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Long long ago, there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood, just a common
block of firewood, one of those thick legs that were put on the fire to make cold rooms warm.
One fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter(木匠). Everyone
called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red that it looked like a ripe cherry.
As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. Rubbing his hands
together happily, he said to himself, "This has come in time. I'm in need of a leg of the table." But as
he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with the arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice
say, "Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!" Surprising, isn't it?
He tried to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the
bench—no one! He searched the room—no one! He opened the door to look around the street—and
still no one!
"Oh, I see!" he then said, laughing and shaking his head. "There may be something wrong with
my ears."
"Well, well—to work once more." He struck another blow hard on the piece of wood.
"Oh, oh! You hurt me!" Cried the same far-away little voice.
Mastro Cherry's mouth opened wide, eyes turned afraid and his tongue hung down on his chin(下
巴). "Where did that voice come from? This piece of wood has learned to cry like a child? Here it is—
a piece of common firewood, the same as any other. Yet—might someone be hidden(藏) in it? If so,
the worst for him. I'll fix him!" With these words, he started to knock it. He threw it to the floor,
against the walls, and even up to the ceiling.
He listened for the tiny voice to cry. He waited two minutes—nothing; five minutes—nothing; ten
minutes—nothing. "Oh, I see," he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair. "Well, well—
to work once more!" So he tried to sing a merry song to get power, and worked on.
"Stop it! Oh, stop it! You tickle my stomach." This time poor Mastro Cherry fell as if he had
been shot(击中). When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the floor.
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A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
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A. A hard hit. B. Air from the mouth.
C. A quick move. D. A musical sound.
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a. He heard the first voice.
b. He looked for the voice everywhere.
c. He laughed and sang to encourage himself.
d. He wondered if someone was hidden in the wood.
e. He found a piece of common firewood in his shop.
A. a-e-b-d-c. B. e-a-b-c-d. C. a-e-c-b-d. D. e-a-b-d-c.
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A. Bored→surprised→tired. B. Happy→surprised→afraid.
C. Happy→afraid→relaxed. D. Surprised→afraid→worried.
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Long long ago, there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood, just a common
block of firewood, one of those thick legs that were put on the fire to make cold rooms warm.
One fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter(木匠). Everyone
called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red that it looked like a ripe cherry.
As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. Rubbing his hands
together happily, he said to himself, "This has come in time. I'm in need of a leg of the table." But as
he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with the arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice
say, "Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!" Surprising, isn't it?
He tried to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the
bench—no one! He searched the room—no one! He opened the door to look around the street—and
still no one!
"Oh, I see!" he then said, laughing and shaking his head. "There may be something wrong with
my ears."
"Well, well—to work once more." He struck another blow hard on the piece of wood.
"Oh, oh! You hurt me!" Cried the same far-away little voice.
Mastro Cherry's mouth opened wide, eyes turned afraid and his tongue hung down on his chin(下
巴). "Where did that voice come from? This piece of wood has learned to cry like a child? Here it is—
a piece of common firewood, the same as any other. Yet—might someone be hidden(藏) in it? If so,
the worst for him. I'll fix him!" With these words, he started to knock it. He threw it to the floor,
against the walls, and even up to the ceiling.
He listened for the tiny voice to cry. He waited two minutes—nothing; five minutes—nothing; ten
minutes—nothing. "Oh, I see," he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair. "Well, well—
to work once more!" So he tried to sing a merry song to get power, and worked on.
"Stop it! Oh, stop it! You tickle my stomach." This time poor Mastro Cherry fell as if he had
been shot(击中). When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the floor.
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C
) 1. How many times did the piece of wood talk?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
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A
) 2. What does the underlined word "blow" probably mean?A. A hard hit. B. Air from the mouth.
C. A quick move. D. A musical sound.
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D
) 3. Which is the right order of the carpenter's actions?a. He heard the first voice.
b. He looked for the voice everywhere.
c. He laughed and sang to encourage himself.
d. He wondered if someone was hidden in the wood.
e. He found a piece of common firewood in his shop.
A. a-e-b-d-c. B. e-a-b-c-d. C. a-e-c-b-d. D. e-a-b-d-c.
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B
) 4. How did the man's feelings change in the whole story?A. Bored→surprised→tired. B. Happy→surprised→afraid.
C. Happy→afraid→relaxed. D. Surprised→afraid→worried.
答案
【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了木匠偶得一块普通木头,当他打算将其制成桌腿之际,木头不断发出求饶声的故事。文章详细描述了木匠为找到声音来源所采取的一系列行动以及他在这个过程中经历的一系列心理变化。
1. C 提示:细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句"Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!",第七段中的""Oh, oh! You hurt me!"和最后一段中"Stop it! Oh, stop it! You tickle my stomach."可知,木头总共说话三次。
2. A 提示:词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中"he stood still with the arm uplifted"以及木头发出的声音"Do not hit me so hard!"可推知,木匠举起手臂准备击打木头。由此推知画线词blow意为"重击",与a hard hit意思最为相近。
3. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"One fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter."可知,e排第一;根据第三段倒数第二句"But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with the arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice..."可知,a排第二;根据第四段中"He tried to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the bench.... He searched the room.... He opened the door..."可知,b排第三;根据倒数第三段中"Yet—might someone be hidden in it?"可知,d排第四;根据倒数第二段中的"... he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair....So he tried to sing a merry song to get power, and worked on."可知,c排最后,因此顺序是e-a-b-d-c。
4. B 提示:推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy."可知,一开始木匠看到木头很开心;根据第三段最后一句"Surprising, isn't it?"可知,听到木头发出声音时,木匠感到很惊讶;根据倒数第三段第一句中"Mastro Cherry's mouth opened wide, eyes turned afraid"可知,木匠找不到声音的来源,怀疑木头里面可能藏了人时,感到害怕,所以木匠的感情变化是happy→surprised→afraid。
1. C 提示:细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句"Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!",第七段中的""Oh, oh! You hurt me!"和最后一段中"Stop it! Oh, stop it! You tickle my stomach."可知,木头总共说话三次。
2. A 提示:词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中"he stood still with the arm uplifted"以及木头发出的声音"Do not hit me so hard!"可推知,木匠举起手臂准备击打木头。由此推知画线词blow意为"重击",与a hard hit意思最为相近。
3. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"One fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter."可知,e排第一;根据第三段倒数第二句"But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with the arm uplifted, for he had heard a little voice..."可知,a排第二;根据第四段中"He tried to find out where that voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the bench.... He searched the room.... He opened the door..."可知,b排第三;根据倒数第三段中"Yet—might someone be hidden in it?"可知,d排第四;根据倒数第二段中的"... he said, trying bravely to laugh and touching his hair....So he tried to sing a merry song to get power, and worked on."可知,c排最后,因此顺序是e-a-b-d-c。
4. B 提示:推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy."可知,一开始木匠看到木头很开心;根据第三段最后一句"Surprising, isn't it?"可知,听到木头发出声音时,木匠感到很惊讶;根据倒数第三段第一句中"Mastro Cherry's mouth opened wide, eyes turned afraid"可知,木匠找不到声音的来源,怀疑木头里面可能藏了人时,感到害怕,所以木匠的感情变化是happy→surprised→afraid。
