Question

When Roy entered the tiny bookshop, Mr. Banner looked up at him, annoyed.

‘‘You’re late again,” he said.

“Sorry,” Roy said. “I had a lot of ___ to do.”

Mr. Banner rolled his eyes and walked away.

Roy’s mother had a tiny apartment but a big ___. She was so kind-hearted. Ever since Roy could ___, a lot of orphans (孤儿) had lived with them. So he had to help in the house.

Roy worked his way up one side of a narrow aisle (过道) and back down the other. Every now and then（不时地）, he glanced（瞥一眼）at Mr. Banner who gradually fell into ___ in his chair. Roy walked ___ to the back of the aisle and reached for the top shelf. He carefully ___ a book The Little Book of Fairy Tales, then sat on the floor and opened it. Within minutes, Roy went into a world of giants, queens and talking wolves. Every day, Roy got ___ in the fairy-tale world while Mr. Banner was dreaming in his chair. Every day he would find a new place to put the book so that no one could see it and ___ it.

Roy felt bad about ___ the book. He thought Mr. Banner would be ___ if he knew. But Roy loved those fairy-tale worlds. Most importantly, he could tell the children the fairy tales in the book and they always listened to him with great ___.

Then one day, something ___ happened. Mr. Banner told Roy he had ___ the bookshop and then he showed him a book. It was The Little Book of Fairy Tales. “Maybe those kids at home will like this,” Mr. Banner said. Mr. Banner had known his ___ all along! Roy tried to say “Thank you,” but his voice was too ___. He took a deep breath, and said loudly, “Thank you.” The old man smiled, “You’re welcome.”

1.A. homework    B. reasons    C. housework    D. problems

2.A. heart    B. head    C. decision    D. smile

3.A. imagine    B. remember    C. think    D. guess

4.A. silence    B. thought    C. sadness    D. sleep

5.A. proudly    B. shyly    C. quietly    D. calmly

6.A. took down    B. turned down    C. showed off    D. knocked off

7.A. lost    B. hurt    C. sick    D. tired

8.A. borrow    B. steal    C. discuss    D. buy

9.A. reading    B. hiding    C. copying    D. borrowing

10.A. mad    B. thankful    C. frightened    D. pleased

11.A. effort    B. interest    C. purpose    D. help

12.A. similar    B. rare    C. bad    D. unfair

13.A. sold    B. locked    C. owned    D. broken

14.A. history    B. way    C. dream    D. secret

15.A. clear    B. soft    C. tired    D. hopeless

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】本文主要讲述了一位酷爱读书的孩子Roy的故事，Roy的妈妈有一个小公寓但是很博大的心胸，自从Roy记事以来，很多孤儿都搬来和他们住在一起，所以他还要做很多家务活。他因为爱书，选择在一家书店打零工，每天，Roy都沉浸在这本小说世界里，当Banner 先生在椅子里睡觉时。每天，他都要找到一个放书的新地方，以便于每人能够发现这本书，甚至于买走这本书。突然有一天，一件糟糕的事情发生了。Mr. Banner告诉Roy，他已经把书店卖掉了，并送给了他这本书，由此，Roy感动的热泪盈眶。

1.句意：Roy说，对不起，我有很多家务活要做。根据句意，结合下文“Ever since Roy could ___3___, a lot of orphans (孤儿) had lived with them. So he had to help in the house.”可知Roy经常需要做家务。故答案为：C.

2.句意：Roy的妈妈有一个小公寓但是很博大的心胸。根据句意，结合下文：She was so kind-hearted.可知此处需要形容词来修饰心胸。故答案为：A.

3.句意：自从Roy记事以来，很多孤儿都搬来和他们住在一起。根据句意，结合上下文，可知此处描述的是过去的事情，应该是记忆中的事情，故答案为：B.

4.不时地，他瞥一眼已经在椅子上睡着的Banner先生。根据句意，结合固定搭配：fall into asleep,入睡。故答案为：D.

5.句意：Roy安静地走向过道的尽头，伸手够架子顶部。根据句意，结合上文可知Banner先生已经睡着了，当别人睡着时，需要“安静地”做一些事情。故答案为：C.

6.句意：他小心地拿下了一本书，小仙女，然后坐在地上，打开了书。根据句意，结合上文“Roy walked ___5___ to the back of the aisle and reached for the top shelf.”可知Roy在书架子上拿下一本书。故答案为：A.

7.句意：每天，Roy都沉浸在这本小说世界里，当Banner 先生在椅子里睡觉时。根据句意，结合固定搭配：get/ be lost in ,沉浸于，专心于。故答案为：A.

8.句意：每天，他都要找到一个放书的新地方，以便于每人能够发现这本书，甚至于买走这本书。根据句意，结合Roy工作的地方是书店，只有“买buy卖sell的关系”。故答案为：D.

9.句意：对于藏书这件事，Roy感到很愧疚。根据句意，结合上文，Roy没有把该卖掉的书放在书架上，而藏到了别人找不到的地方，他应该感到很愧疚。故答案为：B.

10.句意：他认为Banner知道这件事后会发疯生气的。根据句意，结合上文，Roy没有把该卖掉的书放在书架上，而藏到了别人找不到的地方，可知Banner知道这件事后会发疯生气的。故答案为：A.

11.句意：最重要的是，他能给孩子们讲书中的童话故事，他们听地也是饶有兴趣。根据句意，结合故答案为：with interest，饶有兴趣地。故答案为:B.

12.然后，突然有一天，一件糟糕的事情发生了。根据句意，结合下文：Mr. Banner told Roy he had ___13___ the bookshop and then he showed him a book.可知Banner发现了Roy藏书的事情，对于Roy来说，这是糟糕，很坏的事情。故答案为：C.

13.句意：一天，Mr. Banner告诉Roy，他已经把书店卖掉了，给他展示了这本书。根据句意，结合下文，Roy感动的热泪盈眶，可知书商卖掉了书店，才会把书送给别人。故答案为：A.

14.句意：原来Mr. Banner一直知道Roy的秘密。根据句意，结合上文Roy walked ___5___ to the back of the aisle and reached for the top shelf.故答案为：D.

15.句意：Roy尽力对说感谢，可是他的嗓音是那么温柔无力。根据句意，结合but表示转折关系，可知Roy没有大声的说出感谢，可知他的嗓音是“无力的，温柔的，soft”。故答案为：B.