Question

   When we went into biology class the other day,we found that a strange smell filled the classroom. Then we saw a glass bottle on our teacher's desk. It was filled with long white strips.

   “Today,you guys will learn to dissect (解剖) these earthworms and learn the inside structure of them,” our teacher said.

   After a brief lecture,our teacher gave each of us an earthworm. We put on glasses and gloves and started to work.

   The first sight of the worm took my breath away.I was too scared to even look at it. “ Don’t be a coward,” I told myself. I lifted the knife and scissors.I shivered when the metal in my hand touched the soft wet body of the worm. I tried to hold my breath and concentrate on cutting it.

   Slowly,a small cut appeared on the worm's body. A burst of deep-colored fluid came out. Some even splashed (溅) on the desk. “ Ewww...” my desk partner said.

   I bit my teeth and went on with my work. I found that when I cut the body,the knife broke the organs easily. I changed to cutting in another way and it worked much better. Finally,I pushed the top skin aside and fastened it with pins. All of the organs appeared clearly.

   At that time,I found that I wasn’t afraid anymore. I was quite calm. UI am ready for a surgery (手术) ，” Ijoked.

1. What are in the glass bottle on our teacher's desk?

   A. Earthworms. B. Some corns.

   C. Some pins. D. Knives and scissors.

2. The underlined word “shivered” in the passage probably means “ ”.

   A. 愤怒   B. 颤抖

   C. 静坐   D. 瞌睡

3. The writer's desk partner felt terrible when .

   A. the teacher told them what to do in the class

   B. they were shown the earthworm

   C. something from the earthworm splashed on the desk

   D. they saw a small cut on the earthworm

4. What did the writer mean by saying u I am ready for a surgery”？

   A. She hoped to become a doctor in the future.

   B. She mastered the skill of surgery.

   C. She completed the task like a doctor.

   D. She learned how to treat the insects.

5. From the passage,we can infer that .

   A. earthworms are always used in their classes

   B. it was the first time for the writer to dissect an earthworm

   C. the writer didn't see the structure of the earthworm

   D. the writer didn't know how to use the tools

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B

  在生物课上，老师让我们做解剖蚯蚓实验,一开始“我” 非常害怕，最后，“我”克服了恐惧心理，顺利地完成了解剖 任务。

1. A细节理解题。根据第二段老师的话“Today,you guys will learn to dissect these earthworms and learn the inside structure of them,”可知，瓶子里装的是蚯蚓。故选A.

2. B词义猜测题。画线词语前面提到“I was too scared to even look at it. ”，由此可推测，当作者手中的金属触及 蚯蚓时，作者因害怕而颤抖。B项符合语境。

3. C细节理解题。根据第五段最后两句“Some even splashed on the desk. “ Ewww…” my desk partner said. ”可知，我的同伴因为蚯蚓的体液溅到了桌子上而 感觉不舒服。选C.

4. B推理判断题。作者在顺利地完成解剖实验后，有了“做手术”的经验，B项符合题意。

5. B推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者一开始对解剖蚯蚓实验很害怕，最后顺利地完成了任务并为自己会“做手 术”而高兴，由此可推断，这是作者第一次进行解剖实 验，故选B.

strip n.条，带 structure n.结构

concentrate on 全神贯注于……

fluid n.液体organ n.器官

障碍句分析

   I found that when I cut the body,the knife broke the organs easily.我发现，肖我切蚯蚓的身体时，刀子很容易就 切破了器官。

   that引导宾语从句，因为主句有found过去式，从句也要用过去的时态。在从句中when I cut the body是时间状语从句。

利用上下文猜测词义

   猜测词义也是一种英语阅读能力。英语阅读理 解试题中有不少这样的题目。任何一个实词，只有在 —定的上下文中才能表示一个确定的词义。上下文 的作用就是帮助确定上下文中的词、短语或句子的意 义。据此，我们可以尽可能地利用上下文来猜测词 义，即从已知推求未知，也就是用我们所熟悉的词或 短语来猜测我们不熟悉的词的词义。

   例如，第2小题，根据上文I was too scared to even look at it. “Don’t be a coward,” I told myself.可 知，解剖蚯蚓时我很害怕，根据此语境可猜测作者在 !她手中的金属触及蠕虫的软湿身体时，她“颤抖”了。