Question

    Long long ago, there lived a man and a woman who had seven sons. The couple wanted a daughter very much, and finally, they had a girl. She was very pretty and her parents loved her very much. One day the father needed water for the child, so he sent the seven brothers to a well (井) in the forest to get it. Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the water jug (壶) fell into the well. The boys looked into the well and thought of their father. They were afraid to go home.

Hours passed. "Where are those boys?" shouted the angry father. "They are probably playing a game and have forgotten about the water. I wish they were all turned into ravens (乌鸦) !"And when he looked up, he saw seven black birds flying away. The father was shocked. "What have I done? he thought. But it was too late. He could not take back his words.

Later, the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers. The story of their bad luck influenced her deeply, and she decided to find them. For years, she searched and did not stop. She made up her mind to find them. Finally, she found their home. To enter, she needed a special key made from a chicken bone, which she did not have. The girl thought for a moment, and then took a knife and cut off one of her fingers. With it, she opened the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She ate and drank a little from each of them. In the last cup, she accidently dropped a ring that her parents had given her.

Later hat day, the ravens returned for their meal. The girl hid behind the door and watched. When the seventh raven drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The raven recognized it at once—it was his parents' ring. "I wish our sister were here, "he said, "and then we could be free. " At that moment, their sister ran to them, and suddenly the ravens were human again. The brothers kissed their sister and all eight of them went home together happily.

1.Why were the seven brothers afraid to go home at first?

A.They lost their father's ring. B.They threw away the water jug.

C.They didn't get back any water. D.Seven black ravens shocked them.

2.What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence in Para. 2?

A.The father regretted what he had said. B.The father was not pleased with his life.

C.The father was worried about his little girl. D.The father was angry with what his sons had done.

3.What was the first thing the girl did after she entered the raven's house?

A.She ate and drank. B.She hid behind a door.

C.She took out a knife D.She sat and waited for the ravens.

4.How did the ravens become human again?

A.They ate a magic ring. B.One raven made a wish after seeing the ring.

C.They drank with a special cup from their father. D.Their sister kissed them.

5.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A.Don't talk to strange people. B.Work hard and you will be happy.

C.Your parents always know best. D.Think carefully about what to say.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

这个故事讲述的是一对夫妇有七个儿子，然后有了一个女儿，他们非常疼爱这个女儿。父亲让七个儿子去给女儿打水，他们不小心把水壶掉到了井里，不敢回家。父亲很生气，诅咒儿子们变成了乌鸦。女孩长大后，找到了她的哥哥们，又把他们变回了人。

1.

细节理解题。根据短文第一段“Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the water jug (壶) fell into the well. The boys looked into the well and thought of their father. They were afraid to go home.”可知，七个儿子把水壶掉进了井里，没办法打水了，所以不敢回家。故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据短文第二段“The father was shocked. "What have I done? he thought. But it was too late. He could not take back his words.”可知，父亲知道自己说错了话，但是太晚了，说出的话无法收回了，父亲很后悔。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据短文第三段“On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She ate and drank a little from each of them”可知，女孩进到哥哥们的家里后，桌子上有七个盘子和七个杯子，她从每个里面吃了一点、喝了一点。故选A。

4.

细节理解题。根据短文最后一段“The raven recognized it at once—it was his parents' ring. "I wish our sister were here, "he said, "and then we could be free. " At that moment, their sister ran to them, and suddenly the ravens were human again.”可知，乌鸦看到是自己父母的戒指之后，他许了一个愿望，希望他们的妹妹能在这里，这时女孩跑向了他们，这些乌鸦就变回了人。故选B。

5.

推理判断题。A“不要和陌生人说话”；B“努力工作你就会快乐的”；C“你的父母总是最清楚的”；D“仔细考虑说什么”。根据文意可知，故事中父亲一时生气，说让儿子们变成乌鸦，没想到他们真的变成了乌鸦，最后女儿长大后，又把哥哥们变成了人。D选项符合文意，故选D。