题文
Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick，just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him，his head warm on Bertie’s feet，when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. ”His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”
“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you, ” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would! ” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed (出卖). He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels，he crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) downstairs，took down his father’s rifle (步枪) and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.
“Be wild now”，he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will. ” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth，he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.
小题1:Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she _____.A．had been seriously ill recentlyB．had decided to send Bertie to schoolC．knew Bertie would hate to go to EnglandD．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie小题2:The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.A．other animalsB．some audienceC．Bertie’s parents D．circus owners小题3:In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.A．threaten the lion back to the wildB．kill the lion out of fear C．protect himself from the lionD．show his anger towards his father小题4:The passage intends to show that _____.A．animal-hunting is popular in AfricaB．parents are sometimes cruel to their childrenC．people and animals can be faithful to each otherD．animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
这篇文章通过讲述爸爸要把狮子卖到马戏团，博蒂向他的狮子保证过，永远不会把它送到马戏团，最后博蒂打算把它送回到大自然中，但是狮子还是跟随着他不愿离开，最终博蒂不得不用枪杀了狮子。
小题1:细节题。根据文章Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.可知，博蒂的妈妈最近非常的伤心，但是并没有生病，是因为他们要把家里的狮子卖给一个马戏团。故选D
小题2:推断题。根据文章中博蒂说的话People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him.人们就会去马戏团观看它，他就会被关起来。人们将会嘲笑它。可知，they代表的一些观众。故选B
小题3:细节题。根据文章最后两段可知，博蒂本想把狮子放回大自然，但是狮子还是跟着他，所以他举起枪想吓唬狮子，让它回到大自然中。故选A
小题4:主旨题。根据文章讲述的是爸爸要把狮子卖到马戏团，博蒂向他的狮子保证过，永远不会把它送到马戏团，最后博蒂打算把它送回到大自然中，但是狮子还是跟随着他不愿离开。从中我们可以看出动物和人类之间也是存在忠诚。故选C
点评：本文主旨推断题较多，给文章增添了一定的难度。对于此类比较长的文章，所给的信息量比较散，要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章，不能走马观花的看，要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下，综合作答，尤其对于推断题，要准确理会作者的写作情感，事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Bertie knew there wa.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
