Question

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being    by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a    to find a way of stopping themselves from being in danger. One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages     into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap（陷阱），”one mouse suggested. When this idea was   ，another said, “What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But    knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, angrily said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his   .

At last, one mouse,      than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for silence, “Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail（尾巴）, so we’ll always know  she is！We’ll have  to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to    ！” Hearing the words, everyone got    and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never drop off！”

“She’ll never be able to walk   again！Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”

However, the clever mouse said, “We must     who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was    enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very    to have good ideas, but putting them into practice is much more difficult.

1.A. trained    B．taught    C．caught   D．invited

2.A. party    B．test      C．game       D．meeting

3.A. rushed    B．swam    C．flew       D．stepped

4.A. supported    B．discussed  C．accepted   D．refused

5.A. everybodyB．nobody    C．somebody  D．anybody

6.A. present    B．reason    C．idea       D．excuse

7.A. younger    B．longer    C．thinner     D．cleverer

8.A. where    B．what        C．how       D．who

9.A. experienceB．power    C．time       D．space

10.A. shout    B．watch    C．stay       D．hide

11.A. worried    B．excited    C．surprised   D．tired

12.A. gladly    B．quickly    C．quietly    D．directly

13.A. believe    B．learn        C．imagine    D．decide

14.A. honest    B．brave        C．rich        D．old

15.A. easy    B．difficult    C．strange    D．important

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文是以一个小故事的形式，来讲述一个简单的道理。一只大猫来到一个有许多老鼠的农场。老鼠们很害怕，于是就组织了一个会议，来商讨如何对付这只猫，但是在一个又一个的方法提出之后，面对去实施的过程，又没有一个能完成，最后会议没有达到任何结果。

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考点：故事类阅读。