2024-2025学年新教材高中英语模块综合检测课时分层作业含解析新人教版选择性必修第一册

PAGE1-模块综合检测第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATherewasatimeinmylifewhenbeautymeantsomethingspecialtome.IguessthatwouldhavebeenwhenIwasaboutsixorsevenyearsold,justseveralweeksormaybeamonthbeforetheorphanage(孤儿院)turnedmeintoanoldman.Iwouldgetupeverymorningattheorphanage,makemybedjustlikethelittlesoldierthatIhadbecomeandthenIwouldgetintooneofthetwostraightlinesandmarchtobreakfastwiththeothertwentyorthirtyboyswhoalsolivedinmydormitory.AfterbreakfastoneSaturdaymorningIreturnedtothedormitoryandsawthehouseparentchasingthebeautifulmonarchbutterflieswholivedbythehundredsinthebushesscattered(分散的)aroundtheorphanage.Icarefullywatchedashecaughtthesebeautifulcreatures,oneafteranother,andthentookthemfromthenetandthenstuckstraightpinsthroughtheirheadsandwings,pinningthemontoaheavycardboardsheet.Howcruelitwastokillsomethingofsuchbeauty.Ihadwalkedmanytimesoutintothebushes,allbymyself,justsothebutterfliescouldlandonmyhead,faceandhandssoIcouldlookatthemupclose.Whenthetelephonerangthehouseparentlaidthelargecardboardpaperdownonthebackcement(水泥)stepandwentinsidetoanswerthephone.Iwalkeduptothecardboardandlookedattheonebutterflythathehadjustpinnedtothelargepaper.ItwasstillmovingaboutsoIreacheddownandtoucheditonthewingcausingoneofthepinstofallout.Itstartedflyingaroundandaroundtryingtogetawaybutitwasstillpinnedbytheonewingwiththeotherstraightpin.Finallyitswingbrokeoffandthebutterflyfelltothegroundandjusttrembled(颤抖)．IpickedupthetornwingandthebutterflyandIspatonitswingandtriedtogetittostickbackonsoitcouldflyawayandbefreebeforethehouseparentcameback.Butitwouldnotstayonit.【语篇解读】本文生动地描写了一个酷爱自然、崇尚美妙的孤儿被困在纪律很严的孤儿院，犹如漂亮化身的蝴蝶被别在硬纸板上，活泼可爱的少年竟然像老人一样地生活。1．Accordingtothepassage,theauthor'slifeintheorphanagewas．A．dullandfullofstrictrulesB．simpleandeasyC．happyandfullofhopeD．hardandbusyA[推理推断题。依据第一、二段，尤其第一段中的“theorphanageturnedmeintoanoldman”，以及蝴蝶被别在硬纸板上的命运得知。]2．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthehouseparent'spinningsomebutterfliesonthecardboard?A．Tolerant. B．Unconcerned.C．Disgusted. D．Discouraged.C[推理推断题。依据全文，尤其第五段得知，作者由houseparent把漂亮的蝴蝶别在硬纸板上，联想到自己被困在孤儿院，所以对houseparent的行为是反感的、厌恶的。]3．Weknowfromthepassagethat．A．theauthorlivedaloneinthedormitoryB．therewereonehundredbutterflieslivinginthebushesC．thecardboardpaperwasleftonthestepsoastobewatchedD．theauthorfailedtostickthewornwingontothebutterflywithhisspitD[细微环节理解题。依据最终一段中“Ispatonitswingandtriedtogetittostickbackon”和“Butitwouldnotstayonit.”可知答案为D。]4．WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorfoundbeautymeantnothingspecialtohim.B．Thehouseparenthelpedthechildrenhandlethequilt.C．Thehouseparentchasedthebutterflyinordertoshowittothechildren.D．Theauthorthoughtitcrueltocatchthebutterfly.D[细微环节理解题。依据第五段中“Howcruelitwastokillsomethingofsuchbeauty.”一句可知答案为D。]BHaveyoueverthoughtaboutleavingyourapartmentanddiggingyourselfanice,comfortablehobbitholeinahill?CosmoandElfie'sfamilylivesinsuchahouseinavillageinWales.