【跟读练习】《三个陌生人》第14课

词汇部分  

1. master /'mɑːstə/ 主人；大师

2. punish /'pʌnɪʃ/ 惩罚

3. sheet /ʃiːt/ 床单

句子部分

1. He was an apprentice to a master craftsman.
他是一位能工巧匠的徒弟。

2. The ghosts that live in this place will find you and punish you if you ever speak of your life as a shepherd boy or what you saw then.
假如你提及自己曾经是牧羊人或者说出那晚看到的事，这里的鬼魂就会找到你、惩罚你。

3. His face as white as a sheet, the boy promised.
男孩的脸像床单一样惨白。他发了誓。

课后测试

1. Who came back to find the boy half an hour later?
A. The Duchess.
B. The Duke.
C. Both A and B.

2. How did the boy answer the Duke's question at first?
A. Oh, your Grace, don't kill me!
B. Your Grace, I'm just a poor, stupid boy, and what I see, I don't remember.
C. I've never seen you walking here, or riding here, or waiting for a man, or pulling a dead body along!

3. The boy preferred to _____.
A. be a shepherd forever
B. be killed by the Duke
C. keep the secret

4. Which of the following reasons COULDN'T explain the fact that the boy didn't like being a shepherd?
A. The work was lonely.
B. It was difficult to look after the sheep.
C. His master sometimes beat him.

5. What would the Duke do if the boy spoke of what he had seen on the hills?
A. He would stop helping the boy.
B. He would send some ghosts to haunt the boy.
C. He would lock the boy in the Shakeforest Towers.

答案：BBCBA

解析：

1. 题目问的是“半小时后，谁回去找小男孩了？”，根据原文，半小时后，小男孩听见了公爵沉重的脚步声，这回他妻子没跟他在一起（对应原文：When they had gone, young Bill went back to the sheep. But he was not alone for long. Half an hour later the Duke's heavy steps were heard again. His wife was not with him.）。故选B。

2. 题目问的是“小男孩一开始是如何回答公爵的问题的？”，根据原文，小男孩一开始说的是“公爵阁下，我只是个又穷又笨的孩子，见过什么也都不记得了。”（对应原文：'Listen, boy,' he said. 'The Duchess asked you a question, and I want you to answer it. Have you seen anything strange these nights, when you've been watching your sheep?' 'Your Grace, I'm just a poor, stupid boy, and what I see, I don't remember.'）。故选B。

3. 题目问的是“小男孩选择了什么？”，根据原文，小男孩选择了保守秘密（对应原文：Now, which do you prefer — to see me do those things now, or to keep a secret all your life?' 'Keep a secret, your Grace!'）。故选C。

4. 题目问的是“以下哪一选项不能解释小男孩不喜欢做牧羊人的原因？”，根据原文，这份工作对小男孩来说太寂寞了，而且主人有时还打他（对应原文：'Very well. And now, do you like being a shepherd?' 'Not at all. 'Tis lonely work for a boy like me, who sees ghosts everywhere. And my master sometimes beats me.'）。故选B。

5. 题目问的是“如果小男孩说出了在山上看到的情景，公爵会怎么做？”，根据原文，一旦小男孩说出在山上看到的情景，公爵都将不再资助他，任他重新沦落为穷苦的牧羊人（对应原文：The moment that you forget yourself, and speak of what you've seen on the hills — this year, next year, or twenty years from now — I will stop helping you, and you'll come down to being a poor shepherd again.）。故选A。