Question

    Eric was terribly ill. He couldn't move and had to spend all day in_________________ .

Because his friends were not allowed to go near him, he felt quite _________________. Every day he just looked out of the ________________, doing nothing at all. As time passed, Eric became more and more hopeless.

One day, however, he saw something very _________________ outside the window. A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could _________________ what had happened, he saw a monkey playing the violin. After a while, he saw more and more ________________ characters outside the window. This time he began to _________________a lot and could hardly stop.

No one would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum, or a dog ________________ a pair of glasses and acting like a teacher. Eric didn't tell anyone about this ________________he thought nobody would  believe this. Anyway, those strange characters brought happiness back_______________his heart. Soon he got well and was able to go back to_________________ again.

When class was over. Eric told his _______________about all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something coming out of Tom's ________________. He wanted very much to know what it was, so he asked Tom_________________. Finally Tom had to _______________him what was in the bag. There, inside, were all the fancy-dress(假面）toys that Tom had used to cheer him up!

And from that day on, Eric always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely.

1.A.bed B.church C.school D.class

2.A.happy B.tired C.excited D.sad

3.A.door B.book C.wall D.window

4.A.delicious B.useful C.strange D.warm

5.A.pick up B.take away C.find out D.get back

6.A.quiet B.funny C.brave D.dangerous

7.A.cry B.sing C.run D.laugh

8.A.making B.selling C.wearing D.inventing

9.A.but B.so C.because D.or

10.A.into B.with C.for D.by

11.A.work B.town C.hospital D.school

12.A.parents B.brothers C.classmates D.sisters

13.A.schoolbag B.eyes C.jacket D.shoes

14.A.in time B.again and again C.as usual D.day and night

15.A.teach B.sell C.lend D.show

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

本篇短文通过讲述汤姆默默帮助病重男孩艾瑞克树立生活的希望的故事，告诉大家没有人是孤单悲伤的。

1.句意：他不能动，不得不整天都待在床上。

bed床上；church教堂；school学校；class班级。根据句意可知，因为生病，他不能动，所以只能待在病床上。故选A。

2.句意：因为他的朋友不被允许接近他，他感觉十分伤心。

happy高兴的；tired疲倦的；excited兴奋的；sad伤心的。根据句意朋友们不能接近他，他感觉很伤心。可知，是伤心的意思。故选D。

3.句意：每天，他只能看着窗外，什么也做不了。

door门；book书；wall墙；window窗户。根据下文“One day, however, he saw something very ________4________ outside the window.”可知，是窗户的意思。故选D。

4.句意：但是，有一天，他看见窗外有些奇怪的东西。

delicious美味的；useful有用的；strange奇怪的；warm暖和的。根据下文“A panda was eating sandwiches there.”熊猫在吃三明治。可知，是奇怪的意思。故选C。

5.句意：在他查明发生什么事之前，他看见一个猴子正在拉小提琴。

pick up捡起；take away拿走；find out 查明；get back回来。根据句意表示的是弄懂/查明发生什么事之前。故选C。

6.句意：过了一会，他看见了越来越多有趣的角色在窗户外。

quiet安静的；funny有趣的；brave勇敢的；dangerous危险的。联系上文“A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could ________5________ what had happened,he saw a monkey playing the violin.”吃三明治的熊猫，拉小提琴的猴子。可知，都是一些有趣的角色。故选B。

7.句意：这次，他开始笑起来了，而且根本停不下来。

cry哭；sing唱歌；run跑步；laugh笑。联系下文“No one would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum,or a dog”可知，是大笑的意思。故选D。

8.句意：没有人在他们看见一只打鼓的猪，一条带眼镜并像老师一样表现的狗时，会停止大笑。

making使；selling卖；wearing穿，带；inventing发明。根据句意表示带着眼镜的狗。故选C。

9.句意：Eric没有告诉任何人这件事，因为他觉得没有人会相信它。

but但是；so所以；because因为；or或者。根据句意Eric没有告诉任何人这件事，是因为他觉得没有人会相信它。可知，是因为的意思。故选C。

10.句意：无论如何，这些奇怪的人物角色给他的内心带来了快乐。

into到……里面；with和；for为了；by通过。根据句意表示内心里面带来了快乐，bring sth. into one’s heart给某人的内心带来了什么。故选A。

11.句意：很快他好了，又能够回到学校了。

work工作；town城镇；hospital医院；school学校。联系下文“When class was over.”下课的时候。可知，是回到学校了。故选D。

12.句意：Eric告诉同学们关于他看到的所有的事。

parents父母；brothers兄弟；classmates同学；sisters姐妹们。联系上文“When class was over.”下课的时候。可知，是下课的时候和同学交流。故选C。

13.句意：当他说的时候，他看见了Tom书包里掉出了一些东西。

schoolbag书包；eyes眼睛；jacket夹克；shoes鞋子。联系下文“Finally Tom had to _______15_______him what was in the bag.”可知，是汤姆的书包里掉出了一些东西。故选A。

14.句意：他非常想知道包里的是什么，所以他反复问Tom。

in time及时；again and again反复，再三；as usual像往常一样；day and night日日夜夜。根据句意他很想知道包里的是什么，所以再三询问Tom。故选B。

15.句意：最后，Tom不得不告诉让他看包里有什么。

teach教；sell卖；lend借；show展示。联系下文“There, inside, were all the fancy-dress(假面）toys that Tom had used to cheer him up!”可知，是展示给他看包里有什么东西。故选D。