Question

The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼澤地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.

         “So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name ? ”

         “Are you sure you want to hear it ? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.

         “Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”

         “Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.

         “Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in . In those days, the area looked quite different ---- it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.

         “ ‘You are clearing too much land, ’ warned one old man. ‘ The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. ’

         “ ‘ Silly fool,’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’s just jealous!’”

         “Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”

         “What happened? ” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.

         “The land hit back ---- just as the old man warned, ” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”

         “What a stupid story, ” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t …” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (暈倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.

1.The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closed in meaning to ________.

A. courage                           B. assistance                        C. instruction                       D. challenge

2.Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?

A. To frighten them.

B. To satisfy their curiosity.

C. To warn them of the danger of the place.

D. To persuade them to camp in the swamp.

3.Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?

A. The old man envied him.

B. The old man was foolish

C. He was too busy to listen to others.

D. He was greedy for more crops.

4.Why did Tom scream and faint?

A. He saw Dennis’s shadow

B. He was scared by a plant

C. His friends played a joke on him.

D. The weather became extremely cold.

5.What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?

A. Grasp all, lose all.

B. No sweat, no sweet.

C. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.Ｄ

2.Ｂ

3.Ｄ

4.Ｂ

5.Ａ

【解析】

試題解析：哲理故事類閱讀。本文講述了馬丁和杰克在走進沼澤地之后用篝火取暖并聽馬克講述這個沼澤地名字的由來的故事，教育人們不要固執(zhí)己見，一意孤行必遭惡果的 。

1.Ｄ詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中原句“Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare.”不少考生會主觀根據(jù)dare動詞性的詞義“敢”，而認為這里指的是A選項courage，而事實是，若考生認夠仔細理解這句話前后句的句意，“這個沼澤地寒氣逼人，讓人感到怪異。”以及“Martin和Tom喜歡野營，但不是在這個沼澤附近”可以更好地幫助考生理解題目中的dare是表達challenge這個意思。

2.Ｂ細節(jié)理解題。“根據(jù)第四五行Are you sure you want to hear it ? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.

“Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”可以得出Jack tell Tom and Martin the story是為了滿足他們的好奇心。

3.Ｄ細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)‘You are clearing too much land, ’ warned one old man. ‘ The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. ’ ‘ Silly fool,’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’s just jealous!’可以知道他不聽勸告是為了種更多的莊稼，所以D正確。

4.Ｂ細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Plants can’t …” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (暈倒)可以得出B正確。

5.Ａ推理判斷題。A. Grasp all, lose all.      抓住一切，失去一切        B. No sweat, no sweet.不勞則五獲C. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收 D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.根據(jù)對故事內(nèi)容的的理解當(dāng)然是A，人不能太貪婪，渴望得到一切就會失去一切。

想不犯錯誤，就一事無成

考點：考查哲理故事類的理解。