《2025年通城学典课时作业本八年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

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One morning，as Mary was skipping slowly along the long path，she heard the sound of music. She was very curious and went to find out.
A boy was sitting under a tree. He was playing music. He had blue eyes and red cheeks（脸颊）. A squirrel and two rabbits were watching him and listening to the music. When he saw Mary，he said，“I'm Dickon. I know who you are. You are Miss Mary.”
He took out a package，“Here are the garden tools. I bought some packets of seeds too.”
“If you like，” Dickon said，“I can plant them for you. Where's your garden?”
“Can you keep a secret?” she said.
“I keep secrets all the time，” Dickon laughed.
“I stole a garden，” Mary said quickly. “Nobody wants it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already. I don't know.” She began to cry.
“Where is it?” asked Dickon.
“Come with me，” she said.
She took him along the path to the wall with the ivy（常春藤）on it. Then she unlocked（解锁）the door and they went in together.
“Here it is，” she said. “It's a secret garden.”
Dickon's blue eyes opened wide in surprise as he looked at the garden.
“It's very pretty，” he whispered. “It's like being a dream. In spring there are going to be lots of birds' nests（鸟巢）here.”
“Are the roses alive or dead?” Mary asked him.
He went up to an old tree and pointed at the branch（树枝）. It was dry and gray but there was a small green bit on it.
“This bit's alive，” he explained. “But there's a lot of old wood that is dead. We must cut it off. There are going to be lots of roses here this summer.”
They went from bush to bush and from tree to tree. He was very strong and clever with his knife. He knew how to cut off the dry and dead wood.
“There's a lot of work to do here，” he said.
“Can you come again and help me?” Mary asked him. “Please，Dickon!”
“Yes，every day if you like，” he answered.
“Please，please don't tell anyone about the secret garden，Dickon，” she said.
“Of course not，” answered Dickon. “It's our secret.”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
（ ）57. Why did Mary begin to cry when she told Dickon the secret of the garden?
A. Because she thought of her parents. B. Because she felt worried that everything in it might be dead.
C. Because she forgot where the garden was. D. Because she was afraid Dickon would tell others the secret.
（ ）58. On that day，Mary and Dickon.
A. sat under a tree to enjoy the music B. planted many roses in the garden
C. built lots of birds' nests in the trees D. cut off dry and dead wood
（ ）59. Which of the following shows the right order of the events?
① Mary and Dickon went into the garden together.
② Mary began to cry.
③ Mary asked Dicken to come to the garden again and help her.
④ Dickon was playing music.
A. ①②③④ B. ③④①② C. ④②①③ D. ②④③①
（ ）60. What can be inferred from the story?
A. Mary would go to the garden again with Dickon. B. Dickon would tell others the secret of the garden.
C. It was the second time that Dickon had entered the garden. D. Mary planned to invite more friends to visit the garden.

答案： 57.B 58.D 59.C 60.A