Question

    Once there was an ant named Tip. Tip was interested in everything _____him. One day, Tip saw many ants collecting______.“Why do we have to do that?” Tip thought.

After a day of hard work, Tip’s mother got home. When his mother______him the delicious food, he asked, “Mom, why do you get food for winter now?” Tip’s mother______,“Son, we get food now______we can’t go outside in winter. It is very______in winter, and sometimes it rains or even snows. If we go out, we will be in serious danger.” Tip was very curious（好奇的）about winter. He______what rain or snow was really like.

One day, it was raining. Tip was______enough to come to a hill. From the hill, he saw the outside world. The rain was so heavy and the outside world looked like a sea!Tip was very afraid and returned home quickly. Finally, Tip______his mother.

From then on, Tip kept being curious.______, he listened to his mother and was more careful.

1.A.from B.with C.around D.behind

2.A.water B.money C.food D.air

3.A.lifted B.served C.lent D.helped

4.A.answered B.asked C.cried D.advised

5.A.so B.until C.when D.because

6.A.clean B.cool C.dirty D.cold

7.A.wondered B.checked C.dreamed D.minded

8.A.kind B.brave C.peaceful D.funny

9.A.agreed with B.talked with C.argued with D.shared with

10.A.Then B.Still C.However D.Luckily

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述了蚂蚁提普对周围的一切都很感兴趣，他想知道冬天是什么样子，他切身体会到了了下雨天的可怕，从此以后，他一直保持着好奇，但是更加小心了。

1.句意：提普对他周围的一切都很感兴趣。

from来自；with和；around在……周围；behind在……后面。根据句中“Tip was interested in everything”可知，提普对他周围的一切事物都感兴趣。故选C。

2.句意：有一天，提普看到许多蚂蚁在收集食物。

water水；money钱；food食物；air空气。根据下文中“Mom, why do you get food for winter now?”可知，提普询问妈妈为什么现在要为冬天准备食物，所以此处是“看到许多蚂蚁在收集食物”。故选C。

3.句意：当他妈妈给他端上美味的食物时，他问道：“妈妈，为什么你现在要为冬天准备食物？”

lifted举起；served（给某人）提供，端上；lent借出；helped帮助。根据句中“him the delicious food”可知，此处是“妈妈给他端上美味的食物”。故选B。

4.句意：提普的妈妈回答说：“儿子，我们现在准备食物，因为冬天我们不能出去。”

answered回答；asked询问；cried哭；advised建议。根据上一句中asked可知，此处是妈妈回答提普的问题。故选A。

5.句意：儿子，我们现在准备食物，因为冬天我们不能出去。

so因此；until直到……；when当……时候；because因为。根据句中“we get food now”可知，此处是“因为冬天我们不能出去，所以我们现在准备食物”，表达现在准备食物的原因。故选D。

6.句意：冬天很冷，有时会下雨甚至下雪。

clean干净的；cool凉爽的；dirty脏的；cold冷的。根据句中winter和“it rains or even snows”可知，冬天很冷，有时候会下雨，甚至是下雪。故选D。

7.句意：他想知道雨或者雪到底是什么样的。

wondered想知道；checked检查；dreamed梦想；minded介意。根据句中“what rain or snow was really like”可知，此处是“他想知道雨或者雪是什么样子”。故选A。

8.句意：提普足够勇敢，来到了一座山上。

kind善良的；brave勇敢的；peaceful平静的；funny滑稽的。根据上一句中“One day, it was raining.”可知，提普在下雨的一天来到了一座山上，所以说他是勇敢的。故选B。

9.句意：最后，提普同意了他母亲的看法。

agreed with同意（某人）；talked with与（某人）交谈；argued with与（某人）争论；shared with与（某人）分享。根据上一句中“Tip was very afraid and returned home quickly.”可知，提普非常害怕，迅速地回到家里，所以此处是“他同意了妈妈的看法，下雨确实很可怕”。故选A。

10.句意：然而，他听从了母亲的话，更加小心了。

Then然后；Still仍然；However然而；Luckily幸运地。根据前一句中“Tip kept being curious”和句中“he listened to his mother and was more careful”可知，前后意思转折，表示“提普一直保持着好奇，然而，他听了母亲的话以后更加小心了”。故选C。