Question

【题目】阅读短文，回答问题。

As the sultan’s next birthday approached, everyone in the kingdom started getting scared（吓坏的）. On the morning of his birthday, they stayed in bed with their heads under their blankets-- too scared to get up and face the day.

Luckily most people had nothing to worry about.

But two of the sultan’s subjects（国民）, Ali and Baboo, had a lot to worry about- for they were told to go before the sultan.

“My challenge for you two,” roared the sultan to the shaking duo (两人),” is a camel race.” The sultan stopped talking for a moment, to let what he had said sink in.

That doesn’t sound too bad, they both thought, although they didn’t say so, lest（以免）the sultan make the challenge harder.

The sultan knew that Ali and Baboo would like what they had heard. But he wasn’t getting soft in his old age.

There was something he hadn’t told them.

Just as Ali and Baboo started to feel good, the sultan started talking again. “The winner of the race is the person whose camel comes last!” he told them, with a huge grin on his face. “The loser will get five years in prison and a tattoo of his chest to remind him of his failure.”

【1】Why did people stay in bed with their heads under their blankets?

【2】Who had a lot to worry about?

【3】Is the challenge a camel race ?

【4】How many years would the loser be in prison?

【5】What do you think of the sultan?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They were too scared．

【2】Aliand Baboo．

【3】Yes, it is．

【4】Five years．

【5】A bad / cruel man

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了苏丹人的残忍做法。

【1】细节理解题。根据On the morning of his birthday, they stayed in bed with their heads under their blankets-- too scared to get up and face the day.可知在他生日的那天早上，他们躺在床上，头上裹着毯子，吓得不敢起来，面对面地。故回答为They were too scared.

【2】细节理解题。根据But two of the sultan’s subjects（国民）, Ali and Baboo, had a lot to worry about- for they were told to go before the sultan.可知但两名苏丹的受试者，阿里先生，有很多担心，关于我们告诉他们去苏丹之前的事情。故回答为Aliand Baboo．

【3】细节理解题。根据文章内容“My challenge for you two,” roared the sultan to the shaking duo (两人),” is a camel race.”可知，挑战是一个骆驼挑战。故回答为Yes, it is．

【4】细节理解题。根据文章内容“The loser will get five years in prison and a t attoo of his chest to remind him of his failure.”可知失败者将会有五年的监禁。故回答为Five years．

【5】综合理解题。通读全文可知，苏丹人是非常残忍的。故回答为A bad / cruel man.