C(2025·江苏扬州树人中学期末)
Mary began to like her life here. Every morning, she went outside after breakfast and spent most of the day in the grounds. The cold wind brought pink to her face. And she finished all of her food each evening. She was much healthier. After dinner, she liked sitting near the fire and talking to Martha.
“Why does Mr Craven hate the locked garden?” Mary asked once.
“It was Mrs Craven’s garden and she loved it. She looked after the flowers together with Mr Craven. No gardeners were allowed in.”
“But what happened?” Mary asked.
“There was an old tree in the garden with a branch like a seat. Mrs Craven often sat there, reading and talking. One day, the branch broke and she fell down. She was badly hurt and died soon. Mr Craven locked the garden and never talked about it.”
Mary seldom felt sorry for anyone, but now she understood how sad her uncle must be.
The wind roared around the house, and the doors and windows banged. Mary listened, and through the noise she thought that she heard a child crying.
“Can you hear someone crying?” she asked Martha.
Martha seemed pretty nervous. “No,” she answered. “It’s only the wind or the servant who works in the kitchen. She’s got a toothache. Perhaps she’s crying. I’m going to check if she needs any help.” After the words, Martha left the room quickly.
When Martha left her alone, Mary decided to explore the house. She went quietly along the corridor and up and down stairs. In the silence of the house, she heard again the sound of a child crying. She stopped to listen at a door, but then another door opened and Mrs Medlock came out. “What are you doing here?” she said, and she took Mary by the arm and pulled her away. “Get back to your room at once.”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
(
A. Mary seldom went outside
B. Mary didn’t like Martha
C. Mary felt bored with the life
D. Mary became much healthier
(
A. locked himself in the garden
B. never talked about the garden
C. cut down the tree in the garden
D. didn’t talk to anyone
(
A. To find where the crying came from.
B. To know the house better.
C. To help the servant in the kitchen.
D. To listen at a door of the house.
(
A. Mr Craven would leave home.
B. Martha didn’t tell the truth.
C. Mary knew her uncle well.
D. Mrs Medlock was very kind.
Mary began to like her life here. Every morning, she went outside after breakfast and spent most of the day in the grounds. The cold wind brought pink to her face. And she finished all of her food each evening. She was much healthier. After dinner, she liked sitting near the fire and talking to Martha.
“Why does Mr Craven hate the locked garden?” Mary asked once.
“It was Mrs Craven’s garden and she loved it. She looked after the flowers together with Mr Craven. No gardeners were allowed in.”
“But what happened?” Mary asked.
“There was an old tree in the garden with a branch like a seat. Mrs Craven often sat there, reading and talking. One day, the branch broke and she fell down. She was badly hurt and died soon. Mr Craven locked the garden and never talked about it.”
Mary seldom felt sorry for anyone, but now she understood how sad her uncle must be.
The wind roared around the house, and the doors and windows banged. Mary listened, and through the noise she thought that she heard a child crying.
“Can you hear someone crying?” she asked Martha.
Martha seemed pretty nervous. “No,” she answered. “It’s only the wind or the servant who works in the kitchen. She’s got a toothache. Perhaps she’s crying. I’m going to check if she needs any help.” After the words, Martha left the room quickly.
When Martha left her alone, Mary decided to explore the house. She went quietly along the corridor and up and down stairs. In the silence of the house, she heard again the sound of a child crying. She stopped to listen at a door, but then another door opened and Mrs Medlock came out. “What are you doing here?” she said, and she took Mary by the arm and pulled her away. “Get back to your room at once.”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
(
D
)7. From Paragraph One we know .A. Mary seldom went outside
B. Mary didn’t like Martha
C. Mary felt bored with the life
D. Mary became much healthier
(
B
)8. Mr Craven after his wife died.A. locked himself in the garden
B. never talked about the garden
C. cut down the tree in the garden
D. didn’t talk to anyone
(
A
)9. Why did Mary explore the house after Martha left?A. To find where the crying came from.
B. To know the house better.
C. To help the servant in the kitchen.
D. To listen at a door of the house.
(
B
)10. What can you infer(推断) from the passage?A. Mr Craven would leave home.
