D
"Mum," Sarah said to her mother, "why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. That's why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and Dad? Why do you never smile?"
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, "Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time, why should Mr Hewitt smile?"
Now Sarah sighed, too. She went to see her dad. "Dad," she said, "why are you always so sad?"
"I'm not sad. I'm just tired," he said.
"But you never smile!"
"What is there to smile about?" he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. She was starting to feel sad, too. "I'll go and see Ben. He'll cheer me up," she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning, Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. "Ben," she shouted, "I had a really strange dream last night."
"Me too," said Ben. "But tell me your dream first."
"Well," said Sarah, "it was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes."
"And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull," Ben added.
"And the skull was ... Hey!" Sarah shouted. "How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?"
"Because I had the same dream," said Ben. "Then the man said, 'I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.' And then I woke up."
"I woke up when he said that, too," said Sarah.
"But I also had another dream," said Ben.
"And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, 'Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles.'"
"I had that dream, too," Sarah shouted.
"'Follow the setting sun. Bring back laughter and fun!'"
Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way.
—Taken from The Lost Smile
( )12. How did Sarah's parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
()13. Who was crying in Sarah's dream?
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
()14. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()15. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school.
b. Sarah felt sad too when her parents weren't happy.
c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes.
d. They told each other their dreams.
e. Mrs Kent sighed because she had nothing to smile about.
A. e-b-a-d-c
B. e-c-b-d-a
C. b-d-e-a-c
D. b-d-a-e-c
"Mum," Sarah said to her mother, "why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. That's why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and Dad? Why do you never smile?"
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, "Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time, why should Mr Hewitt smile?"
Now Sarah sighed, too. She went to see her dad. "Dad," she said, "why are you always so sad?"
"I'm not sad. I'm just tired," he said.
"But you never smile!"
"What is there to smile about?" he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. She was starting to feel sad, too. "I'll go and see Ben. He'll cheer me up," she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning, Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. "Ben," she shouted, "I had a really strange dream last night."
"Me too," said Ben. "But tell me your dream first."
"Well," said Sarah, "it was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes."
"And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull," Ben added.
"And the skull was ... Hey!" Sarah shouted. "How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?"
"Because I had the same dream," said Ben. "Then the man said, 'I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.' And then I woke up."
"I woke up when he said that, too," said Sarah.
"But I also had another dream," said Ben.
