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Stealing? Maybe, but in our       minds we were just enjoying nature’s gift.

As teenage boys, we were not thinking about whose the strawberries were. We        knew the Jordan family had the best strawberries in the neighborhood.

So on a Friday       , we secretly went into the Jordans’ backyard and started picking their sweet strawberries. We thought there was         that tasted better than the fresh strawberries. ________ we were enjoying the delicious strawberries, suddenly the Jordans’ backyard       came on. It was terribly bright, so we hurried to cover our faces with hands. Then we saw       ran outside.

“What are you boys doing out here?” he shouted   ________ as my friends ran off in all directions. They were so ________     that the older gentleman couldn’t catch them. And at once all the boys ran away into the dark, except ________ .

Mr. Jordan shouted at me as he ran after me all the way to my house, which my mother was in. My mother said________ over and over again. I felt so embarrassed (尴尬的). My friends said they could hear   ________  she said to Mr. Jordan from our backyard. My friends laughed at me about it for days later.

I was down and complained (抱怨) to my father. After hearing that, he said, “I don’t think it’s ________ unfair at all. You took strawberries without ________ , and you got exactly the punishment you should have.”

“But what about the other guys?” I asked. “They weren’ t ________ at all!”

“That should not be what you are thinking about,” said Dad. “You can’t ________  what happens to other people, but you can do your own job well. You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished for it. ” That sounds completely fair to me.

1.A. 3-year-old   B. 13-year-old     C. 30-year-old     D. 60-year-old

2.A. even          B. just           C. nearly          D. hardly

3.A. morning       B. noon            C. afternoon      D. night

4.A. nothing       B. something      C. anything        D. everything

5.A. Before       B. Since           C. While          D. Although

6.A. dog           B. light         C. TV              D. door bell

7.A. our teacher  B. my father     C. Mr. Jordan     D. my friend

8.A. politely     B. angrily       C. slowly          D. happily

9.A. quick         B. scared         C. uneasy          D. brave

10.A. me           B. him            C. her            D. them

11.A. yes         B. no              C. goodbye        D. sorry

12.A. what        B. when          C. why           D. how

13.A. fighting    B. discussing    C. listening       D. asking

14.A. fooled      B. treated         C. punished        D. praised

15.A. realize     B. doubt          C. discover       D. control

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文中介绍了作者在小时候偷摘乔丹家的草莓一事。说明了孩子们的天真顽皮的性格特点。

1.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但在我们十三岁的思想中我们只是享受大自然的恩赐。 3-year-old 三岁的；13-year-old十三岁的；30-year-old三十岁的；60-year-old六十岁的。根据下一句As teenage boys, we were not thinking about whose the strawberries were可知该选B。

2.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：我们只知道在附近乔丹家的草莓最好。even甚至；just就，只，仅仅；nearly将近；hardly几乎不。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

3.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：所以周五晚上，我们偷偷进了乔丹的后院，开始挑选他们甜蜜的草莓。 Morning上午；noon 中午；afternoon下午；night夜晚。根据后文中And at once all the boys ran away into the dark, except .可知该选D。

4.A考查不定代词及语境理解。句意：我们认为没有什么比新鲜的草莓尝起来更好。nothing 没有事；something某事；anything任何事；everything每件事。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

5.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：在我们品尝美味的草莓时，突然乔丹的后院亮了。Before 在……之前；Since自从；While 当……的时候；Although尽管。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

6.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：在我们品尝美味的草莓时，突然乔丹的后院亮了。dog 狗；light 灯，光；电视；door bell门铃。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

7.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：然后我们看到乔丹先生跑了出去。our teacher我们的老师；my father我的父亲；Mr. Jordan 乔丹先生；my friend我的朋友。联系上句suddenly the Jordans’ backyard came on.可知该选C。

8.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：我的朋友跑向四面八方他生气地喊道“你在这里干嘛”。politely 有礼貌地；angrily愤怒地；slowly慢慢地；happily愉快地。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

9.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他们很快，老绅士逮不着他们。quick 迅速的；scared害怕的；uneasy不容易的；brave勇敢的。根据结果状语从句that the older gentleman couldn’t catch them可推知该选A。

10.A考查人称代词及语境理解。句意：除了我所有的男孩立刻跑到了黑暗处。me我；him他； her她； them他们。根据下段中Mr. Jordan shouted at me as he ran after me all the way to my house, which my mother was in.可知该选A。

11.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我母亲一遍又一遍说对不起。yes 是的；no不；goodbye再见；sorry抱歉的。孩子去偷人家的草莓被抓住，母亲在此应该是表示歉意说道歉的话，可知该选D。

12.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：我的朋友说他们能从我们的后院听到她对乔丹先生说啥啦。 What什么；when 何时；why 为什么；how怎么。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

13.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：不经同意你就拿走了草莓，完全应该惩罚你。 fighting打架； discussing讨论；listening听； asking问。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

14.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：根本不应该惩罚他们。 fooled愚弄，欺骗；treated对待； punished 惩罚；praised表扬。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

15.你不能控制其他人发生了什么，但你可以做好自己的工作。 Realize意识到；doubt怀疑；discover发现；control控制。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

考点：故事类短文。