Question

There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze”. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move”. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.

One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze”, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.

Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze”. What a lesson we should get for this!

1.According to the article, what does the word “Freeze” mean?

A．It means “be covered with ice”.          B．It means “very cold”.

C．It means “dangerous”.                 D．It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you”.

2.The meaning of the word “owner” here means _________.

A．a policeman                           B．a man with a gun

C．a person who possesses something          D．a dog of a house

3.Which of the following is right?

A．When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze” in the USA, you must stop moving.

B．Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.

C．At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.

D．The owner of the house was put into prison.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．Police say “Freeze” when they are going to use their guns.

B．The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.

C．The dead man was a Japanese student.

D．The dead man couldn’t understand the meaning of “Freeze”.

5.What’s the best title of the article?

A．A Japanese Student                      B．American Police

C．Freeze                               D．The Owner of a House

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章通過一則故事告訴我們去美國之前，一定要知道“Freeze”這個單詞的意思，否則是很危險的。

1.細節題。根據文章It means “stand still and don’t move”.可知，Freeze的意思是站住，不許動，否則我將會射擊你。故選D

2.推斷題。根據文章the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door.可知，房子的主人帶著槍去看誰在敲門。Owner的指的是帶著槍的男人。故選B

3.細節題。通過文章可知，在美國如果你聽到一個警察或者其他人說“Freeze”，你就要停下來不要動。故選A

4.細節判斷題。根據故事可知，當警察說“Freeze”的時候，就是讓你站住，如果你繼續走的話，就會被射擊。故選A

5.主旨題。這篇文章通過一則故事告訴我們去美國之前，一定要知道“Freeze”這個單詞的意思。故選C

考點：社會現象類說明文

點評：本文的思路清晰，結構明確。首先對文章的大致意思進行了解。對于細節題，學生在理解全文的基礎上要對題目中關鍵字在文章中迅速定位，找到相對應的出處，答題比較備選答案的區別及和文章信息最相關的是哪個，即那個就為正確答案。