Question

I was born at Blunderstone, in Suffolk, in the east of England, and was given my poor father’s name, David Copperfield. Sadly, he never saw me and died six months before I was born. My early childhood was extremely happy, as my beautiful mother and kind Peggotty took care of me. But when I was about eight, a shadow passed over my happiness. My mother often went out walking, in her best clothes, with a gentleman called Mr Murdstone. He seemed to be very fond of my mother. But I knew that Peggotty did not like him.

A few months later Peggotty told me that my mother was going to have a short holiday with some friends. Meanwhile Peggotty and I would go to stay with her brother Daniel in Yarmouth，on the east coast, for two weeks. I spent a wonderfully happy two weeks there, playing all day on the beach with Emily, and sleeping in my own little bed on the ship. I am sure I was in love with little Emily in my childish way, and I cried bitterly when we had to say goodbye at the end of the holiday.

But on the way home to Blunderstone, Peggotty looked at me very worriedly. ‘she said suddenly in a trembling voice.‘I must tell you—While we’ve been away, your dear mother—has married Mr Murdstone！He’s your stepfather now!’

I was deeply shocked. I could not understand how my mother could have married that man. And when we arrived home, I went straight to my room and lay sobbing on my bed, which made my poor mother very unhappy too. As she sat beside me, holding my hand, Mr Murdstone suddenly came in.

What’s this, Chara, my love?’ he asked sternly. ‘Remember, you must be firm with the boy！I’ve told you before, you’re too weak with him!’ And when mother left the room, Mr Murdstone whispered angrily to me, ‘David, do you know what I’ll do if you don’t obey me？I’ll beat you like a dog!’ I was still very young, and I was very frightened of him. If he had said one kind word to me, perhaps I would have liked and trusted him, and my life would have been different. Instead, I hated him for the influence he had over my dear mother, who wanted to be kind to me, but also wanted to please her new husband．

1.According to the passage, what ended David’s happy childhood?

A. His father’s death.

B. Peggotty’s ignorance of him.

C. His mother’s acquaintance with Mr.Murdstone.

D. Mr.Murdstone’s love to his mother.

2.What’s the author’s tone in writing the underlined sentences in P2?

A. Serious.    B. Humorous.

C. Sad.    D. Regretful.

3.How did David think about Mr.Murdstone?

A. Strict and firm.    B. Sensible and caring.

C. Gentle and helpful.    D. Mean and unkind.

4.According to the passage, what’s most likely to be mentioned in the follwing part?

A. Peggotty’s help to David.    B. Mr.Murdstone’s cruelty to David.

C. David’s fights against Mr.Murdstone.    D. David’s love to mother.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】本文主要讲了作者很小的时候爸爸就去世了，没过几天幸福的生活之后，妈妈就找了新的丈夫——Murdstone，他又刻薄，又不善良，这让David开始了他不幸的童年生活。

1.C

细节理解题。根据第一段But when I was about eight, a shadow passed over my happiness. My mother often went out walking, in her best clothes, with a gentleman called Mr Murdstone.可知，由于David的妈妈结识了Murdstone而使他的幸福童年终结。故选C.

2.B

推理判断题。根据划线句子的意思：“我相信我是以我幼稚的方式爱上了小艾米丽，当我们在假期结束不得不说再见时，我哭了。当时作者很小，两个孩子很小，在一起的两周玩得好，而不愿分开，显然作者是以一种幽默的手法，在写这种两小无猜的情谊。故选B.

3.D

推理判断题。根据最后一段可知Murdstone不让妈妈对David好，可以推断出他是刻薄的；再根据Murdstone在妈妈离开后对David说要打他，可以推断出他是不友好的。故选D.

4.B

推理判断题。本文主要讲了作者很小的时候爸爸就去世了，没过几天幸福的生活之后，妈妈就找了新的丈夫——Murdstone，他又刻薄，又不善良，这让David开始了他不幸的童年生活。文中最后一段就主要讲述Murdstone开始对他不好，所以可以推断出接来要讲述Murdstone是如何虐待David的。故选B.

【名师点睛】

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了作出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。例如第2小题推理判断题。根据划线句子的意思：“我相信我是以我幼稚的方式爱上了小艾米丽，当我们在假期结束不得不说再见时，我哭了。当时作者很小，两个孩子很小，在一起的两周玩得好，而不愿离分开，根据生活常识推断显然作者是以一种幽默的手法，在写这种两小无猜的情谊。故选B.