C(2025·淮安经济开发区教育局期中)
The days pass. Dorothy works very hard in the
kitchen. She remembers Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in
Kansas. She remembers her friends the Scarecrow(稻草人)
and the Tin Woodman(铁皮人). She's very sad and she often cries.
At night she goes to see the Lion. The Witch(女巫) doesn't give
him anything to eat or drink, so Dorothy takes him food and water
from the kitchen. Then she lies down next to him, puts her head on
his warm body and sleeps until the morning.
The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She's waiting for the
right moment to take the silver(银色的) shoes. Dorothy wears
them all the time. She loves them. The only time she takes them off
is when she has a bath. The Witch doesn't like water, so she's
afraid to go near the girl when she's in the bath.
One day Dorothy is cleaning the kitchen and she slips on the
wet floor. She falls over(摔倒) and one of the silver shoes comes
off. The Witch is watching. She picks it up quickly and puts it on.
"Give me back my shoe!" Dorothy says.
"No! It's my shoe now," the Witch replies.
"You are a wicked woman!" Dorothy shouts. "I want my
shoe!"
There's a bucket(桶) of water near the door. The girl picks it
up and throws the water over the Witch.
"Aargh!" the Witch cries.
"Water is the end of me!" And she starts to disappear(消失) in
front of Dorothy's eyes.
"I am going," she says. "Going, going, going."
—Adapted from The Wizard of Oz
()8. What does the Witch want from Dorothy?
A. Her lion. B. Her shoes.
C. Her hard work. D. Her friends.
()9. What is the Witch afraid of?
A. The Scarecrow. B. The Tin Woodman.
C. The Lion. D. Water.
()10. Why does the Witch disappear?
A. She buys shoes. B. She loves herself.
C. She is dead. D. She picks the bucket up.
()11. 中考新考法 推断人物关系 What is the relationship(关系)
between Dorothy and the Lion in the story?
A. They are friends. B. They are strangers.
C. They are neighbours. D. They are enemies.

C【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章改编自《绿野仙踪》,讲述了多萝西在厨房工作时被女巫抢走一只银鞋,但多萝西最终通过泼水击败女巫的故事。
8.B [解析]细节理解题。根据第二段中的"The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She's waiting for the right moment to take the silver shoes."可知,女巫想要的是多萝西的鞋子。故选B。
9.D [解析]细节理解题。根据第二段中的"The Witch doesn't like water, so she's afraid to go near the girl when she's in the bath."可知,女巫害怕水。故选D。
10.C [解析]推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的"'Water is the end of me!' And she starts to disappear..."可知,女巫因被泼水而消失。故选C。
11.A [解析]细节理解题。根据第一段中的"At night she goes to see the Lion... Then she lies down next to him..."可知,多萝西与狮子关系亲密,是朋友。故选A。

【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，包含4道小题，考查细节理解和推理判断能力。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章大意，再针对每道题的题干关键词，回到原文定位对应语句，对比选项与原文信息，筛选出正确答案。
【解析】
8. 细节理解题。根据原文第二段“The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She's waiting for the right moment to take the silver shoes.”可知，女巫一直在等待时机拿走多萝西的银鞋，因此她想要的是多萝西的鞋子，故选B。
9. 细节理解题。根据原文第二段“The Witch doesn't like water, so she's afraid to go near the girl when she's in the bath.”可知，女巫不喜欢水，害怕水，故选D。
10. 推理判断题。根据原文倒数第二段“'Water is the end of me!' And she starts to disappear in front of Dorothy's eyes.”可知，女巫被水泼后称水是她的末日，随即开始消失，由此可推断女巫因水而消失，相当于死亡，故选C。
11. 细节理解题。根据原文第一段“At night she goes to see the Lion... Then she lies down next to him...”可知，多萝西晚上去看望狮子，还挨着他睡觉，说明两人关系亲密，是朋友，故选A。
【答案】
8.B 9.D 10.C 11.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文改编自经典童话《绿野仙踪》，题目围绕文章细节和人物关系展开，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息、分析文本内容的能力，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7