Question

【題目】

Many expressions that we use in American English come from novels. Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carroll's famous novel "Alice in Wonderland" in detail.

The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands, she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters.

The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words. Alice chases（追趕）him, and that is where her adventures begin.

In English, chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a misleading situation.

Then, as she runs after the rabbit, she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.

To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing（令人困惑的）situation. However, usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神）.It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.

Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares（野兔）have long been thought to behave excitedly in March, which is their mating（交配）season. Scientifically, this may not be true. But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy. Of the two, mad as a Hatter is more common. But don't tell the March Hare. Who knows how he will react（反應）！

Near the end of the story, Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.

【1】Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a rabbit hole?

A. When Tom was taking a walk in the forest, he suddenly fell over onto the ground.

B. When Mary turned on the TV, she chose to watch the talk show programme as usual.

C. When Jim was looking for a sport book online, he lost himself in many report on surperstars.

D. When Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem, she came up with a good idea.

【2】According to the passage, the expression to be mad as a March Hare _____.

A. describes how hares behave in March

B. shows hares' characteristics in a scientific way

C. is used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter.

D. has the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter

【3】Which character in "Alice in Wonderland" wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation?

A. Alice B. The March Hare

C. The Hatter D. The Queen of Hearts.

【4】The writer mainly wants to ______ in the passage.

A. introduce a famous novel and its language style

B. introduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novels

C. explore some English expressions from a famous novel

D. explain why many expressions in English come from novels

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：美國英語里的許多表達來自于小說，本文講述的是由《愛麗絲夢游仙境》中的一些句子變成的英語俗語。

【1】C推理判斷題。題意：下面哪種情境最適合fall down a rabbit hole這種表達？A. When Tom was taking a walk in the forest, he suddenly fell over onto the ground.當湯姆在樹林里散步時，他突然摔到了地上； B. When Mary turned on the TV, she chose to watch the talk show programme as usual.當瑪麗打開電視，她選擇像平常一樣看談話節(jié)目時；C. When Jim was looking for a sport book online, he lost himself in many report on surperstars.當吉姆在網(wǎng)上找運動書，他被一些有關體育明星的報道迷住了。由第六段里的：However, usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神）可知，人們通常用“To fall down the rabbit hole”表達被一些分神的東西感興趣。故選C。

D. When Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem, she came up with a good idea.

【2】D推理判斷題。題意：根據(jù)短文，表達to be mad as a March Hare 是用來做來什么的？A. describes how hares behave in March描述野兔在三月里的行為；B. shows hares' characteristics in a scientific way以科學的方式展示野兔的形象；C. is used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter.比表達mad as a Hatter更常用；D. has the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter和mad as a Hatter有相同的含義。由倒數(shù)第二段里的：But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy. 可知，to be mad as a March Hare與mad as a Hatter都表示完全地瘋狂的意思，故選D。

【3】D細節(jié)理解題。題意：在《愛麗斯夢游仙境》中，哪一個角色想要別人在任何情境下都服從他/她的命令？A. Alice；B. The March Hare；C. The Hatter；D. The Queen of Hearts。由最后一段里的：A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.可知，叫作Queen of Hearts的婦女想要控制別人，并且總是控制她周圍的每個人、每件事。故選D。

【4】C主旨大意題。題意：作者在文中主要想做什么？A. introduce a famous novel/span> and its language style介紹一部著名的小說及它的語言風格；B. introduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novels介紹一位著名的作家Lewis Carroll和他的小說；C. explore some English expressions from a famous novel探索一本著名小說中的英文表達；D. explain why many expressions in English come from novels解釋為什么許多英文表達來自小說。本文講述的是由《愛麗絲夢游仙境》中的一些句子變成的英語俗語。故選C。