D
It was a stormy night. Pinocchio had a great fear of thunder and lightning，but hunger was far greater than fear. So he made a rush for the village. But he found it was dark and the stores were all closed. In the streets，not even a dog could be seen. It seemed to be the land of the dead.
Pinocchio took hold of the bell of a house and began to ring it with all his strength(力量)，saying to himself，“Someone will surely answer that!”
He was right. An old man in a nightcap(睡帽) opened the window and shouted at him angrily，“What do you want at such an hour?”
“Would you be kind enough to give me a little bread?” asked Pinocchio.
“Wait a minute and I will come right back，” said the old man，thinking it was one of those naughty boys who played tricks to wake people who were sleeping quietly. After a minute，the window was opened again and a basin of water was poured down on him，wetting him from head to foot.
He returned home like a wet chicken，feeling tired and hungry. He sat down on a small chair and put his feet on the stove(火炉) to dry them. Then he fell asleep. When he slept，his wooden feet began to burn，and little by little they burnt away. At daybreak，a knock on the door woke him up.
It was his father.
Poor Pinocchio who was still half asleep，had not yet found that his feet disappeared. As soon as he heard his father's voice，he jumped up from his seat to open the door. But as he did so，he fell down on the floor heavily. “Open the door for me!” shouted Geppetto. “Dear Father，I can't，because someone has eaten my feet，” answered Pinocchio，crying and rolling about on the ground.
Geppetto thought it was only one of Pinocchio's tricks. He climbed up the wall and went in through the window angrily. But when he saw Pinocchio lying on the ground really without feet，he was very sad. He took him in his arms and kissed him. He cried sadly，“My little Pinocchio! How did you burn your feet?”
“I don't know，Father，but it has been such a terrible night that I shall never forget.”
()37. What was the old man in the village doing when Pinocchio knocked on the door?
A. He was washing his face.
B. He was ringing some naughty boys.
C. He was sleeping in his bed.
D. He was making some bread in the kitchen.
()38. Which is the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Pinocchio was wetted by a basin of water.
b. Pinocchio's feet caught fire and burned away.
c. Pinocchio rushed to the village to find some food.
d. Pinocchio's father went into the house through the window.
A. b-c-a-d
B. d-b-a-c
C. c-a-b-d
D. a-b-d-c
()39. What can we learn from the story?
A. Pinocchio didn't play a trick on his father this time.
B. Pinocchio woke up at once when his feet caught fire.
C. The old man finally gave Pinocchio a chicken.
D. Pinocchio left his house to look for his father at daybreak.
()40. What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Pinocchio lost his feet
B. Pinocchio had fun in a village
C. Geppetto brought food back home at last
D. The old man helped Pinocchio

37~40 CCAA

【分析】
首先针对每道题的解题思路：1.第37题需定位原文中老人在匹诺曹敲门时的状态，通过关键信息匹配选项；2.第38题需梳理故事发生的先后顺序，逐一对应选项事件排列；3.第39题需逐一分析选项，结合原文内容排除错误选项；4.第40题需把握全文核心，提炼贴合主旨的标题。
【解析】
37题：根据原文第五段“thinking it was one of those naughty boys who played tricks to wake people who were sleeping quietly”，可知老人当时正在睡觉，对应选项C。
38题：梳理事件顺序：c.匹诺曹因饥饿冲向村庄找食物→a.被老人用一盆水泼湿→b.睡着时木脚被烧没→d.父亲从窗户进入房子，正确顺序为c-a-b-d，对应选项C。
39题：A选项：匹诺曹这次真失去脚，并非捉弄父亲，符合原文；B选项：匹诺曹睡着时脚被烧，并非立刻醒来，错误；C选项：老人未给鸡肉，错误；D选项：匹诺曹是找食物而非找父亲，错误，故选A。
40题：全文围绕匹诺曹失去脚的经历展开，核心内容是匹诺曹失去脚的过程，对应选项A。
【答案】
37.C 38.C 39.A 40.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解事件顺序、阅读理解主旨大意
【点评】
本题为匹诺曹相关的阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对文章细节的定位、事件逻辑的梳理及主旨的提炼，需学生仔细阅读原文匹配信息，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6