二、阅读理解
After some time, I felt very tired. The farmer wanted me to do twelve shows a day. I began to feel ill. One day, the queen heard about me and wanted to see me. The farmer took me to the palace and the queen liked me so much that she invited me to live with her. She paid the farmer a thousand pieces of gold to keep me! I was happy to have a life different from the past but something made me sad.
"Why do you look so sad, Gulliver?" asked the queen.
"I have to say goodbye to Glumdalclitch," I replied. "She is the only person that has cared for me in the past months, and my only friend in Brobdingnag."
After hearing my words the queen said Glumdalclitch could stay with me. I felt safe and happy. The queen treated me well and every Wednesday I ate with the king and queen. They were curious about my life in England and Europe. The king asked me about the laws of my country and its government and religions.
I explained that though our system worked well, there were still fights and wars because of greed (贪婪) and dishonesty.
The king laughed loudly and said, "How important you little people think you are," he said. "You tell me you have many books about how to govern your country. Are you all so stupid? Don't you know that to govern any country all you need is common sense (常识)? Your people are dishonest and there are wars, revolutions and rebellions. This means that your system does not work as well as you think."
He continued to laugh and concluded (总结) by saying, "Common sense, my dear Gulliver, common sense! Don't the people who govern your country have any of this?"
I felt very offended at first. But later, when I was alone, I thought about it and I understood he was probably right. Also my small size seemed to put me and my country into a completely different perspective (视角). We seemed very unimportant and I thought of the Lilliputians: I sometimes found them to be a little funny.
I later told the king, "You must not be influenced by my size, sir." I said, "In my country there are many tall people who are quite stupid and many short people who are very smart. This is true of everything. A long book may be boring and a short book may be a masterpiece." I was happy to see the king agreed with me on this.
"Size and looks do not matter," I concluded.
(
A. Excited.
B. Upset.
C. Afraid.
D. Relaxed.
(
A. It was better than that in Brobdingnag.
B. It worked perfectly and didn't have any problems.
C. It was based on common sense like that in Brobdingnag.
D. It didn't work well because of people's dishonesty and greed.
(
① Gulliver said goodbye to the farmer and started a new life.
② Gulliver felt ill because of doing twelve shows every day.
③ Gulliver knew there were fights and wars in his own country.
④ Gulliver ate with the king and queen every Wednesday.
⑤ The king looked down upon the system in Gulliver's country.
A. ③②①④⑤
B. ②③④①⑤
C. ②①③⑤④
D. ④③②⑤①
(
A. Gulliver always thought the king's words were wrong.
B. Gulliver thought tall people in his country were all stupid.
C. Glumdalclitch was Gulliver's only friend in Brobdingnag.
D. The king didn't agree that size and looks do not matter at all.
After some time, I felt very tired. The farmer wanted me to do twelve shows a day. I began to feel ill. One day, the queen heard about me and wanted to see me. The farmer took me to the palace and the queen liked me so much that she invited me to live with her. She paid the farmer a thousand pieces of gold to keep me! I was happy to have a life different from the past but something made me sad.
"Why do you look so sad, Gulliver?" asked the queen.
"I have to say goodbye to Glumdalclitch," I replied. "She is the only person that has cared for me in the past months, and my only friend in Brobdingnag."
After hearing my words the queen said Glumdalclitch could stay with me. I felt safe and happy. The queen treated me well and every Wednesday I ate with the king and queen. They were curious about my life in England and Europe. The king asked me about the laws of my country and its government and religions.
I explained that though our system worked well, there were still fights and wars because of greed (贪婪) and dishonesty.
The king laughed loudly and said, "How important you little people think you are," he said. "You tell me you have many books about how to govern your country. Are you all so stupid? Don't you know that to govern any country all you need is common sense (常识)? Your people are dishonest and there are wars, revolutions and rebellions. This means that your system does not work as well as you think."
He continued to laugh and concluded (总结) by saying, "Common sense, my dear Gulliver, common sense! Don't the people who govern your country have any of this?"
