Question

When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark. I always thought that there were____in my closet (壁橱). Houses often made strange noises at night. Sometimes I could ___eyes watching me and I was afraid to move. I thought that____I didn’t move, "they" wouldn’t get me. Usually when this happened, I wanted to go to the____. So before going there I would be, huddling (缩作一团) ___my quilt, trying to build up the courage (勇气) for the scary night-time trip to the bathroom. My fear of the dark___ me when I was in my early teens. I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a monster. He was right in front of me. I somehow found the courage. I was so___ him that I knocked (击) him down. This dream was so exciting that I can still____it. After this dream, my fear of the dark was___ . I’m not afraid of the dark or anything else any more. Has anyone else had a___ like this that helped them?

1.A. candies    B. comics    C. airplanes    D. monsters

2.A. find    B. feel    C. see    D. realize

3.A. if    B. unless    C. because    D. and

4.A. kitchen    B. bedroom    C. bathroom    D. living room

5.A. in    B. across    C. behind    D. under

6.A. enjoyed    B. left    C. caught    D. terrified

7.A. surprised at    B. worried about    C. angry with    D. interested in

8.A. waste    B. remember    C. face    D. impress

9.A. kept    B. known    C. found    D. gone

10.A. dream    B. class    C. mistake    D. lesson

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了作者很小的时候害怕黑暗，总认为壁橱里有怪兽。但是他在十几岁时做了一个梦，在梦中他把怪兽打倒了，因此这个梦之后，他不再害怕黑暗。

1.D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. candies 糖果； B. comics 漫画；C. airplanes 飞机； D. monsters怪兽；句意：我总是认为在我的壁橱里有怪兽。根据后文的Sometimes I could ___2___eyes watching me and I was afraid to move. 可知认为有东西在看自己，故认为壁橱里有怪兽，故选D。

2.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. find找到；B. feel 感觉； C. see 看见； D. realize意识到；句意：有时我能感觉到眼睛在看我，我不敢动。根据后文的I thought that___3___I didn’t move, "they" wouldn’t get me.可知此处表示我感觉有东西在看我，故为feel，故选B。

3.A

考查连词及语境的理解。A. if 如果； B. unless 除非；C. because因为； D. and而且；句意：我认为如果我不动，他们就抓不住我。此处表示条件，结合句意，表示如果，故选A。

4.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. kitchen 厨房； B. bedroom 卧室； C. bathroom 厕所；D. living room客厅；句意：平常当这个发生时，我想要去厕所。根据后文的trying to build up the courage (勇气) for the scary night-time trip to the bathroom.可知我想去厕所，故选C。

5.D

考查介词及语境的理解。A. in 在……里； B. across 横穿； C. behind 在……后面； D. under在……下面；句意：所以在去那里之前，在被子下缩作一团，努力增强勇气去进行去厕所的可怕的夜间旅行。根据前文的When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark.可知我感到害怕，因此在被子下缩作一团，故选D。

6.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. enjoyed喜欢； B. left 离开；C. caught抓住； D. terrified使恐惧；句意：当我在十几岁时，我对黑暗的恐惧离开了我。根据后文的I’m not afraid of the dark or anything else any more.可知我不再害怕黑暗，因此对黑暗的恐惧离开了我，故选B。

7.C

考查形容词短语及语境的理解。A. surprised at 对……感到惊讶； B. worried about 担心；C. angry with 生……的气； D. interested in对……感兴趣；句意：我对他如此生气以至于我击倒了他。根据I knocked (击) him down.可知我击倒了那个怪兽，因此我对他生气了，故选C。

8.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. waste浪费； B. remember 记住； C. face 面对； D. impress给……印象；句意：这个梦如此令人兴奋以至于我仍能记住它。根据This dream was so exciting可知这个梦如此令人兴奋，以至于我现在还记得它，故选B。

9.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. kept 保留； B. known 知道； C. found 找到；D. gone不见了，消失了；句意：在这个梦之后，我对黑暗的恐惧不见了。根据后文的I’m not afraid of the dark or anything else any more.可知我不再害怕黑暗，因此我对黑暗的恐惧不见了，故选D。

10.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. dream 梦想；B. class 班级； C. mistake 错误； D. lesson教训，课；句意：其他人有过这样的帮助他们的梦吗？根据前文的After this dream, my fear of the dark was___9___ .可知此处表示能帮助他们的梦，故选A。