Question

English book Animal Farm (1945) tells a story about farm animals. They are fed up with (受够了) Mr Jones, the farmer. He treats them badly, so they decide to kick him off the farm and run the farm themselves.

One day an old pig called Old Major gathers the animals around him. He tells them that all animals should stand together. He says they should take over the farm. They say that all animals are equal.

After they get rid of (摆脱) Mr Jones, two pigs become the leaders of Animal Farm. One pig called Snowball is a great speaker. He has big ideas for Animal Farm. The other leader is a pig called Napoleon. Napoleon is a crafty (狡猾的) animal. He brings together supporters by offering them advantages.

Napoleon makes a war against Snowball and kicks him away from the farm. He turns Snowball into a big enemy. He says that Snowball is working with Farmer Jones and other farmers to do harm to Animal Farm.

But as it turns out it is Napoleon who is working with the enemies of the animals. He joins up with the old human enemies of the animals. But he tells the animals that he is working for them. At the same time the animals work hard. It seems that it is as bad to live under Napoleon as it was under Farmer Jones!

Why is the story so important?

Animal Farm is an excellent choice for learners of English because it’s very short. The language is also simple.

Like many famous stories Animal Farm is not just a book. It was played on the BBC radio in 1947. The big modern way of telling stories is in movies of course. Orwell’s book has become a film twice. Perhaps it won’t surprise you that the first one (1954) was a cartoon. In 1984 another film was made. This was a live-action (真人版的) film. The famous book has also been put on in the theater. In 1984 a play was made and it toured a number of British cities.

1.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. Napoleon turns snowball into a big enemy. 

b. Animals are tired of Mr Jones.

c. Snowball becomes one of the leaders.

d. Napoleon kicks snowball off the farm.

e. Animals get rid of Mr Jones.

A.e a b c d B.a e b d c C.b e c a d D.b e a c d

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.George Orwell is the writer of the book Animal Farm.

B.All the learners of English should read this book.

C.The book became a film in 1947.

D.Snowball and Napoleon lead the farm in the end.

3.The purpose of the passage is ______________________.

A.to make an advertisement for a new book B.to introduce us a famous novel

C.to show a world of animal D.to attract us to watch a film

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

本文讲述了《动物庄园》。故事是动物们受够了琼斯先生，想自己经营农场。一天，老猪把他周围的动物都聚集起来。摆脱了琼斯先生，两头猪成为动物庄园的领导人。一只叫雪球，一个叫做拿破仑。拿破仑很狡猾，他拉拢动物们向雪球发起战争，把雪球变成了一个大敌人。《动物庄园》是英语学习者的一个很好的选择，因为它很短，语言也很简单。奥威尔的书两次被拍成电影。第一部是一部卡通片，1984年又拍了一部电影。那本著名的书也被搬上了剧院。1984年，该剧在英国多个城市巡回演出。

1.排序题。根据第一段“They are fed up with Mr Jones”可知动物们都讨厌琼斯先生，所以b是第一个，排除选项A、B；根据第三段“After they get rid of (摆脱) Mr Jones”可知动物们赶走了琼斯先生，所以e是第二个，根据下文“two pigs become the leaders of Animal Farm. One pig called Snowball is a great speaker.”可知雪球成为了其中的一个领导者，所以c是第三个，根据下文“Napoleon makes a war against Snowball and kicks him away from the farm. He turns Snowball into a big enemy.”可知拿破仑把雪球变成了一个大敌人，并且把雪球赶出了庄园，所以a是第四个，接下来是d，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据“Animal Farm is an excellent choice for learners of English because it’s very short. The language is also simple.”可知此处并不是所有人，所以选项B错误；根据“Orwell’s book has become a film twice. Perhaps it won’t surprise you that the first one (1954) was a cartoon.”可知是1954年，所以选项C错误；根据“Napoleon makes a war against Snowball and kicks him away from the farm.”可知拿破仑把Snowball赶出了农场，所以选项D错误；根据“Orwell’s book has become a film twice.”可知作者是奥威尔，所以选项A正确，故选A。

3.主旨大意题。根据“English book Animal Farm (1945) tells a story about farm animals”可知此处是关于农场的故事，所以本文是介绍一本著名的小说，故选B。