2．Our room was on the second floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night．I used to take long walks along the water．The food in town was wonderful and the people were very friendly．The area was very quiet and peaceful，and fairly deserted．
The last evening of our vacation，however，we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us as we were walking up to our room in the holiday centre．We turned around and noticed a fairly young man moving very rapidly across the beach and getting closer to us．He was tall and wore a baseball cap．We couldn't see his face and he was approaching us very rapidly．The man's actions made my dad very nervous．Dad warned us that we'd better try to make it to our hotel room as quickly as possible．I didn't like my dad's voice； I could hear fear in it．It was late and we were all alone．We didn't have any cell phones on us．I never saw Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terribly wrong．The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me．We had had such a good time in town．Now，the night was rapidly turning into a dangerous situation．
We could hear the man's footsteps getting closer．Dad's face was almost pale．The so-called intruder （侵入者） had moved nearer and nearer when all of a sudden，the nearby vending（自动贩卖） machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda!The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight．My parents were shaking，but we all turned around to see who had put money into the vending machine downstairs，and actually saved us，but no one was around at all．Not a soul．
It's one vacation I will never forget．
56．Where did the author spend her vacation？B
A．Near a lake．
B．At the seaside．
C．In a village．
D．In a mountain．
57．What happened on the last evening of their vacation？A
A．They were followed by a stranger．
B．Their cell phones were missing．
C．Their money was stolen．
D．They lost their way．
58．The underlined word"overwhelm"in Paragraph 2 meansA．
A．control
B．move
C．excite
D．impress
59．What helped them get out of the trouble？D
A．Their quick action．
B．Other people's kind help．
C．The young man's warning．
D．The no ise from the vending machine．
分析 本文介绍了作者一次难忘的假期之旅．作者一家在海边度假时被陌生人跟踪，作者和母亲被恐惧感所控制，最终机智脱险．
解答 56．答案 B 细节理解题；根据第一段中Our room was on the second floor but you could still hear the roarof the ocean and see the stars at night．可知作者在海边度过假期．故选项B正确．
57．答案 A 细节理解题；根据第二段The last evening of our vacation，however，we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us一句，可知作者一家被陌生人跟踪，答案选A．
58．答案 A 细节理解题；根据第二段中Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terriblywrong．The sense offear started to overwhelm Mom and me．可知母亲和作者被恐惧感所控制．故答案A正确．
59．答案 D 判断推理题；根据最后一段the nearby vending（自动贩卖） machine started going cra zy and spitting out cans of soda!Thenoise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight．可知，故答案D正确．
点评 细节理解的解题技巧：
1．扫题干 2．抓关键词 3．定位置
4．研选项（干扰项的特点）
1）以偏概全 与原句的内容相似，但在程度有变动
2）无中生有 明显不是文章的信息
3）夸大/缩小 是原文信息，但故意增加或减少细节
4）偷梁换柱 偷换文中细小信息
5）半真半假 信息部分正确，部分错误
6）答非所问 是原文信息，但不是题干要求的内容
