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"Mum," Sarah said to her mother. "Why does everybody look so sad? You and dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. That's why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and dad? Why do you never smile?"
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, "Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. And why should Mr Hewitt smile? With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time?"
Now Sarah sighed too. She went to see her dad. "Dad," she said. "Why are you always so sad?"
"I'm not sad, I'm just tired," he said.
"But you never smile!"
"What is there to smile about?" he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad too. "I'll go and see Ben, and he'll cheer me up," she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. "Ben," she shouted. "I had a really strange dream last night."
"Me too," said Ben. "But tell me your dream first."
"Well," said Sarah. "It was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes."
"And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull," Ben added.
"And the skull was—hey..." Sarah shouted. "How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?"
"Because I had the same dream," said Ben. "Then the man said, 'I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.' And then I woke up."
"I woke up when he said that too," said Sarah.
"But I also had another dream," said Ben.
"And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, 'Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles.'"
"I had that dream too," Sarah shouted.
"'Follow the setting Sun. Bring back laughter and fun!'"
Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way.
—Taken from The Lost Smile
( )1. How do Sarah's parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
()2. Who is crying in Sarah's dream?
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
()3. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()4. 新考法 Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school.
b. Sarah sighed too when her parents didn't smile.
c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes along the way.
d. They told each other their dreams.
e. Mrs Kent sighed because she had nothing to smile about.
A. e-b-a-d-c
B. e-c-b-d-a
C. b-d-e-a-c
D. b-d-a-e-c
"Mum," Sarah said to her mother. "Why does everybody look so sad? You and dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. That's why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and dad? Why do you never smile?"
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, "Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. And why should Mr Hewitt smile? With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time?"
Now Sarah sighed too. She went to see her dad. "Dad," she said. "Why are you always so sad?"
"I'm not sad, I'm just tired," he said.
"But you never smile!"
"What is there to smile about?" he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad too. "I'll go and see Ben, and he'll cheer me up," she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. "Ben," she shouted. "I had a really strange dream last night."
"Me too," said Ben. "But tell me your dream first."
"Well," said Sarah. "It was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes."
"And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull," Ben added.
"And the skull was—hey..." Sarah shouted. "How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?"
"Because I had the same dream," said Ben. "Then the man said, 'I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.' And then I woke up."
"I woke up when he said that too," said Sarah.
"But I also had another dream," said Ben.
"And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, 'Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles.'"
"I had that dream too," Sarah shouted.
"'Follow the setting Sun. Bring back laughter and fun!'"
Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way.
—Taken from The Lost Smile
( )1. How do Sarah's parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
()2. Who is crying in Sarah's dream?
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
()3. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()4. 新考法 Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school.
b. Sarah sighed too when her parents didn't smile.
c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes along the way.
d. They told each other their dreams.
e. Mrs Kent sighed because she had nothing to smile about.
