Question

Once there was an island in the sea. All the feelings lived on the island: Happiness, Sadness, Love, and all of the others.

One day, all the feelings knew that the island would sink (沉没), so they prepared to       . But Love decided to stay. When the island was        sinking, Love asked for help.

First, Love asked Richness, “Can you       me with you?” Richness answered. “No. There is a lot of       in my boat. There is no place for you.” Love asked Vanity (虚荣), “Please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat      .” Vanity answered. Then Love asked Sadness, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh, I am so sad that I need to be       !” Later, Happiness passed by, but she was too happy to      Love’s voice!

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that she        to ask his name.

When they arrived at a      place, the elder went away. Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But       did Time help me?”   Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great Love is.”

1.A. stayB. swimC. leaveD. die

2.A. almostB. hardlyC. alreadyD. just

3.A. helpB. takeC. sendD. drop

4.A. clothesB. riceC. grassD. gold

5.A. dirty   B. nice C. heavyD. light

6.A. happyB. aliveC. aloneD. afraid

7.A. hearB. seeC. noticeD. watch

8.A. rememberedB. forgotC. decidedD. stopped

9.A. beautifulB. secretC. dangerousD. safe

10. A. whenB. whereC. whyD. how

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了一个岛就要沉没了，所有情感准备离开。爱向别人求助，但是没有人帮它。最后，时间帮助它到达安全地带，因为只有时间才能理解爱有多伟大。

1.A. stay呆，停留；B. swim游泳；C. leave离开；D. die死。句意：一天，所有的情感知道这个岛就要沉没，所以他们准备离开。根据题意，故选C。

2.A. almost几乎；B. hardly几乎不；C. already已经；D. just正好，刚刚。句意：当这个岛几乎沉没时，爱向别人求助。故选A。

3.A. help帮助；B. take带走；C. send送；D. drop丢，扔。句意：你能带上我一起走吗？根据上文，可知是向别人求助，请求别人带它走。故选B。

4.A. clothes衣服，可数名词，往往意为复数；B. rice米，不可数名词；C. grass草，不可数名词；D. gold金子，不可数名词。句意：我船上有很多金子。从上文中得知是向Richness富裕求助。可知应是有很多金子，故选D。

5.A. dirty脏的；B. nice 漂亮的；C. heavy重的；D. light轻的。句意：你全身都湿了，会让我的船变重的。根据语境，故选A。

6.A. happy高兴的；B. alive活着的；C. alone孤单的；D. afraid害怕的。句意：我是如此地难过以致于我需要一个人独处。根据题意，故选C。

7.A. hear听到；B. see看到，强调结果；C. notice注意到；D. watch仔细地看。句意：快乐经过，但是她太高兴了没有听到爱的声音。声音应该是听到，故选A。

8.A. remembered记住；B. forgot忘记；C. decided决定；D. stopped停下来。句意：爱太兴奋了，忘记问他的名字。从下文中得知，是知识告诉它这位老者的名字，可知他忘记问他的名字。故选B。

9.A. beautiful美丽的；B. secret秘密的；C. dangerous危险的；D. safe安全的。句意：当他们到达一个安全的地方时，老者走了。从上文中得知，他们是要离开沉没的岛去一个安全的地方，故选D。

10.A. when什么时候；B. where在哪里；C. why为什么；D. how怎么样。句意：但是为什么时间要帮我呢？从下文中得知，下文是原因，故应用why提问，故选 C。

考点：故事类短文