Question

阅读短文，并从各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was       and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very      and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just       .” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it       , I’ll hit you.”

One day I went swimming with my     in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called out, “Help!” All my friends came to help     , only to find that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so      that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time      came to help me.

       , they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best       in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.A. writing  B. sleeping   C. cooking   D. running

2.A. angry   B. worried    C. sorry   D. excited

3.A. smiling  B. saying    C. playing   D. joking

4.A. now      B. then       C. again    D. once

5.A. friends  B. teachers   C. brothers  D. parents

6.A. them     B. him        C. us       D. me

7.A. careful  B. carefully  C. fast      D. slow

8.A. somebody B. nobody     C. everybody D. anybody

9.A. In the end  B. At first C. Since then D. At that time

10.A. time  B. sport      C. lesson    D. day

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者小的时候特别喜欢跟朋友还有父母开玩笑，后来在一次游泳中，作者遇到危险，朋友们以为他在开玩笑，没有人理他。好在朋友们后来发现作者是真的遇到危险了，这才救了他的性命，从那之后，作者再也不乱开玩笑了。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。writing：写作，sleeping：睡觉，cooking：做饭 ，running：跑步。联系下文的描述可知：这里指的是妈妈正在做饭。故应选C。

2.B考查形容词短语及语境理解。angry：生气 worried：担心，sorry：抱歉 excited：兴奋。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者对妈妈说弟弟从窗户上掉下去了。妈妈听了很担心。故选B。

3.D考查动词及语境理解。smiling：笑，saying：说话，playing：玩耍，joking：开玩笑。 根据语境可知，这里指的是作者说：“不要担心，我在看玩笑”。故应选D。

4.C考查副词及语境理解。now：现在，then：然后，again：再一次，once：曾经、一旦 。 根据语境可知：这里指的是妈妈说：“如果你再开一次这种玩笑，我就打你”。故应选C。

5.A考查名词及语境理解。friends：朋友，teachers：老师，brothers：兄弟，parents：父母。根据下文的描述可知，这里指的是作者和朋友们去海边游泳。故应选A。

6.D考查代词及语境理解。them：他们，him：他，us：我们，me：我。根据语境可知，这里指的是“我”所有的朋友都来帮助“我”。故应选D。

7.C考查形容词及语境理解。careful：仔细的、小心的，carefully：仔细地、小心地，fast：快速， slowly：缓慢地。联系下文的描述可知，这里指的是作者很快游到了深水区。故应选C。

8.B考查不定代词及语境理解。somebody：有人，nobody：没有人，everybody：人人，anybody：任何人。根据语境可知，这里指的是没有人来帮助作者。故应选B。

9.A考查介词短语及语境理解。In the end：最后，At first：起先，Since then：从那时以来，At that time：在那时。 根据语境可知，这里指的是最后他们发现“我”是真的遇到危险了。故应选A。

10.

考点：故事类短文。