C(真题·金华东阳)
Poor little Tom walks to the gates. He looks into the palace garden and watches the laughing prince(王子). The prince looks like Tom. Suddenly, the soldier(士兵) puts Tom onto the ground.
The young prince turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, "Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in."
Then the prince, Edward, takes Tom into the palace and asks his servant(仆人) to bring Tom some food. As Tom eats, the prince asks him questions.

“What is your name, boy?” “Tom Canty, sir.”
“Where do you live?” “In the city, sir.”
And Tom tells the prince everything. The prince listens in surprise to his story. Then the prince tells Tom about his life. Tom also listens in surprise to the prince's story.
The boys then decide to change clothes with each other. The prince wears Tom's clothes and Tom wears the prince's clothes.
“Now I am the prince and you are a poor boy,” says Tom to the prince.
Then Edward sees a cut on Tom's hand.
“The soldier hurt(使受伤) you,” cries Edward. “Wait here! I will punish(惩罚) him.”
Edward runs out of the palace. He forgets about his clothes. He is wearing Tom's dirty old clothes. He runs to the gates and shouts, “Open the gates!”
The soldier laughs at Edward. He throws him out of the gates into the road. He closes the gates behind Edward.
“I am Edward, the Prince, and I ask you to open the gates for me!” Edward shouts.
But the soldier laughs. More and more people are laughing at the boy.
Prince Edward shouts and shouts, “I am the Prince!” But nobody listens to him.
()8. Who lets Tom get into the palace?
A. The prince. B. The soldier. C. The servant. D. Tom himself.
()9. How do the prince and Tom feel after they hear each other's story?
A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Glad. D. Afraid.
()10. Which of the following is the right order of what happens in the story?
①Tom watches the prince in the garden.
②The prince and Tom put on each other's clothes.
③Many people laugh at the prince.
④The prince asks about Tom's life.
A. ①②④③ B. ①④②③ C. ④②①③ D. ④③①②
()11. Why does nobody believe Prince Edward's words at the end of the article?
A. Because the prince is bad and often lies.
B. Because the soldier doesn't like the prince.
C. Because Tom wears the prince's clothes and says he is the prince.
D. Because the prince looks like the poor boy Tom in Tom's dirty old clothes.
D(真题·宁波镇海)
Bob Shafran was happy. He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly. “Hi, Bob!” they said. But some students said, “Hi, Eddy!” Bob didn't understand. He asked another student, “Why do some students call me Eddy?”
“Oh, that's easy to understand,” the student said. “Eddy Galland was a student here last year. Now he goes to a different school. You look like Eddy. Some students think that you're Eddy.”
Bob wanted to meet Eddy Galland and he asked classmates for help. A student told him where Eddy lived and Bob went to Eddy's house. Eddy opened the door. Bob couldn't believe his eyes. He and Eddy looked exactly alike! They had the same colour eyes and the same smile. They had the same curly hair. They also had the same birthday. And they both were adopted(领养的).
Bob and Eddy found out that they were twin brothers. Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Eddy. Bob's family never knew about Eddy, and Eddy's family never knew about Bob.
Bob and Eddy's story was in the newspaper. There was a photo of Bob and Eddy next to the story. A young man named David Kellman saw the photo in the newspaper. David couldn't believe his eyes. He looked exactly like Bob and Eddy! He had the same colour eyes and the same smile. He had the same curly hair. He had the same birthday. And he, too, was adopted.
Later, David met Bob and Eddy in a park. When Bob and Eddy saw David, they couldn't believe their eyes. David looked exactly like them! Why did David look exactly like Bob and Eddy? You can probably guess. Bob and Eddy were not twins. Bob, Eddy, and David were triplets.
()12. Why did some of Bob's classmates call him “Eddy”?
A. Bob and Eddy had the same hobbies.
B. Bob and Eddy had the same look.
C. Bob and Eddy were in the same family.
D. Bob and Eddy were in the same school.
()13. How did Bob and Eddy feel when they met the first time?
A. Surprised. B. Tired. C. Sad. D. Angry.
()14. What is the correct order of the following events(事件)?
a. Bob asked where Eddy lived.
b. Bob and Eddy saw David in a park.
c. Bob and Eddy were adopted.
d. David saw a photo of Bob and Eddy.
A. a—c—b—d B. a—c—d—b
C. c—a—b—d D. c—a—d—b

8.A 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.D
【阅读理解】
C篇
本文主要讲述了王子爱德华和穷人汤姆之间发生的一件趣事。
第11题:推断题。根据 He is wearing Tom's dirty old clothes. He runs to the gates and shouts, "Open the gates!" The soldier laughs at Edward. (他穿着汤姆肮脏的旧衣服。他跑到大门口大喊:"打开大门!"那个士兵嘲笑爱德华。)可知士兵不相信他,因为王子穿着汤姆破旧的衣服,看起来像个穷孩子,故选 D。
D篇
本文主要介绍了从未见过面的三胞胎相认并且重聚的故事。

【分析】
这是两篇英语阅读理解题，C篇节选自《王子与贫儿》，D篇讲述三胞胎相认的故事。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章大意，再针对每个题目回到原文定位相关语句，对比选项内容选出答案；事件顺序类题目需梳理原文情节发展脉络，确保逻辑正确。
【解析】
C篇（第8-11题）
8. 根据原文第二段“The young prince turns around and sees Tom on the ground. He shouts, "Stop. Open the gates. The boy can come in."”可知，是王子让汤姆进入宫殿，故选A。
9. 根据原文“Tom also listens in surprise to the prince's story.”可知，汤姆和王子听完彼此的故事都感到惊讶，故选A。
10. 梳理原文情节顺序：①汤姆在花园看王子→④王子询问汤姆的生活→②王子和汤姆交换衣服→③很多人嘲笑王子，对应顺序为①④②③，故选B。
11. 根据原文“Edward runs out of the palace. He forgets about his clothes. He is wearing Tom's dirty old clothes...nobody listens to him.”可知，王子穿着汤姆的脏旧衣服，看起来像穷孩子，所以没人相信他，故选D。
D篇（第12-14题）
12. 根据原文“You look like Eddy. Some students think that you're Eddy.”可知，同学叫鲍勃“Eddy”是因为他和埃迪长得像，故选B。
13. 根据原文“Bob couldn't believe his eyes.”可知，鲍勃和埃迪第一次见面时感到惊讶，故选A。
14. 梳理原文事件顺序：c.鲍勃和埃迪被领养→a.鲍勃询问埃迪的住址→d.大卫看到鲍勃和埃迪的照片→b.大卫在公园见到鲍勃和埃迪，对应顺序为c-a-d-b，故选D。
【答案】
8.A 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
两篇阅读理解均为故事类文本，贴近学生认知，题目以细节理解和推理判断为主，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息、梳理文章脉络的能力，是初中英语阅读的典型练习题型。
【难度系数】
0.6