Question

One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his _____and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I ______ him.”

The grandfather said, “ ______ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. …..”

As the boy ______ carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is ______ and kind. He gets on well ______ everything around him. But ______ is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully ______ he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control(控制) me. ”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s ______ and asked, “ ______ tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now. ”

1.A. mother      B. father      C. teacher      D. grandfather

2.A. love         B. hate        C. know       D. enjoy

3.A. Make        B. Help       C. Let         D. Ask

4.A. saw          B. felt        C. talked       D. listened

5.A. good         B. bad        C. lazy         D. quiet

6.A. at           B. on         C. with         D. about

7.A. other        B. others      C. another       D. the other

8.A. because      B. though     C. before        D. but

9.A. eyes         B. ears        C. nose         D. mouth

10.A. Who        B. Which      C. Where       D. When

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个男孩和同学吵架后向祖父诉说，祖父就给他讲了一个故事，通过故事是男孩明白，如果你总是生气，那么坏心情就会控制你。

1.D考查名词及语境的理解。根据下文“The grandfather said, --- me tell you a story”的描述可知，这里指的是男孩向祖父诉说和同学吵架的事。故选D。

2.B考查动词及语境的理解。love：爱， hate：讨厌，know：知道，enjoy：享受。根据语境可知，这里指的是“他真的很坏，我讨厌他。”故应选B。

3.C考查动词及语境的理解。Make：使，Help ：帮助，Let ：让，Ask：问。根据语境可知句意为：让我告诉你一个故事。故应选C。

4.D考查动词及语境的理解。saw：看，felt：感觉，talked：交谈，listened：听。根据语境可知，这里指的是“由于男孩认真的听着，祖父就继续讲”。故应选D。

5.A考查形容词及语境的理解。good ：好的，bad：坏的，lazy ：懒惰的，quiet：安静的。联系下文“But --- is bad and unfriendly.”的描述可知，这里指的是“一个好而善良的”，故应选A。

6.C考查介词及语境的理解。根据语境可知，这里指的是“他和周围的一切都相处融洽”。get along with sb 是固定短语，表示“和...相处”，故应选C。

7.D.考查不定代词及语境的理解。联系前文“There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is---”的描述可知，这里指的是“另一个坏而不友好”。“One...the other ....”是习惯用法，表示“一个……另一个”，故应选D。

8.A.考查连词及语境的理解。because：因为，though：虽然，before：在---之前，but：但是。根据语境可知，这里指的是“他不认真思考，因为他总是讨厌其他人”。故应选A。

9.A.考查名词及语境的理解。eyes：眼睛，ears：耳朵，nose ：鼻子，mouth：嘴巴。根据语境可知，这里指的是“男孩看着祖父的眼睛问”。故应选A。

10.B.考查疑问词及语境的理解。Who：谁，Which：哪一个，Where：哪里，When：什么时候。根据上下文可知，男孩问那只老虎控制着爷爷。故应选B。

考点：故事类短文。