Question

It was too late_______when an old man came to a small town. He found a hotel and wanted to stay there for the night. After he_______his room, the owner said to his wife(妻子), "Look at his bag. There must be________money in it. Let's_______when he is sleeping."

"No," said the woman. "If he can't find his bag tomorrow morning, he'll telephone the police. "

They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had______. "We have forgetful grass(健忘草). Why_______some forgetful grass into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away."

The old man had the food________the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning when the owner got up, he found the old man went away with the bag. He said to_____, "Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all."

"No, I don't think so! He_______forget something," his wife said.

"Oh! I________now!" said the man. "He forgot to pay for the night."

1.A. at night    B. in night    C. in the evening    D. in the afternoon

2.A. came over    B. went to    C. came back    D. went out

3.A. little    B. no    C. much    D. a few

4.A. put it down    B. take it away    C. ask for it    D. put it away

5.A. a reply    B. a road    C. a hope    D. an idea

6.A. not put    B. not to put    C. not putting    D. don't put

7.A. in    B. of    C. from    D. with

8.A. the man    B. his wife    C. the police    D. the owner

9.A. must    B. doesn't    C. never    D. can

10.A. finish    B. need    C. remember    D. hope

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】本文讲述了一家宾馆的老板夫妇想要偷一个住店的老人的包，他们给那个老人吃了带有健忘草的食物。结果第二天，那个老人带着包走了，忘了给他们付过夜住店的钱。

1.A

考查介词短语及语境的理解。A. at night 在晚上； B. in night 夜间； C. in the evening 在傍晚；D. in the afternoon在下午；evening是“傍晚、晚间”，尤其是指下午6点到晚上10点，人们在用这个词时一般指晚上就寝之前这段时间，它的反义词是morning. night是指“夜晚、黑夜”，尤其是指深夜，也就是晚上10点至午夜这段时间。也可以指从日落后到第二天日出之前的一段时间。它的反义词是day。句意：当一位老人来到一座小镇上时，已经晚上很晚了。根据He found a hotel and wanted to stay there for the night可知他想要找宾馆过夜，因此是在晚上很晚的时间，故用at night，故选A。

2.B

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. came over过来； B. went to 去； C. came back回来； D. went out出去；句意：他去了他的房间后，店主对他的妻子说：“看看他的包。”go to+地点，去某地，故选B。

3.D

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. little少的，修饰不可数名词 ； B. no 没有； C. much 很多，修饰不可数名词； D. a few一些，修饰可数名词复数。句意：里面一定有很多钱。根据后文的Let's___4___when he is sleeping可知店主要偷他的包，故推断里面有很多钱，修饰不可数名词money，故用much。故选D。

4.B

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. put it down 放下； B. take it away 拿走； C. ask for it 要求； D. put it away收拾起来。句意：当他睡着了，我们拿走它。根据后文的"If he can't find his bag tomorrow morning, he'll telephone the police. "可知此处表示他们要拿走那个老人的包，故选B。

5.D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. a reply 答复；B. a road 道路； C. a hope希望； D. an idea主意；句意：然后那个女人有了一个主意。根据前文的They thought for a few minutes.可知他们想了几分钟，应是在想主意，have an idea有一个主意。故选D。

6.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. not put不放； B. not to put不放； C. not putting不放； D. don't put不放；句意：为什么不在他食物里放些健忘草呢？Why not do sth?为什么不做某事呢？故选A。

7.D

考查介词及语境的理解。A. in 在……里； B. of……的； C. from 自，从； D. with带有，具有。句意：那个老人吃了带有健忘草的食物，去睡觉了。此处作定语修饰名词food，表示带有，故用介词with，故选D。

8.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. the man男人；B. his wife 妻子； C. the police 警察；D. the owner主人；句意：他对他妻子说：“你的健忘草一点儿也没用。” 根据前文的语境可知，正是店主的妻子想出了一个主意让那个老人吃带有健忘草的食物，故此处店主对他的妻子说健忘草没有用，故选B。

9.A

考查助动词及语境的理解。A. must必须； B. doesn't 不； C. never 从不； D. can能；句意：他一定忘了某事。根据No, I don't think so!可知他妻子认为那个健忘草不会没有用，因此那个老人一定忘了某件事，故选A。

10.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. finish 完成； B. need 需要； C. remember记住； D. hope希望。句意：我现在记起来了。根据"He forgot to pay for the night."可知此处表示店主想起来那个老人没有付过夜的钱，故选C。