"And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, 'Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles.'"
"I had that dream, too," Sarah shouted.
"'Follow the setting sun. Bring back laughter and fun!'"
Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way.
—Taken from The Lost Smile
( )12. How did Sarah's parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
()13. Who was crying in Sarah's dream?
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
()14. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()15. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school.
b. Sarah felt sad too when her parents weren't happy.
c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes.
d. They told each other their dreams.
e. Mrs Kent sighed because she had nothing to smile about.
A. e-b-a-d-c
B. e-c-b-d-a
C. b-d-e-a-c
D. b-d-a-e-c
答案：12. D 【点拨】根据第一段中“why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile.”可知,她的父母是不开心的。故选 D。
13. C 【点拨】根据文章内容可知,是“眼泪之王”在哭泣。故选 C。
14. B 【点拨】根据第九段中“But tell me your dream first.”以及倒数第五段中“But I also had another dream”可知,他做了两个梦。故选 B。
15. A 【点拨】根据全文内容可知选 A。
13. C 【点拨】根据文章内容可知,是“眼泪之王”在哭泣。故选 C。
14. B 【点拨】根据第九段中“But tell me your dream first.”以及倒数第五段中“But I also had another dream”可知,他做了两个梦。故选 B。
15. A 【点拨】根据全文内容可知选 A。
解析：
翻译:
D
“妈妈，”萨拉对她的妈妈说，“为什么每个人看起来都这么难过？你和爸爸从来都不笑。而且当本和我因为学校里的某件事大笑时，休伊特先生会生气，还让我们停下来。本说休伊特先生脾气很坏。这就是他从来不笑的原因。但是你和爸爸呢？你们为什么从来不笑？”
肯特夫人叹了口气。为什么萨拉总是这么开心、这么快乐呢？她说：“也许没什么值得笑的事情。你爸爸和我工作非常努力。我们没有时间做那种傻乎乎的笑。班里有三十个像你这样一直说话的孩子，休伊特先生为什么要笑呢？”
现在萨拉也叹了口气。她去看她的爸爸。“爸爸，”她说，“你为什么总是这么难过？”
“我不难过。我只是累了。”他说。
“但是你从来不笑！”
“有什么值得笑的呢？”他问她。
萨拉又叹了口气。她也开始觉得难过了。“我要去找本。他会让我开心起来的。”她想。本是她最好的朋友。而且他总是能让她笑起来。
第二天早上，萨拉正走在上学的路上，这时她看到了本。“本，”她喊道，“我昨晚做了一个非常奇怪的梦。”
“我也是。”本说。“但是先给我讲讲你的梦。”
“嗯，”萨拉说，“这个梦有点吓人。有一个可怕的男人。他穿着黑色的衣服，他的头就像一个骷髅。而且他有一双巨大的空洞的眼睛。”
“还有大颗的黑色眼泪从他的眼睛里流出来，顺着他的骷髅头往下淌。”本补充道。
“而且那个骷髅头……嘿！”萨拉喊道。“你怎么知道这些的？你怎么知道我梦里发生了什么？”
“因为我做了同样的梦。”本说。“然后那个男人说，‘我是泪之主，很快我就会成为世界的主人。很快就不会再有笑声，也不会再有笑容了。很快就只会有眼泪了。’然后我就醒了。”
“他说那句话的时候我也醒了。”萨拉说。
“但是我还做了另一个梦。”本说。
“在那个梦里，我听到了一个可爱的声音。它说，‘去找到泪之主。然后拿走微笑之镜。’”
“我也做了那个梦。”萨拉喊道。
“‘跟着落日走。把欢笑和乐趣带回来！’”
萨拉和本收拾了一些食物、每人一件暖和的套头衫，还有他们的长笛，以便在路上演奏。
——选自《丢失的微笑》
12. 在故事的开头，萨拉的父母感觉如何？
A. 困倦的。
B. 开心的。
C. 兴奋的。
D. 难过的。
13. 萨拉的梦里谁在哭？
A. 萨拉自己。
B. 本。
C. 泪之主。
D. 休伊特先生。
14. 根据这个故事，本做了多少个梦？
A. 一个。
B. 两个。
C. 三个。
D. 四个。
15. 以下事件的正确顺序是什么？
a. 萨拉在上学的路上遇到了本。
b. 当萨拉的父母不开心的时候，萨拉也觉得难过。
c. 他们收拾了一些食物、衣服和长笛。
d. 他们互相讲述了他们的梦。
e. 肯特夫人叹了口气，因为她没什么值得笑的事情。
A. e - b - a - d - c
B. e - c - b - d - a
C. b - d - e - a - c
D. b - d - a - e - c
D
“妈妈，”萨拉对她的妈妈说，“为什么每个人看起来都这么难过？你和爸爸从来都不笑。而且当本和我因为学校里的某件事大笑时，休伊特先生会生气，还让我们停下来。本说休伊特先生脾气很坏。这就是他从来不笑的原因。但是你和爸爸呢？你们为什么从来不笑？”
肯特夫人叹了口气。为什么萨拉总是这么开心、这么快乐呢？她说：“也许没什么值得笑的事情。你爸爸和我工作非常努力。我们没有时间做那种傻乎乎的笑。班里有三十个像你这样一直说话的孩子，休伊特先生为什么要笑呢？”
现在萨拉也叹了口气。她去看她的爸爸。“爸爸，”她说，“你为什么总是这么难过？”
“我不难过。我只是累了。”他说。
“但是你从来不笑！”
“有什么值得笑的呢？”他问她。
萨拉又叹了口气。她也开始觉得难过了。“我要去找本。他会让我开心起来的。”她想。本是她最好的朋友。而且他总是能让她笑起来。
第二天早上，萨拉正走在上学的路上，这时她看到了本。“本，”她喊道，“我昨晚做了一个非常奇怪的梦。”
“我也是。”本说。“但是先给我讲讲你的梦。”
“嗯，”萨拉说，“这个梦有点吓人。有一个可怕的男人。他穿着黑色的衣服，他的头就像一个骷髅。而且他有一双巨大的空洞的眼睛。”
“还有大颗的黑色眼泪从他的眼睛里流出来，顺着他的骷髅头往下淌。”本补充道。
“而且那个骷髅头……嘿！”萨拉喊道。“你怎么知道这些的？你怎么知道我梦里发生了什么？”
“因为我做了同样的梦。”本说。“然后那个男人说，‘我是泪之主，很快我就会成为世界的主人。很快就不会再有笑声，也不会再有笑容了。很快就只会有眼泪了。’然后我就醒了。”
“他说那句话的时候我也醒了。”萨拉说。
“但是我还做了另一个梦。”本说。
“在那个梦里，我听到了一个可爱的声音。它说，‘去找到泪之主。然后拿走微笑之镜。’”
“我也做了那个梦。”萨拉喊道。
“‘跟着落日走。把欢笑和乐趣带回来！’”
萨拉和本收拾了一些食物、每人一件暖和的套头衫，还有他们的长笛，以便在路上演奏。
——选自《丢失的微笑》
12. 在故事的开头，萨拉的父母感觉如何？
A. 困倦的。
B. 开心的。
C. 兴奋的。
D. 难过的。
13. 萨拉的梦里谁在哭？
A. 萨拉自己。
B. 本。
C. 泪之主。
D. 休伊特先生。
14. 根据这个故事，本做了多少个梦？
A. 一个。
B. 两个。
C. 三个。
D. 四个。
15. 以下事件的正确顺序是什么？
a. 萨拉在上学的路上遇到了本。
b. 当萨拉的父母不开心的时候，萨拉也觉得难过。
c. 他们收拾了一些食物、衣服和长笛。
d. 他们互相讲述了他们的梦。
e. 肯特夫人叹了口气，因为她没什么值得笑的事情。
A. e - b - a - d - c
B. e - c - b - d - a
C. b - d - e - a - c
D. b - d - a - e - c