《2026年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

D(2024·江苏徐州中考三模)
I hoped to be set free one day, so I was nice to the Lilliputians. Gradually, they lost fear of me. Sometimes the children even played hide-and-seek in my hair.
One day, the king said to me, "Gulliver, I invite you to watch an important performance. It is a competition called Rope Dancing." In the competition, a thin rope was tied between two poles very high above the ground. People had to dance on this rope. Each dancer tried to jump higher than the others. I had never seen such a dangerous sport.
"Your Majesty," I said, "many dancers must fall and be hurt or killed."
"Yes," he replied. "But I will give the best jobs in my kingdom to the men who are not afraid and jump the highest." "What a strange way to choose who will work for the country!" I thought.
Then, as the king watched, I tied each corner of my handkerchief to a strong stick, and pushed the four sticks into the ground. My handkerchief was now under the rope but above the ground. Any dancer who fell would land on the handkerchief and not get hurt. The king was very pleased with my invention. His family and many other people watched the rope dancing.
"Would you and the queen like to see better?" I asked the king. I gently put them on my hand and held it beside the rope. They had a good view of the dancers. One very skilled performer held on to the rope and flipped(翻转) his body right over it. The king and the queen clapped loudly and cheered. Later the king told me that he made this man one of his chief(首要的) advisers.
The king and I met often. He seemed to enjoy our conversations. One day, I said again, "Your Majesty, please set me free." This time he answered, "I have talked to my advisers. We agree that you have been good to our people..."
—Taken from Gulliver's Travels
(B)12. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?
A. They left Gulliver alone.
B. They got on well with Gulliver.
C. They were angry with Gulliver.
D. They didn't care about Gulliver.
(B)13. Why did the dancers try to jump higher than the others?
A. To get a good reward.
B. To get the best jobs.
C. To make the audience happy.
D. To win first place.
(C)14.新考法 What did Gulliver do to keep the dancers safe according to the order in the passage?
①The four sticks were pushed into the ground.
②Each corner of his handkerchief was tied to a stick.
③Any dancer who fell would land on the handkerchief safely.
④His handkerchief was put under the rope but above the ground.
A. ①②③④
B. ③②①④
C. ②①④③
D. ④②①③
(A)15.新考法 What might the king do with Gulliver in the end?
A. The king set him free.
B. The king left him tied up.
C. The king decided to kill him.
D. The king made him an adviser.

答案： 12. B 【点拨】根据“Gradually, they lost fear of me. Sometimes the children even played hide-and-seek in my hair.”可知，他们和格列佛相处得很好。故选B。
13. B 【点拨】根据“But I will give the best jobs in my kingdom to the men who are not afraid and jump the highest.”可知，他们这样做是为了得到最好的工作。故选B。
14. C 【点拨】根据倒数第三段可知，正确的顺序是②①④③。故选C。
15. A 【点拨】根据“I said again, ‘Your Majesty, please set me free.’ This time he answered, ‘I have talked to my advisers. We agree that you have been good to our people...’”可知，格列佛请求国王释放自己，国王认为格列佛对自己的子民很好，应该会释放他。故选A。