After lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter．It Can be nothing more than a penny．Whatever the coin is，no one ignores the sound of it．It got me thinking about sounds again．We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．
People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine，a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street．When I’m in New York，I’m a New Yorker．I don’t turn either．Like the natives，I hardly hear a siren(警报)there．
However，at home in my little town in Connecticut，it’s different．The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed．It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us．not the loudest．In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors．I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house．How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it．
小题1:The sound of a coin dropping makes people________
A．think of money
B．look at each other
C．pay attention to it
D．stop crossing the street小题2:The author dislikes whistling because__________
A．he has got tired of it
B．it reminds him of tense people
C．he used to be happier
D．he doesn’t like workers小题3:What kind of sound does the author find pleasant?
A．Tapping sound of his typewriter．
B．Clinking sound of keys
C．Tinkling sound of a coin dropping．
D．Creaking sound of footsteps小题4:How does the author feel about sounds in general?
A．They make him feel al home．
B．He thinks they should be ignored
C．He prefers silence to loud noises．
D．He believes they are part of our life
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
题目分析：作者从路上硬币掉落的声音引起人们的注意，联想到生活中的声音，有喜欢的，有不喜欢的，但都是我们生活的一部分。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. 可知一枚硬币掉在地上使人们很关注。选C
小题2:细节题：从最后一段的句子：I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．可知作者不喜欢吹口哨的声音，因为这使他想到紧张的人。选B
小题3:细节题：从最后一段的句子：The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．可知作者喜欢他的打字机打字的声音。选A
小题4:细节题：从第二段的句子：We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．可知作者认为声音是我们生活的一部分。选D
点评：主要考查细节题，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。