Question

    There was nothing for Mary to do in the house, so every day she walked in the gardens. She did this before breakfast, and the fresh air made her hungry. She was so hungry that she even ate the porridge and enjoyed it. After breakfast, Mary walked in the gardens and on the moor. She spent most of her time outdoors and began to feel healthier and happier than she had felt for a very long time.

One day, she walked around the wall without a door. Suddenly, she heard a bird singing. She looked up, and the robin was sitting on a branch that hung over the wall. She was pleased to see the bird and talked to it. “You live in that garden, don’t you?” she said. “But no one can go in because there isn’t a door. I want to know what’s behind this wall.”

The next morning, when Martha brought her breakfast, she asked, “Martha, why isn’t there a door in the wall of one of the gardens?”

“I don’t know for certain,” Martha answered, “but the story is that when Mr. Craven married, he and his young wife were very happy. They used to spend a lot of their time together in that garden reading and talking. Then one day, a branch of a tree fell down and hit Mr. Craven’s wife on the head. The next day she died.”

“Oh, that is such a sad story,” Mary said.

As she was thinking these things, she heard a cry. “What was that?” she asked Martha.

Quickly, Martha answered, “Just the wind.”

“No, it wasn’t,” Mary said. “It did not sound like the wind. And I heard a door shut somewhere.”

“If it wasn’t the wind,” Martha answered, “then it was Betty in the kitchen. She has a toothache.” Mary looked at Martha and thought, “She isn’t telling me the truth. She knows something she doesn’t want me to know.

1.When did Mary usually walk in the gardens?

A.Before breakfast. B.After the afternoon. C.In the afternoon. D.In the evening.

2.Where did Mary think the robin lived?

A.In Mary’s favourite tree. B.Near her bedroom window.

C.On the moor. D.In the garden without a door.

3.How did Mrs. Craven die?

A.From an accident. B.From cholera.

C.From getting lost in the garden. D.From walking on the moor.

4.What did Martha say the strange sound was?

A.A person in the garden. B.An animal in the house.

C.The robin. D.The wind.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文节选自儿童小说《秘密花园》，讲了Mary无意中发现了一个没有门的花园，并听Martha讲了一个关于这个花园的悲伤故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第1段中“so every day she walked in the gardens. She did this before breakfast”可知Mary通常早餐前在花园里散步。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第2段中Mary的话“‘You live in that garden, don’t you?’ she said. “But no one can go in because there isn’t a door. …’”可知Mary认为那只知更鸟住在没有门的花园里。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第4段中“Then one day, a branch of a tree fell down and hit Mr. Craven’s wife on the head. The next day she died.”可知树枝掉下来砸到了Mrs. Craven的头，第二天她就死了，这是一场意外。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据第6、7段中“… she heard a cry. ‘What was that?’ she asked Martha. Quickly, Martha answered, ‘Just the wind.’”可知Martha说那奇怪的声音是风声。故选D。