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1、南阳一中2017年春期高二第一次月考英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。AThe orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle（步枪）and some Burmans（缅甸人）. He told us that the elephant was in the rice fields below, only a few hundred yards away. As I started forward practically
2、the whole population of the quarter flocked out of the houses and followed me. They had seen the rifle and were all shouting excitedly that I was going to shoot the elephant. It was fun to them, as it would be to an English crowd; besides, they wanted the meat. It made me a little uneasy. I had no i
3、ntention of shooting the elephantI had merely sent for the rifle to defend myselfand it is always uneasy to have a crowd following you. I marched down the hill, looking and feeling a fool, with the rifle over my shoulder and an ever-growing army of people knocking and pushing at my heels. Beyond the
4、 huts（小木屋）there was a rice field a thousand yards across, muddy from the first rains. The elephant was standing eight yards from the road. He took not the slightest notice of the crowd. He was tearing up bunches of grass, beating them against his knees to clean them and feeding them into his mouth.A
5、s soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery. There, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. I thought then
6、 and I think now that his attack of “must” was already passing off; in which case he would merely wander harmlessly about. Moreover, I did not in the least want to shoot him.But at that moment I glanced round at the crowd that had followed me. It was a huge crowd, two thousand at least and growing e
7、very minute. I looked at the sea of the faces above the colorful clothesfaces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a magician about to perform a trick. They did not like me. But with the magical rifl
8、e in my hands I was momentarily worth watching. And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward. And it was at this moment that I first felt the hollowness（空洞）,
9、the uselessness of the white mans control in the East. Here was I, standing in front of the unarmed crowdsseemingly the leading actor; but in reality only a puppet (傀儡). I understood in this moment that when the white man turns ruler of complete power it is his own freedom that he destroys.1. The pe
10、ople were glad to think the elephant was to be shot mainly because _.A. it had damaged their homes and cropsB. it would provide them with meatC. it would make them feel entertainedD. it was spoiling their rice fields2. When the writer saw the elephant he felt _.A. foolishB. afraidC. pitifulD. confid
11、ent3. The writer realized that he had to shoot the elephant because _.A. shooting elephants is a serious problemB. everybody expected it of himC. he did not wish to disappoint the rulersD. he had to show how guns are fired4. What does the writer intend to tells us when he tells the story?A. Leading
12、actors are sometimes foolish puppets.B. Governments for white people are useless.C. Power can sometimes turn people imprisoned (监禁).D. Unarmed crowds are in control of everything.【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C【解析】本文叙述了作者对是否杀死大象很纠结的心理过程。几个缅甸人来到，告诉作者去杀死大头大象，对于他们来说杀死大象就是一种乐趣，当作者看见大象在那里无忧地吃草，根本没有看见作者和那大群要杀它的人，
13、作者这时有点不忍，可是又怕这些人笑话，他不得不向它开枪。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中“It was fun to them”可知，对于他们来说就是娱乐，故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中“It made me a little uneasy.”可知，如果射死大象对于作者来说有点不安，故选 C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中“I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it;”可知，作者意识到人
14、们都希望作者去射大象，故选B。【4题详解】作者意图题。根据最后两句“Here was I, standing in front of the unarmed crowdseemingly the leading actor; but in reality only a puppet (傀儡). I understood in this moment that when the white man turns ruler of complete power it is his own freedom that he destroys.” （我在手无寸铁的人群面前看似是主角；但在现实中只是一个傀儡
15、。我明白在这一刻，当白人变成完全权力的统治者时，他摧毁了自己的自由。）可知，作者领悟到权力有时能把人圈禁起来，使人变成一个傀儡。故选C。【名师点睛】作者的意图是指作者在文中表达的意思，也就是写作目的。只有掌握作者的写作意图，我们才能了解文章的深层含义，从而全面正确、深刻把握作者的思想。作者的写作意图通常隐藏在字里行间，所以需要从以下几个方面来看：(1)熟悉文体(2)寻找 key word, topic sentence(3)善于把握讽刺，反语等常见修辞方法。(4)把握作者的语气，严肃或轻松，幽默或讽刺，平和或激动，乐观或悲观。例如：本文中第4小题：What does the writer in
16、tend to tells us when he tells the story?作者讲这个故事的时候，作者想告诉我们什么。这里表明作者的写作意图。根据“Here was I, standing in front of the unarmed crowdseemingly the leading actor; but in reality only a puppet (傀儡). I understood in this moment that when the white man turns ruler of complete power it is his own freedom that he destroys.” 这是我在手无寸铁的人群面前看似的主角；但在现实中只是一个傀儡（傀儡）。我明白在这一刻，当白人变成完全权力的统治者
