Question

    Five years later, Aladdin became the owner of a shop in the market and three market-sellers worked for him. The sellers liked Aladdin because he was good to them, as well as the market children as he gave them money when he walked past. Everybody liked Aladdin.

Aladdin’s mother never called her son a good-for-nothing now. They lived in a nice house near the gardens and she had many beautiful things which she could hardly dream of before. But only Aladdin and his mother knew about the magic lamp and the jinnee.

One day a noise stopped Aladdin. ‘The Sultan’s daughter is coming,’ he heard. ‘Princess Badr-al-Budur is coming!’

A litter which was decorated by countless jewelry and carried by six slaves showed up in the street. All the people forgot to walk, staring at her. ‘Princess! Princess Badr-al-Budur!’ a hooray burst suddenly.

Aladdin watched in the crowd when the litter came past him, and he saw the Princess’s face. Her skin was as white as milk with big-dark eyes shining like diamonds in black velvet. Her silky hair with tiny gold bells was the only thing in Aladdin’s eyes. The litter disappeared, but for some minutes he did not move.

Then he ran home, “Mother! Mother! I saw the Sultan’s daughter, Princess Badra-Budur, in the street.” Aladdin’s face was pale.

“But, Aladdin ...”

“No ‘buts’, Mother. I love the Princess and I want to marry her. Go to the Sultan and ask for me.”

“Me? Go to the Sultan’s palace? No, no, no,” Aladdin’s mother said, “Listen, my son. The daughters of a Sultan do not marry poor boys from the city.”

“But we are not poor now, Mother. And we can give the Sultan something for his daughter. Wait!”

Aladdin went away and got the fruit from the magic garden under the ground. Now, of course, he knew it was not fruit, but jewels in different sizes and colors.

“Take these jewels, Mother, on a gold plate,” he said, “and give them to the Sultan.”

1.Why did everyone like Aladdin?

A.He has a lot of money. B.He had a magic lamp and the jinnee.

C.He was kind and generous. D.He was a good-for-nothing

2.A good-for-nothing means________.

A.a rich man B.a kind man C.an honest man D.a useless man

3.Aladdin’s face was white because ________.

A.he ran too fast to return home

B.he was frightened that the Sultan would find out his secret magic lamp

C.he was terribly ill

D.his feelings to the princess was so strong that he could hardly control himself

4.What was Aladdin’s mother’s thought when she heard Aladdin’s plan?

A.She didn’t think that was a good idea. B.She was too shy to go to the palace.

C.She tried very hard to make her son’s dream come true. D.She considered her son as a great man.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是《阿拉丁和神灯》一段文章，讲述了阿拉丁在街上遇见了苏丹的女儿，他被苏丹的女儿迷倒，央求母亲给自己求亲。

1.细节题。根据第1段第2句“The sellers liked Aladdin because he was good to them, as well as the market children as he gave them money when he walked past.（销售者喜欢阿拉丁，因为他对他们很好，而且市场的小孩喜欢他因为他走过时给他们钱。）”可知大家都喜欢阿拉丁的原因是他善良大方。故选C。

2.词意猜测题。a rich man富人，有钱人；a kind man善良人；an honest man一个诚实的人；a useless man一个无用的人。根据第1段描述，可知五年后，阿拉丁成为市场上一家商店的老板，善良大方和下文描述“….and she had many beautiful things which she could hardly dream of before.( 她有许多她以前做梦也想不到的美丽的东西)”可知此句“Aladdin’s mother never called her son a good-for-nothing now.”句意是：现在阿拉丁的母亲再也不说儿子没用了。根据句意可知“A good-for-nothing”意思是“一个无用的人”，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第6段描述“Her skin was as white as milk with big-dark eyes shining like diamonds in black velvet. Her silky hair with tiny gold bells was the only thing in Aladdin’s eyes. The litter disappeared, but for some minutes he did not move(她的皮肤像牛奶一样白，大而黑的眼睛像黑天鹅绒里的钻石一样闪闪发光。阿拉丁眼里只有她那丝滑的带有金色的小铃铛头发。轿子不见了，但有几分钟他没动。)”可知阿拉丁脸色苍白，是因为他爱上了公主，对公主的感情太强烈了，他几乎控制不住自己；故选D。

4.细节题。根据第10段（“Me? Go to the Sultan’s palace? No, no, no,” Aladdin’s mother said, “Listen, my son. The daughters of a Sultan do not marry poor boys from the city.” “我？去苏丹的宫殿？“不，不，不，”阿拉丁的母亲说，“听着，我的儿子。苏丹的女儿不会嫁给城里的穷孩子。”）可知阿拉丁的母亲听到阿拉丁的计划时，她认为那不是个好主意。故选A。