Question

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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，和 D)中选出一个最佳答案。

One summer evening I was sitting by the open window， reading a good novel. I was so      the story I was reading that I didn't   that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read     ， I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone   ， "Help! Help!" It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to see anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It sounds like a child， but I could not     what someone would be doing in our backyard， unless one of my neighbor's children had climbed a tree and had not been able to     .

I decided that I should go out and have      in the yard， just in case someone was     . With a flashlight and a stick in my hands， I went out into the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. "Who is there?" I      as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no      . With the help of my flashlight， I    all over that end of the yard， including the branches of the trees. There was no       of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my       made fun of me， probably nothing is happening there.

I had to go back into the house and sat down to read my book again. Not long after that， I was     by the loud cry of "Help! Help!" This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and jump up. There， sitting on the table was my neighbor's large green and red      .

1.A. tired of      B. worried about C. surprised at  D. interested in

2.A. mind B. expect  C. notice D. hope

3.A. quietly       B. noisily C. quickly  D. easily

4.A. laughing      B. talking C. speaking D. shouting

5.A. choose        B. imagine C. question D. understand

6.A. hurry off      B. send away C. come off D. get down

7.A. a look B. a rest C. a sleep   D. a walk

8.A. in shock      B.  at work   C. on holiday   D. in trouble

9.A. read B. called out C. whispered  D. sang

10.A. noise       B. sound   C. voice  D. answer

11.A. cut  B. searched  C. touched  D. beat

12.A. sea        B. sign  C. place  D. kind

13.A. imagination   B. brother  C. neighbor   D. dog

14.A. encouraged   B. told   C. called D. frightened

15.A. cock B. chicken C. parrot  D. hen

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一个夏天的晚上作者坐在敞开的窗户旁，读一本好的小说。他对小说如此感兴趣以致没有注意到天黑了。但他觉得太暗时，起身去开灯。忽然听到有人喊“救命”。他决定去院子里看看。最终发现是邻居家的鹦鹉。

1.D考查形容词短语及语境理解。句意：我对故事非常感兴趣以致我没有注意到天黑下来。tired of讨厌；worried about担忧；surprised at 惊奇；interested in 感兴趣。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我对故事非常感兴趣以致我没有注意到天黑下来。mind介意； expect期待；notice注意；hope 希望。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

3.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：当我意识到太暗而不容易看书时，我放下书，起身开灯。quietly 安静地；noisily吵闹地；quickly迅速地；easily容易地。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

4.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：就在这时我听到有人喊 “救命”。Laughing大笑；talking谈话；speaking说；shouting喊。 根据"Help! Help!"可知该选D。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：但我不能想象有人在我们的后院做什么。choose 选择；imagine假想；question提问；understand理解。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

6.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：除非我的一个邻居的孩子们爬上树，没能下来。hurry off 匆忙离开；send away送走；come off举行， 表现；get down下来。根据one of my neighbor's children had climbed a tree可知该选D。

7.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我决定，我应该出去看看院子里，以防有人陷入困境。a look看； a rest休息；a sleep睡眠；a walk散步。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

8.D考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：我决定，我应该出去看看院子里，以防有人陷入困境。in shock处于极度震惊状态，吃惊地；at work在工作；on holiday度假；in trouble陷入困境。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

9.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：“谁?”我大喊，我走向在院子里的树。但是没有人回答。read读；called out大喊；whispered 吹口哨；sang唱。根据"Who is there?"可知该选B。

10.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：“谁?”我喊着，我走向在院子里的树。但是没有人回答。noise 吵闹；sound声音；voice 嗓音；answer 回答。根据上句Who is there?" I 44 as I walked across the yard towards the trees.可知该选D。

11.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：我用手电筒，在院子里搜索，包括树枝。 cut 切；searched搜索；touched接触；beat打败。根据句意结合all over that end of the yard， including the branches of the trees.可知该选B。

12.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：没有任何人或任何事的迹象。seat座位；sign标志；place地方；kind种类。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

13.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我得出的结论，我得想想作弄我，可能什么也没有发生。 Imagination想象；brother兄弟；neighbor邻居；dog狗。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

14.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：那之后不久，我有被大声喊叫“救命”所惊吓。Encouraged鼓励；told 告诉；called打电话；喊；frightened 惊吓。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

15.在那里，坐在桌子上的是我邻居的鹦鹉。Cock公鸡；chicken小鸡；parrot 鹦鹉；hen母鸡。联系the loud cry of "Help! Help!"可推知该选C。

考点：考查故事类短文。