Question

A little joke

A woman is going shopping. She is going _______ boat. The boat is going across(穿过) the river. Her basket is empty(空的). Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the _______.

“Help!” she says, “Look! My basket is in the river.”

A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can _______ it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes _______ his shoes and shirt. “Look _______ my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps _______ the river.

A _______ sees the basket. “I can go by basket,” it thinks. It gets to the basket.

The boy _______ in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he calls.

“It’s _______ there!” calls the woman. “It’s behind you!”

It’s ________ that duck! The boy gets to the basket. “Go away!” he says ________ the duck. The duck ________ out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land.

“Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”

“Not at ________ !” says the boy. “________ you like to give me my shirt and shoes?

“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s ________.”

1.A.on B.in C.by D.to

2.A.water B.boat C.ship D.tree

3.A.clean B.buy C.do D.get

4.A.on B.in C.off D.up

5.A.after B.at C.for D.like

6.A.onto B.at C.into D.off

7.A.dog B.chicken C.duck D.monkey

8.A.is fishing B.is swimming C.is playing D.is flying

9.A.under B.in front of C.over D.behind

10.A.beside B.under C.on D.behind

11.A.at B.with C.to D.for

12.A.climbs B.throws C.jumps D.walks

13.A.once B.it C.all D.work

14.A.Are B.Do C.Would D.Could

15.A.meat B.hair C.hand D.egg

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

短文大意：一位妇女乘船去购物，不小心篮子掉进了河里，让一个小男孩帮忙去取，小男孩脱下鞋和衬衫，跳进河里。此时有一只鸭子先得到了那只篮子，鸭子跑进了篮子里面。小男孩把鸭子赶走，替那位妇女拿到了篮子。最后发现篮子里有鸭蛋。

1.句意：她打算坐船去。

考查介词及语境理解。A. on在……之上；B. in在……之内；C. by乘，通过；D. to到，向。by boat表示“乘船”。故答案为C。

2.句意：她的篮子在水里了。

考查名词及语境理解。A. water水；B. boat船；C. ship轮船；D. tree树。根据下文she says.“Look! My basket is in the river.”可知答案为A。

3.句意：我可以给你打捞上来。

考查动词及语境理解。A. clean打扫；B. buy买；C. do做；D. get得到。此题考查动词，I can get it表示我可以给你打捞上来。答案为D。

4.句意：他脱下鞋和衬衫。

考查介词与副词辨析及语境理解。A. on在……之上；B. in在……之内；C. off离开，脱落；D. up在……之上。take off脱下的意思，答案为C。

5.句意：请保管我的鞋和衬衫。

考查介词及语境理解。A. after在……之后；B. at在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；C. for为了；D. like像。look after固定短语。表示照看的意思。答案为A。

6.句意：他说着跳进河里。

考查介词及语境理解。A. onto在……之上；B. at在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；C. into到……里；D. off离开；脱落。Jump into跳进的意思。答案为C。

7.句意：一只鸭子看见了篮子。

考查名词及语境理解。A. dog狗；B. chicken鸡；C. duck鸭子；D. monkey猴子。下文出现了鸭子。故答案为C。

8.句意：一个男孩正在水里游着。

考查动词及语境理解。A. is fishing钓鱼；B. is swimming游泳；C. is playing玩；D. is flying放飞。根据语境可知答案选择B。

9.句意：它在那边。

考查介词及语境理解。A. under在……下面；B. in front of在……前面；C. over在……之上；D. behind在……后面。Over there在那边的意思。答案为C。

10.句意：它在那只鸭子的身下。

考查介词及语境理解。A. beside在……旁边；B. under在……下面；C. on 在……上面；D. behind在……后面。根据下文“The duck ____ out of the basket”可知鸭子进到了篮子里，篮子应在鸭子下面．under意为“在……下面”，可知选择under。答案为B。

11.句意：走开，他对鸭子说。

考查介词及语境理解。A. at表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；B. with和……在一起；C. to 到；向；D. for为了。say to对……说。答案为C。

12.句意：鸭子从篮子里跳出来，游走了。

考查动词及语境理解。A. climbs攀登；B. comes来；C. jumps跳；D. walks步行。结合语境理解，答案为C。

13.句意：不客气。

考查固定词组及语境理解。A. once一次，从前；B. it它；C. all所有的；D. work工作。Not at all. 不客气。是对Thank you的答语。答案为C。

14.句意：你给我的衬衫和鞋子好吗?

考查动词及语境理解。A. Are是；B. Do做，或助动词；C. Would将要，愿意；D. Could能。Would you like to do sth? 你想做某事吗?答案为C。

15.句意：篮子里是什么?是鸭蛋。

考查名词及语境理解。A. meat肉；B. hair头发；C. hand手；D. egg蛋。根据上下文推测可知选择D。