“Ourroundhouseisreallyonebigroom，”Elfiesays.“It'seasytotalktoeachother!IfMomiscookingandI'mplayingwithmytoys,we'restillinthesameplace.”CosmoandElfie'sparentsbuilttheirunusualhomeusingstone,mud(泥),andwoodfromtheforestneartheirhouseandrecycledmaterials.Theyusesolarenergyforelectricity,andtheirrunningwaterisfromanearbyriver.Everythingwasdesignedtoworkinharmonywith(与……协调一样)theenvironment.Cosmosayshepreferstheirvillagetoanordinary,neighborhoodbecauseitgiveshimthefreedomtorunaroundthefieldsandridehisbikewithoutworryingabouttraffic.Infact,encouragingotherpeopletolivelikethemisoneofthegoalsofCosmo'sfamily.Theybelievethatbygrowingtheirownfood,recycling,andusinglocalsourcesforenergyandsupplies,theyareprotectingtheearthfromfurtherdamagecausedbymodernliving.CosmoandElfie'sparentswillsoonbegintobuildtheirthirdself­builtwoodlandhome.“MomandDadarebuildingathree­bedroomhobbithousenext，”Elfiesays.Shesaysshelooksforwardtolivinginitwhenshegrowsup.Likehissister,Cosmoalsosaysheplanstocontinuelivinglikeahobbitwhenheisolder.“WhenIgrowup,Ireallywouldliketoliveinaroundhouse，”Cosmosays,“butIwouldhavemorerooms.”【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章讲解并描述了Cosmo和Elfie一家住在哈比屋的故事。5．WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatElfiethinkstheirroundhouseis．A．nice B．safeC．noisy D．boringA[推理推断题。依据其次段的“It'seasytotalktoeachother！”可知，A项正确。]6．CosmoandElfie'sfamilylivesinahobbit­hole­likehousebecausethey．A．needmorefreedomB．wanttobespecialC．wanttoprotecttheearthD．lovelivinginthecountrysideC[细微环节理解题。依据第五段中的“Theybelievethatbygrowingtheirownfood...causedbymodernliving.”可知，C项正确。]7．Accordingtothetext,Cosmo．A．hashisownbedroomB．doesn'tlikehisneighborsC．likeslivinginahobbithouseD．thinkstheirhomenowissmallC[细微环节理解题。依据文章倒数其次段可知答案。]8．What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A．Howtolivelikeahobbit?B．Howtobuildahobbithouse?C．Howtosaveenergy?D．Howtoescapefrommodernliving?A[标题归纳题。文章通过讲解并描述Cosmo和Elfie一家的生活状态，主要想说明如何像哈比人一样生活。]CHe'ssittingontheoutsideofthewindshield(挡风玻璃)whenIgetintothecar.Justanotherfly.Apest.Ishutmydoor,alittleharderthanusual.Hedoesn'tmove,butMomlooksatmeangrily.Iunderstandthelook.That'sthedon't­shut­the­door­hardlook.“Sorry”，Isay.Thisisgoingtobeahardday.First,thelook.Lateron,mymathtest.Momstartstheengine.Theflydoesn'tmove.Momstartsdriving.Theflyholdson.Isthisflydead?No.Iseehimpullbothwingsclosertohisbody.Myschoolisfaraway.We'retalkingmiles,afewatleast.Willfly­guymakeit?Hechangesthepositionofhistinyflyfeettogetabetterholdonthewindshield.Thewindblowshimtotheright.Fly­guyholdson.Thewindblowshimtotheleft.Fly­guyholdson!Thewindflattenshimagainsttheglass.Hislegsstretch(伸展)outcompletelystraight.Hepresseshislittleflyfaceagainstthewindshieldandrefusestobeblownaway.Go,fly­guy,go!Youcandoit!Iknowyoucan!We'realmostthereandfly­guyishanginginthere.Hey,Ifeelgreat!Icantakeonanything,too!Ifonetinyflycanrideacarforthislong,well,Icanpassmymathtest.Go,fly­guy,go!Momstopsthecarinfrontoftheschool.Myhero,thefly­guy,madeit!It'slikeherodeawhalethroughtheoceaninsomesortofOlympiccompetition.Fly­guyisthegold­medalwinner!Icarefullygetoutofthecar.Puttingmyheadbackinthroughtheopenwindow,andwhispertoMom,“Letmeknowifhemakesitallthewayhome.”Shenodsherheadanddrivesslowlyaway.