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There are many versions of the Legend of the White Snake, but generally, the story is set during the Southern Song Dynasty.
It tells of a white snake, Bai Suzhen, and a green snake, Xiao Qing, who take on human form and become two beautiful women. They set up home in the human world and meet the scholar Xu Xian at the Broken Bridge. Bai Suzhen falls in love with him and eventually marries him, without Xu knowing her a snake.
One day, Xu Xian visits a temple to pray for his family’s well-being and meets a Buddhist monk named Fa Hai who warns Xu Xian that his wife is a snake and advises him to press her to drink some wine because it would change her into her real form.
Xu Xian follows that advice and because the white snake is pregnant and her magical powers are weakened, she turns into her snake form. When Xu Xian sees her in her true form, he dies of fright. Bai Suzhen is sad and steals the magical herb from Mount Kunlun to save him.
Later, Fa Hai seizes Xu Xian and forcefully separates him from Bai Suzhen and captures him to Jinshan Temple. Bai Suzhen decides to launch a flood attack against Fa Hai to release Xu Xian. Both White Snake and Green Snake defeat Fa Hai and meet Xu Xian again. However, Bai Suzhen is eventually captured and imprisoned in the Leifeng Pagoda by Fa Hai after her giving birth to a son.
Xiao Qing has been trying to free White Snake from Leifeng Pagoda. Meanwhile, Xu Xian raises their child who eventually emerges as a top scholar in the imperial examinations. The new imperial scholar pays respects to his mother at the Leifeng Pagoda. Xiao Qing finally succeeds in attacking Leifeng Pagoda and crumbling (损坏) it. Bai Suzhen is able to be reunited with her husband, her son and Xiao Qing after finally defeating Fa Hai.

1.1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A The story is set during the Northern Song Dynasty.

B Xu Xian meets Fa Hai during a visit to a temple.

C Xu Xian knows his wife is a snake from the beginning.

D Bai Suzhen gives birth after she is imprisoned in Lei Feng Pagoda.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“One day, Xu Xian visits a temple to pray for his family’s well-being and meets a Buddhist monk named Fa Hai”可知，许仙是去寺庙时遇到的名叫法海的和尚；“白蛇传”的故事发生在南宋时期，选项A错误；许仙刚开始并不知道他的妻子是蛇，直到法海告诉他后才知道，选项C错误；白素贞在被囚禁在雷峰塔之前就已经生下了孩子，选项D错误。故选B。

2.2. Why does Bai Suzhen go to Mount Kunlun?

A To gain more magical powers.

B To save her husband who dies of fright.

C To defeat Fa Hai in a battle.

D To escape from the human world.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Bai Suzhen is sad and steals the magical herb from Mount Kunlun to save him.”可知，白素贞偷取昆仑山的仙草是为了救她的丈夫许仙，因为他看到她的真身（蛇形）后被吓死了。故选B。

3.3. What does the underlined word “reunited” mean?

A To be captured together.

B To be separated again.

C To come together again after being apart.

D To fight against each other.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据划线单词前面的“Xiao Qing finally succeeds in attacking Leifeng Pagoda and crumbling it.”以及前面提到的法海将白素贞镇于雷峰塔下可知，小青修炼数载，终于奋力轰倒雷峰塔，救出白素贞，实现了大团圆。由此可推测“reunited”意味着在分开一段时间后再次相聚，即重逢。故选C。

4.4. What is the main theme of the story?

A The power of love and determination.

B The conflict between humans and supernatural beings.

C The power of friendship between two snakes.

D The importance of family values.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，这个故事主要讲述了白蛇和许仙之间的爱情故事，尽管他们面临着许多困难和挑战，但最终仍然在一起。因此“爱与决心的力量”符合题意。故选A。