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【题目】Outside her shabby cottage，old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line，unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.

They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps.But，much to their disappointment，she did not mount the broomstick and take flight.Suddenly，the old lady's work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen－a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.

The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty，a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back.With only three legs，it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady.The cat provided proof－ the children were sure that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs.

There，standing on a wooden box，was Mrs.Tailor，stretching out to gather her precious egg.Taking the egg in one of her hands，she began to climb down when，without warning，the box broke and the old lady fell.

“We have to go and help her，”whispered Amy.

“What if it is a trick？” replied Ben.

“Don't be silly，Ben.If she were a witch，she would have turned us into frogs already，” reasoned Meg.“Come on Amy，let's go.”The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.

Approaching carefully，they could see a wound on the old lady's face.She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken.“Go and get Dad，” Amy yelled to her brother.“Tell him about the accident.”

The boys did not need another excuse to leave.They ran as fast as they could for help，hoping that Mrs.Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.

【1】Why were the children hiding in the tree?

A．They wanted to watch Mrs.Tailor do her housework closely.

B．They were playing a hideandseek game.

C．They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs.Tailor were true.

D．They were pretending to be spies.

【2】Mrs.Tailor stopped sweeping when________.

A．her front steps were clean

B．she noticed the children in the tree

C．she was ready to take a flight

D．she heard the hen cackling

【3】Ben did not rush to help Mrs.Tailor because________.

A．he thought that she could be tricking them

B．he knew that they should not have been in the tree

C．he did not see the old lady fall down

D．he was afraid of the threelegged cat

【4】Which of these old sayings best suits the story's lesson for us?

A．Make hay while the sun shines.

B．Never judge a book by its cover.

C．People in glasshouses should not throw stones.

D．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文。孩子们一直想探个究竟，有关泰勒夫人是不是个女巫这个问题。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段“…unaware that some children lay hidden i… to find out if she really was a witch.”他们很想知道泰勒夫人是不是个女巫，别人的谣言是否是对的。故选C。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第二段“Suddenly，the old lady's work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen” 可知她被母鸡的叫声打断了。故选D。

【3】A细节理解题。根据第六段Ben的回答““What if it is a trick？”可知，Ben害怕这是一个陷阱。故选A。

【4】B 推理判断题。文章末段提到Why do people not want a nuclear power plant built in their backyard?这样一句是一个比喻，将狼群引入犹如在后院放了一个核电站一样危险，这个比喻句是为了让自己的观点更有说服力，故选B。