Question

When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and       a few animals there.

One of our new neighbors        ducks. They seemed very lovely; however, they were       to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards—      ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and want to know_      there wasn’t a fence to keep them.

One day, I asked her if she      her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her   _   and he was away traveling. My attitude （态度） to her was bad. We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a        , so our son built one .The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again       months later.

A women’s church group asked me to       at their mother and daughter party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my       ，the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been     __ my neighbor. So I walk        to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave（原谅）me and then we talked a lot     _ .

Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me encourage（鼓励）       ，if at all possible, go to clear the air between you.

1.A. put                                B. keep                                 C. send                                  D. take

2.A. bought                              B. sold                                    C. dropped                           D. showed

3.A. made                             B. allowed                            C.  invited                           D. chosen

4.A. except                              B. but                                      C. without                   D. including

5.A. what                              B. why                                   C. if                                        D. when

6.A. saw                                B. understood                     C. thought                            D. realized

7.A. husband’s                     B. daughter’s                       C. wife’s                                D. grandma’s

8.A. fence                                      B. house                               C. home                                D. room

9.A. after                              B. before                              C. until                                  D. while

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

11.A. happiness                            B. disappointment              C.sadness                             D. surprise

12.A.worried about                    B. patient  with                  C. strict with                         D. annoyed with

13.A. up                                B. along                                 C. around                             D. down

14.A. angrily                        B. seriously                          C. happily                    D. carefully

15.A. us                               B. you                                   C. ourselves                         D. Yourselves

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章作者通过自己与邻居之间因为养鸭子所产生的摩擦一事，来向我们讲述了一个道理，邻里之间要宽容大度，和睦相处，不要因为一点小事就闹不愉快。

1.考查动词及语境的理解。根据本段内容的描述，购买农场的目的是在上面饲养动物所以用动词keep，其他的几个选项意思比较好排除；故选B。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。我们的邻居买了一些鸭子。根据后面的描述They seemed very lovely，可知应该是购买了鸭子，而不是卖掉、扔掉或者展示、炫耀；故选A。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。然而这群鸭子却只得以在他们的院子里和邻居的院子里来回跑动，此处是指这些可爱的小动物不能到处乱跑；故选B。

4.考查介词及语境的理解。因为本段的第一句就说这是我们邻居家的家禽，所以自然也包括我们的院子成为鸭子的活动场地；其他三个选项的意思都是不包括我们的院子，与原文意思正相反；故选D。

5.考查代词及语境的理解。因为我们的蔬菜成了鸭子的美食，所以我们经常将他们“赶”回家，所以想知道为什么没有用一个栅栏将他们拦住；故选B。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。根据上一段作者的不满可推知他是责问他的邻居问题的严重性，所以应该是问他是否意识到鸭子带来的麻烦，saw意为“看见”；understood意为“理解，明白”；thought意为“想到”；故选D。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。 根据本句话的后半部分he was away traveling.可知，邻居家的女主人强调鸭子是“他”养的，然后再结合选项只有A选项她丈夫是男性，其他的三个选项都指女性，均可排除；故选A。

8.考查名词及语境的理解。根据第二段最后一句there wasn’t a fence to keep them.可知，要是有一个栅栏就可以拦住鸭子跑到自家的地里吃蔬菜了，所以当作者意识到邻居没有建栅栏的打算之后，作者的儿子建了一个栅栏；故选A。

9.考查连词及语境的理解。因为前面邻居提到她丈夫的行踪he was away traveling.，所以应该是直到几个月后我才再次见到我的邻居；故选C。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。speak“说”、“讲”、“演讲”。做及物动词时，宾语常是表示语言的词；本句中意为邀请我在聚会上发言；talk“讲”、“说话”、“谈话”，与speak的意义相近。一般用做不及物动词，指一般的谈话或交谈，须跟宾语时，与to、with、about等介词连用；say般着重讲话的内容，指有连贯性的说话，通常用做及物动词；tell指把一件事情传达给别人或讲述一件事情、一个故事等。常用做及物动词；根据本段的大意故选A。

11.考查名词及语境的理解。由后面的内容the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor.并结合前面描述的和邻居的矛盾可知此时在这里见到邻居是令她感到意外的；故选D。

12.考查形容词及语境的理解。此时作者意识到在处理和邻居间的矛盾时自己不够容忍，态度不好，故选B。

13.考查副词及语境的理解。意识到自己的不足，所以作者径直走过去表示歉意，up意为“向前”；故选A。

14.考查副词及语境的理解。根据邻居的反应 She forgave（原谅）me 可知在接下来的聊天中双方应该是聊的比较投机的，即happily；故选C。

15.考查代词及语境的理解。作者通过自己的经历并结合 go to clear the air between you.一句可知，作者是在奉劝读者要积极勇敢地澄清误会，和睦相处；故选B。

考点：故事类短文。