十一、阅读短文,选择正确的答案。(每小题2分,共8分)
There is a king. He likes writing stories, but his stories are not good. But people are afraid of him, so they all say his stories are good.
One day, the king shows his stories to a famous(著名的) writer(作家). He waits for the writer to praise(赞美) these stories. But the writer says his stories are so bad that he should throw them into the bin(垃圾箱). The king gets very angry with him and sends him to prison(监狱).
After a month, the writer is free. Again the king shows him some of his new stories and asks what he thinks of them. After reading the stories, the writer at once turns to the soldiers(士兵) and says, “Take me back to prison, please.”
(
C
)1. Why do people say the king's stories are good?
A. Because the stories are really good.
B. Because they like the king.
C. Because they are afraid of the king.
(
B
)2. What does the writer think of the king's stories?
A. They are good.
B. They are so bad.
C. He doesn't say anything about the stories.
(
C
)3. What does the king do to the writer?
A. He praises the writer.
B. He thanks the writer.
C. He sends the writer to prison.
(
C
)4. What do you think of the writer?
A. He is strange(奇怪的).
B. He is helpful.
C. He is honest(诚实的).
解析:
【分析】
先通读短文理解故事:国王爱写故事但质量差,人们因怕他才说故事好;国王给作家看故事,作家直言差被关;一月后作家获释,国王再给看新故事,作家宁愿回监狱也不说谎。再针对每个题目,回到原文找对应依据,逐一分析选项:第1题找人们说故事好的原因,第2题找作家对故事的评价,第3题找国王对作家的行为,第4题推理作家的品质。
【解析】
1. 第1题:根据短文第一段最后一句“But people are afraid of him, so they all say his stories are good.”可知,人们因害怕国王才说故事好,A选项“故事真的好”与原文不符,B选项“喜欢国王”原文未提及,故选C。
2. 第2题:根据短文第二段中“But the writer says his stories are so bad that he should throw them into the bin.”可知,作家认为国王的故事很糟糕,A选项与原文相反,C选项“没说任何关于故事的话”与原文不符,故选B。
3. 第3题:根据短文第二段最后一句“The king gets very angry with him and sends him to prison.”可知,国王把作家送进监狱,A选项“赞美作家”、B选项“感谢作家”均与原文不符,故选C。
4. 第4题:作家两次都不愿说谎,宁愿回监狱也不说假话,体现了诚实的品质,A选项“奇怪”、B选项“乐于助人”均不符合,故选C。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文是简短的英语叙事短文,通过国王与作家的故事考查学生对短文细节的抓取和人物品质的推理能力,题目设置基础,贴近学生认知,能引导学生体会诚实的重要性。
【难度系数】
0.2