Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

School was out. The bell had rung and the        went out of every doorway – some to go running wildly towards their homes         their lives depended upon it, some to line up to catch buses under the watchful         of their teacher, and many more to walk off in groups or pairs in any one of several    .

Deborah was with her best friend, Pat. They were in a hurry       today they did not run, only walked quickly, hardly       at all, straight to Pat’s place. At the weekend one of Pat’s guinea-pigs had had four          , and Deborah was to see them for the first time.

Half a kilometre     school, they arrived. Opening the gate, running now, they     their school bags onto the grass and flew around the back.

Firstly, the dog had to be locked away. Then,         the attraction of grass failed to make the babies appear, the cover of the darkened nest had to be opened.        , Deborah held one of the tiny animals right in her hands.

She was awfully         . The darling little thing! She sat down on the grass, holding it gently, taking care not to hurt it in        way. It was perfect, so exactly like its mother, with its soft fur and little nose. It sat up in her hands and rubbed two tiny paws over its nose as if         had just been taught.

“You          only hold it for a minute,” Pat said importantly. “For a few minutes, anyway. Otherwise its mother might go off it.”

1.A. teachers    B. children     C. parents D. policemen

2.A. ever since B. so that     C. as if   D. even if

3.A. eye          B. ear          C. mouth   D. nose

4.A. directions   B. shapes       C. areas    D. corners

5.A. for          B. so           C. but       D. or

6.A. worrying     B. speaking     C. thinking  D. listening

7.A. dogs         B. friends      C. pigs      D. babies

8.A. at           B. to          C. from     D. in

9.A. carried      B. kept         C. pulled    D. threw

10.A. while       B. until       C. before   D. when

11.A. Actually   B. Finally      C. Luckily D. Hopefully

12.A. pleased     B. nervous     C. serious  D. sorry

13.A. the         B. a            C. any      D. every

14.A. he          B. it           C. she      D. they

15.A. must       B. should      C. can       D. Would

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是放学后同学们各自回家，Deborah和他的好朋友Pat悄悄的径直到Pat的家里看豚鼠的经过。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。 teachers：老师；children：孩子； parents：父母；policemen：警察。根据下文“some to go running wildly towards their homes ------ some to line up to catch buses under the watchful ------of their teacher,”的描述可知，这里指的是孩子们从各个教室门出来。结合选项可知应选B。

2.C考查连词及语境理解。 ever since：曾经；so that：以致、以便；as if：似乎；even if：即使。结合语境可知，此处指的是似乎他们的生活依赖他们的家。结合选项可知应选C。

3.A考查名词及语境理解。eye：眼睛； ear：耳朵；mouth：嘴巴；nose：鼻子。联系前文“watchful”，可知，此处是一些学生在老师的目送下回家。故应选A。

4.A考查名词及语境理解。directions：方向；shapes：形状；areas：区域；corners：拐角。结合语境可知，这里指的是一些学生从几个方向三三两两步行回家。故应选A。

5.C考查连词及语境理解。for：为了；so：因此；but ：但是；or：或者。联系“in a hurry”与“today they did not run”可知，此处语义存在转折关系。故应选C。

6.B考查动词及语境理解。worrying：担心；speaking：说话；thinking：思考；listening：倾听。根据语境可知，这里指的是他们几乎不说话。故选B。

7.D考查名词及语境理解。dogs：狗；friends：朋友；pigs：猪；babies：幼儿。联系下文的叙述可知，这里指的是Pat的豚鼠刚产了四只幼儿。故应选D。

8.C考查介词及语境理解。根据语境可知，此处指的是从Pat的家到学校半公里远。故应选C，from：从……到……。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。carried：提；kept：保持；pulled：推；threw：扔。联系下文“ flew around the back.”可知，这里指的是他们扔下书包，迫不及待的跑去看豚鼠。故应选D。

10.D考查连词及语境理解。while ：当……-时候，后接可延续性动词；until：直到；before：在------ 之前；when：当……时候，后接可延续或短暂性动词。结合语境可知，此处指的是不能看到幼儿的时候，得把他们的窝打开。appear为短暂性动词，故应选D。

11.B考查副词及语境理解。Actually：确切地；Finally：最后、终于；Luckily：幸运地；Hopefully：有希望地。根据语境可知，这里指的是Deborah最后把小豚鼠放在了手心。结合选项可知应选B。

12.A考查形容词及语境理解。 pleased ：高兴；nervous：紧张；serious ：严肃；sorry：抱歉。结合语境可知，此处指的是Deborah非常高兴。故选A。

13.C考查冠词及语境理解。根据语境可知，这里指的是不管怎样也不能伤害小豚鼠。in any way：不管怎样。故应选C。

14.B考查代词及语境理解。 he：他； it：它； she ：她；they：他们。结合语境可知，这里指的是小豚鼠。故应选B。

15.；should：应该；can：能够；would：将要。结合语境可知，此处指的是只能够拿一会儿。故应选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。