Question

    One day in autumn Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach(马车). The weather was rainy and windy, but we travelled happily until we came to the old wooden bridge. A villager told us the river was rising fast. “There’s going to be a bad storm tonight,” he said.

We arrived in the town, but Squire Gordon’s business took a long time. We didn’t leave until late afternoon. The wind was blowing, making a terrible sound.

Suddenly we heard crack. And huge tree fell across the road in front of us. I stopped still(静静地). I was shaking with fear, but I did not turn round or run away.

“We must go back to the crossroads,” said John, “and drive six miles to the wooden bridge.” When we got there it was nearly dark. There was water on the middle of the bridge, but the Squire did not stop. As soon as my feet touched the bridge I knew that something was wrong, I stopped dead. “Go on, Beauty,” he said.

Just then a man saw us. “Hey there! Stop!” he cried.

“What is it?” shouted the Squire.

“The bridge is broken in the middle,” he answered. “If you go on to it, you are all going to drown(淹死) in the river.”

“Thank God!” said the Squire. “Thank you, Beauty!” said John. We turned around and went along the road by the river. For a long time no one said anything. Then John said: “Black Beauty saved our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous.”

When we returned home, the Squire told Mrs Gordon:

“We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”

That night I was glad, because I was very tired.

Taken from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.

1.The teller of the story above is ________.

A.John B.the villager C.Squire Gordon D.Black Beauty

2.John and Squire Gordon were _______ at the beginning of the story.

A.feeling down B.in good moods C.aware of the danger D.sure of the weather

3.What do the underlined words “crack” and “dead” probably mean in the passage according to the given English-English dictionary entries (词条)?

crack

1 n. a long narrow mark or opening caused by breaking

2 n. a joke, especially a funny or rude one

3 n. a sudden loud noise

dead

1 adv. suddenly or completely 

2 n. in the quietest or least active period of

3 adj. having passed from the living state to being no longer alive

A.1 ; 2 B.3 ; 1 C.1 ; 3 D.3 ; 3

4.The best title for the passage is________.

A.A Heavy Storm B.A Broken Bridge C.Black Horse D.A Dangerous Journey

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了“我”拖着马车和Squire Gordon赶路做生意，中途天气变得很不好，小河也要涨水位了。当我们走到一座桥时，“我”感觉很不对劲，突然停了下来，拒绝过桥。后来，一个男人告诉我们桥中间断了。“我”的直觉救了大家的命。

1.推理判断题。根据第4段中“I stopped dead. ‘Go on, Beauty,’ he said.”可以判断出文章叙述者“I”是Black Beauty。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章中第1段中“but we travelled happily”可知，John and Squire Gordon 开始的时候心情是很好的。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据画线词所在语境“Suddenly we heard crack. And huge tree fell across the road in front of us.”可知此处的“crack”指突然的巨响，应选第3个意思。再由画线词所在语境“As soon as my feet touched the bridge knew that something was wrong, I stopped dead. ‘Go on, Beauty,’ he said.”可知此处“dead”指的是突然地。选第1个意思。故选B。

4.标题归纳题。 这篇文章主要讲述了在暴风雨天“我”和主人有惊无险的经历，故最好的主题应该是一个暴风雨天，而不是危险的旅程（因为有惊无险）。故选A。