Question

Soapy sat on a seat in Madison Square, New York, and looked up at  the sky. A dead leaf fell onto his arm. ______ was coming, and Soapy knew that he must make his plans. He moved unhappily on his seat.

He wanted three months in a nice, warm prison(监狱), with food and good friends. This is ______ he usually spent his winters. And now it was time, because, at night on his seat in the square, three newspapers did not ______ the cold.

So Soapy decided to go to prison, and at once began to try his ______ plan. It was usually ______. He ate dinner at an expensive restaurant. Then he told them he had no ______ and they called a policeman. Nice and easy, with no trouble.

______ Soapy left his seat, and walked slowly along the street. Soon he came to a bright restaurant on Broadway. But when Soapy went ______ the restaurant, the waiter saw Soapy's dirty old trousers and ______ shoes. Strong hands turned him round and helped him out into the street again.

Now he had to ______ something different. Soapy walked and walked. He stopped in front of a shop window and looked at it. It was nice and bright, and everybody in the street could see him. Slowly and ______ he picked up a stone and threw it at the window. The ______ broke with a loud noise. People ran round the corner and Soapy was ______， because the man in front of him was a policeman. Soapy did not move. He ______ there with his hands in his pockets, and he smiled. “I'll ______ be in prison now，” he thought.

1.A. Spring    B. Summer    C. Autumn    D. Winter

2.A. how    B. why    C. when    D. what

3.A. keep out    B. find out    C. bring out    D. think out

4.A. first    B. second    C. third    D. last

5.A. difficult    B. easy    C. safe    D. dangerous

6.A. presents    B. food    C. friends    D. money

7.A. Because    B. So    C. But    D. If

8.A. past    B. into    C. through    D. round

9.A. new    B. cool    C. terrible    D. clean

10.A. look after    B. think of    C. care about    D. feel like

11.A. comfortably    B. differently    C. loudly    D. carefully

12.A. table    B. glass    C. seat    D. street

13.A. afraid    B. relaxed    C. happy    D. upset

14.A. ran    B. stood    C. cried    D. walked

15.A. always    B. never    C. soon    D. usually

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. A

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. C

10. B

11. D

12. B

13. C

14. B

15. C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了冬天就要到了，Soapy没有钱不知道怎样度过自己的冬天，决定通过搞破坏来让警察把自己抓进监狱，这样可以度过漫长的冬天。

1.句意：一片落叶落在他的手臂上，冬天就要来了。A. Spring春天；B. Summer夏天；C. Autumn秋天；D. Winter冬天。根据上文A dead leaf fell onto his arm.可知下文是说冬天。故选D。

2.句意：这是他通常怎样度过他的冬天。A. how怎样；B. why为什么；C. when何时；D. what什么。根据上文He wanted three months in a nice, warm prison(监狱), with food and good friends.可知下文是说怎样度过冬天的，故选A。

3.句意：现在是时候了，因为到了晚上，他在广场的座位上，有三份报纸挡不住寒冷。

A. keep out保留；留下；B. find out找出，查明；C. bring out使显现出来；D. think out想出。

根据上文And now it was time, because, at night on his seat in the square可知，报纸不能挡住风寒，故选A。

4.句意：所以Soapy决定进监狱，并立即开始尝试他的第一个计划。A. first第一；B. second第二；C. third第三；D. last最后。根据上文So Soapy decided to go to prison可知下文是说他的第一个计划。

故选A。

5.句意：通常都很容易。他在一家昂贵的餐厅吃晚餐。A. difficult困难的；B. easy容易的；C. safe安全的；D. dangerous危险的。根据下文He ate dinner at an expensive restaurant.可知上文是说容易的，根据题意，

故选B。

6.句意：然后他告诉他们他没有钱，他们叫来了警察。A. presents 父母；B. food食物； C. friends朋友；D. money金钱。根据下文and they called a policeman.可知上文是说他没有钱。故选D。

7.句意：因此Soapy 离开他的座位，慢慢地沿着街走。A. Because因为；B. So因此；C. But但是；D. If如果。根据下文and walked slowly along the street.可知这里是因果关系，用so，根据题意，故选B。

8.句意：但是Soapy走进餐馆时，服务员看见了Soapy'肮脏的旧裤子和糟糕的鞋子。A. past通过；B. into到……；C. through通过；D. round圆的。根据下文the waiter saw Soapy's dirty old trousers and ___9___ shoes. Strong hands turned him round and helped him out into the street again.可知上文是说走进饭馆。根据题意，故选B。

9.句意：但是Soapy走进餐馆时，服务员看见了Soapy'肮脏的旧裤子和糟糕的鞋子。A. new新的；B. cool 凉爽的；C. terrible可怕的； 糟糕的；D. clean干净的。根据上文the waiter saw Soapy's dirty old trousers可知下文是说糟糕的鞋子。故选C。

10.句意：现在他不得不想些不同的事情。A. look after照看，照顾；B. think of 考虑；想；C. care about在乎；D. feel like感觉。根据下文Soapy walked and walked. He stopped in front of a shop window and looked at it. It was nice and bright, and everybody in the street could see him. Slowly and ___11___ he picked up a stone and threw it at the window. The ___12___ broke with a loud noise. People ran round the corner and Soapy was ___13___， because the man in front of him was a policeman可知，他在考虑做一些不同的事情。.故选B。

11.句意：他小心翼翼地慢慢捡起一块石头扔向窗户。A. comfortably舒适的；B. differently不同地；C. loudly大声地；D. carefully小心地。根据下文he picked up a stone and threw it at the window.可知这里是说小心地捡起石头，根据题意，故选D。

12.句意：玻璃因一声巨响而碎了。A. table桌子；B. glass玻璃；C. seat座位；D. street街道。根据上文Slowly and ___11___ he picked up a stone and threw it at the window.可知下文是说玻璃。根据题意，故选B。

13.句意：人们在拐角处跑来跑去，Soapy很高兴，因为他前面的那个人是警察。A. afraid害怕的；B. relaxed放松的；C. happy高兴的；D. upset沮丧的。根据下文because the man in front of him was a policeman.这里是说高兴的，根据题意，故选C。

14.句意：Soapy没有动。他站在那里，双手插在口袋里。

A. ran跑；B. stood站；C. cried哭泣；D. walked走；根据下文and he smiled. “I'll ___15___ be in prison now，” he thought可知上文是他站在那儿。根据题意，.故选B。

15.句意：我马上就要进监狱了A. always总是；B. never绝不，从不；C. soon不久，很快；D. usually通常。根据上文because the man in front of him was a policeman. Soapy did not move. He ___14___ there with his hands in his pockets, and he smiled.可知，这里是说自己很快就要进监狱了。根据题意，故选C。