Question

    Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory (华丽的皇冠).

    At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.

    In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.

    Rip’s great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence(勤劳), for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish with out saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybody’s business but his own.

    If left to himself, he would have whistled (吹口哨) life away in perfect satisfaction； but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness (懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house—the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.

1. Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains?

A. They are on the west of the Hudson River.

B. They are very high and beautiful in this area.

C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family.

D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.

2. The hero of the story is probably

A. hard-working and likes all kinds of work

B. idle and hates all kinds of jobs

C. simple, idle but very dutiful

D. gentle, helpful but a little idle

3. The underlined words “henpecked husband” in the last paragraph probably means a man who _____.

A. likes hunting

B. is afraid of hens

C. loves his wife

D. is afraid of his wife

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Catskill Mountains.

B. A Mountain Village.

C. Rip Van Winkle.

D. A Dutiful Husband.

 

Answer 1

答案：BDDC
解析：

1. 这个题的答案在第一段中，从towering over the surrounding country,以及在不同的天气情况下它变换出的不同颜色，我们可以看出对这座山应该下的定义是：beautiful and high。 2. 这个题考查人物的特点。Rip's great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money—making labor . In a word ,  Rip was ready to attend to everybody's business but his own. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking though woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels。在这里我们看到了一个热心但懒散的男子汉。那么选项A中的勤奋和喜欢所有的工作是不对的。他并不喜欢干所有挣钱的活。B项中痛恨所有的工作也不对，因为当邻居们要帮忙时，他毫不惜力。C项中的有责任感不妥当，应为他对家庭未尽职尽责。 3. 这是一个要我们猜测词意的题。Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house—the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.他妻子从早到晚不停地唠叨，结果他不得不躲到房子外边。这个地方属于……。这里的henpecked中有一个hen，它与hen有关系吗？如果是怕母鸡，那么husband又怎样解释？所以，经过分析，我们可以得出答案。 4. 本题为文章确定题目，C项最合适。