【題目】 Many expressions that we use in American English come from novels. Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carroll’s famous novel “Alice in Wonderland” in detail.

The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands, she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters.

The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words. Alice runs after him, and that is where her adventures begin.

In English, chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a misleading situation.

Then, as she runs after the rabbit, she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.

To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a situation which makes people feel puzzled. However, usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distractions(分神). It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.

Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares have long been thought to behave excitedly in March, which is their mating（交配）season. Scientifically, this may not be true. But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy. Of the two, mad as a Hatter is more common.

Near the end of the story, Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.

【1】Which of the following situations best fits the expression “to fall down a rabbit hole”?

A.When Jack was sitting in the study, he got bored with the homework and felt sleepy.

B.When Sue turned On the TV, she chose to watch her favourite programme as usual.

C.When Jim was looking for a sport book online, he lost himself in reports on superstars.

D.When Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem, she came up with a good idea.

【2】According to the passage, the expression “to be mad as a March Hare” .

A.describes how hares behave in March

B.shows hares’ characteristics in a funny way

C.is used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter

D.has the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter

【3】Which of the following characters wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation?

A.Alice.B.The March Hare.C.The Hatter.D.The Queen of Hearts.

【4】The writer mainly wants to ________in this passage.

A.introduce a famous novel and its language style

B.introduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novels

C.explain some English expressions from a famous novel

D.explain why many expressions in English come from novels

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。主要描述了美國英語中有很多表達(dá)方式來自小說。本文介紹了一些由《愛麗絲夢游仙境》中的一些句子變成的英語俗語。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“However usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction.”然而，通常我們用這個(gè)短語來表示我們對(duì)某件事感興趣到了分神的程度�？芍藗兺ǔＳ�"To fall down the rabbit hole"表達(dá)對(duì)一些東西感興趣，以至于讓人分神。結(jié)合C選項(xiàng)When Jim was looking for a sport book online, he lost himself in many report on surperstars. 當(dāng)吉姆在網(wǎng)上找運(yùn)動(dòng)書籍，他被一些有關(guān)體育明星的報(bào)道迷住了。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy.”但是像三月兔一樣瘋狂意味著有人完全瘋了，或者瘋狂了。像一個(gè)帽匠一樣瘋狂的表情也意味著完全瘋狂。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)D“has the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter”和“mad as a Hatter”有相同的含義�？芍�to be mad as a March Hare”與“mad as a Hatter”都表示完全地瘋狂的意思．故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.”一個(gè)被稱為紅桃皇后的女人喜歡控制著別人，并且總是試圖控制著身邊的一切和每一個(gè)人。可知叫“Queen of Hearts”的女人想要控制別人，想要其他人在任何時(shí)候服從她的命令。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)本文大意可以推測出，本文講述的是由《愛麗絲夢游仙境》中的一些句子演變成的英語俗語。故選C。

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