Question

Evening came. It was time for Mr Black to close his shop. He was _____ his money. His son, Tom, who was 15，had just gone outside to buy a newspaper. Just then, a big man walked _____ the shop. He had a gun in his hand.

When Tom came back, he could hear the man asking his father for _____. Tom could see the gun in the man's hand, but the man didn't _____ or hear Tom.

Tom hurried to the street. He looked for the police, _____ he didn't see any. Then Tom saw an old baseball bat(棒球球棒)lying in the street. "Maybe this will be helpful," he thought. He ran _____ with it.

His father was just giving some of the money to the man. The man was watching Tom's father.  Tom knew he could not _____ long. "Now is the time. I _____ do it now." Tom went up to the man and knocked him down _____ the bat.

Tom and his father then ran outside. This time they got the ______ and told them what had happened. The police quickly went to the shop and caught the man.

1.A. checking    B. count    C. spending    D. save

2.A. out of    B. around    C. into    D. down

3.A. paper    B. water    C. money    D. food

4.A. know    B. catch    C. meet    D. see

5.A. but    B. so    C. for    D. or

6.A. back    B. over    C. away    D. past

7.A. hold    B. wait    C. rest    D. watch

8.A. had better    B. can    C. must    D. have to

9.A. by    B. from    C. without    D. with

10.A. neighbours    B. police    C. friends    D. children

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】本文讲述了汤姆发现持枪男人威胁他父亲要钱时，他勇敢地用棒球棒敲倒了他，然后他们跑出去找到警察，抓住了那个男人。

1.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. checking 核对； B. count 数数； C. spending花费；D. save节约；句意：他正在核对他的钱。根据It was time for Mr Black to close his shop.可知到了关店的时候，因此他核对一些所挣的钱，故选A。

2.C

考查介词及语境的理解。A. out of 从； B. around 在……四周； C. into 到……里； D. down沿着；句意：正在那时，一个高大的男人走进了那家商店。根据后文的His father was just giving some of the money to the man.可知那个高大的男人进来了，故选C。

3.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. paper 纸；B. water 水； C. money 钱；D. food食物；句意：当汤姆回来时，他能听见那个男人正在向他的父亲要钱。根据后文的His father was just giving some of the money to the man.可知那个男人在要钱，故选C。

4.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. know知道；B. catch抓住； C. meet 遇见；D. see看见；句意：汤姆看见那个男人手里的枪，但是那个男人没有看见和听见汤姆。此处与hear相并列的，表示看见，故用see，故选D。

5.A

考查连词及语境的理解。A. but 但是； B. so所以； C. for 因为；D. or或者；句意：他寻找警察，但是他没有看见任何警察。结合句意前半句表示找警察，后半句表示没有找到，因此前后表示转折关系，故用连词but，故选A。

6.A

考查副词及语境的理解。A. back 回来； B. over 结束； C. away 离去； D. past经过；句意：他拿着它跑回来。根据后文的Tom went up to the man and knocked him down ___9___ the bat.可知汤姆跑回来了，故选A。

7.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. hold 抓住； B. wait 等待； C. rest 休息； D. watch观看；句意：汤姆知道他不能等很长时间。根据Now is the time.可知此处表示现在正是时候，因此没有等，故选B。

8.C

考查情态动词及语境的理解。A. had better最好； B. can 能； C. must 必须，表示主观上的要求； D. have to不得不，表示客观上的要求；句意：我必须现在做它。根据前文的Tom knew he could not ___7___ long.可知他不能等了，因此现在必须做，这是他自己的要求，故用情态动词must，故选C。

9.D

考查介词及语境的理解。A. by 被； B. from 从； C. without 没有； D. with用，句意：汤姆走向那个男人，用棒球棒把他敲倒了。此处表示工具，故用介词with，故选D。

10.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. neighbours 邻居； B. police 警察； C. friends 朋友； D. children孩子们。句意：这次他们找到警察，告诉他们发生的事。根据后文的The police quickly went to the shop and caught the man.可知此处表示警察，故选B。

点睛：根据前后的语境，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题5，句意：他寻找警察，但是他没有看见任何警察。结合句意前半句表示找警察，后半句表示没有找到，因此前后表示转折关系，故用连词but，故选A。