19．Theodore，the manager of the Paradise Hotel，told a middle-aged couple that that would have to leave the hotel after just one night．The couple，visiting from Texas，had booked a room for eight nights．
"They wanted a sterile （消毒了的） environment，"Theodore said，"They should have rented a room in a hospital，maybe an operating room．This hotel is clean，hut it isn't that clean．"
Theodore said that，on the very first day，the couple brought all the sheets，pilloweases，and bedspreads down to the main hall and just dropped them next to the front desk．They stood there next to this pile of bedding while other guests looked，pointed，and murmured．The hotel got three cancellations within the hour from people who witnessed this strange，event．
When Theodore asked the couple what the problem was，they said that their bedding was filthy and they wanted it replaced．The couple could not identify any specific"filth"on the bedding．The wife just said，"We're paying good money to stay here．How dare you doubt us？We know the filth is there．That's all the proof you need，"Theodore called room service，and the bedding was replaced immediately．
Early the next evening，however，the couple marched to the front desk again and demanded seven cans of sterilizer，"We need a can for each night．We have to spray the phone，the TV，all the door handles，the toilet handle，the shower stall，the faucet，the sink，and any hotel staff entering our room．"
Worried，Theodore politely suggested that a hotel more suitable for them was just around the corner．He then called ahead to reserve a"very clean"room，and gave them free transportation in the hotel Rolls-Royce．Also，he told the couple that they wouldn't he charged for the second day．
The couple were surprised but they really liked the idea of free room for a night and that expensive car service．
56．The underlined word"filthy"meansBin this article．
A．clean B．dirty
C．smelly D．old
57．Why was Theodore worried？A
A．The couple might have more demands the following days．
B．The hotel was not clean enough．
C．The hotel would run out of cleaning stuff．
D．More guests would make the same requests．
58．What word could best describe the couple？C
A．Narrow-minded． B．Expensive
C．Particular D．Easy-going．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Theodore当酒店经理时遇到的一对夫妇，在第一天晚上要求换了所有床上用品，第二天要求7罐消毒剂，最终酒店决定免费提供一晚最好的服务但拒绝他们接下来的入住．
解答 56．B．词义推断题．根据文章第三段"Theodore called room service，and the bedding was replaced immediately"可知经理讲他们的床上用品重新换了，可推测这对夫妻认为他们的床上用品是脏的；故选B．
57．A．细节理解题．根据文章第四段"however，the couple marched to the front desk again and demanded seven cans of sterilizer"可知这对夫妇的要求十分挑剔，因此Theodore担心接下来他们可能会有更多要求；故选A．
58．C．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲Theodore当酒店经理时遇到的一对夫妇，在第一天晚上要求换了所有床上用品，第二天要求7罐消毒剂，最终酒店决定免费提供一晚最好的服务但拒绝他们接下来的入住；可见这对夫妇是十分挑剔的；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
