Question

【題目】

At the bottom of the sea, there lived a beautiful mermaid princess (人魚(yú)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(gè)故事的概括：一個(gè)美人魚(yú)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(yú)變成了人，……

【1】

語(yǔ)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(yú)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(shí)，小美人魚(yú)上升到了海面上，可知美人魚(yú)公主是想去看外面的世界。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知D選項(xiàng)The little mermaid wanted to go and see the world. 小美人魚(yú)想去看看這個(gè)世界，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選D。

【2】

語(yǔ)境理解題。根據(jù)上文And she saw a handsome prince standing on it. 她看到一個(gè)英俊的王子站在船上，可知這是王子和美人魚(yú)公主第一次見(jiàn)面，對(duì)應(yīng)B選項(xiàng)的at first sight。所以選B項(xiàng)The princess fell in love with him at first sight. 公主對(duì)他一見(jiàn)鐘情，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選B。

【3】

語(yǔ)境理解題。根據(jù)上文When the prince came to life, the little mermaid hid behind a nearby rock. 當(dāng)王子蘇醒過(guò)來(lái)時(shí)，小美人魚(yú)就躲在附近的一塊巖石后面。可知此處應(yīng)是解釋小美人魚(yú)為什么躲在巖石后面。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知A選項(xiàng)She thought he might get scared by her tail. 她認(rèn)為他可能會(huì)被她的尾巴嚇到，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選A。

【4】

語(yǔ)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(yīng)是向海中的女巫尋求幫助的原因，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知F選項(xiàng)She wanted to become a human so that she could stay with the prince. 她想變成一個(gè)人，這樣她就可以和王子在一起了，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選F。

【5】

語(yǔ)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(dòng)聽(tīng)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(huì)變成泡沫�？芍�此處應(yīng)是女巫提出的一項(xiàng)條件。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知C選項(xiàng)What’s more, she could never return to the sea. 而且，她再也回不去大海了，符合語(yǔ)境，故答案選C。