I felt very offended at first. But later, when I was alone, I thought about it and I understood he was probably right. Also my small size seemed to put me and my country into a completely different perspective (视角). We seemed very unimportant and I thought of the Lilliputians: I sometimes found them to be a little funny.
I later told the king, "You must not be influenced by my size, sir." I said, "In my country there are many tall people who are quite stupid and many short people who are very smart. This is true of everything. A long book may be boring and a short book may be a masterpiece." I was happy to see the king agreed with me on this.
"Size and looks do not matter," I concluded.
(
B
) 1. What does the underlined word "offended" in the passage most probably mean?A. Excited.
B. Upset.
C. Afraid.
D. Relaxed.
(
D
) 2. What did the king think of the governing system in Gulliver's country?A. It was better than that in Brobdingnag.
B. It worked perfectly and didn't have any problems.
C. It was based on common sense like that in Brobdingnag.
D. It didn't work well because of people's dishonesty and greed.
(
C
) 3. What is the CORRECT order of the following events?① Gulliver said goodbye to the farmer and started a new life.
② Gulliver felt ill because of doing twelve shows every day.
③ Gulliver knew there were fights and wars in his own country.
④ Gulliver ate with the king and queen every Wednesday.
⑤ The king looked down upon the system in Gulliver's country.
A. ③②①④⑤
B. ②③④①⑤
C. ②①③⑤④
D. ④③②⑤①
(
C
) 4. What can we learn from the passage?A. Gulliver always thought the king's words were wrong.
B. Gulliver thought tall people in his country were all stupid.
C. Glumdalclitch was Gulliver's only friend in Brobdingnag.
D. The king didn't agree that size and looks do not matter at all.
答案：1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
2. D
3. C
4. C
解析：
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### 二、阅读理解
过了一段时间，我感到非常疲惫。农夫想让我一天表演十二场。我开始觉得不舒服。有一天，王后听说了我的事，想要见我。农夫把我带到了宫殿，王后非常喜欢我，还邀请我和她一起住。她给了农夫一千块金子来留下我！我很高兴能过上和过去不同的生活，但有件事让我很难过。
“格列佛，你为什么看起来这么难过？”王后问道。
“我得和格朗达尔利奇告别了，”我回答道，“在过去的几个月里，她是唯一关心我的人，也是我在大人国唯一的朋友。”
