Question

When things went wrong, Freddy always had something nice to say. When Dad forget about the pizza and it burned. Freddy said “Don’t worry. It’ll still taste good.” And he was _______. The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn’t half bad. When his teacher Mr. Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the library, Freddy said, “Don’t worry. Mrs. Bog won’t be upset.” The librarian just laughed and helped _______ the books. Freddy looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about him. Everyone, that is, except Hazel. Hazel was the new kid in class. On her first day, Freddy said “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you’ll like it here.” “I ______ it.” she talked back. Freddy had never met anyone like her. When Mr. Hall said they’d have a break inside _______ it was raining. Freddy said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” “A silver lining?” Hazel shook her head. “Bad things come in threes.” Greta was carrying paints in ______ class. She fell over, and paints went flying. “That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be?” Hazel seemed so _______about the Rule of Three Bad Things. “It’s beautiful!” Emma picked up Freddy’s painting, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. “Freddy’s picture is ______ !” Hazel pointed, “There’s number three.” Emma looked sad. “I’m sorry, Freddy.” “It’s OK...If you add wings, the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶）,” said Freddy. _______ refused to put a finger on Freddy’s paper. Only Hazel did. “Want to add one?” Freddy asked. Hazel thought about it, then nodded. She put her finger into paint, gently（温柔地） pressed it onto Freddy’s painting and _______ added wings. “It looks great,” said Freddy. Hazel _______. “You know, I don’t really think there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things” Sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them.

1.A. clever    B. right    C. active    D. famous

2.A. pick up    B. look after    C. go through    D. throw away

3.A. expect    B. believe    C. doubt    D. understand

4.A. although    B. unless    C. until    D. because

5.A. science    B. music    C. art    D. history

6.A. happy    B. worried    C. sorry    D. sure

7.A. in a mess    B. on show    C. in fashion    D. on sale

8.A. Somebody    B. Everybody    C. Anybody    D. Nobody

9.A. angrily    B. quickly    C. carefully    D. secretly

10.A. smiled    B. promised    C. warned    D. shouted

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. C

6. D

7. A

8. D

9. C

10. A

【解析】

这一篇记叙文，讲诉了一个男孩在遇到问题时候，总能找到好的一面，在他的影响下，他的同学也在改变，赞美了他的乐观主义精神。

1.句意：他是对的。A. clever 聪明的；B. right对的；C. active积极的；D. famous著名的；根据The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn’t half bad.披萨边是黑的，但是中间没坏，可知他是对的；故选B

2.句意：图书管理员只是笑了帮忙捡起书。A. pick up 捡起；B. look after照顾；C. go through 穿过；D. throw away扔掉；根据When his teacher Mr. Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the library,可知是帮忙捡起书；故选A

3.句意：我怀疑这一点。A. expect期盼；B. believe相信；C. doubt 怀疑；D. understand理解；根据Freddy had never met anyone like her.可知Hazel.不像一般人一样，会赞同Freddy的说法，故推测她怀疑这一点；故选C

4.句意：当Hall老师说他们在里面休息一下，因为在下雨。A. although 尽管；B. unless 除非；C. until直到； D. because因为；根据they’d have a break inside 和 it was raining.之间是因果关系；故选D

5.句意：Greta在美术课上在搬绘画作品。A. science科学；B. music音乐；C. art 美术；D. history历史；根据paints绘画作品；可知是美术课；故选C

6.句意：Hazel确信坏事有三这一说法。A. happy 高兴的；B. worried担心；C. sorry 对不起；D. sure确信；根据That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be?和be sure确信；故选D

7.句意：Freddy的画乱七八糟。A. in a mess 乱七八糟；B. on show在展览；C. in fashion 时尚的；D. on sale在出售；根据Emma picked up Freddy’s painting, not realizing she had paint on her fingers.可知把颜料弄到了他的画上，所以画乱七八糟的；故选A

8.句意：没有人拒绝把手指放到Freddy的画上。A. Somebody 某人；B. Everybody 每个人；C. Anybody 任何人； D. Nobody没有人；根据Only Hazel did. “Want to add one?” Freddy asked. Hazel thought about it, then nodded.可知只有Hazel拒绝了；故选D

9.句意：小心地加上翅膀。A. angrily 生气地；B. quickly快地；C. carefully小心地；D. secretly秘密地；根据She put her finger into paint, gently（温柔地） pressed it onto Freddy’s painting可知是小心地；故选C

10.句意：Hazel笑了“你知道，我不真的相信坏事有三的规则。”A. smiled微笑；B. promised承诺；C. warned 警告；D. shouted大喊；根据上下文内容，可知她笑着承认她也不相信坏事有三的规则；故选A