【題目】 The year was 1859. America and England had already fought two wars. Now, they were at peace. But one day a pig got hungry. And it nearly caused another war between the two countries.

The pig was owned by a British man who lived on a small island. The island was just of the western part of North America. Both England and the US said the island was theirs. Across the island from the British man lived some American farmers. Everyone on the island got along peacefully. But the peace ended the day the British man's pig decided to eat some of an American farmer's potatoes.

One of the American farmers shot and killed the pig. Then the pigs owner wanted $100 from the man who shot the animal. That was a lot of money, so the farmer refused to pay it. The British and Americans began to argue, and the situation got worse. The farmers asked the governor over the island at that time for help. He sent a group of soldiers to protect the farmers. The British answered by sending 2,000 soldiers. The British were on one side of the island, and the Americans were on the other. The problem that began with the pig was about to become a shooting war.

When news of the problem reached Washington and London, both leaders were surprised. Neither country wanted another war. They sent some men to try to fix the problem. After a discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island. Then the others would have to leave.

Twelve years went by. Neither side wanted to give up the island, but they knew they had to do something. They asked the leader of Germany to help decide. After nearly a year of discussion, a decision was made. America would get the island.

Finally, the Pig War was over and only one shot was fired. That was the shot that killed the pig!

【1】What caused the problem on the island according to the passage?

A. An American shot a British man.

B. A group of soldiers came to the island.

C. British men destroyed an American's farmland.

D. A British man's pig ate some potatoes of an American farmer's.

【2】The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 4 refers to _______________.

A. the farmersB. the leadersC. the soldiersD. the Germans

【3】According to the passage, the real purpose of the two countries was _________________.

A. to own an islandB. to kill a pigC. to get more moneyD. to start a war

【4】Which of the following might he the best title for the passage?

A. The Pig IslandB. The Pig War

C. The Pig on the IslandD. The Island War

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

你知道嗎，因?yàn)橐活^豬，兩個(gè)國(guó)家差點(diǎn)開始一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)？這說的是1859年的英國(guó)和美國(guó)，那時(shí)他們共同占有一個(gè)島。其中有一個(gè)英國(guó)人飼養(yǎng)了一頭豬，這頭豬太餓了，吃了美國(guó)農(nóng)民種植的土豆，于是美國(guó)農(nóng)民就把豬殺死了，英國(guó)人索要賠款，于是雙方開始了爭(zhēng)論，最后竟然動(dòng)用了士兵，雙方戰(zhàn)事即將展開。但兩國(guó)政府都不愿意打仗，派人去解決這個(gè)問題。直到12年之后，他們請(qǐng)了一個(gè)德國(guó)的領(lǐng)袖來裁決這個(gè)島的歸屬，經(jīng)過一年的討論，美國(guó)人得到了這個(gè)島。這場(chǎng)由豬引發(fā)的沖突也結(jié)束了。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段The pig was owned by a British man who lived on a small island. Across the island from the British man lived some American farmers. Everyone on the island got along peacefully. But the peace ended the day the British man's pig decided to eat some of an American farmer's potatoes.可知，由于英國(guó)人飼養(yǎng)的豬吃了美國(guó)農(nóng)民種植的土豆，島上的和平被打破了。由此可知應(yīng)選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。They是一個(gè)代詞，代指上文提到的人或物，因此根據(jù)上句話After discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island.“討論之后決定每個(gè)國(guó)家都會(huì)在島上保留一小部分士兵”，以及這句話They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island.“他們會(huì)一直待在那兒，直到兩個(gè)國(guó)家決定誰擁有這座島”可知，“他們”指的是留在島上的士兵，故應(yīng)選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第四段They sent some men to try to fix the problem. After . discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island. Then the others would have to leave.可知，豬引發(fā)了兩國(guó)之間的沖突這只是直接原因，而他們問題的根本是誰擁有這座島。因此兩個(gè)國(guó)家對(duì)峙的目的是想擁有這座島。故應(yīng)選A。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文第一段But one day a pig got hungry. And it nearly caused another war between the two countries和最后一段Finally, the Pig War was over可知，這篇短文給我們講述了一場(chǎng)由豬引發(fā)的沖突。故B選項(xiàng)The Pig War最能概括文章大意，選B。

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