王后听了我的话后说，格朗达尔利奇可以和我待在一起。我感到既安全又开心。王后对我很好，每个星期三我都会和国王、王后一起用餐。他们对我在英国和欧洲的生活很好奇。国王询问我关于我国的法律、政府以及宗教的情况。
我解释说，虽然我们的制度运行良好，但由于贪婪和不诚实，仍然存在争斗和战争。
国王大声笑了起来，说道：“你们这些小人们把自己看得多么重要啊，”他说，“你告诉我你们有很多关于如何治理国家的书籍。你们都这么愚蠢吗？难道你们不知道治理任何国家只需要常识吗？你们的人民不诚实，还存在战争、革命和叛乱。这意味着你们的制度并没有你们想象的那么有效。”
他继续笑着，并总结道：“常识，我亲爱的格列佛，常识！治理你们国家的人难道一点常识都没有吗？”
一开始我感到很生气。但后来，当我独自一人时，我思考了这件事，我觉得他可能是对的。而且，我的小个子似乎让我和我的国家有了一个完全不同的视角。我们似乎非常不重要，我想到了小人国的人：我有时觉得他们有点滑稽。
后来我告诉国王：“先生，您一定不要被我的体型影响。”我说，“在我的国家，有很多高个子的人很愚蠢，也有很多矮个子的人很聪明。所有事情都是这样的。一本长书可能很无聊，一本短书可能是一部杰作。”我很高兴看到国王在这一点上同意我的看法。
“体型和外貌并不重要。”我总结道。
1. 文中划线单词“offended”最有可能是什么意思？
A. 兴奋的。
B. 心烦的。
C. 害怕的。
D. 放松的。
2. 国王认为格列佛国家的治理制度怎么样？
A. 它比大人国的制度更好。
B. 它运行得很完美，没有任何问题。
C. 它像大人国的制度一样基于常识。
D. 由于人们的不诚实和贪婪，它运行得不好。
3. 以下事件的正确顺序是什么？
① 格列佛和农夫告别，开始了新生活。
② 格列佛因为每天表演十二场而感到不舒服。
③ 格列佛知道自己的国家存在争斗和战争。
④ 格列佛每个星期三都和国王、王后一起用餐。
⑤ 国王看不起格列佛国家的制度。
A. ③②①④⑤
B. ②③④①⑤
C. ②①③⑤④
D. ④③②⑤①
4. 我们能从这篇文章中学到什么？
A. 格列佛一直认为国王的话是错的。
B. 格列佛认为他国家的高个子的人都很愚蠢。
C. 格朗达尔利奇是格列佛在大人国唯一的朋友。
D. 国王根本不同意体型和外貌不重要。
### 二、阅读理解
过了一段时间，我感到非常疲惫。农夫想让我一天表演十二场。我开始觉得不舒服。有一天，王后听说了我的事，想要见我。农夫把我带到了宫殿，王后非常喜欢我，还邀请我和她一起住。她给了农夫一千块金子来留下我！我很高兴能过上和过去不同的生活，但有件事让我很难过。
“格列佛，你为什么看起来这么难过？”王后问道。
“我得和格朗达尔利奇告别了，”我回答道，“在过去的几个月里，她是唯一关心我的人，也是我在大人国唯一的朋友。”
王后听了我的话后说，格朗达尔利奇可以和我待在一起。我感到既安全又开心。王后对我很好，每个星期三我都会和国王、王后一起用餐。他们对我在英国和欧洲的生活很好奇。国王询问我关于我国的法律、政府以及宗教的情况。
我解释说，虽然我们的制度运行良好，但由于贪婪和不诚实，仍然存在争斗和战争。
国王大声笑了起来，说道：“你们这些小人们把自己看得多么重要啊，”他说，“你告诉我你们有很多关于如何治理国家的书籍。你们都这么愚蠢吗？难道你们不知道治理任何国家只需要常识吗？你们的人民不诚实，还存在战争、革命和叛乱。这意味着你们的制度并没有你们想象的那么有效。”
他继续笑着，并总结道：“常识，我亲爱的格列佛，常识！治理你们国家的人难道一点常识都没有吗？”
一开始我感到很生气。但后来，当我独自一人时，我思考了这件事，我觉得他可能是对的。而且，我的小个子似乎让我和我的国家有了一个完全不同的视角。我们似乎非常不重要，我想到了小人国的人：我有时觉得他们有点滑稽。
后来我告诉国王：“先生，您一定不要被我的体型影响。”我说，“在我的国家，有很多高个子的人很愚蠢，也有很多矮个子的人很聪明。所有事情都是这样的。一本长书可能很无聊，一本短书可能是一部杰作。”我很高兴看到国王在这一点上同意我的看法。
“体型和外貌并不重要。”我总结道。
1. 文中划线单词“offended”最有可能是什么意思？
A. 兴奋的。
B. 心烦的。
C. 害怕的。
D. 放松的。
2. 国王认为格列佛国家的治理制度怎么样？
A. 它比大人国的制度更好。
B. 它运行得很完美，没有任何问题。
C. 它像大人国的制度一样基于常识。
D. 由于人们的不诚实和贪婪，它运行得不好。
3. 以下事件的正确顺序是什么？
① 格列佛和农夫告别，开始了新生活。
② 格列佛因为每天表演十二场而感到不舒服。
③ 格列佛知道自己的国家存在争斗和战争。
④ 格列佛每个星期三都和国王、王后一起用餐。
⑤ 国王看不起格列佛国家的制度。
A. ③②①④⑤
B. ②③④①⑤
C. ②①③⑤④
D. ④③②⑤①
4. 我们能从这篇文章中学到什么？
A. 格列佛一直认为国王的话是错的。
B. 格列佛认为他国家的高个子的人都很愚蠢。
C. 格朗达尔利奇是格列佛在大人国唯一的朋友。
D. 国王根本不同意体型和外貌不重要。