B(2024无锡江阴期末)
There was once a giant crab. He was so big that when he went into the sea, the water went onto the ground. When he came out of the sea, all the water went away from the ground. The animals who lived on the ground were tired of having too much water or too little water. These animals asked the Great Magician to help them.
"Please do something about the Giant Crab," they said.
The Great Magician found the Giant Crab. "You think you are strong and important?" he said. "You make a lot of trouble."
"It is not my fault," said the Crab. "I have to leave my hole and go into the sea every morning to find food. Then I come back out of the sea at night and return to my hole to sleep."
"It is not fair to the other animals," the Great Magician said.
He then used his magic to take away the Giant Crab's thick shell.
"Give me back my thick shell," the Giant Crab cried. "The birds and sharks will eat me now. I am not safe without my thick shell."
"I will give you back your thick shell if you don't make any trouble for everyone." "But I must go into the sea for food every day," the Giant Crab said.
The Great Magician knew he could not trust the Giant Crab. He said, "I will give you back your hard shell for eleven months of the year. On the twelfth month, you will lose your hard shell and be soft. Do you agree?"
The Giant Crab was not happy with this, but he said yes.
"And I will also make you much smaller so that every rock and hole in the sea will be a safe place for you and your children. Now, the water will cover only part of the ground when you go into the sea. When you come out of the sea, the water will go away from the ground."
The Great Magician did this, which is why there are now thousands of little crabs on the beaches of the world.
() 4. What does the underlined word "fault" mean?
A. Hobby. B. Ability. C. Problem. D. Worry.
() 5. Which shows the right order of the story?
a. The animals disliked the Giant Crab.
b. The Giant Crab made a lot of trouble.
c. The Giant Crab lived under small rocks.
d. The animals asked the Great Magician for help.
e. The Great Magician took away the Giant Crab's shell.
A. c-b-a-d-e B. b-a-d-e-c C. c-a-d-e-b D. a-b-c-e-d
() 6. What can we learn from the story?
A. The Giant Crab thought more of other animals.
B. The thick shell kept the Giant Crab away from danger.
C. The Giant Crab felt excited when meeting the Great Magician.
D. There was much water on the ground when the Crab came out of the sea.
() 7. Which can be the best title for the story?
A. No shells B. A trouble maker C. A story of a crab D. A great magician

【语篇导读】本文讲述了大魔术师通过魔法让
一只制造麻烦的巨蟹变小并失去硬壳,以保护
其他动物免受其影响,同时让螃蟹在海洋中有
了更多的安全栖息地的故事。
4. C 提示:词义猜测题。hobby意为“爱好”;ability
意为“能力”;problem意为“问题”;worry意为“担
忧”。根据画线词前一句“You make a lot of
trouble.”及下文巨蟹所作出的解释“I have to leave
my hole and go into the sea every morning to find
food. Then I come back out of the sea at night and
return to my hole to sleep.”可知,对于魔法师的质
问,巨蟹认为不是自己的问题。由此推断,画线词
fault与problem同义。
5. B 提示:细节理解题。通读全文可知,曾经有一
只巨蟹,他太大了,当他下海时,海水涌上陆地,当
他上岸后,海水全部回到海里,这造成了很多麻
烦,动物们都不喜欢他,他们向大魔法师寻求帮
助。大魔法师拿走了巨蟹的硬壳,将他变小,让他
住在海里的岩石和洞穴中。对应的正确顺序为
b-a-d-e-c。
6. B 提示:细节理解题。根据第七段中“The birds
and sharks will eat me now. I am not safe without my
thick shell.”可知,巨蟹的厚外壳可以保护他,不让
他被鸟类和鲨鱼吃掉,即让他远离危险。
7. C 提示:最佳标题题。通读全文可知,文章讲述
了一只巨蟹的故事。文章以选项C“螃蟹的故事”
作为标题最合适。