Question

   There was a small island named Tanaiya. In the middle there was a beautiful lake of clear water. By the lake there was a small hut in which lived a girl whose name was Aina.

   Aina loved nothing more than swimming in the lake all day long. One day,while swimming she felt something passing by,touching her body. She got such a fright that she stopped swimming,jumped upon the bank and ran towards her hut.

   Next day again it happened but she saw that it was an eel (鳗鱼) .But the eel wriggled away and Aina went on swimming. It became a daily practice. After a few days both of them started swimming side by side upon the blue lake.

   One day,after a long swim,when she came out of the water and sat upon the beach,the eel also swam out of the lake. Aina's eyes opened wide in astonishment. The eel changed its shape and within moments there stood before her a man.

   He said to her ,“I'm Tuna,the god of eels. I've a great liking for you and have really enjoyed swimming by your side. But the time has come so I've to leave you. ”

   Aina asked sadly, “You’re going away?” “Yes,because I have to,but before going away I wish to give you a gift so that you may always remember me. ”

   Next morning Aina saw a sapling (树苗) grow beside her hut. Gradually it grew into a tall coconut (椰子) tree. Its sweet milky water was wonderful to taste. When the fiber (纤维) covering the fruit is removed,one can still see on it features which look like the face and the eyes of an eel.

1. Where was the lake?

   A. Beside the island.

   B. Among the mountains.

   C. In the middle of the island.

   D. Near some coconut trees.

2. What touched Aina while she was swimming?

   A. A small fish.

   B. An eel.

   C. A big stone.

   D. A young man.

3. One day,after a long swim,Aina was surprised because .

   A. the eel changed into a man

   B. the eel died

   C. a man caught the eel

   D. the blue lake became dirty

4. What gift did Tuna give Aina?

   A. A small hut on the island.

   B. Some sweet milky water.

   C. A new house.

   D. A coconut sapling.

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D

 本文是一篇传奇故事，一个住在湖边的女孩在游泳时遇 到一条鳗鱼，后来这条鳗鱼变成了一个男人，他送给了女孩 一棵椰树苗，这棵树苗长大后结出了很甜的椰果，而且椰果 外表的纤维移动起来像鳗鱼的脸和眼睛。

1. C细节理解题。由第一段的“There was a small island named Tanaiya. In the middle there was a beautiful lake...”可知，在小岛的中心有一个漂亮的湖，故选 C项。

2. B细节理解题。由第二段的“…felt something passing by,touching her body." 以及第二段的she saw that it was an eel. ”可知，一条鳗鱼触碰了正在游泳的 Aina,故选B项。

3. A细节理解题。第四段提到了“Aina's eyes opened wide in astonishment. The eel changed its shape and within moments there stood before her a man. ”，由此可知鳗鱼 变成了一个男人，这让Aina很吃惊，故选A项。

4. D推理判断题。由最后一段的前两句的内容可推断，Tima送给Aina的礼物是一棵椰树苗，故正确答案为D项。

wriggle v.蠕动 side by side —起;并排 astonishment n.惊讶 feature n.特征

障碍句分析

  I've a great liking for you and have really enjoyed swimming by your side.我非常喜欢你，真的很喜欢在你身边游泳。

  have a great liking for sb.意为“很喜欢某人”；enjoy doing sth.意为“喜欢做某事”；by one's side意为“在某人身边”。