Question

Have you come across much western children’s literature?

Most English speaking children grow up with the same delightful set of fictional (小说的) characters. The Winnie the Pooh stories involve a strange selections of animals such as a kangaroo, a pig, a donkey, a tiger, an owl and a bear, who live together in a wood, leading fairy ordinary lives. Far more exciting and dangerous events take place in The Wind in the Willows, the story of the foolish Mr. Toad and all his adventures.

Talking animals is also the main characters in The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories. In the latter we find lots of imaginative explanations as to why the world is like what it is.

Far more laughter comes from Roald Dahi’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Whillie Wonka is the perfect adult in the eyes of children with all his clever ideas and endless supply of sweets. Also much loved is Bilbo Baggins, the funny little rabbit, who ends up having adventures with wolves and dragons. Of course, the stories go on in the much more serious The Lord of the Rings, better read a few years later. A new star in the world of magic and children’s fiction is Harry Potter, the schoolboy who learns spells rather than maths. Adventures books remain popular, too. Although well over a century old now, Treasure Island is still an enthralling story with young Jim Hawkins dealing with secret maps and pirates. Such books make childhood a time of wonder and imagination.

1.Which of these is NOT mentioned as a character in The Winnie the Pooh stories?

A. B. C. D.

2.In which book would you expect to find the chapter “How the tiger got his stripes?”

A. The Wind in the Willows.

B. Just So Stories.

C. Treasure Island.

D. The Lord of the Rings.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Treasure Island was written a long time ago.

B. Roald Dahi’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a light-hearted book.

C. The Lord of the Rings was published earlier than Harry Potter.

D. Jim Hawkins wrote Treasure Island.

4.The underlined word “enthralling” in paragraph 4 means___________.

A. disappointing B. modern C. interesting D. frightening

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要谈论的是西方儿童文学。大多数说英语的国家的孩子，他们的成长都会伴随着一些相同的童话故事人物。这些童话故事书大多都是以写动物为主，后来出现了与魔法有关的故事书。当然，冒险类的书籍依然受到孩子们的喜爱。

1.The Winnie the Pooh stories involve a strange selections of animals such as a kangaroo, a pig, a donkey, a tiger, an owl and a bear”可知，The Winnie the Pooh stories出现的动物有袋鼠、小猪、小驴、老虎、猫头鹰和熊，故事中没有出现兔子，故选D。

2.In the latter we find lots of imaginative explanations as to why the world is like what it is.”可知，关于世界为什么是现在这个样子，Just So Stories里有许多奇妙的解释，故选B。

3.Although well over a century old now, Treasure Island is still an enthralling story with young Jim Hawkins dealing with secret maps and pirates.”可知，《冒险岛》一个世纪以来，一直很受追捧，其中的主人公是Jim Hawkins，D项说Jim Hawkins是《冒险岛》的作者，是错误的，故选D。

4.Adventures books remain popular, too.”可知，冒险类的故事书现在也很受欢迎，《冒险岛》一书虽然走过了一个世纪的光景，但依然很受孩子们的喜爱，A令人失望的；B当代的；C有趣的。D恐怖的。C项与popular相近，故选C。

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