Question

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to __11__ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot places of interest. He likes to __12__ children and has a lot of little __13__. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he __14__. It makes them happy and his room is always full __15__ children when he’s free.

It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to __16__ his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He __17__ Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. the doctor accepted his __18__ happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. __19__he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith __20__ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to __21__ them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them __22__ again and again. At last th told them the funniest story. He said, “ Once I reached a city __23__a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world …”

Please wait a__24__, Mr. Smith,” said my son, “ It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.”

“You’re __25__, my clever boy.” Said the funny doctor. “ The city had much fog that day …” “ What’s it, the?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.

“ The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile.

1.A. work B. fight C. live D. travel

2.A. wait for B. look over C. play with D. look after

3.A. friends B. brothers C. workers D. classmates

4.A. read B. wrote C. thought D. saw.

5.A. with B. for C. of D. by

6.A. send B. ask C. carry D. get

7.A. knew B. caught C. taught D.  called

8.A. invitation B. things C. car D. money

9.A. Before B. As soon as C. Until D. Since

10.A. came B. answered C. said D. played

11.A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk

12.A. think B. laugh C. cry D. fear

13.A. with B. in C. at D.  on

14.A. moment B. day C. week D. year

15.A. sorry B. sad C. wrong D. right

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

【解析】【主旨大意】 文章讲述了史密斯先生很喜欢孩子，有很多小朋友也很喜欢他。我儿子要请他参加他的生日聚会，在聚会上他给孩子们讲了许多他见到的有趣的故事，最可笑的故事是他讲在浓雾的伦敦，什么都没看到。

1.根据下文“去过很多的名胜”可知是旅游。

2.根据句意“和孩子们玩”，考查固定短语play with.

3. 根据上文和孩子们玩，所以应该是小朋友。

4.根据上文文意应是“旅游时见过的一些有趣的事”，故选D.

5.考查固定短语的用法 “be full of”装满。

6. 根据句意应是“邀请史密斯来参加生日聚会”，故选B。

7.根据句意是“他自己打电话告诉他”，call sb “给某人打电话”.

8. 根据上文可知是接受了“邀请“，故选A。

9.考查连词，根据句意“一看到车就跑了过去”，as soon as 一……就……。

10. 根据文意“史密斯先生来的很准时 ”，故选A。

11.考查固定短语用法tell the story“讲故事”，故选C。

12.根据上文提到的史密斯先生经常讲有趣的故事，所以让孩子们一次次的笑，故选B。

13.具体到一天用介词on。

14.考查固定短语wait a moment“等一会”。

15.根据上文可知孩子说的是对的，所以史密斯先生肯定孩子说的是对的，故选D。