Question

完形填空,通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, ________ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had   ________ set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just ________ the books in the outside return box. But there was a ________ , it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes ________ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief (短暂的)   ________  in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to ________ Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in ________ — the library lights were off. The place was ________. The doors had been shut. They ________ be opened from the inside, he was trapped (被困) — in a library!

He tried to ________e of the building. ________the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

At last he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “________ ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. Surely, someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, after all. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to ________  .

He knew he had to wait, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a ________ thing.

1.A. but       B. because  C. since     D. or

2.A. ever     B. nearly    C. never     D. often

3.A. pass      B. drop   C. carry     D. take

4.A. problem    B. mistake    C. case    D. question

5.A. during     B. after    C. over    D. before

6.A. rest       B. break    C. walk    D. stop

7.A. visit    B. meet    C. catch     D. greet

8.A. happiness B. anger     C. surprise D. kindness

9.A. lonely     B. empty     C. noisy     D. crowded

10.A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

11.A. make      B. fix        C. use      D. pick

12.A. If        B. When     C. Though    D. Until

13.A. Come      B. Help       C. Hello     D. Sorry

14.A. watch     B. play       C. read     D. write

15.A. cool     B. strange    C. nice    D. bad

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了大卫的妈妈让他把书还到图书馆，可知大卫更想去打篮球。不幸的是，大卫在图书馆去了趟洗手间，就被锁在了图书馆。当他别无选择坐在椅子上等候时，发现读书也不是件坏事情。

1.A考查连词及语境的理解。A. but但是；B. because因为；C. since自从；D. or或者。他想去和艾力克打篮球，但是他妈妈让他先把他妹妹的书还到图书馆去。根据句意，故选A。

2.C考查副词及语境的理解。A. ever曾经；B. nearly将近；C. never从不；D. often经常。他从没跨进图书馆一步而且他今天也不打算去。根据后文可知他从没去过图书馆，故选C。

3.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. pass经过；B. drop掉落，扔下；C. carry携带；D. take带走。他原来打算就把书放进图书馆外的回收箱里。根据句意，故选B。

4.A考查名词及语境的理解。A. problem 问题；B. mistake 错误；C. case 盒子；D. question问题，指疑问。但是，有一个问题，回收箱锁上了。根据句意可知这里的问题是困难，而不是疑问，故选A。

5.D考查介词及语境的理解。A. during在……期间；B. after在……之后；C. over在……之上；D. before在……前。他在还有几分钟就关门前，走进这座楼。根据句意，故选D。

6.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. rest休息；B. break打破；C. walk走路；D. stop停止。去了一小会儿洗手间后，就是指在厕所短暂停留，故选D。

7.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. visit参观；B. meet遇见；C. catch抓住； D. greet问候。他就准备去操场和艾力克打篮球了。根据句意，故选B。

8.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. happiness幸福；B. anger气氛；C. surprise吃惊；D. kindness善良。根据后文图书馆关门了，可知大卫吃惊地停下来。故选C。

9.B考查形容词及语境的理解。A. lonely孤独的；B. empty空的；C. noisy 嘈杂的；D. crowded拥挤的。那个地方一个人也没有，即是空的。根据句意，故选B。

10.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. wouldn’t将不；B. shouldn’t不应该； C. couldn’t不能；D. needn’t不必。从里面根本不能打开——他被困在图书馆里了！根据句意，故选C。

11.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. make制作；B. fix修理；C. use使用；D. pick捡起。他尝试着去打电话，但是接不通。更糟糕的是，付费电话在楼外面。make a call，打电话，故选A。

12.B考查连词及语境的理解。A. If如果； B. When当； C. Though尽管；D. Until直到。当太阳落山时，他搜索灯，找到灯。根据句意，故选B。

13.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. Come来；B. Help帮助；C. Hello喂；D. Sorry对不起。大卫在一张纸上写着：“救命！我被困在里面啦！” help有救命的意思，故选B。

14.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. watch观看；B. play玩；C. read读；D. write写。根据上文可知他坐在椅子上开始读起来。故选C。

15.形容词及语境的理解。A. cool凉爽；B. strange奇怪；C. nice好的；D. bad坏的。他知道他得等，但是这看起来并是什么坏事。根据句意，故选D。

考点：故事类短文。