Question

【題目】 The clock struck twelve.

Scrooge looked around him for the Ghost, but he couldn’t see it. Then he remembered old Jacob Marley’s prediction. He lifted his eyes, and he saw a serious Ghost. The ghost wore a black robe (長(zhǎng)袍). The robe covered its head, its face and its body. The only thing visible was a hand. The ghost neither spoke nor moved. Scrooge was terrified.

“AreyoutheGhostofChristmasYettoCome?”askedScrooge.

TheGhostdidn’tanswer,butitpointeditshandinfrontofit.

“Youaregoingtoshowmethefuture,”Scroogecontinued.“AmI right,Ghost?”

TheGhostnoddeditshead.ThatwastheonlyanswerScrooge received.

“Ghost of the Future,” he said, “I’m more afraid of you than of all the other ghosts. But because I want to be a better man, I will go with you. Please, speaktome.”

Itdidn’treply.Thehandpointedstraightinfrontofthem.

“Leadon!”saidScrooge.

The Ghost moved forwards. Scrooge followed in the shadow of its robe. And the robe carried him along. The city suddenly appeared around them. There they were, in the heart of it. The Ghost stopped beside some businessmen at the Stock (股票) Exchange. Its hand was pointing to them, so Scrooge listened to their conversation.

“Ionlyknowhe’sdead,”saidagreatfatman.

“Whendidhedie?”askedanother.

“Lastnight,Ithink.”

“Whatwasthematterwithhim?”askedathird.

“Godknows,”saidthefirst,withayawn.

“Whathashedonewithhismoney?”askedared-facedgentleman.

“I don’t know,” said the great fat man, yawning again. “He hasn’t left it to me. That’s all I know.”

Everybodylaughed.

“It will be a very small funeral (葬禮),” said the great fat man. “I don’t think anybody will go to it.”

Scrooge knew the men. And he looked towards the Ghost for an explanation. He didn’t understand why this conversation was important. But he knew it must be.

Scrooge looked around the place. He looked at the clock. It was strange. He was usually there at this time, but he couldn’t see himself.

【1】What does the underlined word “terrified” in the passage probably mean?

A.excitedB.boredC.surprisedD.scared

【2】WhatdidMr.ScroogeasktheGhostto showhim?

A.His past.B.His present.C.His future.D.His funeral.

【3】Why did Mr.Scrooge followtheGhost all the way?

A.Because he was too afraid to say no.

B.Because he wanted to be a better man.

C.Because he was curious about his future.

D.Because he wanted it to give him an explanation.

【4】How did thebusinessmenfeel about thedeadman?

A.They didn’t take pity on him.

B.They felt sad about his death.

C.They showed great respect for him.

D.They felt very happy for having his money.

【5】What can you infer (推斷) from the passage?

A.TheGhostdidn’t apear until 12 o’clock.

B.The dead man would probably be Mr. Scrooge himself.

C.Scrooge knew those businessmen at the Stock Exchange.

D.The Ghost would explain all the things in detail to Scrooge later.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文是《圣誕頌歌》里的一個(gè)片段，主要講述的是斯克羅吉見到一個(gè)幽靈，這個(gè)幽靈將展示給他看他的未來，于是幽靈帶著他到市中心的證券交易所聽了幾個(gè)商人之間的對(duì)話。

【1】

詞義猜測(cè)題。excited興奮的；bored無聊的；surprised出人意料的；scared害怕的。根據(jù)“he ghost wore a black robe (長(zhǎng)袍). The robe covered its head, its face and its body. The only thing visible was a hand. The ghost neither spoke nor moved.”這些對(duì)幽靈的描述，頭，臉和身體被長(zhǎng)袍遮蓋，只能看見一只手，可知，是比較駭人的，且根據(jù)下文“I’m more afraid of you”，可知，terrified是“害怕的，恐懼的”的意思，故選D。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“You are going to show me the future…The Ghost nodded its head. ”可知，幽靈將要給他展示他的未來，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選C。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“But because I want to be a better man, I will go with you. ”可知，斯克羅吉跟著幽靈是因?yàn)樗�想成更好的人，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選B。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Everybody laughed. ”及“It will be a very small funeral (葬禮)…I don’t think anybody will go to it” 每個(gè)人都笑了，并說沒有人會(huì)參加他的葬禮，由此可推斷，這些人并不尊重他，也不同情他，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選A。

【5】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“He didn’t understand why this conversation was important. But he knew it must be. ”及“ It was strange. He was usually there at this time, but he couldn’t see himself.”可知，這個(gè)對(duì)話對(duì)他來說很重要，且這個(gè)時(shí)候他本該也在這個(gè)地方，但是卻沒看到自己，由此推斷，這個(gè)死了的人可能是他自己，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選B。