题目内容
6.Book Review(书评)-The Snake-Stone by Berlie DohertyThe background:Urban England (the cities),but also rural England (the countryside).
The theme:The main theme is about a teenage research of self-discovery.In this book,the hero searched for his mother who separated him at his early age.It also focuses on love,getting on with others,being courageous and trying to deal with doubts,troubles and worries.
As the book moves to a close,James'swimming coach says to him:"You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more.You are swimming like a young man who knows where he is going."
The characters:James is the hero of the story.He is a top swimmer,and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (养父母).The other characters,James'parents,his swimming coach,best friend,the villagers,people he meets on his journey,are pictured vividly(生动地).
The turning point:The turning point in the story comes while James'foster parents are away in London,and he wonders who his birth mother is.The only thing he has is a fossil(化石)-"the snake stone".His birth mother left it behind along with a note on which she had written:"Take good care of James".
The journey:Instead of going to London,James decides to find his birth mother.With the help of his geography teacher,James sets off for the village where his mother might be found.James has painful,challenging,but also humorous and happy travels.The mother he finally meets,Anne,has a low but powerful voice in the novel.He comes to understand why she left him at a stranger's door fifteen years before.Although the meeting is not long,it leaves him with a feeling of completeness.
38.What do the coach's words in Paragraph 3suggest?C
A.James is a hardworking swimmer.
B.James is a hopeful swimmer.
C.James is an independent young man.
D.James is an outgoing young man.
39.The"snake stone"in the novel isD.
A.a note from a stranger
B.a gift from the swimming coach
C.a fossil left by the foster parents
D.a stone left by the birthmother
40.Which of the following is true about the novel?A
A.The story has a good ending.
B.The story takes place in the city of London.
C.The turning point comes after the hero meets his birth mother.
D.The theme of the novel is only about a teenage research of self-discovery.
41.It can be concluded that James'journey isD.
A.disappointing
B.boring
C.comfortable
D.valuable.
分析 本文是应用文书评体.分别从背景,主题,角色以及其主要情节"发现之旅"方面介绍名著The Snake-stone.
解答 38 C 细节理解题:从第三段最后两行教练所说you are not like a kid obeying instruction any more.You are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.你并不再像个服从命令的小孩了.你现在是一个知道何去何从的男人了.言外之意是想要James做一个独立的有个性的年轻人.故C选项正确.
39 D 细节理解题:从第五段段中The only thing he has is a fossil(化石)-"the snake stone".His birth mother left it behind可以得知,the snake stone是James生身母亲离开时留下的识别身份的见证物.所以D答案正确.
40 A 细节理解题:从最后一段最后一句Although the meeting is not long,it leaves him with a feeling of completeness这次会面虽然不长,但却给他留下了完整的感觉.
可知A选项正确;从最后一段第一句可知B选项错误;从the turning point段落中可知故事转折点是在James养父母离开他的时间,那时候还没找到他的生身母亲.故C选项错误;第二段It also focuses on love,getting on with others,being courageous and trying to deal with doubts,troubles and worries它也聚焦于爱,与他人相处,勇敢和试图处理疑虑,烦恼和忧虑.故D项错误.
41 D 推理判断题:从最后一段的第三句James has painful,challenging,but also humorous and happy travels杰姆斯有痛苦,富有挑战性,但也幽默和有快乐的旅行;通读全文得知James的寻母征途是快乐而又有成就感的.结合选项,所以D(珍贵的)选项正确.
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