(OnedayAlicerunsafterastrangerabbitandcomesintoadeephole.Shebecomessmallerwhenshewakesupthenextday.Shefindsherselfinawonderlandwithmanyamazingthingsinside.)
TheCaterpillar(毛毛虫)andAlicelookedateachotherforsometimeinsilence.AtlasttheCaterpillartookthepipeoutofitsmouthandsaidtoherinatiredsleepyvoice.
“WhoareYOU?”saidtheCaterpillar.
Thisopeningforatalkcouldn’tmakeAliceatease.Alicerepliedrathershyly“I----Ihardlyknowsirjustatpresent----atleastIknowwhoIwaswhenIgotupthismorningbutIthinkImusthavebeenchangedseveraltimessincethen.”
“Whatdoyoumeanbythat?”saidtheCaterpillar“Explainyourself!”
“Ican’texplainMYSELF.I’mafraidsir.”saidAlice“becauseI’mnotmyselfyousee.”
“Idon’tsee.”saidtheCaterpillar.
“I’mafraidIcan’tputitmoreclearly.”Alicerepliedverypolitely“forIcan’tunderstanditmyself.Andbeingsomanydifferentsizesinadayisverypuzzling.”
“Itisn’t.”saidtheCaterpillar.
“Wellperhapsyouhaven’tfounditsoyet.”saidAlice.“Butwhenyouhavetoturnintoachrysalis(蛹,茧)----youwillsomedayyouknow----andthenafterthatintoabutterflyIthinkyou’llfeelitalittlestrangerwon’tyou?”
“Notabit.”saidtheCaterpillar.
“Wellperhapsyourfeelingsmaybedifferent.”saidAlice.“AllIknowisitwouldmakeMEfeelverystrange.”
“You!”saidtheCaterpillarscornfully(鄙视地).“WhoareYOU?”Thequestionbroughtthembackagaintothebeginningofthetalk.AlicefeltalittleangrybecausetheCaterpillarwasmakingsuchVERYshortsentences.Shedrewherselfupandsaidveryseriously“IthinkyououghttotellmewhoYOUarefirst.”
“Why?”saidtheCaterpillar.
Herewasanotherpuzzlingquestion.AsAlicecouldnotthinkoutanygoodreasonandastheCaterpillarseemedtobeveryunpleasantsheturnedaway.
“Comeback!”theCaterpillarcalledafterher.“I’vesomethingimportanttotellyou!”
ThiscertainlygaveAlicesomehope.Aliceturnedandcamebackagain.
1.Wheremaytheirtalktakeplace?
A.Inawonderland.B.Inthefield. C.Inthetree. D.Outsidethehole.