【跟读练习】《爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记》第17课

词汇部分  

1. battle /'bæt(ə)l/ 战斗, 战役

2. fetch /fetʃ/ 取来

3. crown /kraʊn/ 王冠；王权

句子部分  

1. It was almost like a battle in itself, and Alice decided it would be safer to move on.
这种局面几乎本身就像一场战斗。爱丽丝拿定主意，离开此地会更安全。

2. I must have two ― to fetch and carry. One to fetch, and one to carry.
我得有两个帮手——一个取信，一个送信。

3. It's my crown that they're fighting about!
他们为争夺我的王冠斗了起来！

课后测试  

1. Alice thought those soldiers were very strange because _____.
A. they were always falling over something
B. they were running through the wood in twos and threes
C. they seemed to fill the forest

2. Why did the horses manage better than the foot-soldiers?
A. Because they had four feet.
B. Because they knew how to avoid falling down.
C. Because their riders knew how to control them.

3. What was the White King doing when Alice found him?
A. He was riding a horse.
B. He was writing in his notebook.
C. He was fighting with the soldiers.

4. How many soldiers did the king send?
A. 2047.
B. 4207.
C. 7042.

5. How did the king feel when he knew the Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for his crown？
A. He was annoyed and furious.
B. He was interested and excited.
C. He was terrified and worried.

答案：AABBB

解析：

1. 题目问的是“为什么爱丽丝认为那些士兵很奇特？“，根据原文，爱丽丝想这些士兵真够奇特,他们总是跌倒在什么东西上（对应原文：They were very strange soldiers, she thought. They were always falling over something or other, and when one soldier went down, several more always fell over him.）。故选A。

2. 题目问的是“为什么马跑得比步兵平稳？”，根据原文，马有四条腿，因此跑得比步兵平稳（对应原文：With four feet, they managed better than the foot-soldiers, but even they fell more often than not.）。故选A。

3. 题目问的是“当爱丽丝看到白方国王时，他正在做什么？”，根据原文，爱丽丝来到了一个开阔地，在那儿，她看见白方国王坐在地上，忙着在笔记本上写东西（对应原文：Soon she came to an open place, where she found the White King sitting on the ground, busily writing in his notebook.）。故选B。

4. 题目问的是“国王派出了多少士兵？”，根据原文，国王共派出了共4207人（对应原文：'Four thousand two hundred and seven,' the King said, looking at his book.）。故选B。

5. 题目问的是“当国王得知狮子和独角兽正在为他的王冠斗争时，他感觉如何？”，根据原文，国王得知这个消息后十分兴奋，感到很有趣，想赶紧去瞧瞧（对应原文：'Yes, and it's my crown that they're fighting about!' said the King. 'Amusing, isn't it? Let's run and see them.'）。故选B。