Ⅳ. 阅读理解
The Secret Garden is a children's novel written by British-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett(1849－1924). It tells a story of two lonely and sick children who become healthy and happy by taking care of their garden.
One of the children, Mary, is a thin little girl. Her parents passed away when she was 10. She has to go live with Mr Craven, an uncle whom she has never met before. Mr Craven has many gardens, one of which is locked up because his wife passed away inside it. Mary finds the garden and it becomes a special place for her. There she meets with friends, plays with animals and enjoys nature.
Mary saw a strong boy in a tree. On his shoulder was a squirrel(松鼠). Around him were several birds and rabbits on their hind legs. The animals all seemed to be listening to the boy's song.
“Don't come any closer,” the boy said,“You'll scare the animals away.”
Mary stopped walking. “Hi. I'm Dickon. Pleased to meet you,” he said.
“I'm Mary. Happy to meet you, too,” said Mary.
“Mary! Where's your garden?” asked Dickon.
Mary knew then that she couldn't keep her garden to herself forever. “Dickon,” Mary said,“Can you keep a secret?” “I always keep secrets,” he said. “Don't tell anybody. I've stolen a garden.” What do you mean you've ‘stolen a garden’?”
“Well, there's this garden that has been locked up for many years. Mr Craven said that nobody could go into the garden. I found that garden myself. It's dying because nobody has taken care of it in years.”
“Alright, Mary. Show me the garden. If there's anybody who can bring it back to life,I can.”
Mary then led Dickon to the secret garden. Dickon looked around and around. He was just as amazed as Mary was to see the garden. “It is a strange, pretty place!”
They worked all day long that sunny day. They removed unwanted grass and leaves. They planted seeds and pulled out dead flowers. They watered plants and made flowerbeds.
“It's the best fun I ever had in my life—shut in here and wakening up a garden,” said Dickon.
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()1. What is the correct order of the following activities?
①Mary and Dickon worked all day long.
②Mary told Dickon her secret.
③Mary's parents passed away.
④Dickon sang a song in a tree.
A. ③②④① B. ③④②① C. ③④①② D. ④③②①
()2. Which sentence in the passage shows that the garden should be a secret?
A. …, one of which is locked up because his wife passed away inside it.
B. There she meets with friends,plays with animals and enjoys nature.
C. It's dying because nobody has taken care of it in years.
D. He was just as amazed as Mary was to see the garden.
()3. What does the underlined word “It” refer to?
A. Staying with Mary.
B. The secret garden.
C. Living with Mr Craven.
D. Wakening up the garden.
()4. What might happen at the end of the story?
A. Mary helped Dickon learn how to use gardening tools.
B. Mary left the garden and found another place to live.
C. Mary met the other sick boy and they became healthy together.
D. All the plants and flowers were dead unluckily.

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

【分析】
1. 第1题是事件排序题，需回到原文逐一查找四个事件的先后顺序：Mary父母去世是她投奔叔叔的原因，是最早发生的；接着Mary遇到Dickon时，看到他在树上唱歌，这是后续交流的前提；之后Mary向Dickon吐露花园的秘密；最后两人一起打理花园，据此确定顺序。
2. 第2题需找到体现花园是秘密的句子，即原文中暗示花园不能随意进入、需保密的表述，对应花园被锁的原因。
3. 第3题是词义指代题，需定位到包含划线词的句子，分析上下文逻辑确定指代对象。
4. 第4题是推理判断题，需结合原文开头提到的故事核心（两个生病孩子通过花园变得健康快乐），推断结尾可能发生的情节。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文，事件顺序为：③Mary父母去世（第二段）→④Dickon在树上唱歌（第三段）→②Mary告诉Dickon秘密（第八段）→①Mary和Dickon一起干活（倒数第二段），故正确顺序为③④②①，选B。
2. 第2题：A选项提到花园被锁，原因是Mr Craven的妻子死在里面，暗示花园不能随意进入，体现其是秘密；B、C、D选项均未体现花园需保密的属性，故选A。
3. 第3题：定位到原文Dickon的话“It's the best fun I ever had in my life—shut in here and wakening up the garden”，句中It指代破折号后的wakening up the garden，故选D。
4. 第4题：原文开头明确故事核心是两个孤独生病的孩子通过照顾花园变得健康快乐，据此推断结尾Mary会遇到另一个生病的男孩，共同变得健康，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解细节题、英语阅读理解词义指代题、英语阅读理解推理判断题
【点评】
本题围绕《秘密花园》的节选内容设置，考查学生对英语阅读中细节信息的梳理、词义指代的理解、事件顺序的判断以及基于原文的推理能力，题型常规，难度适中，要求学生仔细阅读原文，精准定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.7