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者发觉一只苍蝇趴在挡风玻璃上，一路上坚持不被风吹下来。作者被它这种“永不言弃”的精神鼓舞，信任自己也能顺当通过数学考试。9．Whydoestheauthorshutthecardoorharderthanusual?A．Becauseheisangrywithhismom.B．Becausehewishestofrightentheflyaway.C．Becausehehashadanunpleasantmorning.D．Becausehewantstowarnhismomofthefly.B[推理推断题。依据第一段中的“Justanotherfly.Apest.”及第三段中的“Hedoesn'tmove”可推想，作者发觉挡风玻璃上有只苍蝇，所以比平常更用力地关车门，但是苍蝇并没有动。由此可推想，作者此举是想赶走苍蝇。]10．Welearnfromthetextthatthefly．A．doesn'tmoveuntiltheauthor'smomstartstheengine.B．fliesawaywhenthecarstopsattheauthor'sschoolC．pretendstobedeadwhenheseestheauthorD．trieshisbesttostayonthewindshieldD[细微环节理解题。依据文中的“Thewindblowshimtotheright.Fly­guyholdson.Thewindblowshimtotheleft.Fly­guyholdson！”可知答案。]11．Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromthefly?A．Everydoghasitsday. B．Acathasninelives.C．Seeingisbelieving. D．Neversaydie.D[推理推断题。通读全文，尤其是文中的“Ifonetinyflycanrideacarforthislong,well,Icanpassmymathtest.”可知，这只苍蝇一路上坚持不被风吹下来，作者被它这种“永不言弃”的精神鼓舞，信任自己也能顺当通过数学考试。]12．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A．Thegold­medalwinnerB．FlyonthewindshieldC．AridetoschoolD．ThemathtestB[标题归纳题。作者在去学校的路上，发觉一只苍蝇趴在挡风玻璃上，一路上坚持不被风吹下来，最终作者被它这种“永不言弃”的精神鼓舞。由此可见，“挡风玻璃上的苍蝇”是本文的主线，故B项作为本文标题最合适。]DVenice,asmallwatersidecityinnortheastItaly,boilswithhappinessandexcitementonceeveryyear.BetweenFebruary21andMarch4,carnival(狂欢节)hitsthestreets.Formostpeoplecarnivalmeanslargepartiesandfeasting.ButinVenice,italsomeanstraditionalmasksandcostumes.Thesecostumeswereoriginallymeanttohidepersonalidentities.Then,differentsocialclassescouldmixinaseaofhappiness.Alongthewaterway,peoplegreetedeachotherwith“Goodmorning,MrsMask！”Today,peopleinVenicestilldressupinthestrangestways—asarmedsoldiers,butchersandfishermen,forexample.Barsandcafesarefilledwithparty­goerswhocometoshowofftheirfancycostumes.Theirdesignsandcreationsaremadebyspecialstudios.Ready­madecostumesarenotacceptable.“Inthemonthsbeforethecarnivalweworkovertimetomeetthedemand，”saidamask­maker.“Manykilometersofsilkandlacearemadeintocostumes.Forshopkeepers,carnivalisthebesttimeofyear.”TheVenicecarnivaldatesbacktotheMiddleAges.Atthattime,thecitywasoneofthewealthiestinEurope.Thetraditionofcelebratingwithmasksandcostumesisthoughttohavebeenstartedbythe“StockingCompanies”．Theseweregroupsofyoungmenwhoorganizedpartiesandfestivalsandworecolorfulstockingstodistinguishthemselves．