B
"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

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，他们两个人的梦一样，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.”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。