D
Mrs Rachel Lynde was a curious woman. She knew everything about Avonlea. Mrs Rachel lived in a part of Avonlea called Lynde's Hollow. She saw everyone coming into the town and everyone going out. Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.
Today she was very curious about Matthew Cuthbert. Matthew was dressed in his best clothes and he was driving his horse and buggy past her house.
“Where is Matthew Cuthbert going?” she said to herself.
“I can go to Green Gables and ask Marilla,” she thought.
Marilla was Matthew's sister. Marilla and Matthew lived together at Green Gables. Green Gables was a big house. It was far from the main road.
Mrs Rachel knocked on the kitchen door and went into the house. The kitchen at Green Gables was a nice room but it was too tidy. Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table. Mrs Rachel was very confused(迷惑的).
“Good evening, Rachel,” Marilla said kindly. “Come in and sit down. How is your family?”
Marilla was a tall and thin woman. She had dark hair. She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft. Maybe she laughed sometimes. The women were very different but they were friends.
“We’re all quite well,” said Mrs Rachel. “But I thought that you weren’t well because I saw Matthew leaving today. Was he going to the doctor’s?”
Marilla replied patiently, “Oh, no. We’re quite well. Matthew went to Bright River. We’re getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he’s coming on the train this evening.”
Mrs Rachel was so shocked(震惊的) that she wasn’t able to speak for five seconds.
—Adapted from Anne of Green Gables
(
A. She was not very polite.
B. She was curious and helpful.
C. She was kind and polite.
D. She didn’t like to see anyone going out of the town.
(
A. sweet B. generous C. warm-hearted D. serious
(
A. To see a doctor. B. To see a friend.
C. To catch a train at a train station. D. To meet a new boy.
(
A. Mrs Rachel was not happy at all.
B. Green Gables was not very big.
C. Marilla was waiting for Matthew for supper.
D. Matthew was old and could not drive his horse and buggy.
Mrs Rachel Lynde was a curious woman. She knew everything about Avonlea. Mrs Rachel lived in a part of Avonlea called Lynde's Hollow. She saw everyone coming into the town and everyone going out. Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.
Today she was very curious about Matthew Cuthbert. Matthew was dressed in his best clothes and he was driving his horse and buggy past her house.
“Where is Matthew Cuthbert going?” she said to herself.
“I can go to Green Gables and ask Marilla,” she thought.
Marilla was Matthew's sister. Marilla and Matthew lived together at Green Gables. Green Gables was a big house. It was far from the main road.
Mrs Rachel knocked on the kitchen door and went into the house. The kitchen at Green Gables was a nice room but it was too tidy. Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table. Mrs Rachel was very confused(迷惑的).
“Good evening, Rachel,” Marilla said kindly. “Come in and sit down. How is your family?”
Marilla was a tall and thin woman. She had dark hair. She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft. Maybe she laughed sometimes. The women were very different but they were friends.
“We’re all quite well,” said Mrs Rachel. “But I thought that you weren’t well because I saw Matthew leaving today. Was he going to the doctor’s?”
Marilla replied patiently, “Oh, no. We’re quite well. Matthew went to Bright River. We’re getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he’s coming on the train this evening.”
Mrs Rachel was so shocked(震惊的) that she wasn’t able to speak for five seconds.
—Adapted from Anne of Green Gables
(
B
)12. How was Mrs Rachel according to the passage?A. She was not very polite.
B. She was curious and helpful.
C. She was kind and polite.
D. She didn’t like to see anyone going out of the town.
(
D
)13. What does the underlined word “severe” mean in the eighth paragraph?A. sweet B. generous C. warm-hearted D. serious
(
D
)14. What was Matthew going to do that evening?A. To see a doctor. B. To see a friend.
C. To catch a train at a train station. D. To meet a new boy.
(
C
)15. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?A. Mrs Rachel was not happy at all.
B. Green Gables was not very big.
C. Marilla was waiting for Matthew for supper.
D. Matthew was old and could not drive his horse and buggy.
答案：12. B 【点拨】根据“Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.”可知，蕾切尔太太是一个有好奇心且乐于助人的人。故选B。
13. D 【点拨】根据“She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft.”可知，玛丽拉是个温柔的人，由but可推断severe意为“严厉的”。故选D。
14. D 【点拨】根据“Matthew went to Bright River. We're getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train this evening.”可知，马修是去接一个男孩。故选D。
15. C 【点拨】根据“Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table.”可知，玛丽拉准备好了晚饭，由此可推知，玛丽拉在等马修吃晚饭。故选C。
13. D 【点拨】根据“She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft.”可知，玛丽拉是个温柔的人，由but可推断severe意为“严厉的”。故选D。
14. D 【点拨】根据“Matthew went to Bright River. We're getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train this evening.”可知，马修是去接一个男孩。故选D。
15. C 【点拨】根据“Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table.”可知，玛丽拉准备好了晚饭，由此可推知，玛丽拉在等马修吃晚饭。故选C。
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，共4道小题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测和推理判断能力。解题思路如下：1. 第12题需定位原文描述Rachel性格的句子，匹配对应选项；2. 第13题需结合转折连词but的语境，推测划线单词的含义；3. 第14题需查找Matthew出行目的的相关细节；4. 第15题需结合文中细节进行合理逻辑推断。
【解析】
12. 定位原文第一段最后一句“Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.”，可知Rachel太太的性格特点是好奇且乐于助人，对应选项B。
13. 第八段提到“She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft.”，由转折连词but可知前后语义相反，“mouth was soft”表示“嘴很温柔”，由此可推断severe意为“严肃的、严厉的”，对应选项D。
14. 定位原文中Marilla的回答“Matthew went to Bright River. We're getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train this evening.”，可知Matthew此行是去接新来的男孩，对应选项D。
15. 文中提到“Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table.”，说明Marilla提前准备了晚餐，由此可推断她在等Matthew吃晚饭，对应选项C。
【答案】
12.B 13.D 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题改编自经典名著《绿山墙的安妮》，通过生活化的场景考查学生对英语阅读不同题型的解题能力，要求学生精准定位原文信息、结合语境推理，是典型的初中英语阅读练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，共4道小题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测和推理判断能力。解题思路如下：1. 第12题需定位原文描述Rachel性格的句子，匹配对应选项；2. 第13题需结合转折连词but的语境，推测划线单词的含义；3. 第14题需查找Matthew出行目的的相关细节；4. 第15题需结合文中细节进行合理逻辑推断。
【解析】
12. 定位原文第一段最后一句“Mrs Rachel was more curious than most people but she was also very helpful.”，可知Rachel太太的性格特点是好奇且乐于助人，对应选项B。
13. 第八段提到“She looked like a severe woman but her mouth was soft.”，由转折连词but可知前后语义相反，“mouth was soft”表示“嘴很温柔”，由此可推断severe意为“严肃的、严厉的”，对应选项D。
14. 定位原文中Marilla的回答“Matthew went to Bright River. We're getting a little boy from an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train this evening.”，可知Matthew此行是去接新来的男孩，对应选项D。
15. 文中提到“Marilla Cuthbert was in her chair knitting(编织) and the table behind her was set for supper. There were three plates on the table.”，说明Marilla提前准备了晚餐，由此可推断她在等Matthew吃晚饭，对应选项C。
【答案】
12.B 13.D 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题改编自经典名著《绿山墙的安妮》，通过生活化的场景考查学生对英语阅读不同题型的解题能力，要求学生精准定位原文信息、结合语境推理，是典型的初中英语阅读练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6