11．Ellen Parker was worried about her health．She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs．Sh e was soon out of breath．
"I suppose I had better go to the doctor，"she thought．
She went to the doctor and told him her problem．
"I'm not at all surprised，"he said．"It's clear what your problem is．"
He examined her and then gave her some advice．
"If you don't do what I say，Mrs．Parker，"he said，"you will have a heart attack．It could kill you．"Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor's．She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time．
The next day she went shopping．The first shop she went into was a butcher's shop（肉铺）．
"I'd like ten pounds of steak（牛排），please，"she said．
"Certainly，madam，"the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a
large piece of steak．He brought the huge piece of meat b ack into the shop and placed it on the scale（天平）．
"That's just under ten pounds，"he said．
"That's big enough，"Mrs．Parker said．
The butcher worked out the price．"At＄4.99 a pound that will＄49.50，please．
Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you？"
"Oh，I don't want to buy the meat，"Mrs．Parker said．
"If you don't want to buy it，"the butcher replied angrily，"why did you ask me to get it for you？"
"My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds．I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like．"
21．The reason why Ellen Parker visited the doctor is thatB．
A．she had had a heart attack．
B．she had a problem with her health．
C．she was unhappy about her weight．
D．she could not sleep well．
22．Parker asked for ten pounds of steak becauseD．
A．she wanted to buy some for dinner．
B．she wanted to lose weight．
C．her doctor had told her to eat steak．
D．she wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like．
23．What was Ellen Parker's real problem？B
A．She ate too much steak．
B．She weighed too much．
C．The doctor did not know．
D．She could not walk very quickly．
24．What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen？C
A．She might put on more weight．
B．She might stop eating too much．
C．She might have a heart attack．
D．She might go to another doctor．
分析 本文为故事类阅读，文章讲了一个肥胖女孩咨询医生，医生建议她减肥的故事．
解答 21---24 BDBC
21．答案B．信息归纳题．根据文章首段"Ellen Parker was worried about her health．She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs．She was soon out of breath"不难看出Ellen Parker"爬楼困难、气喘吁吁"．由此，我们得出"Ellen Parker的健康有问题"这一结论．故选B．
22．答案D．细节理解题．答案源自短文最后一段的"I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like．"一句中．Ellen Parker到肉店去并非是为了买肉，而是要看看10磅肉究竟有多大一块．
23．答案B．逻辑推理题．文章第一段提到Ellen Parker的身体很虚弱，最后点明医生让她减肥10磅．据此，我们可以推断出她所有的健康问题皆由身体肥胖所致．
24．答案C．细节理解题．医生给Ellen Parker提出建议后，紧接着警告说"If you don't do what I say，…you will have a heart attack．It could kill you．"可知，假如Ellen Parker不听医生的劝告，就有患心脏病的危险．
点评 阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序．因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when，where，who，why，what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素．毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件．
