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
( )8. How did Sarah's parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
(
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
(
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
(
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 signed 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
( )8. How did Sarah's parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
(
C
)9. Who was crying in Sarah's dream?A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
(
B
)10. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
(
A
)11. 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 signed 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：8. 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。
9. C 【点拨】根据文章内容可知是“眼泪之王”在哭泣。故选C。
10. B 【点拨】根据“But tell me your dream first.”以及“But I also had another dream”可知，他做了两个梦。故选B。
11. A 【点拨】根据全文内容可知选A。
9. C 【点拨】根据文章内容可知是“眼泪之王”在哭泣。故选C。
10. B 【点拨】根据“But tell me your dream first.”以及“But I also had another dream”可知，他做了两个梦。故选B。
11. A 【点拨】根据全文内容可知选A。
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解题，全部为事实细节类题型，解题思路如下：1. 先浏览所有题干，明确每道题的提问方向；2. 带着题干关键词返回原文精准定位，找到对应的原文语句作为解题依据，不要凭主观印象选择答案；3. 针对排序类题目，逐个定位每个事件在文中出现的先后位置，梳理出完整顺序后匹配选项，也可以用排除法先确定首尾事件快速缩小正确选项范围。
【解析】
8. 定位原文第一段Sarah的提问"why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile."，可知故事开头Sarah的父母从来不会笑，状态是难过的，对应选项D。
9. 定位原文梦境部分内容：骷髅头形象的人自称"I am the Lord of Tears"，同时描述"And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull"，可知是眼泪之王在哭泣，对应选项C。
10. 定位原文Ben的表述：首先他和Sarah做了同一个关于眼泪之王的噩梦，之后他提到"But I also had another dream"，说明他一共做了2个梦，对应选项B。
11. 逐个梳理事件先后：①最早发生的是Mrs Kent叹气，说自己没什么值得笑的（事件e）；②之后Sarah询问完父母的感受，自己也开始觉得难过（事件b）；③第二天早上Sarah走在上学路上遇到了Ben（事件a）；④两人碰面后互相分享了自己做的梦（事件d）；⑤最后两人收拾了食物、衣物和长笛准备出发（事件c），完整顺序为e-b-a-d-c，对应选项A。
【答案】
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
【知识点】
记叙文细节定位，阅读事件排序
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的阅读题，所有题目的答案都可以直接从原文找到明确的对应依据，没有设置干扰性极强的迷惑选项，同学们解题时只要耐心返回原文定位相关语句，避免主观臆断，就可以轻松选出正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解题，全部为事实细节类题型，解题思路如下：1. 先浏览所有题干，明确每道题的提问方向；2. 带着题干关键词返回原文精准定位，找到对应的原文语句作为解题依据，不要凭主观印象选择答案；3. 针对排序类题目，逐个定位每个事件在文中出现的先后位置，梳理出完整顺序后匹配选项，也可以用排除法先确定首尾事件快速缩小正确选项范围。
【解析】
8. 定位原文第一段Sarah的提问"why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile."，可知故事开头Sarah的父母从来不会笑，状态是难过的，对应选项D。
9. 定位原文梦境部分内容：骷髅头形象的人自称"I am the Lord of Tears"，同时描述"And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull"，可知是眼泪之王在哭泣，对应选项C。
10. 定位原文Ben的表述：首先他和Sarah做了同一个关于眼泪之王的噩梦，之后他提到"But I also had another dream"，说明他一共做了2个梦，对应选项B。
11. 逐个梳理事件先后：①最早发生的是Mrs Kent叹气，说自己没什么值得笑的（事件e）；②之后Sarah询问完父母的感受，自己也开始觉得难过（事件b）；③第二天早上Sarah走在上学路上遇到了Ben（事件a）；④两人碰面后互相分享了自己做的梦（事件d）；⑤最后两人收拾了食物、衣物和长笛准备出发（事件c），完整顺序为e-b-a-d-c，对应选项A。
【答案】
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
【知识点】
记叙文细节定位，阅读事件排序
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的阅读题，所有题目的答案都可以直接从原文找到明确的对应依据，没有设置干扰性极强的迷惑选项，同学们解题时只要耐心返回原文定位相关语句，避免主观臆断，就可以轻松选出正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.8