任务二 阅读理解
A
At about three o'clock Alex opened his eyes, and saw an old woman in front of him.
"What are you doing in my field, young man?" she said.
Alex sat up quickly. "I'm sorry. I was tired, and needed some sleep. I'm going
now."
"You're very dirty," the old woman said. "Look at you! Where are you going?"
"North," Alex said. He stood up and began to move away.
"Don't run away. I'm only an old woman." She looked at him carefully. "You're
dirty, and hungry, and tired... and . Am I right?"
Alex smiled slowly. "Yes," he said.
"Well, come back to my house and have some food. And you can have some of my
husband's old clothes. He died last winter."
Alex looked at her. It was true. He was hungry and tired and dirty. And afraid... but
not of this old woman. "Thank you very much," he said.
The old woman's name was Marta. Her house was very small, but she put some
wonderful hot food in front of Alex. He ate quickly, and Marta watched him.
"Oh, you were hungry," she laughed.
Alex smiled, but did not stop eating.
Marta found some old clothes for him, and then made some coffee. She said
nothing, but watched him with a smile. Alex finished eating and drank some coffee. He
began to feel better.
"How did you escape from prison?" Marta asked suddenly.
Alex's face went white. He stared at Marta and said nothing.
Marta laughed. "It's all right," she said. "I'm not afraid of the President's
murderer. You can stay here tonight, Alex Dinon, and have a good sleep. I don't like the
police, and I'm not going to tell them."
—Taken from The President's Murderer
1. Where was Alex when he woke up?
A. In the prison. B. In the police station.
C. In the old woman's field. D. In the old woman's house.
2. Which of the following words is the most suitable for the blank in paragraph 6?
A. happy B. afraid C. excited D. angry
3. Which is the CORRECT order of the following events in the passage?
① Alex ran away from prison.
② Alex finished eating and drinking and felt better.
③ Alex was tired and slept in the old woman's field.
④ Alex went to Marta's house to get something to eat and wear.
A. ③④①② B. ③④②① C. ①③④② D. ①③②④
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Alex killed Marta's husband.
B. Alex didn't like the old woman.
C. Marta was going to tell the police.
D. Alex was afraid of being in prison.

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

1. 细节理解题：根据文章开头"At about three o'clock Alex opened his eyes, and saw an old woman in front of him. 'What are you doing in my field, young man?' she said."可知，Alex醒来时在老妇人的田地里，故选C。
2. 细节推理题：根据后文Alex的回答"Yes"以及文中"And afraid... but not of this old woman."的提示，可知空白处应填afraid，故选B。
3. 事件排序题：梳理事件顺序：①Alex从监狱逃出；③Alex疲惫不堪，在老妇人的田里睡觉；④Alex前往Marta家获取食物和衣物；②Alex吃完喝完后感觉好些了。正确顺序为①③④②，故选C。
4. 推理判断题：A选项文中未提及Alex杀害Marta的丈夫；B选项Alex感谢Marta，说明他并不讨厌老妇人；C选项Marta明确说不会告诉警察；D选项Alex从监狱逃出，且被问及越狱时脸色发白，可推断他害怕回到监狱，故选D。