Question

15．My color television has given me a headache．A salesman fooled me into buying an old model．I realized this a day later，when I saw newspaper advertisement for the set at 75 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．Luckily there was no channel（頻道）showing all-night movies．
Then I found a problem with the set that there was noise．When I changed a show into a commercial，there would be a loud noise for a few seconds．Gradually，the noise began to appear during a show，and to deal with it，I had to change to another channel and then change it back．Sometimes this method 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）by shaking it．
When neither of these methods removed the noise，I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away．At last I hit the set with my fist（拳頭），and it stopped working．My trip to the repair shop cost me $65，and the set is working well now，but I keep expecting more trouble．

25．Why did the writer say he was fooled into buying the TV set？C
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．
26．What does the underlined phrase"signed off"mean in Paragraph 1？A
A．ended all their programs
B．provided fewer channels．
C．changed to commercials
D．showed all-night movies
27．How did the writer finally get his TV set working again？D
A．By shaking and hitting it
B．By turning it on and off
C．By changing channels
D．By having it repaired
28．How does the writer sound when telling the story？D
A．Curious
B．Sad
C．Serious
D．Humorous．

Answer 1

分析 我的彩電帶給我的只有讓我頭疼的事．從一開始就讓我很不痛快．因為我花的錢比廣告上的多，這還不算，機子還是過時的，而且質量也有問題，最后只好花錢修．不知道它還會給我帶來什么麻煩．

解答 25．C  細節理解題．根據第一段第四行"when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-fivedollars less than I had paid．"當我看到報紙上75美元比我買的價格低的時候，我感覺我上當了．故選C．
26．A 詞義推測題．根據后一句，Luckily there was no channel（頻道）showing all-night movies，幸運的是，我不用整晚上看電影了，否則我不能睡覺了，故選A．
27．D 細節理解題．根據文章最后一段，My trip to the repair shop cost me $65，and the set is working well now，可知作者修好電視機花了65美元，故選D．
28．D 推理判斷題．根據開頭說：沒有電視節目就可以睡覺，中間還說I actually began to build up my arm muscles（肌肉）by shaking it，晃動電視來鍛煉肌肉，可知作者語調幽默．故選D．

點評 本篇內容比較適中，對于考生的能力要求不高，只要認真細致閱讀，不難發現答案．可以先看題目再讀文章，這樣可以提高閱讀的速度．還要準確定位考點．特別是推理題，要結合上下文的暗示做題，掌握方法是關鍵．