Bythe18thcentury，thecarnivalhadreacheditspeak.ItallcametoanendwhenNapoleonconquered(折服)Venicein1797.Butin1979,localpeoplebroughttheoldtraditionbacktolife.NowtheVenicecarnivalattractshugecrowdsfromallovertheworld.Thisyear,about700，000peoplearetakingpartin.Hotelswerefullybookedmonthsinadvance,barsandrestaurantsoverfloweveryday.Thecitycertainlybenefits—awholeindustryhasbeenbuiltuparoundthecarnival'smasksandcostumes.“TheVenicecarnivalisamagicaltime!It'ssuchagreatexperience，”saidoneFrenchtourist.【语篇解读】本文介绍了威尼斯狂欢节的特点。13．Duringthecarnival．A．studentsofallagesalsojoinintheactivitiesB．peoplewanttobedressedinthemostbeautifulclothesC．peopleinthecostumesandmaskswanttomakeothersthinktheyarerichD．peopledressedinthestrangestwaysdon'twanttoberecognizedD[细微环节理解题。依据第三段内容可知选D项。其他选项不符合威尼斯狂欢节的特点。]14．Thatpeopleatthecarnivalweregreeted“MrsMask！”showsthat．A．allthepeopleatthecarnivalwerewomenatonetimeB．allthepeopleatthecarnivalworemasksC．peopleweren'tabletotellmenfromwomenatthecarnivalD．peopleatthecarnivaldon'tknoweachotherB[推理推断题。依据其次段可知，狂欢节人们会戴面具，由此可知狂欢节人们分不出面具内的人，就都成了“面具夫人”。]15．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“distinguishthemselves”mostpossiblymean?A．Tomakethemselvesup.B．Tomakethemselvesdifferent.C．Towarmthemselvesup.D．Torecognizethemselves.B[词义揣测题。该句说年轻人组成的这个团体披挂袜子，组织各种晚会，可见其目的是为了表现另类，所以选B项。A项“化妆”不妥，因为他们只是披挂袜子而已；C项“温煦”之说与喜庆无关；D项“认出自己”在此也不太精确，尽管distinguish本身有这个意义。]其次节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howoldis“old”？16Twohundredyearsago，youwereoldat35.Thatwastheaveragelifethen.Attheturnofthiscentury,asmedicalknowledgeadvanced,theaveragelifespanincreasedto45.In1950，70­year­oldswerereallyold.Today,ahealthy70­year­oldislookingforwardtomanymoreactiveyears.So，howoldisold?Theanswerisoneyou'veheardmanytimes,fromallsortsofpeople.“Youareasold(oryoung)asyoufeel！”Thecalendarsimplytellsyouhowmanyyearsyouhavelived.17Onceanunknownauthorwrote,“18Nobodygrowsoldbylivinganumberofyears;peoplegrowoldbygivinguptheirgoals.”19AliceBrophy,whenshewaswiththeNewYorkCitycommissionfortheaging,said,“Itupsetsmewhenpeoplesay,‘Gee,youlookyoungforyourage！’Whatdoesthatmean?Istheresomemodelthatyou'resupposedtolookacertainwayat65and75and85?Youknowyoucandieoldat30andliveyoungat80.”Therearemanywrongideasaboutaging.20Herearesomeofthemorecommonones.Forexample,mostolderpeopleareinpoorhealth,orolderpeopleareunabletochange.A．It'sextremelyterribletobegrownold.B．Youthisnotatimeoflifebutitisastateofmind.C．Theseideasstereotype(固化)peopleonthebasisofage.D．Oldisapointofview.E．Olderpeoplearestubborn,unabletochange.F．Theanswerhaschangedovertheyears.G．Yourbodytellsyouhowwellyou'velived.【语篇解读】文章谈论的是年老的问题，包括人多老算是老，老年的标准是什么，和对老年的错误观点。16．F[依据后文200年前，35岁被认为是老人，到了下个世纪增加到了45岁，到1950年增加到70岁，今日70岁老人还有望活更长时间，所以这个答案是在不断变更的，所以F正确。]17．G[依据前句日历告知你的是你活了多长时间，而你的身体则告知你的是你过得怎样，所以G正确，与前面的calendar相对应。]18．B[依据后句“Nobodygrowsoldbylivinganumberofyears;peoplegrowoldbygivinguptheirgoals.”可知没人因为过了许多年而变老，是因为自己放弃了自己的目标而渐渐变老的，所以年轻是一种心态的问题，不是时间问题，所以B正确。]19．D[依据后文“Istheresomemodelthatyou'resupposedtolookacertainwayat65and75and85?Youknowyoucandieoldat30andliveyoungat80.”