Question

    Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the nine o’clock Mystery Hour. Today we’ll show you two British stories. We hope you’ll enjoy them.

About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin color turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can turn green.

Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It’s a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness.

1.What kind of story is talked about in this program?

A.Romantic stories. B.Mysteries. C.Horror stories. D.Comedies.

2.Where did the stories happen?

A. B. C. D.

3.Which sentence is TRUE about the two green children?

A.They both enjoyed a long and happy life.

B.The girl’s eyes and skin were green all her life.

C.At first they spoke the same language as people in the small village did.

D.Maybe they hadn’t eaten enough for long before they reached the village.

4.What does Nessie look like according to some witnesses?

A. B. C. D.

5.What can we learn from the second story?

A.Scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster or not in Loch Ness.

B.Loch Ness is very deep and warm lake in Scotland.

C.People have taken very clear pictures of Nessie.

D.In fact Nessie is a whale or a snake.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了九点钟神秘时刻，讲了两个英国故事。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二句话中的"mystery hour"可译为“神秘时光”，再综合文章大意，故答案应为B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二行的"British stories"可知是发生在英国的故事。所以，答案应为C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三行至第八行。A句的意思是“他们都度过了漫长而快乐的一生。”选项A由文章第五行末尾"The boy died a year later，but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there"得知男孩一年后就死了，女孩长大并强壮，在那度过了剩余的一生。所以选项A是错误的；B句的意思是“女孩的眼睛和皮肤一生都是绿色的”可由文章第六行末尾至第七行的"And her skin color turned back to normal day by day"可得知，女孩的皮肤颜色一天天转为正常。所以选项B是错误的；C句的意思是“起初，他们说着和村里的人们一样的语言”，可由文章第四行"they spoke a strange language"可得知“他们说一种奇怪的语言”，所以选项C也是错的；D句的意思是“在他们到达村子之前可能他们长期没有足够的食物吃”，根据文章第七行"Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can turn green"，该句的意思是“科学家说有时候人长期不能吃到足够的食物，他们的皮肤会变苍白也可能变为绿色。”所以，D句是正确的。故答案为D。

4.细节理解题。根据本文第十四行和第十五行"It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(肿块)on its back. "可得知“它看起来像一只恐龙，有着长长的鼻子和小小的头。它的背上还有一个大肿块。”再根据图片，故答案为C。

5.细节理解题。根据文章第十六行" Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not."该句得知选项A 是对的。由文章第九行"It’s a very deep and cold lake."该句可得知尼斯湖水并不温暖。所以B选项是错的。由文章第十五和十六行"People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear."得知“人们试图拍这个动物的照片，但是拍下的照片都不是很清晰”，重点在not这个词，所以选项C也是错的。文章倒数三行的"Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness."该句可译为“有人说它可能是一只鲸鱼或一条很大的鱼。有人认为它是一条蛇。其他人说根本什么都没有，只是人们的想象。可能我们将永远不知道尼斯湖里有什么。”所以选项D也是错误的，故答案为A。