Tara took down the first mask.It was a golden dragon's face with large red eyes. "Of course，this mask is for you，Tahir.It is customary for the eldest of the King to wear a dragon costume to the Golden Festival of Light，" she explained to Tom as she handed the mask to Mahir.Then she took down the second mask. "And this is your mask，Tom，" she said and handed him the mask. "This is the snow leopard.Legends say that the snow leopard rescued Princess Kia from a terrible death."
   "Who was Princess Kia？" asked Tom.
   "She was one of our ancestors，" said Tara. "She was a very brave and wise woman.One day，she heard that one of her farmers had lost his yaks.Somebody had stolen them.She decided to go and speak to the administrators of the region about the problem.The administrators for each region live and work in a castle.These castles are usually on a hill or mountain top.While Princess Kia was riding up to the castle，it started to snow.It snowed very heavily and she got lost.Her horse stumbled and fell.It was icy cold and she lost consciousness.While she was unconscious，she had a dream.A powerful animal with snow-white fur came and carried her on its back up the icy mountain paths and left her at the gates of the castle.When she woke up，she was in a bed in the castle.They told her that they had found her outside the castle gates. 'The snow leopard saved my life'，she said."
   "It's just a story，" said Mahir， "but many people believe that when a good person is in danger a snow leopard will come to rescue them.The snow leopard is a symbol of strength and courage."
   Tom took the white mask with the silver spots and the emerald green eyes. "Thank you very much，Tara.It's beautiful，" he said.
   Then she took down the third mask. "This is my mask，" she said.It was the face of a beautiful woman.It too had emerald green eyes.
   "This is the mask of Princess Kia，" said Tara. "Let's hope that you don't have to rescue me tomorrow night，" she laughed.But Tom felt a cold chill when she said the words and a shiver ran down his spine.
   "Something bad is going to happen tomorrow night，" he thought. "I can feel it."
   "Look at the time，" said Mahir. "It's nearly 8.We'd better go down for dinner."
   Tom pushed the uneasy thoughts to the back of his mind and followed Mahir and Tara out of the room.They were laughing about something and soon Tom was laughing too.

（1）"It was customary for the eldest son of the King to wear a dragon costume to the Golden Festival of Light." What does this statement mean？
A．The King could only find a dragon costume for Mahir to wear.
B．A dragon costume would only look beautiful on Mahir and not Tara.
C．It is a tradition in the kingdom for the eldest son to represent a powerful animal.
D．Tara believes everyone in the festival wants to see Mahir wear the dragon festival.
（2）'The administrators for each region live and work in a castle.' Which of the following does the word 'Administrator' refer to？
A．A person responsible for managing and fixing problems.
B．A king taking care of his people.
C．A guard who must protect the Princess.
D．A man who sells yaks to different regions.
（3）Why did Tom feel a shiver run down his spine when Tara said："Let's hope that you don't have to rescue me tomorrow night."？
A．The mask he was wearing made him feel very strange.
B．He suddenly felt very cold because of the snow.
C．Tara wanted to be rescued by him，and he was shy.
D．He was fearful about a possible danger.
（4）What does the story of Princess Kia & the Snow Leopard tell us？
A．Princess Kia was rescued by her pet snow leopard.
B．Princess Kia was a good person，and the snow leopard protects good people.
C．The snow leopard is a myth to stop children from going to the mountains.
D．Princess Kia became a snow leopard in her dreams.

【考點(diǎn)】記敘文．

【答案】C；A；D；B