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Six-year-old Brandon decided one morning to make his parents pancakes. He ________ a big bowl and a spoon, pulled a chair to the table, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour(面粉）bag. He put some flour ____ the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and _______some sugar.

Soon Brandon __________ flour and getting frustrated(懊恼的）. He wanted this to be something ____for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn’t know what to do _____.

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push her away, ____________ the egg box to the floor. He tried to clean up but slipped(滑倒）on the eggs, getting his clothes ____. Just then, he saw his Dad___________ at the door.

Brandon’s eyes were full of tears. All he wanted to do was something good, but now. He was sure his Dad would beat(揍）him, but his father didn’t. ____________, he picked up his crying son and kissed him.

That’s what we sometimes face in ___________. We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess(一团糟). Sometimes we just________ there in tears ____________we can’t think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that’s someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can’t ___________ trying to “make pancakes” for Dad or for other. Sooner or___________ we’ll get it right, and then they’ll be glad we tried.

1.A. found       B. looked for       C. invented        D. searched for

2.A. above       B. at               C.into            D. under

3.A. put        B. dumped           C. gave            D. added

4.A. was fond of  B. was covered with C.was good at     D. was glad about

5.A.  terrible   B.forgetable        C.good            D. interesting

6.A. certainly    B. already          C. recently        D. next

7.A.falling       B. breaking         C. knocking        D. sending

8.A.clean         B. big             C. cheap          D. dirty

9.A.standing     B. sitting         C.knocking         D. pushing

10.A.Therefore  B.Finally          C. Instead        D. But

11.A.life        B. time            C.use              D. space

12.A. lay        B. land             C. study          D. stand

13.A. because    B. though           C.whenever        D. so that

14.A. stop       B.keep              C. mind            D. finish

15.A. late       B.later             C. less           D. loss

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一个早晨六岁的布兰登为他的父母的煎饼时弄了一身面粉，因为想把猫从碗旁边赶走，被鸡蛋滑倒了又弄脏了他的衣服。他的爸爸鼓励他只要坚持，迟早我们会做好的。

1.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：他找到一个很大的碗，还有一把勺子。found找到，发现；looked for寻找；invented发明；searched for搜查。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

2.C考查介词及语境理解。句意：他用手抓了些面粉出来放在碗里。above在上面；at在；into加入；under在……下。put…into把……倒入里面，是一个固定搭配，所以选C。。

3.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：他用手抓了些面粉出来放在碗里，混合了一杯牛奶，还加了些糖。put放；dumped 倾倒； gave给； added加。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

4.B考查形容词短语及语境理解。句意：布兰登很快弄了一身面粉，很沮丧。was fond of喜欢；was covered with用……盖住；was good at擅长；was glad about高兴。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

5.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他想为妈妈和爸爸做一些好的东西。Terrible糟糕的；forgetable 健忘的；good 好的；interesting有趣的。联系下文中All he wanted to do was something good可知该选C。

6.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：他不知道下一步要做什么。certainly 当然；already已经；recently最近；next下一步。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

7.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：突然，他看见他的猫在碗旁边就去推开她，结果把蛋盒撞在了地板上。Falling摔倒； breaking中断，打破；knocking撞，击；sending发送。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

8.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他试图清理，但被鸡蛋滑倒了，弄脏了他的衣服。clean干净的；big大的；cheap便宜的；dirty脏的。get…dirty把……弄脏，结合语境，所以选D。

9.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：就在这时，他看到他的爸爸站在门口。standing 站立；sitting 坐；knocking敲；pushing推。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

10.C考查副词及语境理解。句意：父亲不仅没打他，反而把他抱起来亲吻他。Therefore因此；Finally最后； Instead代替，反而；But但是。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

11.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：这就是我们在生活有时要面对的。life生活；time时间；use用；space空间。in life一生中，是一个固定短语，结合语境可知该选A。

12.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：有时我们只能站在那里。lay躺；land 着陆；study学习；stand站。根据语境someone close to us picks us up可知有时我们只能站在那里束手无策。所以选D。

13.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：因为我们不能想到别的事情可做。because因为；though 虽然；whenever无论何时；so that以致，以便。此处表示Sometimes we just __47__ there in tears的原因，所以选A。

14.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：但我们不能完成尝试为爸妈做煎饼。stop停止；keep保持；mind介意；finish完成。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

15.迟早我们会做好的。late迟的；later晚些时候，以后；less 较少的；loss损失。Sooner or later迟早，是一个固定短语，所以选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。