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The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼澤地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.

“So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name?”

“Are you sure you want to hear it? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.

“Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”

“Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.

“Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different ---- it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.

“You are clearing too much land,” warned one old man. “The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it.”

“Silly fool,” said Dennis to himself. “If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’ s just jealous(妒忌的)!”

“Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”

“What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.

“The land hit back ---- just as the old man warned,” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”

“What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t…” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (暈倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.

1.The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closed in meaning to ________.

A. courageB. assistanceC. instructionD. challenge

2.Dennis ignored the warning of the old man because ________.

A. the old man was jealous of him

B. the old man was foolish

C. he was too busy to listen to others

D. he was greedy（貪婪的）for more crops

3.Why did Tom scream and faint?

A. He saw Dennis’s shadow.

B. He was scared by a plant.

C. His friends played a joke on him.

D. The weather became extremely cold.

4.What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?

A. Grasp all, lose all.

B. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

C. No sweat, no sweet.

D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：在黑沉沉的夜晚，三個朋友Martin，Tom and Jack來到了一片陰濕恐怖的沼澤地。篝火旁聊起了它名字的緣由。故事的主人公Dennis貪婪成性，亂砍亂伐。開墾地樹沒了，動物走了，變成了一塊沼澤地。他受到大地的報應(yīng)——被沼澤植物拖入水中而亡。聽后，Tom暈了！他臉上竟然爬滿了常春藤。一個著實恐怖的笑話！

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4.4】主旨題  Grasp all, lose all欲盡得，必盡失No sweat, no sweet 不勞則無獲It is no use crying over spilt milk覆水難收He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯錯誤，就一事無成。沼澤地名稱由來的故事講的是主人公Dennis貪婪成性，受到大地的報應(yīng)——被沼澤植物拖入水中而亡。那只有Grasp all, lose all（欲盡得，必盡失）一言可以概括。選A。

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