Question

Peter wanted to know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never     1   .

One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha,     2  ” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be   3   to come.” Bill answered. Peter then asked Bill to bring his violin. He said Bill and Martha sang well together. He said he was sure everyone    4  want Bill and Martha to sing for them. That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the  5   cake in the world. I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget     6  something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house!   7 agreed.

The party was a big    8  . However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha   9    the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the   10  .”

1.A. give                B. giving               C. making

2.A. too                B. either              C. yet

3.A. unhappy             B. sorry               C. glad

4.A. would               B. will                C. is

5.A. good               B. best                C. better

6.A. asking              B. asked                C. to ask

7.A. They               B. He                  C. Them

8.A. successful          B. success             C. succeed

9.A. as                  B. in                  C. for

10.A. invitation        B. invite              C. ask

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描写了一个吝啬的人彼得句型聚会的故事。聚会需要的一切东西都是他人提供的，最后这些客人们以一种巧妙地方式讽刺了彼得的吝啬。

1.联系上文他总是索取，可知下文句意为，从没没有付出，故选B，给予。

2.结合语境可知他想让比尔也带着玛莎，选项B只能用于否定句，选项C用于疑问句，表示已经，还。故选A，也。

3.结合语境可知他们很高兴参加，故选C，高兴的。

4.句意：他说他相信每个人都想比尔和玛莎为他们唱首歌。结合语境可知这是站在过去角度看将来发生的动作，故用过去将来时态，助动词用would，选A，将要。

5.联系下文in the world在世界上，及前文定冠词the，可知用形容词最高级，故选B，最好的。

6.考察forget用法。Forget后面接动名词表示忘记已经做过的某事，接不定式表示不要忘记还没有做的某事。结合语境可知这些事情还没做，故选C，他没有忘记向他们每个人要些东西。

7.联系上文，可知此处代词指的是吉姆和玛丽杰克逊，故人称代词用复数形式，作主语故用主格形式。选A。

8.联系上文a big可知此处用名词，做表语。故选B，这个聚会是一个巨大的成功。

9.联系下文Betty for the cake，可知此处表示感谢的原因，as后面一般接从句，故选C，因为。

10.联系前文冠词the，可知此处用名词，故选A，邀请。

考点：有关一个吝啬鬼鬼举行的记述文