Question

【題目】

At the bottom of the sea, there lived a beautiful mermaid princess (人魚公主). She was good at singing.【1】But she was not allowed until she turned fifteen.

Finally, it was her 15th birthday. The little mermaid rose up to the surface of the sea. There was a large ship on the sea. And she saw a handsome prince standing on it.【2】

However, a sudden storm turned over the ship. Many people fell into the sea, including the prince. The princess saved the prince and brought him to the shore (岸). The princess took care of him all night. When the prince came to life, the little mermaid hid behind a nearby rock.【3】 Just then, a young girl came by. Thinking the girl had saved his life, the prince thanked her.

The little mermaid watched the prince leave. She wanted to tell the prince the truth, but she couldn’t. From then on, the little mermaid always swam near the palace at night to see the prince.

【4】 So she asked the sea witch (女巫) for help. The witch agreed to turn her into a human, but she had to give up her beautiful voice.【5】 And if the prince married someone else, she would become foam (泡沫). The little mermaid took the medicine and swam to the prince’s palace...

What would happen? Read the story The Little Mermaid to find it out. Choose five sentences out of the six in the box to complete the passage. Each choice should be used only once.

A.She thought he might get scared by her tail.

B.The princess fell in love with him at first sight.

C.What’s more, she could never return to the sea.

D.The little mermaid wanted to go and see the world.

E.The princess and the prince lived happily from then on.

F.She wanted to become a human so that she could stay with the prince.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章敘述了一個故事的概括：一個美人魚公主在15歲生日那天前往海面，遇到了英俊的王子并救下了他，在女巫的幫助下，美人魚變成了人，……

【1】

語境理解題。根據(jù)下文But she was not allowed until she turned fifteen. 但是在15歲之前她都不被允許，可知此處是美人魚公主想要做的事情。再根據(jù)Finally, it was her 15th birthday. The little mermaid rose up to the surface of the sea. 最后，在她十五歲生日時，小美人魚上升到了海面上，可知美人魚公主是想去看外面的世界。結(jié)合選項，可知D選項The little mermaid wanted to go and see the world. 小美人魚想去看看這個世界，符合語境，故答案選D。

【2】

語境理解題。根據(jù)上文And she saw a handsome prince standing on it. 她看到一個英俊的王子站在船上，可知這是王子和美人魚公主第一次見面，對應B選項的at first sight。所以選B項The princess fell in love with him at first sight. 公主對他一見鐘情，符合語境，故答案選B。

【3】

語境理解題。根據(jù)上文When the prince came to life, the little mermaid hid behind a nearby rock. 當王子蘇醒過來時，小美人魚就躲在附近的一塊巖石后面�？芍�此處應是解釋小美人魚為什么躲在巖石后面。結(jié)合選項，可知A選項She thought he might get scared by her tail. 她認為他可能會被她的尾巴嚇到，符合語境，故答案選A。

【4】

語境理解題。根據(jù)下文So she asked the sea witch for help. 所以她向海中的女巫尋求幫助�？芍�此處應是向海中的女巫尋求幫助的原因，結(jié)合選項，可知F選項She wanted to become a human so that she could stay with the prince. 她想變成一個人，這樣她就可以和王子在一起了，符合語境，故答案選F。

【5】

語境理解題。根據(jù)上文but she had to give up her beautiful voice. 但是她不得不放棄她優(yōu)美動聽的聲音，以及下文And if the prince married someone else, she would become foam. 如果王子娶了別人，她就會變成泡沫�？芍�此處應是女巫提出的一項條件。結(jié)合選項，可知C選項What’s more, she could never return to the sea. 而且，她再也回不去大海了，符合語境，故答案選C。