A
Edward was the youngest knight(骑士)in the kingdom.One day when he came across a cave, he heard some voices.He walked into the cave, and followed the voices.
“Anybody here？”he asked.
“Help！”somebody said.“We're farmers around here and have been locked here for years, serving the dragon.”
“Dragon？”thought Edward，just before a flying flame almost burnt him alive.Never before had he come across such a powerful thing. Edward faced the dragon and said，“All right，dragon.I forgive you for what you just did.You probably didn't know it was me.”
The dragon was very surprised at words like these.“Prepare to fight！”shouted the dragon.
“Wait a moment. Well, it's clear that you don't know who I am.I'm the guardian of the Great Crystal Sword(水晶剑护卫者)！”continued Edward，who was able to make all sorts of things up.“You know that the sword has killed dozens of dragons.”
The dragon had never heard of such a sword，but this frightened him.Edward carried on，“I want to give you a chance to fight me.Let's travel to the other side of the world.Over there there's a snow-covered mountain.There the sword loses all its power.I'll be there，but will only wait for you for five days.”
On saying that，Edward raised a cloud of dust and disappeared.The dragon thought Edward had performed some kind of magic，but he had only hidden in some bushes.Wanting to fight，the dragon quickly flew out of the cave，towards the other side of the world, on a journey which lasted over a month.
When Edward was sure the dragon was far away，he came out，entered the cave，and set free all the farmers inside.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了这样一个故事：年轻骑士偶遇强悍恶龙，巧用计策引开对手，救出被囚禁的人们。
1．Edward met the farmers ．
A．by accident
B．on purpose
C．after killing the dragon
D．on his way to his kingdom
A [细节理解题。根据第一段可知，Edward无意中发现了一个山洞，听到从里面传出来的声音，走进去发现了被困的农民。 由此可知，他是偶然间发现这些农民的。]
2．When Edward met the dragon, he thought that ．
A．the dragon was foolish
B．he should try to escape
C．he could beat the dragon
D．the dragon was powerful
D [细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二句可知，刚与恶龙会面时，恶龙喷出火焰差点儿把Edward活活烧死，他发现恶龙真的很强大。]
3．What Edward said to the dragon ．
A．made the dragon angry
B．made the farmers worried
C．was just a story he made up
D．made the dragon give up fighting
C [推理判断题。根据文章可推知，Edward看到恶龙后编造了故事，目的是拖住恶龙，不和它正面交锋，而当恶龙上当受骗离洞而去时，他救出了被困的农民。第六段倒数第二句中的“who was able to make all sorts of things up”证实了这一点。]
4．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The dragon was killed by Edward in the end.
B．The dragon would find it was fooled in the end.
C．Edward would be in trouble as a result of what he did.
D．Edward gave the dragon a lesson with his powerful sword.
B [推理判断题。根据故事情节可推知，骑士编造故事说要与恶龙在遥远的地方决斗是为了引它离去，救出农民，他不会去参加决斗，所以恶龙最终会发现自己被骗了。]
