C(2025·江苏宿迁宿城区新区共同体期末)
Poor little Tom walks to the gates. He looks into the palace garden and watches the laughing prince(王子). The prince looks like Tom. Suddenly, the soldier puts Tom onto the ground. The young prince, Edward, turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, "Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in."
Then the prince takes Tom into the palace and asks his servants(仆人) to bring Tom some food. As Tom eats, the prince asks him questions.
"What is your name, boy?"
"Tom Canty, Sir."
"Where do you live?"
"In the city, Sir."
And Tom tells the prince everything. The prince listens to his story in surprise. Then the prince tells Tom about his life. Tom also listens to the prince's story in surprise.
The boys then decide to exchange(交换) clothes. The prince wears Tom's clothes and Tom wears the prince's clothes.
"Now I am the prince and you are a pauper," Tom says to the prince.
Then Edward sees a cut on Tom's hand.
"The soldier hurts you," cries Edward. "Wait here! I will punish(惩罚) him."
Edward runs out of the palace. He forgets about his clothes. He is wearing Tom's dirty and old clothes. He runs to the gates and shouts, "Open the gates!"
The soldier laughs at Edward. He throws him out of the gates into the road.
He closes the gates behind Edward.
"I am Edward, the prince, and I ask you to open the gates for me!" Edward shouts.
But the soldier laughs. More and more people are laughing at the boy.
Prince Edward shouts and shouts, "I am the prince!" But nobody listens to him.
—Adapted from The Prince and the Pauper
(
A. The prince.
B. The soldier.
C. The servant.
D. The king.
(
A. A prince.
B. A rich man.
C. A poor person.
D. A young kid.
(
①Tom watches the prince in the garden.
②The prince and Tom put on each other's clothes.
③Many people laugh at the prince.
④The prince asks about Tom's life.
A. ①②④③
B. ①④②③
C. ④②①③
D. ④③①②
(
A. Because the prince is bad and often lies(撒谎).
B. Because the soldier doesn't like the prince.
C. Because Tom wears the prince's clothes and says he is the prince.
D. Because the prince looks like a poor boy in Tom's dirty and old clothes.
Poor little Tom walks to the gates. He looks into the palace garden and watches the laughing prince(王子). The prince looks like Tom. Suddenly, the soldier puts Tom onto the ground. The young prince, Edward, turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, "Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in."
Then the prince takes Tom into the palace and asks his servants(仆人) to bring Tom some food. As Tom eats, the prince asks him questions.
"What is your name, boy?"
"Tom Canty, Sir."
"Where do you live?"
"In the city, Sir."
And Tom tells the prince everything. The prince listens to his story in surprise. Then the prince tells Tom about his life. Tom also listens to the prince's story in surprise.
The boys then decide to exchange(交换) clothes. The prince wears Tom's clothes and Tom wears the prince's clothes.
"Now I am the prince and you are a pauper," Tom says to the prince.
Then Edward sees a cut on Tom's hand.
"The soldier hurts you," cries Edward. "Wait here! I will punish(惩罚) him."
Edward runs out of the palace. He forgets about his clothes. He is wearing Tom's dirty and old clothes. He runs to the gates and shouts, "Open the gates!"
The soldier laughs at Edward. He throws him out of the gates into the road.
He closes the gates behind Edward.
"I am Edward, the prince, and I ask you to open the gates for me!" Edward shouts.
But the soldier laughs. More and more people are laughing at the boy.
Prince Edward shouts and shouts, "I am the prince!" But nobody listens to him.
—Adapted from The Prince and the Pauper
(
A
)7. Who lets Tom get into the palace?A. The prince.
B. The soldier.
C. The servant.
D. The king.
(
C
)8. What does the underlined word "pauper" mean?A. A prince.
B. A rich man.
C. A poor person.
D. A young kid.
(
B
)9. 创新考法—信息排序 Which of the following is the right order of what happens in the story?①Tom watches the prince in the garden.
②The prince and Tom put on each other's clothes.
③Many people laugh at the prince.
④The prince asks about Tom's life.
A. ①②④③
B. ①④②③
C. ④②①③
D. ④③①②
(
D
)10. Why does nobody believe Edward's words at the end of the article?A. Because the prince is bad and often lies(撒谎).
