Question

The happy Prince was blind﹙瞎﹚。The swallow﹙燕子﹚sat on his shoulder and told him many   __.

He told him about so many amazing places __  __ Nile River﹙尼罗河﹚，the desert in Africa and so on. The Happy Prince greatly enjoyed his stories. He wanted to know   __ was happening in the city, so he asked the swallow to fly over the city to have a look. The Swallow did as the Prince asked. He _  ___ through the sky. Below him, he saw rich people living __  __ in their homes. He saw poor people were in cold and hunger.__  __ one bridge, two boys shook their bodies t stay warm. The Swallow told the Prince everything. The Happy Prince became even __  _ and told the Swallow to take his gold to the cold and hungry people. Heavy snow fell off the sky on the city. Life for the swallow was becoming more difficult._  __ he still didn’t leave the Prince, he flew to the Prince’s shoulder fell dead at his feet. At the same time, there was a loud“Crack”and the Prince _  _ two halves, he might be very sad.The next morning, people in the city found them_  _ and took them out of the square. The angel found them and made them live forever in the city of gold.

1.A.magazines    B.stories        C.novels       D.words

2.A.such as      B.at least         C.so far      D.because of

3.A.how          B.what         C.why       D.when

4.A.walked       B.ran           C.flew        D.rode

5.A.normally     B.surprisingly    C. comfortably  D.personally

6.A.From         B.In           C.Under       D.With

7.A.sadder       B.happier       C.sad         D.happy

8.A.And          B.But          C.So          D.Because

9.A.brought out    B.fell down     C.made up      D.broke into

10.A.both         B.all           C.each         D.none

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了城市广场上的盲人雕塑王子和一只燕子的故事。告诉人们要有爱心，帮助那些穷苦的人们，让所有的人都过上幸福的日子。

1.The swallow﹙燕子﹚sat on his shoulder and told him many __.这只燕子落在他肩头给他讲许多故事。A.magazines 杂志 B.stories 故事 C.novels 小说 D.words话，结合下文The Happy Prince greatly enjoyed his stories.快乐王子非常喜欢他的故事。可知燕子讲的是故事，故选B。

2.He told him about so many amazing places __ __ Nile River﹙尼罗河﹚，the desert in Africa and so on. 他告诉王子很多迷人的地方，例如：尼罗河、非洲沙漠等等。A.such as 例如 B.at least 至少 C.so far 到目前为止 D.because of因为；根据句意，在此应是列举，故选A。

3.He wanted to know __ was happening in the city,他想知道城市里在发生什么事。A.how怎样 B.what 什么 C.why为什么 D.when什么时候；结合句意，故选B。

4.He _ ___ through the sky.他飞越天空。A.walked走，步行 B.ran 跑 C.flew 飞D.rode骑；he指的是燕子，应该是飞，故选C。

5.he saw rich people living __ __ in their homes.他看到富人们正在家里生活得很舒适。A.normally正常地B.surprisingly 惊奇地 C. Comfortably 舒适地 D.personally亲自地；结合下文，穷人饥寒交迫，与此对比，故选C。

6.__ __ one bridge, two boys shook their bodies t stay warm.在一座桥下，两个男孩抖动着他们的身体来取暖。A.From从 B.In 在里面 C.Under 在下面D.With用，有；联系上文，天很冷，在桥下会暖和一些 ，故选C。

7.The Happy Prince became even __ _ and told the Swallow to take his gold to the cold and hungry people. 快乐王子更悲伤了，他让燕子把他的黄金拿给那些又冷又饿的人。A.sadder 更难过B.happier 更快乐 C.sad 难过 D.happy快乐；even修饰比较级，并且他看到的是又冷又饿的人，故选A。

8.Life for the swallow was becoming more difficult._ __ he still didn’t leave the Prince,对燕子来说生活更难了，但他仍旧没有离开王子。A.And 和B.But 但是 C.So 所以D.Because因为；结合下文，燕子死在了王子的脚下，可见它没有离开，与上句是转折关系，故选B。

9.At the same time, there was a loud“Crack”and the Prince _ _ two halves, he might be very sad.同时，随着很响的断裂声，王子断成了两截，他可能是太难过了。A.brought out 产生 B.fell down 摔倒 C.made up 补足 D.broke into断裂；结合文意，故选D。

10.The next morning, people in the city found them_ _ and took them out of the square. 第二天早上，城里的人们发现了他们俩，把他们弄出了广场。A.both 两者B.all所有C.each每个D.none没有；联系上文，一直讲述的是王子和燕子，故选A。

考点：故事类短文。