2018年茂名一模英语试题

The Mokoko tribe (部落) lived on the wrong side of the island of two faces. The two sides, separated by a great cliff (悬崖), were like night and day. The good side was watered by rivers and was filled with trees and abundant food, while on the wrong side there was hardly any water or plants, and wild beasts crowded together. The Mokoko had the misfortune of having always lived there, with no way to cross to the other side. Their life was hard and they lived in permanent terror of the beasts.

Along the edge of the cliff separating the two sides, a skinny but strong tree grew, with which they could build two poles. There was no doubt that the tribe would choose the great chief and doctor to use the poles. But when the two of them were given their chance to make the jump, they didn’t dare to. They thought that the pole could break or it would not be long enough. They put so much energy into these thoughts that they gave in.

But into that tribe were born Naru and Ariki, a pair of young hearts. One day, they decided to take up the poles. Nobody stopped them, but everyone did try to discourage them, trying to present how dangerous the jumping was, using a thousand explanations.

“And what if what they say is true?” wondered the young Naru.

“Don’t worry. I am a bit scared too, but it doesn’t look so difficult,”

replied Ariki, ever determined.

“But if it goes wrong, it will be a terrible end,”

continued Naru, undecided.

“Perhaps the jump will go badly. But staying forever on this side of the island surely won’t work out well either.”

“You’re right. Let’s do it tomorrow.”

And on the next day, Naru and Ariki jumped to the good side of the island. When taking up the poles, while feeling their desire, the fear hardly allowed them to breathe. And while flying through the air, helpless and without support, they felt that something must have gone wrong and death awaited them. But when they landed on the other side, they thought the jump really hadn’t been so bad after all.

24. What situation were the Mokoko faced with?

A. They lived a difficult life without fearing the beasts.

B. They suffered a lot due to the terrible environment.

C. They had easy access to the good side.

D. They were surrounded by trees and rivers.

25. How did the chief and doctor feel when they were chosen?

A. Frightened.

B. Energetic.

C. Desperate.

D. Satisfied.

26. What’s the tribe members’ reaction when Naru and Ariki decided to take up the poles?

A. The members desired to follow their steps.

B. The members tried to prevent the behaviour.

C. The members convinced them of the danger.

D. The members encouraged them to have a try.

27. What can we infer about Naru and Ariki?

A. They overcame difficulty with courage and determination.

B. They felt relaxed in the whole process of making the jump.

C. They never doubted the difficulty in making the jump.

D. They hesitated to make the jump over and over again.

【答案解析】

24.B 细节理解题。根据第一段“hardly any water or plants, wild beasts crowded together” 可知，the Mokoko的居住环境很糟糕。B选项 “suffered a lot due to the terrible environment”意为“由于糟糕的环境而受很多罪”，符合题干，故B选项正确。A选项“without fearing the beasts”与原文“lived in permanent terror（恐惧） of the beasts”不符，故排除A。C选项“had easy access to ”意为“有轻易通向…的入口”，D选项“ were surrounded by”意为“被...包围”，均不符合文意，故排除C、D。

25.A 细节理解题。根据第二段“didn’t dare to（不敢）, gave in”和“ They thought that the pole could break or it would not be long enough. ” 可知，the chief and doctor担惊受怕，A选项意为“害怕的”，符合题干，故A选项正确。B选项意为“精力充沛的”，C选项意为“绝望的”，D选项意为“满意的”，均不符合文意，故排除B、C、D。

26.C 细节理解题。根据第三段“Nobody stopped them, but everyone did try to discourage（阻止，使气馁） them, trying to present（呈现） how dangerous the jumping was” 可知，A选项 “desired to follow their steps（渴望效仿）”，B选项“tried to prevent（阻止）”D选项“encouraged them”均不符合文意，故排除A、B、D。C选项“convinced them of the danger”意为“使他们相信危险的存在”，符合题干，故C选项正确。

27.A 推理判断题。根据最后几段的描述以及“determined”这个词，可以推断出Naru and Ariki勇敢地作出了跳到岛的另一边的决定并且成功做到了，故选项A 的“overcame difficulty with courage and determination（用勇气和决心克服了困难）”符合文意，因此A选项正确。根据文中最后一段“fear, helpless, felt that  death awaited them”可知，B选项与原文不符，故排除B；根据文中Naru和 Ariki 的对话，“what if what they say is true”以及 “it will be a terrible end”，可知C选项的“ never doubted the difficulty（从不怀疑当中的困难）”与原文不符，故排除C；根据文章最后几段的描述，可知D选项的“hesitated to（犹豫） make the jump over and over again（反复地）与原文不符，故排除D。