B. Martha didn’t tell the truth.
C. Mary knew her uncle well.
D. Mrs Medlock was very kind.
答案：7. D 【点拨】根据“She was much healthier.”可知，她健康多了。故选D。
8. B 【点拨】根据“One day, the branch broke and she fell down. She was badly hurt and died soon. Mr Craven locked the garden and never talked about it.”可知，他妻子去世之后，他再也没有谈论过那个花园。故选B。
9. A 【点拨】根据“Can you hear someone crying?”以及“When Martha left her alone, Mary decided to explore the house. She went quietly along the corridor and up and down stairs. In the silence of the house, she heard again the sound of a child crying.”可知，她想知道哭声来自哪里。故选A。
10. B 【点拨】根据倒数第二段内容可知，玛莎很紧张，说完话后快速离开了，可见玛莎没有说实话。故选B。
8. B 【点拨】根据“One day, the branch broke and she fell down. She was badly hurt and died soon. Mr Craven locked the garden and never talked about it.”可知，他妻子去世之后，他再也没有谈论过那个花园。故选B。
9. A 【点拨】根据“Can you hear someone crying?”以及“When Martha left her alone, Mary decided to explore the house. She went quietly along the corridor and up and down stairs. In the silence of the house, she heard again the sound of a child crying.”可知，她想知道哭声来自哪里。故选A。
10. B 【点拨】根据倒数第二段内容可知，玛莎很紧张，说完话后快速离开了，可见玛莎没有说实话。故选B。
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇名著节选类阅读理解题，解题时可以按照先标注题干关键词、再回原文定位匹配信息、逐一排除错误选项的思路推进：
1. 第7题明确限定信息范围是第一段，直接回到第一段逐句核对选项，就能找到对应描述；
2. 第8题提取关键词Mr Craven和妻子去世后的行为，定位到文中介绍Craven太太意外离世的段落，匹配选项即可得到答案；
3. 第9题提取关键词Mary explore the house，结合前文Mary听到不明来源的孩子哭声的铺垫，就能理清她探索房子的动机；
4. 第10题是推断题，不能选择原文直接明示的内容，要结合人物反常的表现推导隐藏信息，排除不符合原文逻辑的选项即可。
【解析】
7. 回到第一段核对信息：原文提到Mary每天早饭后都出门，能吃完所有食物，变得健康很多。A选项“Mary很少出门”和原文矛盾，B选项“Mary不喜欢Martha”第一段无对应表述，C选项“Mary对生活感到厌烦”和原文她享受户外生活的描述矛盾，只有D选项“Mary变得健康很多”和原文“She was much healthier.”完全匹配。
8. 定位到Craven太太去世的相关段落：原文明确说明Mr Craven在妻子去世后锁上了花园，再也没有谈论过它。A选项“把自己锁在花园里”表述错误，C选项“砍倒了花园里的树”原文未提及，D选项“不和任何人说话”无对应依据，B选项“从不谈论这个花园”和原文表述一致。
9. 结合上下文逻辑：Mary此前听到了疑似孩子的哭声，询问Martha后得到了非常敷衍的回答，所以她独自探索房子的目的是找到哭声的来源。B选项“更了解房子”无相关铺垫，C选项“帮厨房的仆人”是Martha的借口不是Mary的想法，D选项“在房门边听”是她探索过程中的动作而非目的，A选项符合逻辑。
10. 结合细节推导：Martha听到Mary问哭声的事之后表现得非常紧张，立刻找借口快速离开，后续Mary又再次听到了孩子的哭声，说明Martha之前说“哭声是牙疼的仆人”是谎言，她没有说实话。A选项“Craven先生会离家”原文无依据，C选项“Mary很了解她的叔叔”和原文“Mary才明白叔叔有多难过”的表述矛盾，D选项“Medlock太太很友善”和她直接拽走Mary、命令她回房间的表现矛盾。
【答案】
7. D 8. B 9. A 10. B
【知识点】
细节信息定位，逻辑推理判断，文本信息提取
【点评】
本题选取经典儿童文学《秘密花园》的节选片段作为阅读材料，题目设置梯度合理，前三道为基础细节理解题，最后一道为轻度推理题，既考察学生快速从文本中定位关键信息的能力，也引导学生避免主观臆断，学会结合上下文的细节推导隐藏信息，同时能激发学生对原著的阅读兴趣。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇名著节选类阅读理解题，解题时可以按照先标注题干关键词、再回原文定位匹配信息、逐一排除错误选项的思路推进：
1. 第7题明确限定信息范围是第一段，直接回到第一段逐句核对选项，就能找到对应描述；
2. 第8题提取关键词Mr Craven和妻子去世后的行为，定位到文中介绍Craven太太意外离世的段落，匹配选项即可得到答案；
3. 第9题提取关键词Mary explore the house，结合前文Mary听到不明来源的孩子哭声的铺垫，就能理清她探索房子的动机；
4. 第10题是推断题，不能选择原文直接明示的内容，要结合人物反常的表现推导隐藏信息，排除不符合原文逻辑的选项即可。
【解析】
7. 回到第一段核对信息：原文提到Mary每天早饭后都出门，能吃完所有食物，变得健康很多。A选项“Mary很少出门”和原文矛盾，B选项“Mary不喜欢Martha”第一段无对应表述，C选项“Mary对生活感到厌烦”和原文她享受户外生活的描述矛盾，只有D选项“Mary变得健康很多”和原文“She was much healthier.”完全匹配。
8. 定位到Craven太太去世的相关段落：原文明确说明Mr Craven在妻子去世后锁上了花园，再也没有谈论过它。A选项“把自己锁在花园里”表述错误，C选项“砍倒了花园里的树”原文未提及，D选项“不和任何人说话”无对应依据，B选项“从不谈论这个花园”和原文表述一致。
9. 结合上下文逻辑：Mary此前听到了疑似孩子的哭声，询问Martha后得到了非常敷衍的回答，所以她独自探索房子的目的是找到哭声的来源。B选项“更了解房子”无相关铺垫，C选项“帮厨房的仆人”是Martha的借口不是Mary的想法，D选项“在房门边听”是她探索过程中的动作而非目的，A选项符合逻辑。
10. 结合细节推导：Martha听到Mary问哭声的事之后表现得非常紧张，立刻找借口快速离开，后续Mary又再次听到了孩子的哭声，说明Martha之前说“哭声是牙疼的仆人”是谎言，她没有说实话。A选项“Craven先生会离家”原文无依据，C选项“Mary很了解她的叔叔”和原文“Mary才明白叔叔有多难过”的表述矛盾，D选项“Medlock太太很友善”和她直接拽走Mary、命令她回房间的表现矛盾。
【答案】
7. D 8. B 9. A 10. B
【知识点】
细节信息定位，逻辑推理判断，文本信息提取
【点评】
本题选取经典儿童文学《秘密花园》的节选片段作为阅读材料，题目设置梯度合理，前三道为基础细节理解题，最后一道为轻度推理题，既考察学生快速从文本中定位关键信息的能力，也引导学生避免主观臆断，学会结合上下文的细节推导隐藏信息，同时能激发学生对原著的阅读兴趣。
【难度系数】
0.7