Cliff HouseTop of the worldNear the North

题目内容：

Cliff House

Top of the world

Near the North Pole

Christmas, 1925

My dear boys,

I am dreadfully busy this year一it makes my hand more shaky than ever when I think of it一and not very rich; in fact awful things have been happening, and some of the presents have got spoilt, and I haven't got the North Polar Bear to help me, and I have had to move house just before Christmas, so you can imagine what a state everything is in, and you will see why I have a new address, and why I can only write one letter between you both．

|K] It all happened like this: one very windy day last November my hood blew off and went and stuck on the top of the North Pole. I told him not to, but the North Polar Bear climbed up to the thin top to get it down一and he did. The pole broke in the middle and fell on the roof of my house, and the North Polar Bear fell through the hole it made into the dining room with my hood over his nose, and all the snow fell off the roof into the house and melted and put out all the fires and ran down into the cellars where I was collecting this year's presents, and the North Polar

Bear's leg got broken.

He is well again now, but I was so cross with him that he says he won't try to help me again一I expect his temper is hurt, and will be mended by next Christmas.

I send you a picture of the accident and of my new house on the cliffs above the North Pole(with beautiful cellars in the cliffs).

That's all. Good Bye！

小题1:Why can the writer only write one letter to the two boys?

A．His hand is more shaky than ever.

B．He is extremely busy.

C．He has got a new address.

D．He has to help the North Polar Bear.小题2:Which of the following is most likely to be the picture of the accident?

小题3:The underlined "him'，refers to

A．the hood

B．the pole

C．the hale

D．the bear

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

答案解析：

这篇文章是圣诞节前夕在北极的父亲孩子写的信，告诉他们爸爸在北极发生的事情。

小题1:细节题：从文章第一段的句子: I am dreadfully busy this year可知作者非常忙，所以给两个孩子只能写一封信，选B

小题2:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：The pole broke in the middle and fell on the roof of my house, and the North Polar Bear fell through the hole it made into the dining room with my hood over his nose,可知第三幅画是描述了这件事的发生情景，选C

小题3:指代题：从文章第二段的句子：Bear's leg got broken.和第三段的He is well again now, but I was so cross with him that he says he won't try to help me again可知him指的是the bear，选D

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。