Question

Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these   1  are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are   2  and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows   3  and pale and has changed so much that it is almost   4  to the parents. It was then   5  that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and   6  the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended   7 . However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been   8 . In those cases there was often a way to get the   9  baby back. You could   10 the Changeling on the fire--then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      babies
   2. B.
      believers
   3. C.
      fairies
   4. D.
      supermen
2. 2.
   1. A.
      powerful
   2. B.
      cruel
   3. C.
      frightened
   4. D.
      extraordinary
3. 3.
   1. A.
      sick
   2. B.
      slim
   3. C.
      short
   4. D.
      small
4. 4.
   1. A.
      uncomfortable
   2. B.
      unbelievable
   3. C.
      unacceptable
   4. D.
      unrecognizable
5. 5.
   1. A.
      feared
   2. B.
      predicted
   3. C.
      heard
   4. D.
      reported
6. 6.
   1. A.
      covered
   2. B.
      changed
   3. C.
      replaced
   4. D.
      terrified
7. 7.
   1. A.
      cases
   2. B.
      tools
   3. C.
      steps
   4. D.
      methods
8. 8.
   1. A.
      missed
   2. B.
      stolen
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      lost
9. 9.
   1. A.
      little
   2. B.
      pale
   3. C.
      sad
   4. D.
      real
10. 10.
    1. A.
       seize
    2. B.
       burn
    3. C.
       place
    4. D.
       hold

Answer 1

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1.指前文句子中提及的 “a belief in fairies”, 和下文“they”一致。
2.從半否定句子“Not all of these … are the friendly, people-loving…”，可知文中所提fairies非友善、受人愛(ài)戴之類(lèi)型；frightened, 用于修飾人的自身感覺(jué)，此處不合適。
3.從并列的形容詞“pale”和動(dòng)詞 “change” 可知。
4.從句中“change so much” 可知。
5.It was heard that… 聽(tīng)說(shuō)…
6.固定搭配 replace…with …替代。
7.呼應(yīng)前文所述“many ways”。
8.前文有“the fairies had come and stolen the baby away…” 。
9.仙女用“Changeling” 把嬰兒調(diào)包了。用這兩種方法要把真正的孩子找回來(lái)。
10.固定搭配，把Changeling放在火上。