A. e-b-a-d-c
B. e-c-b-d-a
C. b-d-e-a-c
D. b-d-a-e-c
答案
1. D 【点拨】根据“Why does everybody look so sad? You and dad never smile.”可知，她的父母很伤心，从来不笑。故选D。
2. C 【点拨】根据“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull”“How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”以及“Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears...’”可知，他们两个的梦一样，他们都看到“泪之王”在哭泣。故选C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“But tell me your dream first.”以及“But I also had another dream”可知，他做了两个梦。故选B。
4. A 【点拨】根据“Mrs Kent sighed... ‘Maybe there is nothing go smile about.’”可知，肯特太太叹气，因为她没有什么可微笑的，故e排第一位，排除C、D；根据“And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad too.”及“I had a really strange dream last night.”可知，当她父母不笑的时候，她也叹气了，也变得伤心了，故b排第二位，排除B。故选A。
2. C 【点拨】根据“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull”“How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”以及“Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears...’”可知，他们两个的梦一样，他们都看到“泪之王”在哭泣。故选C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“But tell me your dream first.”以及“But I also had another dream”可知，他做了两个梦。故选B。
4. A 【点拨】根据“Mrs Kent sighed... ‘Maybe there is nothing go smile about.’”可知，肯特太太叹气，因为她没有什么可微笑的，故e排第一位，排除C、D；根据“And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad too.”及“I had a really strange dream last night.”可知，当她父母不笑的时候，她也叹气了，也变得伤心了，故b排第二位，排除B。故选A。
解析
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解题，解题时优先明确每道题的设问指向，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位关键语句，将选项和原文信息逐一比对即可选出正确答案；其中事件排序类题目可以使用首尾排除法，先确定最先发生的事件排除不符合的选项，再确定后续事件进一步缩小范围，无需逐字梳理全文所有内容，大幅提升解题效率。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段Sarah向妈妈提出的问题"Why does everybody look so sad? You and dad never smile."，可以直接得知故事开头Sarah的父母从不微笑、情绪低落，是难过的状态，排除A困倦的、B开心的、C兴奋的三个不符合原文的选项，选D。
2. 定位原文梦境相关描述："And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull"，后续该流泪的男子自我介绍"I am the Lord of Tears"，可知在Sarah梦里哭泣的是泪之王，对应选项C。
3. 根据原文Ben的表述，他先是和Sarah做了同一个见到泪之王的梦，之后又提到"But I also had another dream"，说明Ben一共做了2个梦，选B。
4. 梳理事件先后顺序：首先发生的是Mrs Kent叹气，称没有什么值得微笑的（事件e），听完父母的回答后Sarah也跟着叹气（事件b），第二天Sarah在上学路上遇到Ben（事件a），两人碰面后互相讲述自己做的梦（事件d），最后两人打包了食物、衣物和长笛准备出发（事件c），正确顺序为e-b-a-d-c，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
细节信息定位，记叙文事件排序，语篇信息提取
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的英语阅读题，所有题目答案都能在原文中直接找到对应依据，没有设置干扰性极强的迷惑选项，重点考查学生快速从文本中定位指定信息的能力，排序题使用排除法可以快速排除错误选项，避免不必要的时间消耗，提醒学生做阅读题时要严格依托原文内容，不要凭主观猜测选择答案。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解题，解题时优先明确每道题的设问指向，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位关键语句，将选项和原文信息逐一比对即可选出正确答案；其中事件排序类题目可以使用首尾排除法，先确定最先发生的事件排除不符合的选项，再确定后续事件进一步缩小范围，无需逐字梳理全文所有内容，大幅提升解题效率。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段Sarah向妈妈提出的问题"Why does everybody look so sad? You and dad never smile."，可以直接得知故事开头Sarah的父母从不微笑、情绪低落，是难过的状态，排除A困倦的、B开心的、C兴奋的三个不符合原文的选项，选D。
2. 定位原文梦境相关描述："And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull"，后续该流泪的男子自我介绍"I am the Lord of Tears"，可知在Sarah梦里哭泣的是泪之王，对应选项C。
3. 根据原文Ben的表述，他先是和Sarah做了同一个见到泪之王的梦，之后又提到"But I also had another dream"，说明Ben一共做了2个梦，选B。
4. 梳理事件先后顺序：首先发生的是Mrs Kent叹气，称没有什么值得微笑的（事件e），听完父母的回答后Sarah也跟着叹气（事件b），第二天Sarah在上学路上遇到Ben（事件a），两人碰面后互相讲述自己做的梦（事件d），最后两人打包了食物、衣物和长笛准备出发（事件c），正确顺序为e-b-a-d-c，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
细节信息定位，记叙文事件排序，语篇信息提取
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的英语阅读题，所有题目答案都能在原文中直接找到对应依据，没有设置干扰性极强的迷惑选项，重点考查学生快速从文本中定位指定信息的能力，排序题使用排除法可以快速排除错误选项，避免不必要的时间消耗，提醒学生做阅读题时要严格依托原文内容，不要凭主观猜测选择答案。
【难度系数】
0.7
