C(2024·江苏南通启东调研)
The farmer took me to his house. Everybody was eating dinner when we arrived. The farmer asked his wife what she thought of me. At first, she thought I was a terrible little insect. She was frightened of me, the way British ladies were frightened of spiders. Then, when she saw that I understood what was happening, she lost her fear. She soon became a good friend.
The farmer put me on the table, and he gave me something to eat and drink. The farmer's son, who was about ten years old, then reached forward and picked me up. He held me in the air by my legs, and I was very frightened. The farmer was angry with his son, and ordered him to put me down. Then he slapped his son's face very hard, and told him to leave the table. I remembered how children could be cruel to little animals, and I decided to make friends with the boy. I used signs to show the farmer that I wanted him to forgive his son. The farmer smiled, and told his son to return to the table. When he sat down again, I went to the boy and kissed his hand.
The family cat came into the room during dinner. I was very scared of this huge animal, but I decided not to show my fear. I walked up and down in front of the animal for a while, and the enormous cat seemed frightened of me! Then the nurse brought in the baby of the family, who was about one year old. The baby saw me, and wanted to play with me. It put me into its mouth and I thought it would eat me. I cried out very loudly, and the baby dropped me. Luckily, the mother caught me, or I would have been killed in the fall.
After dinner, the farmer's wife put me onto her bed to sleep. She covered me with a handkerchief, and I soon fell asleep.
I was woken by a strange noise on the bed. I looked up, and there were two enormous rats on the bed—they were as big as dogs! I took out my sword and attacked them. I killed one of the rats, and the other one ran away. Now I knew that it was dangerous to be small!
When the farmer's wife came into the room, she saw the body of the rat on the bed. She was very happy that I was not hurt.
The farmer and his wife had a daughter. She was nine years old, and she became my friend. She looked after me very well, and she taught me many things. She told me that the name of the country was Brobdingnag. She gave me lessons in their language. I called her Glumdalclitch, which is the word for "little nurse" in their language. She called me Grildrig, which means "little man" in their language.
—Adapted from Gulliver’s Travels
()7. What did the farmer's son do to Gulliver?
A. He picked Gulliver up by his legs.
B. He put Gulliver into his mouth.
C. He taught Gulliver to learn their language.
D. He kissed Gulliver’s hand.
()8. Why did Gulliver keep walking up and down in front of the cat?
A. Because the cat was as big as a dog.
B. Because the cat was frightened of Gulliver.
C. Because Gulliver was ready to attack the cat.
D. Because Gulliver didn’t want to show his fear.
()9. What does the underlined word “forgive” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. warn B. punish C. excuse D. satisfy
()10. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Gulliver killed two rats with his sword.
B. There were six family members in the farmer’s family.
C. Gulliver was afraid of the farmer’s wife at first.
D. Gulliver learned many things from the farmer’s daughter.