Question

I am Henry Jekyll. I was born in the 1800s. I inherited(继承) a large fortune, a healthy body and an excellent mind. I was naturally hard-working and soon I was very successful in my job. So the outside world saw a serious, hard-working, successful doctor. Behind this quiet character, however, was a wild, fun-loving, irresponsible young man. Both of them were me. They lived together in the same body.

“Was it possible,” I wondered, “to find a drug that could give each side of my character its own separate face and body?”

After much thought and careful study I believed I had found the answer. I had read many scientific books and spent many hours in my laboratory, searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug. At last I got everything ready.

Late one night, I mixed everything together and prepared my drug. I watched the smoke rising from the liquid as its color changed from red to purple and at last to green. Then, bravely, I drank every bitter drop.

I felt a violent sickness in my stomach and a terrible pain in all my bones. The room seemed to turn round and round and I trembled with fear. Then the fear and pain disappeared and a strange, sweet feeling took its place. Wild thoughts danced through my mind—the wild passions of an evil and cruel stranger. But inside myself I felt younger, lighter, more carefree than ever before. “If this is pure evil,” I thought, “I like it.”

I stood there, enjoying these strange new thoughts and passions and suddenly realized that I was shorter. So I decided to go to my bedroom in my new body and take a look at myself in the mirror there. As I came into my room, I saw Edward Hyde for the first time.

At that time, the good side of my character was stronger than the evil side. Henry Jekyll had his faults, but he was mostly a good, kind man. I believe that is the reason why Edward Hyde was so much smaller than Henry Jekyll. But that was not the only difference between the two men. Henry Jekyll had a kind, open, honest face. But pure evil stared out of Edward Hyde’s eyes. I felt no dislike, however. Indeed, I welcomed him. Edward Hyde was me, young and strong and full of life.

1.In others’ eyes, the writer was ______.

A. wild and successful    B. fun-loving and responsible

C. quiet and irresponsible    D. serious and hard-working

2.The writer wanted to find a drug to ______.

A. discover the right mixture of chemicals

B. create separate bodies for both sides

C. observe the change of the chemicals

D. make himself smaller but stronger

3.From the passage we can learn that the writer ______.

A. felt quite delighted right after taking the drug

B. preferred kind Henry to pure evil Edward

C. was very sick of the shorter Edward Hyde

D. was satisfied with both of his bodies[

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

【解析】本文为科幻故事。作者是一个外表严肃、勤奋、成功的年轻医生，而内心又是一个狂野、有趣、不负责任的人。有一天，他发明了能为他性格两面创造出独立身体的药物。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的So the outside world saw a serious, hard-working, successful doctor.可知，作者在外人眼中是一个严肃、勤奋、成功的医生。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Was it possible,” I wondered, “to find a drug that could give each side of my character its own separate face and body?”（我想知道，找到一种能让我性格的每一面都有自己的脸和身体的药是可能的吗？）可推知，作者想找一种药物来为两种性格创造不同的身体。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Henry Jekyll had a kind, open, honest face. But pure evil stared out of Edward Hyde’s eyes. I felt no dislike, however. Indeed, I welcomed him. Edward Hyde was me, young and strong and full of life.（Henry Jekyll有开放而诚实的脸孔。但是，纯粹的邪恶从Edward Hyde的眼睛里瞪了出来。然而，我并不觉得讨厌。的确，我欢迎他。Edward Hyde是我，年轻强壮、充满活力。）可推知，作者对他的两个独立的个体还是很满意的。故选D。