Question

One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot(弹弓). The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters __36__. The boy tried many times but still couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept passing him small stones.

   A girl walked by. She __37__ the boy for some time and said to the mother, “Let me show him how to shoot.”

   “No, thank you,” said the __38__, “he is blind.”

   The girl was surprised and asked, “How can he hit the bottle then?” “I tell him he can do it,” said the mother, “__39__ he tries hard enough.”

   The little boy tried again and again. The mother always told him that he was doing __40__. The boy became more confident. After a long time, it __41__ dark. The girl said goodbye to the mother and son. When she turned to leave, she heard a stone hit the __42_! The little boy finally made it!

   With confidence and patience, nothing is impossible.

1.A. long            B. tall            C. away          

2.A. said            B. watched         C. wondered     

3.A. mother          B. boy             C. girl          

4.A. before          B. after             C. if             

5.A. good           B. better            C. well           

6.A. went           B. become           C. got           

7.A. bottle           B. slingshot          C. stone  

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

【解析】

1.根据上文的内容One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot(弹弓).可知答案为C

2.根据后文的内容，表示wonderful ，said，表示短暂性动词，故选B，为延续性动词。

3.根据前文的内容   A girl walked by. She __37__ the boy for some time and said to the mother，可知答案为A

4.根据上下文句子的关系，可知答案为C，表示如果的意思。

5.根据上文的内容The little boy tried again and again.可知答案为B

6.get+颜色，表示变得怎样，故选C

7.根据上文的内容，可知答案为A。为射到瓶子的意思。