可知年老没有固定的样子，你可以30岁死去也可以80岁仍旧年轻，因此年老是一种观点，所以D正确。]20．C[依据前句“Therearemanywrongideasaboutaging.”可知有许多有关苍老的错误观点，这些观点在年龄上固化人们，下面还列举了一些常见的观点，所以C正确。]其次部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwasinhighschool,Ibelongedtoaclubthatdidcommunityservicework.Therewasonespecial21thatwasuncommonforme.Ispentthreeorfourhours22outwarmdinnertothehomelessoutinthestreetsandtheninahomeless23notfarfromtheBayBridgeaswell.Iwasinhighschoolandatthetimemylittlesisterwastoo24tojoinin.Shewantedtohelp,soshemademanychocolatechipcookiesformetotakeandhandouttopeople.Whengettingtotheshelter,Ipassedoutthe25．Ibeganmakingsandwichesand26themwiththecrowd.Ihadtheboxeswithmysister'scookiesinthemandbeganto27aroundofferingthemtoanyonenearme.Imovedtowardsanoldgentlemanandsaid,“Sir,wouldyoulikeacookie？”Hestoppedand28lookedatmeandsaid.“Whatdidyousay?Didyoucallmesir？”ItoldhimIhad,andhiseyeswateredalittlebitandsaid“Noonehasevercalledmesirinthepast60years.”Sohewascompletely29whenIdidso.Itshockedme.IexplainedIhadbeenraisedthatwhateveraperson's30andsocialpositionwere,hedeservedrespect.Itsaddenedmetothinkthatjustbecausehewashomeless,noone31himthehonor.Itbrokemyheart.Ijustdidn'tunderstandwhynooneevercalledhimsir,Ihadneverthoughtthatanyonewas32mebecauseIwasn'traisedthatway.Everysinglepersondeservestobetreatedwithrespect.Yearslater,Istill33thatmemoryandthe34ittaughtme.Sometimes,whatwetakeforgrantedcan35makeadifferenceinsomeone'slife.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。作者讲解并描述了自己加入了一个做社区服务工作的俱乐部，热心帮助他人过程中发生的一件不同寻常的事。21．A.matter B．chanceC．accident D．eventD[句意：有一件事对我来说很不寻常。]22．A.carrying B．pickingC．handing D．bringingC[句意：我花了三四个小时，在街上给无家可归的人分发温热的晚餐。]23．A.shelter B．clubC．community D．schoolA[句意：然后在一个离海湾大桥不远的无家可归者收容所里分发晚餐。]24．A.afraid B．activeC．selfish D．youngD[句意：我上中学的时候，我的小妹妹还太小，不能参与。]25．A.papers B．mealsC．books D．giftsB[句意：我分发食物。]26．A.shared B．provideC．helped D．returnedA[句意：我起先做三明治和大家共享。]27．A.walk B．turnC．run D．showA[句意：起先四处走动，把它们送给身边的任何人。]28．A.wentthrough B．stayedupC．turnedaround D．wentaheadC[句意：他停了下来，转过身看着我说。]29．A.angry B．movedC．sad D．excitedB[依据上文“在过去的60年里，没有人叫我先生。”可知，此处意为：所以当我这么做的时候，他完全被感动了。]30．A.memory B．homeC．color D．heartC[句意：我说明说，我从小就被教化——无论一个人的肤色和社会地位如何，他都应当受到敬重。]31．A.handed B．offeredC．provide D．promiseB[句意：仅仅因为他无家可归，就没有人给他敬重，我感到很难受。offersb.sth.＝providesb.withsth.“给某人供应某物”。]32．A.opposite B．withC．beside D．belowD[句意：我只是不明白为什么从来没有人叫他先生，我从来没有想过有人比我低，因为我不是那样长大的。]33．A.carry B．rememberC．share D．forgetA[句意：多年以后，我仍旧保留着那段记忆。]34．A.reality B．classC．truth D．lessonD[句意：它教给我的教训。]35．A.hardly B．nearlyC．really D．usuallyC[句意：有时候，我们认为天经地义的事情真的可以变更一个人的生活。]其次节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Once，threemengot41.(lose)intheforest.Theydecidedtheywouldstayintheforestuntiltheyfound42.(they)way.Thenextmorning,onemanwenttofindsomefood.Soon,theothertwomenwere43.(surprise)tofindhimbackwithadeerandaskedhowhegotthedeer.Themanreplied,“Ifoundtracks,Ifollowedthetracks,andIgotadeer.”Theybothwere44.