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“Mum,” Sarah said to her mother, “why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. That’s why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and Dad? Why do you never smile?”
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, “Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. And why should Mr Hewitt smile? With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time?”
Now Sarah sighed, too. She went to see her dad. “Dad,” she said, “why are you always so sad?”
“I’m not sad. I’m just tired,” he said.
“But you never smile!”
“What is there to smile about?” he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad, too. “I’ll go and see Ben, and he’ll cheer me up,” she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. “Ben,” she shouted. “I had a really strange dream last night.”
“Me too,” said Ben. “But tell me your dream first.”
“Well,” said Sarah, “it was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes.”
“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull,” Ben added.
“And the skull was—hey ...” Sarah shouted. “How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”
“Because I had the same dream,” said Ben. “Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.’ And then I woke up.”
“I woke up when he said that, too,” said Sarah.
“But I also had another dream,” said Ben.
“And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, ‘Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles.’”
“I had that dream, too,” Sarah shouted.
“‘Follow the setting Sun. Bring back laughter and fun!’”
Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way.
—Taken from *The Lost Smile*
( )1. How did Sarah’s parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
()2. Who was crying in Sarah’s dream?
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
()3. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()4. 新考法 Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school.
b. Sarah sighed too when her parents didn’t smile.
c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes.
d. They told each other their dreams.
e. Mrs Kent sighed because she had nothing to smile about.
A. e-b-a-d-c
B. e-c-b-d-a
C. b-d-e-a-c
D. b-d-a-e-c
“Mum,” Sarah said to her mother, “why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. That’s why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and Dad? Why do you never smile?”
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, “Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. And why should Mr Hewitt smile? With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time?”
Now Sarah sighed, too. She went to see her dad. “Dad,” she said, “why are you always so sad?”
“I’m not sad. I’m just tired,” he said.
“But you never smile!”
“What is there to smile about?” he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad, too. “I’ll go and see Ben, and he’ll cheer me up,” she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. “Ben,” she shouted. “I had a really strange dream last night.”
“Me too,” said Ben. “But tell me your dream first.”
“Well,” said Sarah, “it was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes.”
“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull,” Ben added.
“And the skull was—hey ...” Sarah shouted. “How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”
“Because I had the same dream,” said Ben. “Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.’ And then I woke up.”
“I woke up when he said that, too,” said Sarah.
“But I also had another dream,” said Ben.
“And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, ‘Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles.’”
“I had that dream, too,” Sarah shouted.
“‘Follow the setting Sun. Bring back laughter and fun!’”
Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way.
—Taken from *The Lost Smile*
( )1. How did Sarah’s parents feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Sleepy.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Sad.
()2. Who was crying in Sarah’s dream?
A. Sarah herself.
B. Ben.
C. The Lord of Tears.
D. Mr Hewitt.
()3. How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()4. 新考法 Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school.
b. Sarah sighed too when her parents didn’t smile.
c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes.
d. They told each other their dreams.
e. Mrs Kent sighed because she had nothing to smile about.
A. e-b-a-d-c
B. e-c-b-d-a
C. b-d-e-a-c
D. b-d-a-e-c
答案
1. D 【点拨】根据“why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile.”可知她的父母很伤心，从来不笑。故选 D。
2. C 【点拨】根据“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull”“How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”以及“Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears... ’”可知，他们两个人的梦一样，他们都看到“泪之王”在哭泣。故选 C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“Because I had the same dream”以及“But I also had another dream”可知他做了两个梦。故选 B。
4. A 【点拨】根据“Mrs Kent sighed.”可知肯特太太叹气，因为她没有什么可微笑的，故 e 排第一位，排除 C、D；根据“And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad, too.”可知当她父母不笑的时候，她也叹气了，也变得伤心了，故 b 排第二位，排除 B。故选 A。
2. C 【点拨】根据“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull”“How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”以及“Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears... ’”可知，他们两个人的梦一样，他们都看到“泪之王”在哭泣。故选 C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“Because I had the same dream”以及“But I also had another dream”可知他做了两个梦。故选 B。
4. A 【点拨】根据“Mrs Kent sighed.”可知肯特太太叹气，因为她没有什么可微笑的，故 e 排第一位，排除 C、D；根据“And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad, too.”可知当她父母不笑的时候，她也叹气了，也变得伤心了，故 b 排第二位，排除 B。故选 A。
解析
【分析】
这是一篇故事类阅读理解题，包含3道细节理解题和1道事件排序题，解题思路如下：1. 先明确每道题干的提问核心，带着问题返回原文精准定位对应段落，匹配选项得出答案；2. 对于排序题，不需要逐个梳理所有事件的先后，优先确定排在最开头的事件，用排除法筛掉不符合的选项，再验证后续顺序即可快速选出正确答案，提升解题效率。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位原文第一段Sarah的提问"why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile."，直接说明故事开头Sarah的父母看起来很悲伤，从来不笑，对应选项D。
2. 第2题：定位两人讨论梦境的段落，描述到"big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull"，随后这个流眼泪的男人自称"I am the Lord of Tears"，可知Sarah梦里哭泣的是泪之王，对应选项C。
3. 第3题：原文中Ben先说明自己和Sarah做了同一个梦，之后补充"But I also had another dream"，可知Ben一共做了2个梦，对应选项B。
4. 第4题：梳理事件先后逻辑：最早发生的是Mrs Kent叹气，认为没有值得笑的事（e），可直接排除首项为b的C、D选项；接下来发生的是听完父母回答后Sarah也叹气（b），排除b不在第二位的B选项，剩余的e-b-a-d-c顺序完全符合原文叙事逻辑，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
细节信息定位，阅读事件排序，文本内容提取
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的故事类阅读理解，绝大多数题目都可以通过直接定位原文语句得到答案，排序题使用首尾排除法就能快速缩小选择范围，非常适合锻炼学生快速从阅读材料中抓取关键信息的能力，避免逐字通读浪费时间。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇故事类阅读理解题，包含3道细节理解题和1道事件排序题，解题思路如下：1. 先明确每道题干的提问核心，带着问题返回原文精准定位对应段落，匹配选项得出答案；2. 对于排序题，不需要逐个梳理所有事件的先后，优先确定排在最开头的事件，用排除法筛掉不符合的选项，再验证后续顺序即可快速选出正确答案，提升解题效率。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位原文第一段Sarah的提问"why does everybody look so sad? You and Dad never smile."，直接说明故事开头Sarah的父母看起来很悲伤，从来不笑，对应选项D。
2. 第2题：定位两人讨论梦境的段落，描述到"big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull"，随后这个流眼泪的男人自称"I am the Lord of Tears"，可知Sarah梦里哭泣的是泪之王，对应选项C。
3. 第3题：原文中Ben先说明自己和Sarah做了同一个梦，之后补充"But I also had another dream"，可知Ben一共做了2个梦，对应选项B。
4. 第4题：梳理事件先后逻辑：最早发生的是Mrs Kent叹气，认为没有值得笑的事（e），可直接排除首项为b的C、D选项；接下来发生的是听完父母回答后Sarah也叹气（b），排除b不在第二位的B选项，剩余的e-b-a-d-c顺序完全符合原文叙事逻辑，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
细节信息定位，阅读事件排序，文本内容提取
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的故事类阅读理解，绝大多数题目都可以通过直接定位原文语句得到答案，排序题使用首尾排除法就能快速缩小选择范围，非常适合锻炼学生快速从阅读材料中抓取关键信息的能力，避免逐字通读浪费时间。
【难度系数】
0.8
