Question

    The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest. Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden.

Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕) the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa(蟒). Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa’s mouth.

It was great mother’s love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe(锄)from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could.One…two…with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad(疯的).

Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of (松手，放手)Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest. It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.

1.When she came into the garden, Lisa found _____.

A.her son was in danger of losing his life

B.her son was playing with a big snake

C.a boa was playing with her son

D.Barney was fighting with a boa

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the word “terrified” in the passage?

A.激动的 B.惊恐的 C.平静的 D.难过的

3.In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _____.

A.a boa was a dangerous animal

B.how great mother’s love was

C.how sharp the woman’s teeth were

D.the boy was too young to fight against the boa

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

【解析】

本文是记叙文。讲述了一个伟大母爱的真实故事，一个妈妈为了救下被蟒蛇咬住的孩子，在锄头敲打蟒蛇无效后，居然用牙齿咬了蟒蛇，终于妈妈救下了孩子。

1.细节理解题。根据第2大段Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕) the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. Lisa发现大蟒蛇用身体缠绕着儿子准备吃儿子。可知，儿子生命有危险。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据第2大段Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕) the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa(蟒)妈妈突然发现有大蟒蛇准备吃掉儿子，吓到了。可知，说明这个单词是惊慌的。故选B。

3.主旨大意题。根据第4大段It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest. It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.妈妈用尖锐的牙齿救下了儿子，大蟒蛇死在了森林里。这就是伟大的母爱救了儿子。可知，作者是通过故事赞扬母爱的伟大。故选B。