Question

    Tiger shoes are often found on babies' feet in the countryside of China today. The shoes are made of cloth and the front of them is made _______ a tiger's head. The tradition of tiger shoes comes from a Chinese folk tale about Yang, his beautiful wife and their son.

Long age, in the famous town Yangzhou, there was a boatman called Yang who was very generous and willing to help _______. One day he got an old picture from one of his passengers.

In this picture, a beautiful woman was making a pair of tiger shoes. The boatman liked the picture so much that he put it on the wall above his bed _______ he got home.

One evening, the woman in the picture stepped out of the picture. She _______ in love with Yang and they got married. They had a happy life together, and soon they had a son who brought lots of _______ to the family. _______ they were happy, things soon changed. The magic picture was taken away by the town official _______ had heard about the beautiful woman. The official put the picture on the wall above his bed, but the woman _______ came down.

The son missed his mother and often cried for her. Yang told him that his mother had gone far away to the west. The son insisted on _______ his mother, even though he knew it was very difficult. He travelled day and night. ________, he found his mother in a forest.

"My son, you are so brave!" said the mother.

"Mom, let's go home. I missed you so much.

"I can't go back ________ you take the picture from the town official. Take the pair of tiger shoes I made for you. You'll need ________ , now close your eyes and I'll send you home." Within a second, the son was at home. He put on his tiger shoes and went to the official's home. He told the official that he could make the beautiful woman come down from the picture.

The official was so ________ that he led the boy into his bedroom at once. As soon as the boy saw his mother, he spoke to the picture. "Mom, let's go!" the beautiful woman stepped out of the picture. The official tried very hard to stop them, but suddenly the tiger shoes ________ a large tiger. The tiger jumped at the official. The son brought his mother back home and the family was able to live together happily ever after.

Since then, people have made tiger shoes for their own children in order to ________ them and their families.

1.A.into B.from C.of D.up

2.A.another B.others C.other D.any other

3.A.before B.whenever C.as soon as D.while

4.A.threw B.felt C.fell D.dropped

5.A.sadness B.worries C.trouble D.joy

6.A.Although B.Because C.Whether D.So

7.A.what B.who C.how D.which

8.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.always

9.A.looking at B.looking up C.looking for D.looking after

10.A.At the end B.At last C.So far D.At once

11.A.until B.if C.when D.since

12.A.it B.me C.us D.them

13.A.surprised B.excited C.amazed D.interested

14.A.turned up B.turned on C.turned into D.turned out

15.A.care B.prevent C.love D.protect

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了老虎鞋的传说。传说一个姓杨的男子得到了一幅画，画里是一个美丽的女子在做老虎鞋，男子把画挂在床头，一天，画里的女子从画里走出来了，他们相爱了，并生了一个儿子，但是一个官员知道后，将画拿走了，画里的女子再也没有下来过，女子的儿子很想念母亲，于是他去救母亲，女子给了他一双老虎鞋，他来到官员的家里准备将画拿回家，当他们离开时，老虎鞋变成了真正的老虎来保护他们离开。从此以后，人们会为小孩子做老虎鞋来保护他们的孩子。

1.

句意：鞋子前面被制成了老虎的头。

考查介词与固定搭配。be made into表示做成……； be made from/of表示由……做的；be made up表示由……组成。tiger shoes表示老虎鞋，由名字可知鞋子的前面是做成老虎头的样子，故选A。

2.

句意：很久以前，在著名的扬州镇，有一个船夫叫杨，他非常慷慨，愿意帮助别人考查不定代词。

another表示三者及以上的另一个；others表示其他人或事物；other表示其他的；any other表示其他任何的。由there was a boatman called Yang who was very generous可知此处表示他愿意去帮助别人，故选B。

3.

句意：船夫非常喜欢这张照片。他一回家，就把它放在床上的墙上。

考查连词。before表示之前；whenever表示无论什么时候；as soon as表示一……就；while表示当……时。由The boatman liked the picture so much可知此处表示他一到家就将它挂到床头，故选C。

4.

句意：她爱上了杨，他们结婚了。

考查固定搭配。threw 扔，throw的过去式；felt 感觉，feel的过去式；fell，掉下，fall的过去式；dropped落下，drop的过去式。短语fall in love with……表示爱上，由they got married可知此处表示她爱上了杨，故选C。

5.

句意：他们有了一个儿子，这给家里带来了快乐。

考查名词。sadness表示伤心；worries表示担心；trouble表示麻烦；joy表示高兴。由they were happy可知此处表示很快他们有了一个儿子，儿子给家庭带来了许多的快乐，故选D。

6.

句意：虽然他们很高兴，但是事情很快发生了。

考查连词。Although表示虽然；Because表示因为；Whether表示是否；So表示所以。分析语境可知they were happy与things soon changed间是让步关系，故选A。

7.

句意：这奇妙的图画被听说有关这个美人的镇上官员夺走了。

考查定语从句。what什么；who谁；how如何，怎么样；which哪一个。分析句子可知空格处引导定语从句作official的宾语，且从句中缺主语，先行词official指人，且在从句中作主语，要用who或that来引导，故选B。

8.

句意：这官员把图画放在床上的墙上，但是这个女人从来不（从画中）下来。

考查副词。never表示从不；seldom表示几乎不；sometimes表示有时；always表示总是。由but可知此句与The official put the picture on the wall above his bed间是转折关系，表示相反的意思，所以此句意思为她从不下来，故选A。

9.

句意：他坚持要寻找他的妈妈。

考查短语。looking at表示看；looking up表示查阅； looking for表示寻找；looking after表示照顾。由The son missed his mother and often cried for her可知此处表示这个儿子坚持要去找她的妈妈，故选C。

10.

句意：他最后在森林里找到了自己的妈妈。

考查短语。at the end of表示在……的末尾； At last表示最后；So far表示到目前为止；At once表示马上。由he found his mother in a forest可知时间应该用最后，故选B。

11.

句意：直到你从那官员家里拿回那副画，她才能回去。

考查连词与固定搭配。until直到；if是否；when 当……时候；since自从。根据 not...until...表示直到……才，此处表示你将画从官员的墙上拿下来我才能回来，故选A。

12.

句意：你需要它们。

考查代词。it表示它；me表示我；us表示我们；them表示他们，它们。此处你需要的东西指的是老虎鞋，tiger shoes是名词复数，要用them代替，故选D。

13.

句意：这官员听说小孩可以把美人请下来后，感到很兴奋。

考查形容词。 surprised表示吃惊的；excited表示激动的；amazed表示吃惊的；interested表示感兴趣的。由 he led the boy into his bedroom immediately可知此处表示这个官员很激动，故选B。

14.

句意：突然老虎鞋变成了一只大老虎。

考查短语。turned up表示出现；turned on表示打开；turned into表示变成；turned out表示结果是。由The tiger jumped at the official可知老虎鞋变成了大老虎，故选C。

15.

句意：人们为小孩做老虎鞋来保护小孩和他们的家人。

考查动词。care表示关心；prevent表示阻止；love表示爱；protect表示保护。由上文描述的老虎鞋变成了老虎，保护儿子和女子回了家可知，此处表示人们会为他们的孩子做老虎鞋来保护他们和他们的家人，故选D。