B 新模态 民间故事 KEY→P4
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The Thousand and One Nights is probably one of the most famous books in the world. It is a collection of stories first told by travellers from Persia, Arabia and India between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. In later years professional storytellers also told the stories in coffee houses in Türkiye, Egypt and many other countries. The famous story “Aladdin” is in it. And The Thousand and One Nights contains well-known stories like “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, so people often think they are just for children—but they were originally for adults.
Shahrazad’s story
There was once an Indian king called Shahryar. One day King Shahryar found his wife betrayed(背叛) him, so he killed her and her lover. After that the king married a different woman every day and killed her the next morning. This continued for three years.
Shahrazad was the clever and beautiful daughter of the king’s adviser. When her father told her what was happening, she decided to marry the king. Shahrazad’s father tried to stop her because he knew she was going to die. But Shahrazad had a plan to save herself and all the women in the kingdom. The king and Shahrazad got married a few days later.
After the wedding, while the king was drinking with his friends, Shahrazad went to find her sister. “I need your help,” said Shahrazad. “Come to the palace this evening and ask me to tell you a story.”
That night, Shahrazad cried and told the king she would like to see her sister before she died. Dunyazad was brought in and, as instructed(按照指示), asked for a story. Thus began the first night of The Thousand and One Nights.
()1. Which of the following stories is in The Thousand and One Nights?
A. “Snow White”. B. “Aladdin”.
C. “The Little Mermaid”. D. “Beauty and the Beast”.
()2. Why did King Shahryar kill his wife?
A. Because she killed his lover. B. Because she was not beautiful.
C. Because he found she betrayed him. D. Because she didn’t obey his orders.
()3. What can we infer about Shahrazad’s plan?
A. She wanted to make the king happy.
B. She planned to tell stories so that she would not be killed.
C. She wanted to show her storytelling skills.
D. She hoped to make friends with the king.
()4. What does the underlined part “they were originally for adults” mean?
A. Adults first wrote the stories.
B. The stories were first told to adults.
C. Adults liked the stories more than children.
D. Children couldn’t understand the stories at first.
()5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. It tells us how The Thousand and One Nights was written.
B. It describes the life of King Shahryar and his wives.
C. It explains why Shahrazad decided to marry the king.
D. It introduces The Thousand and One Nights and the story of Shahrazad.

阅读理解B
本文主要介绍了《一千零一夜》，同时讲述了其开端故事。
1. B 细节理解题。由句子“The famous story ‘Aladdin’ is in it.”可知，《一千零一夜》包含《阿拉丁》的故事。
2. C 细节理解题。由句子“One day King Shahryar found his wife betrayed him, so he killed her and her lover.”可知，国王杀他的妻子是因为发现妻子背叛了他。
3. B 推理判断题。Shahrazad知道国王每天都会杀掉前一天娶的妻子，她决定嫁给国王并让妹妹求她讲故事。由此可推断，她的计划是通过讲故事来避免自己被国王杀掉。
4. B 推理判断题。句中的they指代前文提到的《一千零一夜》里的故事，originally表示“最初，原本”，所以这句话的意思是这些故事最初是讲给成年人听的。
5. D 主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了《一千零一夜》是世界著名的故事集及其来源等信息，之后重点讲述了Shahrazad的故事，所以全文主要是介绍《一千零一夜》以及Shahrazad的故事。

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章核心是介绍《一千零一夜》及山鲁佐德的故事。针对5道题目，先判断题型（细节理解题、推理判断题、主旨大意题），再带着问题回到原文定位关键信息，对比选项排除错误内容，推理题需基于原文信息，不可主观臆断，最终选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“The famous story ‘Aladdin’ is in it.”可知，《一千零一夜》包含《阿拉丁》的故事，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第二段“One day King Shahryar found his wife betrayed him, so he killed her and her lover.”可知，国王杀妻是因为发现妻子背叛了他，故选C。
3. 推理判断题：结合第三、四段内容，山鲁佐德知晓国王每日杀害前一日迎娶的妻子，她计划通过让妹妹请求自己讲故事的方式拖延时间，以此避免自己被杀，故选B。
4. 推理判断题：划线句中“they”指代前文《一千零一夜》里的故事，“originally”意为“最初”，故该句意思是这些故事最初是讲给成年人的，故选B。
5. 主旨大意题：文章前半部分介绍《一千零一夜》的地位、来源等信息，后半部分讲述山鲁佐德的故事，整体是介绍《一千零一夜》及山鲁佐德的故事，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文为记叙文，围绕《一千零一夜》展开，题目以基础细节题和简单推理题为主，只要认真阅读原文、准确定位信息即可解答，是巩固英语阅读基础能力的典型题目。
【难度系数】
0.8