六、阅读与回答问题。
Finally, Dorothy, the Lion, the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow saw the Great Oz. But Oz refused to help them if they didn't kill the Wicked Witch of the West on the land of the Winkies. They had to go to the land of the Winkies. The Wicked Witch of the West was watching them from her castle. She had only one eye but she could see very far with it. She was very angry and decided to kill them.
She took out a silver whistle and blew it once. Wolves came from all directions and went to find them. “This is my fight. Stand behind me!” the Woodman said. He held his axe above his head. When the wolves arrived, he cut off their heads one by one.
The Wicked Witch took her silver whistle again and blew it twice. This time big crows with sharp beaks went to them. “This is my fight,” the Scarecrow said, “lie down on the ground, everyone!” The Scarecrow opened his arms wide. When the crows came, he broke their necks one by one.
The witch was
furious. She took her silver whistle again and blew it once more. Thousands of black bees appeared. The Scarecrow took out his straw and covered Dorothy, Toto and the Lion with it. When the bees arrived, they only found the Tin Woodman. They tried to sting him but they couldn't hurt his body. Soon all the bees were dead because a bee couldn't live after it stung.
1. Why did Dorothy, the Lion, the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow go to the land of the Winkies?
Because they had to kill the Wicked Witch. / To kill the Wicked Witch.
2. Who fought against the big crows?
The Scarecrow.
3. What does the underlined word “furious” in the last paragraph mean in English?
Very angry.
4. How many times did the Wicked Witch try to kill Dorothy, the Lion, the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow?
Three times.
5. According to the passage, what should we do when we meet difficulties? (请自拟一句话作答)
We should work as a team. / We should help each other. (答案不唯一, 言之有理即可。)
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇阅读理解问答题，解题时首先通读全文了解故事梗概，再带着每道题的题干信息回到原文精准定位对应段落，提取关键信息作答：第1题去原文第一段找前往Winkies土地的原因，第2题定位到描述对抗大乌鸦的第三段找对应的角色，第3题结合前后文情节推断划线单词的含义，第4题统计女巫派出不同手下攻击的总次数，第5题结合故事里角色们互助合作的情节，写出符合正向价值观的合理表述即可。
【解析】
1. 从原文第一段内容"But Oz refused to help them if they didn't kill the Wicked Witch of the West on the land of the Winkies. They had to go to the land of the Winkies." 可知，他们前往此地是为了杀死西方坏女巫，因此可得出对应答案。
2. 从原文第三段内容"The Scarecrow said, 'This is my fight,'... When the crows came, he broke their necks one by one." 可知，是稻草人对抗了大乌鸦。
3. 前文提到女巫第一次派出手下后就已经很生气，接连两次派出的狼和乌鸦都被全部击败，此时女巫的情绪是比生气更强烈的暴怒，结合上下文可推断furious的含义是非常生气。
4. 梳理全文女巫的攻击行为：第一次吹银哨召来狼群，第二次吹两次银哨召来尖喙大乌鸦，第三次吹银哨召来黑蜜蜂，一共尝试了3次杀死四人。
5. 故事里四个角色面对女巫的攻击时分工配合、互相帮助，因此作答时写出符合面对困难的正确态度的表述即可，言之有理即可得分。
【答案】
1. Because they had to kill the Wicked Witch. / To kill the Wicked Witch.
2. The Scarecrow.
3. Very angry.
4. Three times.
5. We should work as a team. / We should help each other. (答案不唯一, 言之有理即可。)
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，词义猜测，阅读开放表达
【点评】
本题选取经典童话《绿野仙踪》的节选片段作为阅读材料，趣味性较强，前四道题均为基础细节类题型，学生只要准确定位原文内容即可得到答案，最后一道开放题引导学生从故事角色的互动中思考面对困难的正确做法，兼顾了对阅读能力的考察和正向价值观的引导。
【难度系数】
0.8
