Question

    [素材选自One Story A Day Book 7]

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There once lived a man with his wife and children in a very small house. There was always noise in his house as his children played, laughed and sang. He could find no_____ at all.

Life in this noisy house was_____. So the man decided to _____ a wise old woman nearby. He told her about his _____. The woman immediately had an answer for him.

“Go home and bring all of your farm animals_____ doors to live in your house，” advised the woman. “_____ in your sheep, horses, cows, chickens...” she said. The man _____ it was not good. But since the old woman was known for her wisdom, he _____ to do as she said. He went home and brought inside all the farm animals he had.

However, it was out of order at home. The animals made all_____ of noise. Wherever he went in his house, the dogs barked, the sheep cried, the chickens clucked...

The man could find no peace at all, ______ he went back to ask the wise old woman. She listened ______ to his complaint, and then offered some new advice. “Go home and take all of the animals out of your ______，” she said.

The man was confused, as it had been only a few______ since she had advised him to bring them all into his house. But he agreed to follow ______ instructions. He returned to his house and drove all the animals outside. To his surprise, it was quiet at home.

Sometimes, we need to see______ bad things can get before we appreciate what we already have.

1.A.safety B.joy C.peace D.interest

2.A.unbearable B.unfair C.unfriendly D.unusual

3.A.turn to B.grow up C.put down D.take off

4.A.test B.problem C.family D.dream

5.A.in B.on C.by D.with

6.A.Bring B.Know C.Show D.Teach

7.A.thought B.asked C.believed D.suggested

8.A.hated B.invited C.wondered D.agreed

9.A.questions B.words C.rules D.kinds

10.A.but B.or C.so D.and

11.A.suddenly B.slowly C.immediately D.patiently

12.A.office B.garden C.yard D.home

13.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.years

14.A.his B.her C.its D.their

15.A.why B.how C.what D.whether

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.B

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个男人觉得自己家太吵了，在一个睿智老妇人的建议下，他把农场里的动物都带入房子里几天后又把动物赶出来，最后才找到家的安宁的故事。作者通过这个故事告诉我们要先看看事情会变得多么糟糕，然后才能发现并欣赏我们已经拥有的东西。

1.考查名词词义辨析。safety安全；joy快乐；peace平静；interest兴趣。分析语境可知此处选的词要与noise相对。故选C。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。unbearable 无法忍受的；unfair不公平的；unfriendly不友好的；unusual独特的。根据语境可知是无法忍受，才会有后文找睿智老妇人寻求帮助，故选A。

3.考查动词短语辨析。turn to求助于；grow up长大；put down写下，记录；take off脱掉，起飞。结合下文语境可知是他向一位睿智的老妇人求助。故选A。

4.考查名词词义辨析。test测试；problem 问题；family 家庭；dream 梦想。根据后文“The woman immediately had an answer for him.老妇人立刻就给出了答案”，可知这里是倾诉问题。故选B。

5.考查介词词义辨析。in 在……里面；on 在……上面；by 通过；with 和。根据语境可知是把动物带入房子里一起生活。故选A。

6.考查动词词义辨析。Bring 带来；Know知道；Show展示；Teach教。根据上文“Go home and bring all of your farm animals __5__ doors to live in your house”可知是建议他把动物带入房子里。故选A。

7.考可查动词词义辨析。thought想，思考；asked问；believed相信；suggested建议。结合上下文语境可知他认为这个方法不好。故选A。

8.考查动词词义辨析。hated 讨厌；invited 邀请；wondered猜想；agreed 同意。结合前一句可知“The man __7__ it was not good. But since the old woman was known for her wisdom...”可知这个男人同意了老妇人的建议。故选D。

9.考查名词词义辨析。questions问题；words字，话；rules规则；kinds种类。根据“Wherever he went in his house, the dogs barked, the sheep cried, the chickens clucked...”可知是各种噪音。故选D。

10.考查连词词义辨析。but 但是；or 或者；so 所以；and 和。根据语境可知此处表示因果关系。故选C。

11.考查副词词义辨析。suddenly突然地；slowly 缓慢地；immediately 立刻；patiently耐心地。结合语境可知老妇人耐心地听了男人的抱怨，故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。office办公室；garden花园；yard院子；home家。根据上文“He went home and brought inside all the farm animals he had.”可知选D。

13.考查名词词义辨析。minutes分钟；hours小时；days天；years年。根据语境及常识可知是几天。故选C。

14.考查人称代词词义辨析。his 他的；her 她的；its 它的；their 他们的。根据语境可知男人是同意遵循这个老妇人的指示。故选B。

15.考查宾语从句连接词。why为什么；how如何；what什么；whether是否。根据语境及语法结构可知，此处是how＋adj.＋主谓的感叹句转化而来的宾语从句。故选B。