Question

    There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them _____ answers.

There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to ______.

“Let’s play a trick on the old lady,” he said, “I’ll ask her what I’m holding in my hands. ______, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I’ll ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, then I’ll ______ my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I’ll quickly ______ it and show her the dead bird. ______ way, she’ll be wrong.”

The children agreed this was a clever plan. So ______ the hill they all went to the lady’s house.

“Granny, we have a ______ for you,” they all shouted.

“What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.

“Why, of course it must be a bird.” the old lady replied.

“But is it alive or dead?” the boy asked ______.

All the boys ______ her answer and got ready to laugh at her.

The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, “It’s up to you, my child. If you’re kind enough, it’ll be alive.”

1.A.right B.funny C.possible

2.A.play with it B.go with him C.go back home

3.A.Probably B.Of course C.Successfully

4.A.close B.raise C.open

5.A.kill B.save C.fly

6.A.Each B.Both C.All

7.A.across B.down C.up

8.A.present B.bird C.question

9.A.quietly B.excitedly C.worriedly

10.A.waited for B.listened to C.thought of

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一个睿智的老太太总是说正确的答案，一次孩子们抓到一只鸟，准备了两个答案让老太太回答，想要让她出丑，没想到老太太的回答依然睿智。

1.

句意：她总是给孩子们正确的答案。

right正确的；funny有趣的；possible可能的。根据后文“____ way, she’ll be wrong.”讲小男孩想要证明她会出错，可知她总是给孩子们正确的答案。故选A。

2.

句意：突然，他有了个注意，让他的伙伴和他一起去。

play with it和它一起玩；go with him和他一起走；go back home回家。根据后文“The children agreed …went to the lady’s house.”可知，孩子们都同意这个男孩的计划，并且和他一起去老太太的家里，所以男孩是让小伙伴们和他一起去。故选B。

3.

句意：我会问她我的手里抓着什么，当然，她会回答我有一只鸟。

probably很可能；of course当然；successfully成功地。根据上文老太太给孩子们的答案都是正确的，所以男孩肯定也会猜到老太太会回答那是一只鸟，所以of course回答显然或众所周知的事实。故选B。

4.

句意：如果她说鸟死了，我就会张开手让鸟飞走。

close闭合；raise升起；open打开。根据上文“held it in his hands without anybody seeing it.”可知，男孩把鸟抓在手里不让任何人看到，那么想要让鸟飞走，那就只能张开手。故选C。

5.

句意：如果她回答鸟活着，我会杀了它。

kill杀死；save保护，解救；fly飞。根据后文“show her the dead”，男孩为了让老太太出丑，当她回答鸟活着的时候，他会给他展示一只死的鸟，所以他会杀死鸟。故选A。

6.

句意：每一个回答，都是错的。

each每一；both两个；all所有。横线后way是可数名词的单数形式，B和C都是跟复数形式，不能选，只有each后能加名词单数。故选A。

7.

句意：所以他们上山去老太太的家里。

across穿过；down向下；up向上。根据第一段“There was … on a hill”可知，老太太住在山上，所以孩子们是上山。故选C。

8.

句意：“老奶奶，我们有一个问题要问你。”孩子们叫起来。

present礼物；bird鸟；question问题。根据后文““What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.”可知，他们是在向老太太提问题。故选C。

9.

句意：“那么是活的还是死的？”孩子们激动地问道。

quietly安静地；excitedly激动地；worriedly担心地。根据上文孩子针对老太太的回答准备两种不同的回答，为的就是要捉弄老太太，以及下文“got ready to laugh at her.”他们已经准备好要嘲笑她，所以此时他们的心情是激动的。故选B。

10.

句意：男孩们等着她的回答。

waited for等待；listened to听；thought of想起。根据后文“The old lady thought for a moment”可知，老太太思考了一会儿，在这一会儿的时候，男孩是在等待老太太的答案，并且准备嘲笑她。故选A。