B. Because the soldier doesn't like the prince.
C. Because Tom wears the prince's clothes and says he is the prince.
D. Because the prince looks like a poor boy in Tom's dirty and old clothes.
答案：7. A 【点拨】根据原文“The young prince, Edward, turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, ‘Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in. ’”可知，是王子让 Tom 进入宫殿的。故选 A。
8. C 【点拨】根据上下文“exchange（交换）clothes”和“Tom's dirty and old clothes”可以推断，“pauper”与“prince”形成对比，指穷人。故选 C。
9. B 【点拨】根据全文内容可知正确顺序是：①Tom 在花园里观察王子；④王子询问 Tom 的生活；②王子和Tom 交换衣服；③人们嘲笑王子。故选 B。
10. D 【点拨】根据原文“He is wearing Tom's dirty and old clothes. ”和“The soldier laughs at Edward. ”可知，因为王子穿着 Tom 破旧的衣服，看起来像个穷孩子，所以没人相信他。故选 D。
8. C 【点拨】根据上下文“exchange（交换）clothes”和“Tom's dirty and old clothes”可以推断，“pauper”与“prince”形成对比，指穷人。故选 C。
9. B 【点拨】根据全文内容可知正确顺序是：①Tom 在花园里观察王子；④王子询问 Tom 的生活；②王子和Tom 交换衣服；③人们嘲笑王子。故选 B。
10. D 【点拨】根据原文“He is wearing Tom's dirty and old clothes. ”和“The soldier laughs at Edward. ”可知，因为王子穿着 Tom 破旧的衣服，看起来像个穷孩子，所以没人相信他。故选 D。
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇名著节选类的阅读理解题，解题时可以按照以下思路推进：1. 先浏览所有题干，标记每道题的核心关键词，带着问题回原文定位对应段落，优先解决细节类题目；2. 词义猜测题要结合前后文的情节、身份对比线索，排除明显不符的选项推导词义；3. 事件排序题要顺着故事发展的时间线，逐个对应四个事件的先后位置，排除错误排序选项得到正确顺序；4. 最后一道推理类细节题，找到结尾处对应的原因描述，匹配选项即可。
【解析】
7. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段内容“The young prince, Edward, turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, "Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in."”，明确是爱德华王子下令开门让Tom进入宫殿，对应选项A。
8. 词义猜测题：前文提到两个男孩决定交换衣服，后文也提到Tom的衣服是dirty and old（又脏又旧），王子原本的身份是王室贵族，交换后Tom穿王子的衣服，王子穿Tom的旧衣服，两人身份互换，pauper和prince（王子）形成身份对比，可知这个词指代和王子对应的身份，也就是穷人，对应选项C。
9. 信息排序题：梳理全文情节先后顺序：①最开始Tom走到宫殿门口，看向花园里看着王子，是故事的开端；④王子把Tom带进宫殿后，不断询问他的名字、住址等相关生活情况；②之后两个男孩决定交换衣服，穿上对方的服饰；③最后穿着旧衣服的王子跑出宫殿，士兵和越来越多的路人都嘲笑他。正确顺序为①④②③，对应选项B。
10. 推理判断题：根据原文内容“He forgets about his clothes. He is wearing Tom's dirty and old clothes.”，此时王子身上穿的是Tom又脏又旧的衣服，看起来完全不像尊贵的王子，反而像个穷苦的孩子，所以没有人相信他自称王子的话，对应选项D。
【答案】
7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，词义推断，文本逻辑梳理
【点评】
本题改编自经典名著《王子与贫儿》的片段，题型覆盖了初中英语阅读常见的细节查找、词义猜测、事件排序考点，难度梯度平缓，既考察学生快速从文本中提取关键信息的能力，也要求学生能结合上下文关联线索推导未知词义、梳理故事发展脉络，适合巩固基础阅读解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇名著节选类的阅读理解题，解题时可以按照以下思路推进：1. 先浏览所有题干，标记每道题的核心关键词，带着问题回原文定位对应段落，优先解决细节类题目；2. 词义猜测题要结合前后文的情节、身份对比线索，排除明显不符的选项推导词义；3. 事件排序题要顺着故事发展的时间线，逐个对应四个事件的先后位置，排除错误排序选项得到正确顺序；4. 最后一道推理类细节题，找到结尾处对应的原因描述，匹配选项即可。
【解析】
7. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段内容“The young prince, Edward, turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, "Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in."”，明确是爱德华王子下令开门让Tom进入宫殿，对应选项A。
8. 词义猜测题：前文提到两个男孩决定交换衣服，后文也提到Tom的衣服是dirty and old（又脏又旧），王子原本的身份是王室贵族，交换后Tom穿王子的衣服，王子穿Tom的旧衣服，两人身份互换，pauper和prince（王子）形成身份对比，可知这个词指代和王子对应的身份，也就是穷人，对应选项C。
9. 信息排序题：梳理全文情节先后顺序：①最开始Tom走到宫殿门口，看向花园里看着王子，是故事的开端；④王子把Tom带进宫殿后，不断询问他的名字、住址等相关生活情况；②之后两个男孩决定交换衣服，穿上对方的服饰；③最后穿着旧衣服的王子跑出宫殿，士兵和越来越多的路人都嘲笑他。正确顺序为①④②③，对应选项B。
10. 推理判断题：根据原文内容“He forgets about his clothes. He is wearing Tom's dirty and old clothes.”，此时王子身上穿的是Tom又脏又旧的衣服，看起来完全不像尊贵的王子，反而像个穷苦的孩子，所以没有人相信他自称王子的话，对应选项D。
【答案】
7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，词义推断，文本逻辑梳理
【点评】
本题改编自经典名著《王子与贫儿》的片段，题型覆盖了初中英语阅读常见的细节查找、词义猜测、事件排序考点，难度梯度平缓，既考察学生快速从文本中提取关键信息的能力，也要求学生能结合上下文关联线索推导未知词义、梳理故事发展脉络，适合巩固基础阅读解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8