C
There was a boy outside the door,with a large letter in his hand. "He is dressed like a boy,but his face is like a fish," Alice thought. The Fish-Boy knocked at the door,and a second later,a large plate came flying out of an open window.
"A letter for the Duchess," the Fish-Boy shouted. He pushed the letter under the door and went away.
Alice went up to the door and knocked,but there was a lot of noise inside and nobody answered. So she opened the door and walked in.
She found herself in a kitchen,which was full of smoke. There was a very angry cook by the fire,and in the middle of the room sat the Duchess,holding a screaming baby. Every few minutes,a plate crashed to the floor. There was also a large cat,which was sitting on a chair and grinning from ear to ear.
"Please," Alice said politely to the Duchess. "Why does your cat grin like that?"
"It's a Cheshire cat," said the Duchess. "That's why."
"I didn't know that cats could grin," said Alice.
"Well,you don't know much," said the Duchess. Another plate crashed to the floor and Alice jumped. "Here!" the Duchess went on. "You can hold the baby for a little while if you like. The Queen has invited me to play croquet,and I must go and get ready." She pushed the baby into Alice's arms and hurried out of the room.
"Oh,the poor little thing!" said Alice,looking at the baby,which had a very strange face. She took it outside into the woods and walked around under the trees. Then the baby began to make strange noises,and Alice looked at its face again. Its eyes were really very small for a baby,and its nose now looked like the nose of a pig.

(
C
)8. What did the Fish-Boy bring to the Duchess?
A. A plate.
B. A baby.
C. A letter.
D. A cat.
(
C
)9. 创新考法—信息排序题 What is the right order of the events in this passage?
a. The Duchess pushed the baby into Alice's arms.
b. Alice took the baby outside into the woods.
c. The Fish-Boy knocked at the door.
d. Alice found herself in a kitchen.
A. b-a-c-d
B. b-d-a-c
C. c-d-a-b
D. c-a-d-b
(
B
)10. Why did the Duchess leave the baby with Alice?
A. Because she didn't like her baby.
B. Because she wanted to play croquet.
C. Because she thought Alice was a nurse.
D. Because she didn't want to take the baby with her.
(
B
)11. What happened to the baby's face when Alice was holding it?
A. Its eyes became bigger.
B. Its nose looked like a pig's nose.
C. Its ears grew.
D. Its hair changed colour.