like they are buying and selling real homes and land like millionaires.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了查尔斯·达罗的大富翁游戏以及他因此获得的成功。

　　1．What made Darrow's Monopoly different from other similar games?

　　A．The way of avoiding financial troubles.

　　B．The safe environment created for players.

　　C．The buying and selling of real homes and land.

　　D．The specific pieces and a playing board in each set.

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段第二句"Other similar games existed，but they had no board or regulation pieces."可知，答案选D。]

　　2．The author suggests in Paragraph 3 that .

　　A．Monopoly was initially too complex to play

　　B．Darrow failed to make expected profit in Philly

　　C．certain errors in Monopoly limited its attraction

　　D．some people once doubted Monopoly would be popular

　　D　[推理判断题。根据第三段第四句"He was told that his game was too complex and had fundamental errors in its design that would limit its appeal."可知，刚开始Parkers Brothers认为这个游戏过于复杂而且设计上还有一些基本的错误，而这会限制它的吸引力，由此可推知，有人不相信这个游戏能受欢迎。故选D。]

　　3．What does the underlined word"irony"in the last

　　paragraph mean?

　　A．financial gain

　　B．unexpected result

　　C．marketing plan

　　D．unsatisfying reward

B　[词义猜测题。根据最后一段可知，查尔斯·达罗因为在股票市场遭遇了金融危机，所以才开始研发大富翁游戏，但是通过这个游戏他却成为了百万富翁