【題目】 "Where’s Daddy going with the axe（斧頭）?"said Joan to her mother.

"Out to the hoghouse（豬圈）," replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were born last night."

"I don’t know why he needs an axe," continued Joan. She was only eight.

"Well," said her mother, "one of the pigs is very small, thin and weak, and it will never grow up. So your father has to do away with it."

"Do away with it?" cried Joan. "Just because it’s smaller than the others?"

"Don’t cry, Joan!" Mrs Arable said. "The pig would probably die anyway." Joan pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors.

"Please don’t do it!" she said with eyes full of tears（眼淚）. "It’s not its mistake to be so weak." "Joan," Mr. Arable said gently, "you will have to learn to control yourself." "This is a matter of life and death, and you talk about controlling myself." cried Joan. Tears ran down her face and she took hold of the axe and tried to pull it out of her father’s hand.

"Joan," said Mr. Arable, "I know more about raising pigs than you do. A thin and weak pig makes trouble."

"But it’s not right," cried Joan. "If I had been very weak at birth, would you have killed me?" Mr. Arable smiled. "Certainly not," he said, looking down at his daughter with love. "But this is different. A little girl is one thing; a little weak pig is another. "

"I see no difference," replied Joan, still holding on to the axe. "This is the most terrible thing I have ever heard of." A strange look came over Mr. Arable’s face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself.

【1】What happened last night?

A.The hoghouse fell down.B.Some pigs were born.

C.Her father got lost in the forest.D.Joan took some sheep home.

【2】What does the underlined phrase "do away with" mean in English?

A.raiseB.throwC.acceptD.kill

【3】Why did Joan want to stop her father?

A.Because she thought the pig was very lovely.

B.Because she liked the pig very much.

C.Because she thought it was not the pig’s mistake to be so weak.

D.Because she couldn’t control herself.

【4】What did Mr. Arable think of the pig?

A.The pig was so weak that it couldn’t grow up.B.The pig was very strong.

C.The pig was so fat that he wanted to sell it.D.The pig was the same as Joan.

【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Mrs. Arable didn’t stop Mr. Arable when he went to the hoghouse with the axe.

B.Joan was loved by her father very much.

C.Mr. Arable didn’t know how to raise pigs.

D.Mr. Arable was moved（感動(dòng)）by her daughter’s words in the end.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

文章介紹了Joan對(duì)于父親要把發(fā)育不好生下來就很虛弱的小豬解決掉很不忍心，與父親爭(zhēng)辯一番，力求父親不要那么做。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Some pigs were born last night. 一些豬昨晚生了�？芍恍┴i小豬出生了，故選B。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中one of the pigs is very small, thin and weak, and it will never grow up. So your father has to do away with it. 其中一頭豬很小，又瘦又弱，永遠(yuǎn)長(zhǎng)不出來。所以你父親必須把它處理掉。以及后文This is a matter of life and death這是一個(gè)生死攸關(guān)的問題。以及“But it’s not right,” cried Joan. “If I had been very weak a birth, would you have killed me?”“但這不對(duì)，”瓊喊道“如果我出生時(shí)很虛弱，你會(huì)殺了我嗎？”可知這里的do away with指的是“殺死”，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Please don’t do it!” she said with eyes full of tears（眼淚）. “It’s not its mistake to be so weak.” “請(qǐng)不要這樣做！”她滿眼淚水地說“如此軟弱并不是它的錯(cuò)誤�！笨芍�，她認(rèn)為小豬的虛弱不是它自己的問題，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中“Joan,” said Mr. Arable, “I know more about raising pigs than you do. A thin and weak pig makes trouble.” “瓊，”阿拉布爾先生說，“我對(duì)養(yǎng)豬的了解比你多。瘦弱的豬會(huì)惹出麻煩�！庇纱送茢喑鏊J(rèn)為瘦弱的豬長(zhǎng)不大，故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Well,” said her mother, “one of the pigs is very small, thin and weak, and it will never grow up. So your father has to do away with it.” “好吧，”她媽媽說，“其中一只豬很小，又瘦又弱，永遠(yuǎn)長(zhǎng)不大。所以你父親必須把它處理掉�！笨芍�A選項(xiàng)是正確的；根據(jù)文中“But it’s not right,” cried Joan. “If I had been very weak a birth, would you have killed me?” Mr. Arable smiled. “Certainly not,” he said, looking down at his daughter with love. “但這不對(duì)，”瓊喊道“如果我出生時(shí)很虛弱，你會(huì)殺了我嗎？”阿拉布爾先生笑了�！碑�(dāng)然不會(huì)，”他說，帶著愛低頭看著女兒�？芍�B選項(xiàng)是正確的；根據(jù)文中“Joan,” said Mr. Arable, “I know more about raising pigs than you do.”“瓊，”阿拉布爾先生說，“我對(duì)養(yǎng)豬的了解比你多�！笨芍�C選項(xiàng)表達(dá)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文中“This is the most terrible thing I have ever heard of.” A strange look came over Mr. Arable’s face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself. “這是我聽說過的最可怕的事情�！卑⒗悹栂壬哪樕铣霈F(xiàn)了一種奇怪的表情。他自己也幾乎要哭出來了�？芍�D選項(xiàng)是正確的，故選C。

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