Question

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman's living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said， "There's only one thing you     do. Don't open the box. " After saying this， he     the living room.

The woman said to her husband， " There     be something expensive in the box. Let's     it， shall we?" Her husband said no to her.

The woman didn't give up her     . One day， she decided to find out what was     it. Her husband didn't stop her. She opened the box and looked     . She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it，    she failed.

That evening the businessman came home and found the box was     . He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

"But there was nothing in the box，" the woman said. "We haven't taken anything     . " The businessman shouted at them， "The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That's important!"

1.A. needn't          B. wouldn't           C. mustn't

2.A. entered          B. left               C. found

3.A. must            B. will              C. used to

4.A. open            B. close             C. clean

5.A. work            B. idea              C. box

6.A. near            B. under             C. in

7.A. inside          B. outside            C. up

8.A. so             B. and               C. but

9.A. lost            B. open              C. empty

10.A. at all           B. at times           C. at once

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：从前有一个男人和他的妻子为一个商人工作。一天，商人指着一个箱子说：这只有一件事情禁止做。不要打开这个箱子。说完这此之后，他就离开了。她打开了箱子并且看里面。箱子里面什么也没有。商人发现之后说：这个箱子不重要。我不能相信你们，那是最重要的。说明一个人的诚信是多么的重要。

1.C考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：这只有一件事情禁止做。不要打开这个箱子。A. needn't 不必；B. wouldn't不会；C. mustn't禁止。此题考查情态动词的基本用法，mustn’t表示千万不要，表示禁止做某事。答案为C。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：说完这此之后，他就离开了。A. entered 进入；B. left离开；C. found发现。商人本来就在客厅里面，说完话后离开客厅，答案为B。

3.A考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：在箱子里一定有一些昂贵的东西。A. must 必须；B. will将会；C. used to过去常常。猜测箱子里面有一些昂贵的东西，只有must能表示推测，答案为A。

4.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：让我们打开它，好吗？A. open 打开；B. close 关闭；C. clean打扫。根据上文可知，妻子猜测箱子里有昂贵的东西，故想打开看看，答案为A。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：那位妇女没有放弃自己的想法。A. work 工作；B. idea主意，办法；C. box箱子。结合下句可知，那位妇女还是想坚持自己的想法，打开箱子看一看。答案为B。

6.C考查介词及语境理解。句意：一天，她决定查出这个箱子里面有什么。A. near附近；B. under 在……下面；C. in在……里面。在箱子里要用介词in。答案为C。

7.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：她打开了箱子并且望里面看。A. inside在里面；B. outside在外面；C. up向上。结合句意为看里面inside.故填inside，答案为A。

8.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：箱子里面什么也没有，她尽力的想关上箱子，但是她失败了。A. so因此； B. and 而且；C. but但是。上下句表示转折关系，故答案为C。

9.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：一天晚上，这个商人回来，发现这个箱子被打开了。A. lost 失去的；B. open 敞开的；C. empty空的。be open表示开着。结合上文可知，箱子被打开了，答案为B。

10.A考查副词词组辨析及语境理解。句意：我们什么东西也没拿。A. at all （否定句）根本，究竟；B. at times有时；C. at once立刻。not…at all根本不。结合句意可知，答案为A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。