18．I've always felt a need to be prepared for whatever situation I've found myself in．
My mother once took me to a store when I was seven years old．She and I got to the checkout counter，and she realized she had forgotten a couple of things on her shopping list．She left me with the cart and ran off to get what she needed．
"I'll be right back．"she said．
She was gone just a few minutes，but at that time，I had loaded all the things on the belt and everything was rung up．I was left staring at the cashier，who was staring at me．"Do you have money for me，son？"she said．"I'll need to be paid．"
I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself．So I stood there，ashamed and embarrassed．
By the time my mom returned，I was angry．"You left me here with no money!This lady asked me for the money，and I had nothing to give her．"
Now that I'm an adult，you'll never catch me with less than $200 in my wallet．I want to be prepared in case I need it．
I've always admired people who are over-prepared．In college，I had a classmate named Norman．One day he was giving a speech on an overhead projector（投影儀） and in the middle of his talk，the light bulb（燈泡）on the projector blew out．We would have to wait ten minutes until someone found a new projector．
"It's Okay．"he announced．"There's nothing to worry about．"
We watched him walk over to his bag and pull something out．He had brought along a spare bulb for the overhead projector．Who could even think of that？
I often told my students，"When you go into the wilderness，the only thing you can depend on is what you take with you．"And essentially，the wilderness is anywhere but your home or office．So take money．Pack a light bulb．Be prepared．
28．Why was the boy angry with his mother？D
A．His mother forgot to buy something．
B．He had just quarreled with the cashier．
C．His mother left him alone．
D．He lost face in front of the cashier．
29．Why did the cashier ask the boy to pay for the purchases？D
A．The boy's mother was away for something else．
B．The boy was shopping by himself．
C．The boy's mother asked her to do so．
D．The cashier was playing a joke on him．
30．Why did Norman bring a spare bulb with him？B
A．He knew the classroom equipment was of poor quality．
B．He was always well-prepared．
C．He knew the bulb on the projector would blow out．
D．His speech was about bulbs．
31．What does the writer want to tell us？C
A．Chances favor those who are well-prepared．
B．Money is the key that opens all doors．
C．In fair weather，prepare for a rainy day．
D．Accidents happen almost every day．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，是教育類小故事閱讀，作者通過講述兩個(gè)小故事告訴我們凡事都要做最好的準(zhǔn)備．
解答 28：D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第五段第二句"So I stood there，ashamed and embarrassed"以及第六段第二句"You left me here with no money!This lady asked me for the money，and I had nothing to give her!"可知，男孩當(dāng)時(shí)沒有意識到收銀員在和他開玩笑，因此很生氣，覺得媽媽把他一個(gè)人留在收銀臺卻沒錢結(jié)賬使得他很丟臉，很窘迫．故正確答案為D．
29：D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第五段第一句話"I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself"可知，當(dāng)時(shí)那個(gè)收銀員只是在和他開玩笑，逗他玩，他卻沒有意識到這一點(diǎn)．故正確答案為D．
30：B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由倒數(shù)第四段第一句"I've always admired people who are over-prepared．"可知，"我"一直敬佩那些預(yù)先做好準(zhǔn)備的人，緊接著舉例講述大學(xué)同學(xué)諾曼未雨綢繆，做演示時(shí)還帶著備用燈泡的故事．可見，諾曼帶著備用燈泡是因?yàn)樗且粋�(gè)總是做好了充分準(zhǔn)備（well-prepared）的人．故正確答案為B．
31：C 主旨大意題．文章的最后一段"So take money．Pack a light bulb．Be prepared．"點(diǎn)明主旨，即要時(shí)刻做好準(zhǔn)備，學(xué)會未雨綢繆．C項(xiàng)正確．A項(xiàng)"天有不測風(fēng)云"，B項(xiàng)"有錢能使鬼推磨"，均不符合文章的主旨．D項(xiàng)"機(jī)會總是青睞有準(zhǔn)備的人"，本文側(cè)重告訴人們在壞事沒發(fā)生之前要做好準(zhǔn)備，并沒有強(qiáng)調(diào)做準(zhǔn)備會給人帶來機(jī)遇．故正確答案為C．
點(diǎn)評 本文是一個(gè)人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
