Question

Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big     in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be something     in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.     the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to     out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked     . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she     .

That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was     in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them   , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”

1.. A. mirrorB. box       C. suitcase

2.. A. expensive    B. dangerous        C. terrible

3.. A. So     B. But       C. And

4.. A. carry    B. put        C. find

5.. A. inside          B. outside          C. through

6.. A. agreed      B. acceptedC. failed

7.. A. something      B. nothing           C. somebody

8.. A. angrily    B. happily      C. freely

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个男人和他的妻子为一位老人工作。老人告诉他们那个盒子不能打开。可是，他的妻子不听老人的建议，私自打开了盒子。老人把他们解雇了。

1.A. mirror镜子； B. box 盒子； C. suitcase 手提箱，衣箱子。从文章内容可知，在老人的起居室里有一个大盒子。故选B。

2.考查语境的理解。A. expensive贵重的；B. dangerous 危险的；C. terrible 令人讨厌的。句子意思是盒子里肯定有贵重的东西，让我们打开它。故选A。

3.考查连词的用法及语境的理解。A. So 所以； B. But 但是； C. And 并且。句子意思是他的丈夫对她说不要，但是她不放弃自己的想法。前后句之间是转折关系。故选B。

4.考查固定短语及语境的理解。A. carry 搬运；B. put放置； C. find找到。句子意思是她想找出里面是什么。find out 找出。故选C。

5.考查词组及语境的理解。A. inside 在…里面；B. outside 在外面； C. through通过。句子意思是她打开并向里面看。Look inside向里面看。故选A。

6.考查语境的理解及动词。A. agreed 同意；B. accepted接受；C. failed 失败。句子意思是她试着关上它，但是失败了。故选C。

7.考查代词及语境的理解。A. something 某件东西； B. nothing没有东西； C. somebody某人。句子意思是里面什么也没有。nothing没有任何东西。故选B。

8.考查语境的理解。A. angrily生气地； B. happily 高兴地； C. freely自由地。句子意思是老人生气地大声喊。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。