Question

    "Where’s Daddy going with the axe（斧头）?"said Joan to her mother.

"Out to the hoghouse（猪圈）," 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（眼泪）. "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.raise B.throw C.accept D.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（感动）by her daughter’s words in the end.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

文章介绍了Joan对于父亲要把发育不好生下来就很虚弱的小猪解决掉很不忍心，与父亲争辩一番，力求父亲不要那么做。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Some pigs were born last night. 一些猪昨晚生了。可知，一些猪小猪出生了，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据文中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. 其中一头猪很小，又瘦又弱，永远长不出来。所以你父亲必须把它处理掉。以及后文This is a matter of life and death这是一个生死攸关的问题。以及“But it’s not right,” cried Joan. “If I had been very weak a birth, would you have killed me?”“但这不对，”琼喊道“如果我出生时很虚弱，你会杀了我吗？”可知这里的do away with指的是“杀死”，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“Please don’t do it!” she said with eyes full of tears（眼泪）. “It’s not its mistake to be so weak.” “请不要这样做！”她满眼泪水地说“如此软弱并不是它的错误。”可知，她认为小猪的虚弱不是它自己的问题，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文中“Joan,” said Mr. Arable, “I know more about raising pigs than you do. A thin and weak pig makes trouble.” “琼，”阿拉布尔先生说，“我对养猪的了解比你多。瘦弱的猪会惹出麻烦。”由此推断出他认为瘦弱的猪长不大，故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据文中“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，”她妈妈说，“其中一只猪很小，又瘦又弱，永远长不大。所以你父亲必须把它处理掉。”可知A选项是正确的；根据文中“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. “但这不对，”琼喊道“如果我出生时很虚弱，你会杀了我吗？”阿拉布尔先生笑了。”当然不会，”他说，带着爱低头看着女儿。可知B选项是正确的；根据文中“Joan,” said Mr. Arable, “I know more about raising pigs than you do.”“琼，”阿拉布尔先生说，“我对养猪的了解比你多。”可知C选项表达错误；根据文中“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. “这是我听说过的最可怕的事情。”阿拉贝尔先生的脸上出现了一种奇怪的表情。他自己也几乎要哭出来了。可知D选项是正确的，故选C。