
A. the best they could afford A. 是他们能负担得起的最好的房子
B. right for their social position B. 与他们的社会地位相称
C. near the Golf Club C. 在高尔夫俱乐部附近
D. rather small D. 相当小
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第二段第六句“他总是知道自己在生活中应有的地位（his proper station in life），也就是中产阶级的中间阶层，我们的房子是半独立式的。”由此可知，作者的父亲非常清楚自己的社会地位，所以可推断他们的房子与他们的社会地位相称。因此选B。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“是他们能负担得起的最好的房子”，文章没有体现，该选项属于无中生有；
C选项“在高尔夫俱乐部附近”，文章只是说父亲减少去贵族式高尔夫俱乐部，并不是说他们房子在高尔夫俱乐部附近，该选项属于曲解原文；
D选项“相当小”，根据文章可知，他们的房子是半独立式的，并没有相当小，该选项属于反向干扰。
第3题:
【选项释义】
His father sold his Rolls-Royce because ____. 他的父亲卖掉了他的劳斯莱斯汽车，因为____。
A. it made him feel uneasy A. 它使他感到不安
B. it was too old to be efficient B. 它太旧了，效率不高
C. it was too expensive to own C. 拥有它太贵了
D. he needed money then D. 那时他需要钱
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第二段最后一句“尽管有一次他以极低的价格买了一辆二手劳斯莱斯，但开起来他觉得很尴尬（he felt embarrassed driving it），于是很快就把它换成了奥斯汀1100。”由此可知作者的父亲觉得开劳斯莱斯很尴尬，可推断这辆车使他感到不安。因此选A。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“它太旧了，效率不高”，文中没有体现，该选项属于无中生有；
C选项“拥有它太贵了”，文中提到“尽管有一次他以极低的价格买了一辆二手劳斯莱斯”，可知这辆汽车并不是太贵了，该选项属于反向干扰；
D选项“那时他需要钱”，由文中定位点可知，并不是需要钱而是作者的父亲觉得开起来太尴尬，该选项属于过度推断。
第4题:
【选项释义】
The writer’s father enjoyed being different as long as ____. 作者的父亲喜欢与众不同，只要____。
A. it enabled him to show off A. 这能让他炫耀
B. it didn’t involve him in arguments B. 不卷入争论
C. it was understood as a joke C. 这被理解为一个笑话
D. there was no danger of his showing off D. 他没有炫耀的危险
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第三段最后一句“我也应该记得，他喜欢与众不同，如果这与他害怕引起别人注意的恐惧不冲突的话（he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself）。”由此可知，作者的父亲喜欢与众不同，但是不希望引起别人的注意。由此可推断，作者的父亲不希望他有炫耀的风险。因此选D。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“这能让他炫耀”，由推断可知，作者的父亲并不想炫耀，该选项与原文意思相反，属于反向干扰；
B选项“不卷入争论”，文中只是说他害怕引起别人注意，并没有说争论，该选项属于过度推断；
C选项“这被理解为一个笑话”，曲解原文，属于过度推断。
第5题:
【选项释义】
What was the writer’s reaction to the idea of going to boarding-school? 作者对上寄宿学校的想法有什么反应？
A. He was very unhappy. A. 他很不高兴。
B. He had mixed feelings. B. 他百感交集。
C. He was delighted. C. 他很高兴。
D. He didn’t believe it. D. 他不相信。
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到倒数第二段最后两句“我记得我的眼睛刺痛，我的手颤抖，因为我的感觉混乱。兴奋之情溢于言表，但内心却极度悲伤。（I remember my eyes stinging and my hands shaking with the confusion of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.）”由此可知，作者既开心又难过，可推断他内心百感交集。因此选B。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“他很不高兴。”，文中说的是作者既开心又难过，并不是很不高兴，该选项属于反向干扰；
C选项“他很高兴。”，文中作者内心也有悲伤的感觉不仅仅是高兴，该选项属于以偏概全；
D选项“他不相信。”，文中没有体现，该选项属于无中生有。
