《2026年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

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Romeo had been in a good mood all morning. He'd had a dream that he was about to receive some good news. He was light-hearted and he walked through the streets with a magic feeling that his feet weren't touching the ground.
His dream was that Juliet had found him dead. And it was a strange dream that allowed a dead man to think and feel. She had brought him back to life with her kisses and made him as happy as a king. He smiled as he walked. It just showed how wonderful the real thing was if even dreams about love could make you feel so good.
Wasn't that his man, Balthazar, coming down the street? It was. It must be good news from Verona.
"Have you got a letter from the Friar? How's my wife? And my father? Is he all right?" Romeo did a little jig, dancing around his servant(仆人). "How's Juliet? I'm asking that because if she's well, then everything is wonderful."
Balthazar said nothing. He looked at the ground, avoiding Romeo's eyes. Romeo stopped his dancing. Balthazar was crying.
"She's well. So nothing can be wrong," said Balthazar. He turned his back on Romeo and added, "Her body's sleeping in Capulet's tomb and her soul's among the angels."
Romeo felt cold, even in that terrible heat. He expressed his doubt about his servant's words.
"I watched them putting her in her family vault(墓穴)," said Balthazar. "And then I came straight to you." He saw the pain in Romeo's face and wished he could think of some ways of cheering him up.
"It can't be!" said Romeo at last. He turned away. "The stars are against us. But I won't give in to them!" He turned back to Balthazar, "Go and get me some paper and ink and hire us some horses."
"I beg of you, Sir," said Balthazar. "Be careful. You're so sad and I'm worried that something bad is going to happen."
"You're wrong," said Romeo. "Just do as I tell you. Haven't you got a letter from the Friar?"
"No."
"It doesn't matter. Go and get the horses. I'll see you later."
—Adapted from Romeo and Juliet
(B)12. The underlined word "light-hearted" in Paragraph 1 means "B".
A. angry
B. happy
C. nervous
D. worried
(A)13. How did Romeo reply to Balthazar's news?
A. He couldn't believe it.
B. He knew what had happened already.
C. He didn't care about it.
D. He thought that Balthazar was crazy.
(A)14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Romeo didn't get a letter from the Friar.
B. Romeo received good news from Balthazar.
C. Romeo had a strange dream that Juliet was dead.
D. Juliet asked Balthazar to tell Romeo something important.
(C)15. What can we infer(推断)from the end of the passage?
A. Romeo would stay here and wait for the Friar's letter.
B. Romeo would ask Balthazar to go back to Verona alone.
C. Romeo would go to Juliet's family vault to find out the fact.
D. Romeo would go to Verona and live a happy life with Juliet.

答案： 12. B 【点拨】根据“Romeo had been in a good mood all morning. He'd had a dream that he was about to receive some good news.”可知，罗密欧整个上午心情都很好，他梦见他将收到一些好消息。由此可猜测，他非常开心。light - hearted 应与 happy 意思最接近。故选 B。
13. A 【点拨】根据“He expressed his doubt about his servant's words.”可知，他表达了他的怀疑，也就是不相信。故选 A。
14. A 【点拨】根据“Haven't you got a letter from the Friar?”及“No.”可知，罗密欧没有收到修士的信。故选 A。
15. C 【点拨】根据“‘It can't be!’ said Romeo at last. He turned away. ‘The stars are against us. But I won't give in to them!’ He turned back to Balthazar, ‘Go and get me some paper and ink and hire us some horses.’”可知，罗密欧不相信朱丽叶死了，他让仆人备马，想去弄清事实。故选 C。