BeldonandCanfieldaretwoseashoretowns,notfarapart.Bothtownshavemanyhotels,andinsummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makersandothertourists.LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotelinBeldon.Thenextday,this
BeldonandCanfieldaretwoseashoretowns,notfarapart.Bothtownshavemanyhotels,andinsummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makersandothertourists.
LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotelinBeldon.Thenextday,thisnewsappearedonpagetwoofthetown’snewspaper.TheBeldonPost:
FIREATSEABREEZE
LatelastnightfiremenhurriedtotheSeabreezeHotelandquicklyputoutasmallfireinabedroom.Thehotelmanagersaidthatacigarettestartedthefire.Wesayagaintoallourvisitors:“Pleasedon’tsmokecigarettesinbed.”ThiswasBeldon’sfirsthotelfireforfiveyears.
TheCanfieldTimesgavethenewsinthesewordsonpageone:
ANOTHERBELDONHOTELCATCHESFIRE
LastnightBeldonfiremenarrivedjusttoolatetosaveclothing,bedclothesandsomefurnitureattheSeabreezeHotel.Anangryholiday-makersaid,“Anelectriclampprobablystartedthefire.Thebedroomlampsareveryoldatsomeofthesehotels.WhenIputmybedsidelighton,Iheardafunnynoisefromthelamp.”WearegladtotellourreadersthatthissortofadventuredoesnothappeninCanfield.
Whatarethefacts,then?Itisnevereasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutanaccident.TherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotellastAugust:thatisonefact.Doweknowanythingelse?Yes,weknowthatfiremenwenttothehotel.
Nowwhatdoyouthinkoftherestofthe“news”?
小题1:Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthistext?A.BeldonandCanfieldarebothgoodplacesfortouristsinsummer.B.AfirebrokeoutatnightinSeabreezeHotellastsummer.C.Itwasnoteasytofindoutexacttruthfromnewspapers.D.Twonewspapersgavereportsonthesamematter.小题2:Whichofthefollowingareprobablyfacts?
a.Thefirebrokeoutinabedroomatthehotel.
b.Acigarettestartedthefire.
c.Anoldlampstartedthefire.
d.Thefirebrokeoutatnight.
e.TherehasneverbeenafireinCanfield.A.bandcB.aanddC.candeD.aandc小题3:TheCanfieldTimesusedtheheadlinelikethisinordertomakeitsreadersthink_______.A.hotelsinBeldono