When the doctor arrived later that morning, he was very surprised. Colin was sitting on the sofa looking at one of his books. He was talking to Mary.
“So, you were ill last night, Colin,” he said.
“I’m better now—much better,” Colin answered in his young Rajah voice. “I’m going out in my wheelchair soon if it is fine. I want some fresh air.”
The doctor left without saying anything else. That night Colin slept well. He dreamt about the garden again, and Dickon and his animals.
Early the next morning, Mary ran into his room. “Dickon is here with the fox cub and the crow and two squirrels and a newborn lamb!” she cried. “Listen! Did you hear that caw-caw sound?”
Just then Martha opened the door. “Dickon and his animals are here, sir,” she said. Colin looked very excited.
Dickon came in. The newborn lamb was in his arms and the little red fox walked next to him. Soot sat on his left shoulder and a squirrel sat on the other. The other squirrel was looking out of his coat pocket. Colin stared as Dickon gave him the newborn lamb.
“What is it doing?” cried Colin. “What does it want?”
“It wants its mother,” said Dickon, smiling.
He took a baby’s bottle from his pocket. He pushed the bottle into the lamb’s mouth. The lamb drank the milk, and then it fell asleep.
Colin and Mary asked Dickon questions about the names of flowers. He knew exactly which ones were already growing in the secret garden.
“I’m going to see them,” cried Colin. “I can’t believe it!”
The next day, Dickon pushed Colin’s wheelchair slowly and carefully. Mary walked next to it. They went across the lawn to the long path near the wall. Then Dickon stopped pushing the chair.
“And look!” Mary moved the ivy branch. “Here is the door.” Dickon pushed him in quickly. When they were inside the garden, Colin looked round and round. He saw the walls and the earth and the trees with their new green leaves. In the grass under the trees there were flowers—gold and purple and white. The trees were covered in pink and white flowers. The sun was warm on his face. Mary and Dickon stared at him. He looked different. His face was pink, not white. “Mary! Dickon! I’m going to get well!” he cried. “And I’m going to live forever and ever!”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
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A. The squirrel. B. The newborn lamb.C. The crow. D. The fox cub.
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A. Colin felt excited when he knew Dickon and his animals came.
B. Mary pushed Colin in his wheelchair to the secret garden.
C. Colin walked across the lawn to the long path by himself.
D. Dickon knew little about the names of flowers in the secret garden.
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a. Colin felt better after he saw the sights of the garden.
b. Colin was ill last night.
c. Dickon pushed Colin in his wheelchair to the secret garden.
d. Colin slept well and dreamt of the secret garden again.
e. Dickon and his animals visited Colin.
A. b-d-e-c-a B. b-e-d-c-a C. b-a-d-e-c D. a-b-e-d-c
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A. It was difficult for Colin to sleep well.
B. Colin didn’t like to live with Mary.
C. Dickon was very friendly to animals.
D. The secret garden had no flowers or trees.
“So, you were ill last night, Colin,” he said.
“I’m better now—much better,” Colin answered in his young Rajah voice. “I’m going out in my wheelchair soon if it is fine. I want some fresh air.”
The doctor left without saying anything else. That night Colin slept well. He dreamt about the garden again, and Dickon and his animals.
Early the next morning, Mary ran into his room. “Dickon is here with the fox cub and the crow and two squirrels and a newborn lamb!” she cried. “Listen! Did you hear that caw-caw sound?”
Just then Martha opened the door. “Dickon and his animals are here, sir,” she said. Colin looked very excited.
Dickon came in. The newborn lamb was in his arms and the little red fox walked next to him. Soot sat on his left shoulder and a squirrel sat on the other. The other squirrel was looking out of his coat pocket. Colin stared as Dickon gave him the newborn lamb.
“What is it doing?” cried Colin. “What does it want?”
“It wants its mother,” said Dickon, smiling.
He took a baby’s bottle from his pocket. He pushed the bottle into the lamb’s mouth. The lamb drank the milk, and then it fell asleep.
Colin and Mary asked Dickon questions about the names of flowers. He knew exactly which ones were already growing in the secret garden.
“I’m going to see them,” cried Colin. “I can’t believe it!”
The next day, Dickon pushed Colin’s wheelchair slowly and carefully. Mary walked next to it. They went across the lawn to the long path near the wall. Then Dickon stopped pushing the chair.
“And look!” Mary moved the ivy branch. “Here is the door.” Dickon pushed him in quickly. When they were inside the garden, Colin looked round and round. He saw the walls and the earth and the trees with their new green leaves. In the grass under the trees there were flowers—gold and purple and white. The trees were covered in pink and white flowers. The sun was warm on his face. Mary and Dickon stared at him. He looked different. His face was pink, not white. “Mary! Dickon! I’m going to get well!” he cried. “And I’m going to live forever and ever!”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
(
C
)12. What does the underlined word “Soot” refer to?A. The squirrel. B. The newborn lamb.C. The crow. D. The fox cub.
(
A
)13. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A. Colin felt excited when he knew Dickon and his animals came.
B. Mary pushed Colin in his wheelchair to the secret garden.
C. Colin walked across the lawn to the long path by himself.
D. Dickon knew little about the names of flowers in the secret garden.
(
A
)14. What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?a. Colin felt better after he saw the sights of the garden.
b. Colin was ill last night.
c. Dickon pushed Colin in his wheelchair to the secret garden.
d. Colin slept well and dreamt of the secret garden again.
e. Dickon and his animals visited Colin.
A. b-d-e-c-a B. b-e-d-c-a C. b-a-d-e-c D. a-b-e-d-c
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C
)15. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?A. It was difficult for Colin to sleep well.
