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五、阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。〔人与社会——名著阅读〕
I began to shout for help to the people on the island. They did not understand me, but they understood that I was in difficulty. At first, they made signs for me to move towards them. Then, they moved closer and sent a chair down to me on a chain and pulled me up.
The people on the island were friendly and accepted me but they were strange. They wore the strangest clothes. They all had their own personal man servant who carried a large balloon on the end of a stick. The servant's job was to tap(轻拍) his master on his mouth or ear when he needed to speak or listen to something. These masters usually thought about the strangest subjects for hours and hours a day. As a result, they had no sense of practical things in life, such as speaking or listening.
I later learnt that this island was called Laputa. Some people took me to speak to the king. When we arrived at his palace, the king was lost in thought and didn't notice me. I waited for more than an hour until, finally, one of his servants tapped him on the mouth and he spoke.
I didn't understand their language and could not answer the king. One of the servants tried to tap me on the mouth with his balloon. I protested(抗议) very quickly.
"I know exactly when to speak and listen," I told them. They understood the sense of what I said. But they thought I was a complete idiot because I did not pass my time in thought. Then after dinner, a servant came to teach me their language and tell me about life on Laputa.
— Adapted from *Gulliver's Travels*
1. How did the people on the island help Gulliver get to the island?
2. When did the servants tap their masters on the mouth or ear?
3. Do you like to live on this island? Why or why not?
I began to shout for help to the people on the island. They did not understand me, but they understood that I was in difficulty. At first, they made signs for me to move towards them. Then, they moved closer and sent a chair down to me on a chain and pulled me up.
The people on the island were friendly and accepted me but they were strange. They wore the strangest clothes. They all had their own personal man servant who carried a large balloon on the end of a stick. The servant's job was to tap(轻拍) his master on his mouth or ear when he needed to speak or listen to something. These masters usually thought about the strangest subjects for hours and hours a day. As a result, they had no sense of practical things in life, such as speaking or listening.
I later learnt that this island was called Laputa. Some people took me to speak to the king. When we arrived at his palace, the king was lost in thought and didn't notice me. I waited for more than an hour until, finally, one of his servants tapped him on the mouth and he spoke.
I didn't understand their language and could not answer the king. One of the servants tried to tap me on the mouth with his balloon. I protested(抗议) very quickly.
"I know exactly when to speak and listen," I told them. They understood the sense of what I said. But they thought I was a complete idiot because I did not pass my time in thought. Then after dinner, a servant came to teach me their language and tell me about life on Laputa.
— Adapted from *Gulliver's Travels*
1. How did the people on the island help Gulliver get to the island?
By making signs and pulling him up.
2. When did the servants tap their masters on the mouth or ear?
When masters needed to speak or listen to something.
3. Do you like to live on this island? Why or why not?
No. Because people there are impractical.（答案不唯一）
答案
1. By making signs and pulling him up. 2. When masters needed to speak or listen to something. 3. No. Because people there are impractical.（答案不唯一）
解析
【分析】本题是基于《格列佛游记》改编的英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读短文明确各问题的考查方向；针对前两题，定位原文对应段落提取关键信息，组织成准确的英语答案；针对第三题，结合文本中岛民的特点，给出合理的观点及理由。
【解析】1. 定位短文第一段，岛民帮助格列佛的方式是先做手势示意他靠近，再用链条送椅子将他拉上来，整理为By making signs and pulling him up. 2. 定位短文第二段，仆人轻拍主人的嘴或耳朵的时机是主人需要说话或听东西时，整理为When masters needed to speak or listen to something. 3. 结合短文提到的岛民不切实际的特点，给出否定回答及原因，即No. Because people there are impractical.
【答案】1. By making signs and pulling him up. 2. When masters needed to speak or listen to something. 3. No. Because people there are impractical.
【知识点】名著阅读，英语阅读理解，细节理解
【点评】本题考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，前两题侧重细节信息提取，难度较低；第三题是开放性问题，需结合文本内容表达观点，整体难度适中，符合初中英语阅读理解的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】1. 定位短文第一段，岛民帮助格列佛的方式是先做手势示意他靠近，再用链条送椅子将他拉上来，整理为By making signs and pulling him up. 2. 定位短文第二段，仆人轻拍主人的嘴或耳朵的时机是主人需要说话或听东西时，整理为When masters needed to speak or listen to something. 3. 结合短文提到的岛民不切实际的特点，给出否定回答及原因，即No. Because people there are impractical.
【答案】1. By making signs and pulling him up. 2. When masters needed to speak or listen to something. 3. No. Because people there are impractical.
【知识点】名著阅读，英语阅读理解，细节理解
【点评】本题考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，前两题侧重细节信息提取，难度较低；第三题是开放性问题，需结合文本内容表达观点，整体难度适中，符合初中英语阅读理解的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.7
