Question

In most parts of the world, as far back as anyone can remember , there has been a puppet（木偶）tradition. Although some of us think of puppets as children’s entertainment, they were----and oftenstill are used to tell serious stories to adult audiences. Even in these days of special effects, the puppettheatre still has a special place in many cultures.

The best known puppet characters in Britain are Punch and Judy, glove puppets with woodenheads. In summer, one basic play of about half an hour is performed on beaches all around Britain .Mr. Punch, who has an enormous nose and wears a curved hat, gets into trouble and has argumentswith his wife, Judy. A policeman , a crocodile, and a hangman, and all of them run after Mr. Punch .He ,of course, invariably manages to survive to fight another day .

In Belgium wooden puppets first appeared in the 1820s in cities like liege . The liege puppetsare in fact string puppets without strings！They have a single rod（棒）attached to their heads, whichmeans the puppeteers aren’t able to raise the arms and legs, but can move the body up and down and the head from side to side. Many of the stories used to be historical or religious but it is Tchantches,a comic character wit patched trousers and a big black hat, who is the best loved character today. LikeMr. Punch, he is a simple man who is also greedy, quarrelsome and lazy. He makes fun of everyone, but is often warm--hearted and tender.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that______________.

A. puppets are much more popular nowadays .

B. people prefer puppets to special effects

C. puppets were mainly intended for children

D. people used puppets to make fun for adults

2.The underlined word “invariably”in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________.

A. constantly   B. naturally

C. immediately  D. bravely

3.The biggest difference between puppets in Britain and puppets in Belgium is their___________.

A. performing time

B. operating ways

C. producing material

D. decorating characters

4.The passage is mainly about__________________.

A. different kinds of puppets

B. how puppets came into being

C. why puppets are popular

D. story---telling through puppets

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了木偶这种神奇的东西，人们可以通过木偶给小孩子讲述故事的形式告诉他们道理，并且讲述了不通国家的木偶制作方法有所不同。

1.C细节理解题。根据文中，Although some of us think of puppets as children’s entertainment, they were----and oftenstill are used to tell serious stories to adult audiences，可知这些木有被认为是孩子们用来娱乐的玩具，有时候也会用木偶给孩子将一些故事，所以可知这些木偶主要是给孩子们的，故选C。

2.A词义猜测题。“invariably”意为“总是，不断地”，在这里表示总是，与A项相近，故选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据文中“glove puppets with woodenheads”和“The liege puppetsare in fact string puppets without strings”可知两国间的木偶的制作方法是不同的，故选B。

4.D主旨大意题。根据上下文内容以及文章第一段“Although some of us think of puppets as children’s entertainment, they were----and oftenstill are used to tell serious stories to adult audiences.”，可知本文主要讲述了可以通过木偶来给小朋友讲述一些有意义的故事，故选D。

考点：考查历史文化类短文阅读。