B. Colin didn’t like to live with Mary.
C. Dickon was very friendly to animals.
D. The secret garden had no flowers or trees.
答案：12. C 【点拨】根据“Dickon is here with the fox cub and the crow and two squirrels and a newborn lamb!”和“The newborn lamb was in his arms and the little red fox walked next to him ... The other squirrel was looking out of his coat pocket.”可知，迪康带着小狐狸、乌鸦、两只松鼠和一只刚出生的小羊羔来了，小羊羔在他怀里，小狐狸走在他旁边，Soot在他左肩，一只松鼠坐在另一边，另一只松鼠正从外套口袋里往外看，所以推断Soot指的是那只乌鸦。故选C。
13. A 【点拨】根据“‘Dickon and his animals are here, sir,’ she said. Colin looked very excited.”可知，科林得知迪康和他的动物们来了时感到很兴奋。故选A。
14. A 【点拨】根据故事内容可知，故事发展的正确顺序为b-d-e-c-a。故选A。
15. C 【点拨】根据“The newborn lamb was in his arms and the little red fox walked next to him. Soot sat on his left shoulder and a squirrel sat on the other. The other squirrel was looking out of his coat pocket.”可知，迪康对动物很友好。故选C。
13. A 【点拨】根据“‘Dickon and his animals are here, sir,’ she said. Colin looked very excited.”可知，科林得知迪康和他的动物们来了时感到很兴奋。故选A。
14. A 【点拨】根据故事内容可知，故事发展的正确顺序为b-d-e-c-a。故选A。
15. C 【点拨】根据“The newborn lamb was in his arms and the little red fox walked next to him. Soot sat on his left shoulder and a squirrel sat on the other. The other squirrel was looking out of his coat pocket.”可知，迪康对动物很友好。故选C。
解析：
【分析】
1. 第12题为词义猜测题，需定位原文中Dickon带来的动物列表，结合Soot的位置描述，匹配对应动物；
2. 第13题为细节理解题，需将每个选项与原文对应语句逐一比对，判断选项表述是否与原文一致；
3. 第14题为事件排序题，需梳理故事发展的时间线，按原文事件发生的先后顺序排列；
4. 第15题为推理判断题，需根据原文细节推断隐含信息，排除不符合原文的选项。
【解析】
12. 根据原文“Dickon is here with the fox cub and the crow and two squirrels and a newborn lamb!”及后续对动物的描述（小羊羔在他怀里、小狐狸在他旁边、松鼠在他外套口袋），可知Soot是Dickon带来的动物之一，对应乌鸦，故选C。
13. A选项对应原文“‘Dickon and his animals are here, sir,’ she said. Colin looked very excited.”，表述正确；B选项原文是Dickon推Colin的轮椅，并非Mary；C选项Colin是坐轮椅前往，并非自行行走；D选项原文提到Dickon清楚秘密花园里的花，故A正确。
14. 故事发展顺序为：b（Colin昨晚生病）→d（Colin睡好并梦到秘密花园）→e（Dickon带动物拜访Colin）→c（Dickon推Colin前往秘密花园）→a（Colin看到花园后身体好转），故选A。
15. 根据原文中Dickon带动物时，小羊羔被他照顾、动物亲近他的细节，可推断Dickon对动物友好，C正确；A选项原文未提及Colin难睡好；B选项原文未体现Colin不喜欢Mary；D选项原文提到秘密花园有花和树，故C正确。
【答案】12.C 13.A 14.A 15.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】本题改编自经典作品《秘密花园》的英语阅读片段，考查学生对英语阅读中词义猜测、细节定位、事件梳理和推理判断的核心能力，需学生精准提取原文关键信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
1. 第12题为词义猜测题，需定位原文中Dickon带来的动物列表，结合Soot的位置描述，匹配对应动物；
2. 第13题为细节理解题，需将每个选项与原文对应语句逐一比对，判断选项表述是否与原文一致；
3. 第14题为事件排序题，需梳理故事发展的时间线，按原文事件发生的先后顺序排列；
4. 第15题为推理判断题，需根据原文细节推断隐含信息，排除不符合原文的选项。
【解析】
12. 根据原文“Dickon is here with the fox cub and the crow and two squirrels and a newborn lamb!”及后续对动物的描述（小羊羔在他怀里、小狐狸在他旁边、松鼠在他外套口袋），可知Soot是Dickon带来的动物之一，对应乌鸦，故选C。
13. A选项对应原文“‘Dickon and his animals are here, sir,’ she said. Colin looked very excited.”，表述正确；B选项原文是Dickon推Colin的轮椅，并非Mary；C选项Colin是坐轮椅前往，并非自行行走；D选项原文提到Dickon清楚秘密花园里的花，故A正确。
14. 故事发展顺序为：b（Colin昨晚生病）→d（Colin睡好并梦到秘密花园）→e（Dickon带动物拜访Colin）→c（Dickon推Colin前往秘密花园）→a（Colin看到花园后身体好转），故选A。
15. 根据原文中Dickon带动物时，小羊羔被他照顾、动物亲近他的细节，可推断Dickon对动物友好，C正确；A选项原文未提及Colin难睡好；B选项原文未体现Colin不喜欢Mary；D选项原文提到秘密花园有花和树，故C正确。
【答案】12.C 13.A 14.A 15.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】本题改编自经典作品《秘密花园》的英语阅读片段，考查学生对英语阅读中词义猜测、细节定位、事件梳理和推理判断的核心能力，需学生精准提取原文关键信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6