如何“排序”

如何“排序”　　

泉州七中 陈巧桂　　

［策略介绍］　　

     文章往往是以一定的顺序排列的，常见的有时间顺序、地点顺序以及故事情节发展的顺序等。在做排列顺序的题时，我们首先要通读每个段落，了解文章大意，然后再判断文章是按什么顺序组织的。在阅读时要特别注意一些连接词，如：first, next, after that, later, finally等。　　

［实战演习］　　

     阅读下列内容并重新排列各段，使其成为一篇通顺的文章。　　

A. At the moment, the clerk realised he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.　　

B. Then, another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied（否认） it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don’t hand it over immediately, I’ll be forced to call the police.”　　

C. The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof (证据) that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.　　

D. “I don’t know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”　　

E. After hearing my story, the lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness（证人） to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.　　

F. About a year ago, I went to stay at a 　　Detroit　　 hotel. I didn’t want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me. 　　

Key: FCEBAD　　

［解析］　　

     通读各段后可知本文的大意是作者将100美元交给旅馆的服务员保管，第二天去取时服务员却不承认这件事。在律师的帮助下，作者拿回了自己的钱，但律师所收的费用也正好是100美元。文章是按时间和事情发展的顺序来组织的。　　

     时间状语“About a year ago”交代故事发生的时间，所以F应该是第一段。第二天早上（the next morning）服务员不承认客人寄存了100美元，所以C为第二段。时间状语“After hearing my story”承接上一段最后一句，所以E为第三段。“Then, another hour later”与前一段中的“An hour later”相对应，所以B为第四段。听完律师的话，服务员意识到自己上当了，所以A为第五段。拿到自己的钱，作者应对律师表示感谢，所以D为最后一段。　　

［小试身手］阅读下列内容并重新排列各段，使短文意思连贯。　　

A. Later, when the Romans invaded 　Europe　, they adopted the Celts’ New Year customs and used them in their festivals. 　　

B. Over 2,000 years ago, the Celts worshipped the sun god and believed the god made their crops grow. 　　

C. In the nineteenth century, Halloween customs were taken from Europe to the 　　USA　　. 　　

D. On the night of 31 October, they began a 3-day New Year holiday after harvesting their crops. During this time, they offered crops and dead animals to thank the god.　　

E. After 835 AD, the Catholic Church in 　Europe　 invented All Hallows’ Day and later All Souls’ Day. Gradually, over the years, the Celtic, Roman and Catholic customs and holidays got mixed together, and finally 31 October became known as Halloween. 　　

F. Today, Halloween has become a special occasion for young people in the 　USA　 and the 　　UK　　 in particular.　　

Key: BDAECF