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Peter Rabbit is a character in various children’s stories written by Beatrix Potter(1866-1943). Peter Rabbit made his first appearance in 1902 in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Peter doesn’t obey his mother’s orders and goes away.  Mr.McGregor spots him and runs after him. Peter manages to escape, but not before losing his jacket and shoes, which Mr.McGregor uses to dress a scarecrow(稻草人). Peter returns home tired and ill.

In the Tale of Benjamin Bunny, first published in 1904, Peter’s cousin Benjamin Bunny brings him back to Mr.McGregor’s garden and they get back the clothes Peter lost in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. But after they gather onions to give to Peter’s mother, they are caught by Mr.McGregor’s cat. Benjamin’s father arrives and rescues them, but also blames Peter and Benjamin for going into the garden. In this tale, Peter displays fear about returning to the garden.

In the The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first published in 1909, Peter has a small role and appears only briefly. He is grown up and his sister Flopsy is now married to Benjamin Bunny. The two are the parents of six little Flopsy-Bunnies. Peter and his mother keep a nursery garden and the bunnies come by asking him for spare cabbage.

In the Tale of Mr. Tod, first published in 1912, Benjamin and Flopsy’s children are taken away by Tommy Brock. Peter helps Benjamin run after Brock, who hides out in the house of the fox Mr. Tod. Mr. Tod finds Brock sleeping in his bed and as the two get into a fight, Peter rescues the children.

Peter makes cameo appearances(客串出場) in two other tales. In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, first published in 1905, Peter and Benjamin are customers of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog(刺猬) washerwoman. In The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, first published in 1909, Peter and other characters from Potter’s previous stories make cameo appearances.

1. In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter     .

A．is caught by Mr. McGregor’s cat	B．gathers onions to give to his mother
C．runs into a scarecrow when escaping	D．loses his clothes in Mr. McGregor’s garden

2.In paragraph 4, the underlined part “the two” refers to      .

A．Benjamin and Brock

B．Peter and Benjamin

C．Mr. Tod and Brock

D．Peter and Mr. Tod

3.What do we know about Benjamin Bunny?

A．He’s a father of six children

B．He keeps a nursery garden with Peter

C．His mother passes away when he’s little

D．He saves Peter in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

4.According to the passage, Peter Rabbit      .

A．hates Benjamin Bunny’s father a lot

B．appears briefly in The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

C．was worked into a story in the early 19th century

D．plays a leading role in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

5.The author wrote the passage to      .

A．introduce the character Peter Rabbit in Potter’s stories

B．describe the various characters in Potter’s books

C．show the influence of the Peter Rabbit series on children

D．discuss Potter’s changes in her writing styles

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.D 細節題。根據第一段3,4行Peter manages to escape, but not before losing his jacket and shoes, which Mr.McGregor uses to dress a scarecrow(稻草人).說明他把自己的衣服丟了，故D正確。

2.C 推理題。根據Mr. Tod finds Brock sleeping in his bed and as the two get into a fight, Peter rescues the children.說明Tod發現了Brock睡在他的床上，兩個人打了起來。故C正確。

3.A 細節題。根據第三段2,3行The two are the parents of six little Flopsy-Bunnies.說明他們有六個孩子，故A正確。

4.B 推理題。根據文章最后一段1,2行Peter makes cameo appearances(客串出場) in two other tales. In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, first published in 1905, Peter and Benjamin are customers of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog(刺猬) washerwoman.說明Peter在兩個故事中客串出場，戲份很少，故B正確。

5.A 主旨大意題。本文講述了Peter Rabbit系列故事的中的Peter Rabbit這個角色以及這部作品的一些細節情節。故A正確。

考點：考查文學類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了Peter Rabbit系列故事的中的Peter Rabbit這個角色以及這部作品的一些細節情節。以推理題的考查為主，不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點，推理的根據來自于上下文，最主要的方法是根據詞義關系推斷具體細節。