Question

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were enjoying______ games when suddenly a hungry cat came up to them! She hid________ a big tree and then crawled(爬) torward through the tall grass until she could almost hear them talk. After the mother rat and her babies knew________ , the cat jumped from her hiding-place and started to run after them.

The mother rat and her babies began to run away, they hurried towards their_______ , which was under a pole of large stones. But the baby rats were so_______ that they could not run very_______ . The cat came_____ . In no time the cat would be upon them. What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running, turned round and faced the cat, shouting "Bow! Wow! Bowwow!" just like an angry dog. The cat was______ surprised and scared that she ran away. The mother rat turned to her babies, "Now you see how important it is to learn ______ a second language!"

Just then she heard a shout "Miao! Miao!" just like the cat ran away just now.

"Oh, the cat's come back. We must escape（逃脱） right now." The mother rat called out to her children. "Haha! It's only a ______ "said one of her children. "I have learned a second language."

1.A. to play        B. playing          C. played           D. to playing

2.A. on            B. in front of        C. behind            D. under

3.A. what happened  B. what did happen   C. that happened what  D. that what had happened

4.A. home          B. tree             C. mother            D. host

5.A. happy         B. tired            C. frightened         D. hungry

6.A. quickly         B. slowly          C. far                D. long

7.A. close and close   B. closer and close  C. closer and closer     D. close and closer

8.A. so             B. such           C. too               D. enough

9.A. the            B./                C. a                 D. an

10.A. joke          B. rat              C. cat                D. dog

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了鼠妈妈领着小老鼠在外面做游戏，这时突然一只饥饿的猫朝他们走来。鼠妈妈和小老鼠知道发生了什么事之后，他们匆忙往家跑。小老鼠太害怕了，因此跑得不快。那只猫越来越近了，马上就赶上他们了。这时，鼠妈妈停下来学狗叫，吓的猫逃跑了，于是老鼠妈妈说，“学习一门外语是多么重要”。

1.考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。A. to play 动词不定式； B. playing 现在分词； C. played 过去式，过去分词 D. to playing to+动名词.enjoy doing sth 喜欢做某事。句意：他们正高兴的做游戏，这时突然一只饥饿的猫朝他们走来。故选B。

2.考查介词及语境的理解。A. on 在……之上；B. in front of 在……之前；C. behind 在……后面；D. under在…….下面。根据后文的 then crawled(爬) torward through the tall grass until she could almost hear them talk.可知此处是猫躲在树后面的高草里。句意：她躲在一棵大树后面。故选C。

3.考查宾语从句及语境的理解。 A. what happened 发生了什么？ B. what did happen 发生了什么？ C. that happened what D. that what had happened发生了什么？位于动词knew之后的特殊疑问句的词序为疑问词+主语+谓语。句意：鼠妈妈和小老鼠知道发生了什么事之后。故选A。

4.考查名词及语境的理解。A. home 家；B. tree 树木； C. mother 母亲；D. host主人。根据后文的which was under a pole of large stones.可知大石头下面是老鼠的家。句意：他们匆忙往家跑。故选A。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. happy 快乐的； B. tired 疲倦的； C. frightened 害怕的； D. hungry饥饿的；根据前文的 the cat jumped from her hiding-place and started to run after them.可知一只猫在追他们，他们感到害怕。句意：小老鼠如此的害怕。故选C。

6.考查副词及语境的理解。A. quickly快地； B. slowly慢慢地 ； C. far 遥远地；D. long长期地。根据前文的But the baby rats were so_______ 可知小老鼠太害怕了，因此跑得不快。句意：他们跑得不是很快。故选A。

7.考查形容词短语及语境的理解。A. close and close 接近和亲密； B. closer and close C. closer and closer越来越密切；D. close and closer 根据In no time the cat would be upon them.可知猫跑得快，因此它离这些老鼠越来越近了。句意：那只猫越来越近了。故选C。

8.考查形容词和副词及语境的理解。A. so 如此；B. such 这样的；C. too 太，很；D. enough足够地。so+形容词+that+句子，“如此…….以至于……”句意：那只猫如此的惊讶和害怕以至于逃跑了。故选A。

9.考查冠词及语境的理解。A. the 定冠词； B./ 零冠词； C. a 不定冠词；D. an不定冠词。a second language一门外语。句意：现在你们知道学习一门外语是多么重要。故选C。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。A. joke 玩笑；B. rat 耗子；C. cat猫；D. dog狗。根据 the cat's come back. 可知猫回来了，老鼠妈妈学狗叫只能糊弄猫一时，并不能真正把猫吓走，因此这只是一个玩笑。句意：这只是一个笑话。故选A。

考点：故事类短文。