(slight)confusedbecausehehadnoweapons.Afewdays45.(late),thesecondguywentinsearch46.foodandsooncamebackwithadeertoo.Theothertwoaskedhowhemanaged47.(get)thedeer.Hisreplywas48.sameasthefirstman's.Thenitwastheturnofthethirdguytosearchforfood.Manyhourspassed，andthethirdman49.(hold)nothinginhishandscameback,withbloodonhisface.Theothertwoaskedhim50.hadhappened.Helookedatthemandrelied，“Ifoundtracks，Ifollowedthetracks，andIgothitbyatrain.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲解并描述了三个男人在森林里迷路，在找到路之前各自出去找寻食物的经验。41．lost[考查词语搭配。getlost迷路。]42．their[考查形容词性物主代词。该空后面的way是名词，所以前面要填上一个形容词性物主代词。故填their“他们的”。]43．surprised[考查形容词。这里要用一个形容词来修饰“twomen”。故填surprised“惊讶的”。]44．slightly[考查副词。后面的confused为形容词，所以要用副词来修饰动词。]45．later[考查副词。afewdayslater几天之后。]46．of[考查介词搭配。insearchof找寻。]47．toget[考查非谓语动词。依据前面的“managed”可知后面要填动词不定式。managetodosth.设法完成某事。]48．the[考查冠词。依据后面的“sameas”可知，前面要填上定冠词“the”，thesameas和……一样。]49．holding[考查非谓语动词。hold与前面的主语“thethirdman”是主动关系，所以要用ing形式。]50．what[考查代词。这里要用代词“what”作“happened”的宾语，指代发生的事情。]第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华，新年即将到临，你的英国笔友Jack和你沟通新年的准备。你回信说你们搬入新校，为了更美妙地建设“绿色校内”，你准备号召同学们一起努力：1．多植树，美化校内；2．回收废物(瓶子、报纸等)；3．节约能源。留意：1.词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；2．可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：回收recycleDearJack，Thankyouforyourletterandtellingmeyournewplanoftheyear2024.Yours，LiHua【参考范文】DearJack，Thankyouforyourletterandtellingmeyournewplanoftheyear2024.Ournewschoolhasbeensetupandwemovedintoit.Inordertobuilda“greenschool”,Iwouldliketocallonmyclassmatestomakeit.First,toaddbeautytoourschool,wearegoingtoplantmoretreesoncampus.Recyclingisalwaysthebestmethodtoprotecttheenvironment,so,second,wewillrecyclebottles,plasticbagsandwastenewspapers.Furthermore,wewillmakeanefforttosaveenergyatschool,forexample,wewillturnoffelectricalappliancesthemomenttheyarenotbeingused.Ibelieveunitedeffortscanmakeourschoolareal“greenschool”．Doyouthinkso?Yours，LiHua其次节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Lateonenight,agreatdoctor,wholivednearLoughNeagh,wasawokenbythesoundofacarriagedrivinguptohisdoor,followedbyaloudring.Hurriedlythrowingonhisclothes,thedoctorrandown,whenhesawalittlesprite(小仙子)standingatthecarriagedoor,andagrandgentlemaninside.“Oh，doctor,hurryupandcomewithme，”exclaimedthegentleman.“Losenotime,foragreatladyhasbeentakenill,andshewillhavenooneattendherbutyou.Socomealongwithmeatonceinthecarriage！Don'tbealarmedatanythingyoumaysee.”Sotheydrovelikemadandwhentheycametotheferry,thedoctorthoughttheywouldwakeuptheferrymanandtaketheboat.Butno!Intheydived，andthecarriageandhorses,andallwereattheothersideinnotimewithoutadropofwatertouchingthem.Nowthedoctorbegantosuspectthecompanyhewasin,butheheldhispeace,andfinally,theypassedalonganarrowdarkpassage.Allatonce,abrightlightlitupthewalls,andwithsomeattendantshavingopenedadoor，thedoctorfoundhimselfinawonderfulb