Question

I’m in my room, getting ready to head to the community theater with my stepbrother Henry.

I’m not in the mood( 心 情 ) for being onstage today. “Kirstie, come here,” my mom calls from down the hall.

“__________is it?” I call back.

My mother gives the book a   ________. “Henry’s book was in the bathroom. Did you put it there?”

“Not___________,” I say, shrugging(耸肩).

My  mother glares at me  angrily,  something she___________did it before. “You could have been kind to him.”

Being kind didn’t use to be___________. But now that Henry and his dad have moved in with us,___________feels different.

As Henry walks ahead of us to the car, my mom takes me aside. “This is our _________of the   world now, Kirstie,” she says. “Let’s  ____________to make it a good one.”

I nod but sigh(叹气).

The community theater is busy when we get there. Theater used to be what my mom and I did together--one play a year for our ________thing. With Henry involved, it doesn’t seem so special anymore.

______________, it’s my turn. I forget my annoyance(恼火) at Henry when I hear my cue(出场提示)to go onstage. As we kids line up on the stage, I__________how poorly I’ve tied the drawstring(束带) on my skirt. I should have asked my___________for help.

And then, suddenly, my bow comes untied and my skirt begins to drop. In front of hundreds of people! It’s not a(n)   __________. It is horribly real. Laughter sprinkles throughout the audience(观众), and I can feel my face burst into flames.

Then Henry, beside me, comes to my aid. He fixes my costume, tying the drawstring with a fancy knot. He makes a joke about me “not” knowing knots, and the audience  ________again. This  time, the laughter feels OK.

At the end of the performance, I find Henry and tap him on the arm. I smile at him.___________. “Thanks,” I say. “For, you know.”

He grins. “Knot a problem.”

Maybe it won’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.

1.A.Where B.Who C.What D.How

2.A.shake B.knock C.hug D.kick

3.A.by mistake B.on purpose C.in surprise D.in person

4.A.always B.sometimes C.never D.often

5.A.hard B.harmful C.natural D.perfect

6.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything

7.A.palace B.location C.place D.corner

8.A.decide B.try C.expect D.stick

9.A.different B.wonderful C.amazing D.special

10.A.Soon B.Fast C.Quickly D.Later

11.A.suppose B.regret C.regard D.realize

12.A.mom B.dad C.brother D.sister

13.A.play B.dream C.party D.accident

14.A.shouts B.laughs C.cries D.smiles

15.A.Carefully B.Slowly C.Seriously D.Kindly

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一开始Kirstie对他的异父异母的兄弟亨利不是很友好。在社区剧院表演的时候，亨利帮助他系上衣服上的拉绳，没有让他在观众面前丢脸。他对亨利表示感谢，并认为也许在自己生活的角落里有一个新来的人不是那么糟糕。

1.句意：我大喊着回答：“这是什么？”

A. Where 哪里，B. Who谁，C. What 什么，D. How如何。根据后文的“My mother gives the book a……”可知，此处询问它是什么东西，故选C。

2.句意：我妈妈把那本书抖了一下。

A. shake摇晃，B. knock敲击，C. hug拥抱，D. kick踢。根据后文的““Henry’s book was in the bathroom. Did you put it there?””可知，此处询问这本书的事，因此要抖着那本书。故选A。

3.句意：我耸耸肩说“不是故意的”。

A. by mistake错误地， B. on purpose故意地， C. in surprise惊奇地，D. in person亲自。结合句意，此处表示我不是成心要把他的书放在浴室的。故选B。

4.句意：我妈妈生气地瞪着我，她以前从不这样做。

A. always 总是，B. sometimes有时，C. never从不，D. often经常。根据后文的“But now that Henry and his dad have moved in with us,_____6_____feels different.”可知，此处表示我感觉不同了，因此以前妈妈从不对我这样。故选C。

5.句意：过去，做一个善良的人并不难。

A. hard困难的，B. harmful有害的，C. natural 自然的，D. perfect完美的。根据前文的“You could have been kind to him.”可知，现在对他不好，但是以前认为对人友好并不难。故选A。

6.句意：但是现在亨利和他爸爸搬来和我们一起住，一切都不一样了。

A. something某物，B. nothing没什么，C. everything一切，D. anything任何事。根据前文的“My mother glares at me angrily, something she_____4_____did it before.”可知，此处表示一切不同了。故选C。

7.句意：“这是现在我们的世界的角落，克里斯蒂，”她说。

A. palace 宫殿，B. location位置，C. place地点，D. corner角落。根据后文的“Maybe it won’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.”可知，此处指的是世界的角落。故选D。

8.句意：我们努力让它成为一个好的角落吧。

A. decide决定，B. try努力，C. expect期望，D. stick坚持。根据前文的“This is our ____7____of the world now, Kirstie,”可知，这是我们的世界的角落，因此要努力把它变成一个好的地方。try to do sth努力做某事，故选B。

9.句意：戏剧曾经是我和妈妈一起做的事——为了我们的特别的事，我们每年要演一出戏。

A. different不同的，B. wonderful精彩的，C. amazing令人惊讶的，D. special特殊的。根据后文的“With Henry involved, it doesn’t seem so special anymore.”可知，此处指的是特殊的事，故选D。

10.句意：不久，轮到我了。

A. Soon不久，B. Fast快的，C. Quickly迅速的，D. Later以后。根据后文的“I forget my annoyance(恼火) at Henry when I hear my cue(出场提示)to go onstage.”可知，我听见了我上台的出场提示，因此不久就轮到我了。故选A。

11.句意：当我们这些孩子在舞台上排队时，我才意识到我把拉绳系在裙子上的效果有多糟糕。

A. suppose假设，B. regret后悔，C. regard看待，D. realize意识到。此处接宾语从句，表示意识到自己的裙子的拉绳没有系好。故选D。

12.句意：我应该向我妈妈求助的。

A. mom妈妈，B. dad爸爸，C. brother兄弟，D. sister姐妹。根据前文的“Theater used to be what my mom and I did together--one play a year for our ____9____thing.”可知，以前和妈妈一起去参加戏剧，因此本应该向妈妈求助。故选A。

13.句意：这不是梦。

A. play戏剧，B. dream 梦想，C. party聚会，D. accident事故。根据后文的“It is horribly real.”可知，这是现实，不是梦。故选B。

14.句意：他开玩笑说我“不”懂打结，观众又笑了。

A. shouts大喊，B. laughs大笑，C. cries哭，D. smiles微笑。根据前文的“Laughter sprinkles throughout the audience(观众), and I can feel my face burst into flames.”可知，观众笑了，故选B。

15.句意：我亲切地对他微笑。

A.Carefully认真地，B. Slowly缓慢地，C. Seriously严重地，D. Kindly亲切地。根据前文的““Thanks,” I say.”可知，对别人表示感谢，应亲切地微笑。故选D。