阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these41 are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are42 and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 43 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost44 to the parents. It was then45 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and46 the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended 47. However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been48 . In those cases there was often a way to get the49 baby back. You could50 the Changeling on the fire--then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.

小题1:41.

A．babies

B．believers

C．fairies

D．supermen小题2:

A．powerful

B．cruel

C．frightened

D．extraordinary小题3:

A．sick

B．slim

C．short

D．small小题4:

A．uncomfortable

B．unbelievable

C．unacceptable

D．unrecognizable小题5:

A．feared

B．predicted

C．heard

D．reported小题6:

A．covered

B．changed

C．replaced

D．terrified小题7:

A．cases

B．tools

C．steps

D．methods小题8:

A．missed

B．stolen

C．found

D．lost小题9:

A．1ittle

B．pale

C．sad

D．real小题10:

A．seize

B．burn

C．place

D．hold

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:A

小题6:C

小题7:D

小题8:B

小题9:D

小题10:C

答案解析：

小题1:前面提到的了fairies，所以后面填 C，句意是：不是所有的仙女是友好的，人们喜欢的。

小题2:从后面的cause much human suffering 说明是cruel残忍的。选B。

小题3:从后面的pale 得出结论是sick 病了。A正确。

小题4:从后面的has changed so much，变了很多，说明是unrecognizable，父母都认不出了。选D。

小题5:后面说的是：the fairies had come and stolen the baby away ，仙女来把孩子偷走了，得出大家是害怕这件事的。选A。

小题6:replace…with…“用…来代替…”C

小题7:和前面的There were many ways 照应，应该选methods，选D。

小题8:和上文的stolen the baby away 照应，应该填B，stolen。

小题9:句意是：在这种情况下，还是有办法把真孩子找回的。选D。

小题10:place…on fire“把…放在火上”和后面的it would rise up the chimney，选C。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。