Question

阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I stood under an apple tree, looking at the mistletoe hung from it. That was the same thing sold in stores for Christmas decorations. I had an idea—make some_________with the mistletoe. I wanted to buy a guitar for my brother, Derek.

I tried to jump as _________as I could, but the lowest mistletoe was meters beyond my reach. I had started home when_________caught my eyes.

At the edge of the apple orchard, some mistletoe lay by the tree, as if put there just _________me. I picked out the best mistletoe and rushed home _________.

When I entered the side door, I could hear my brother playing his guitar, which he used for many years. I walked to our_________and knocked at the door.

"Derek? Let me in."

"Hold on. Hold on," came a_________ reply. The door opened and my brother walked past me.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"None of your business."

It wasn't easy _________that small bedroom with my brother. With Derek gone, I started to make the mistletoe into decorations. Derek's_________ guitar was beside me, wrapped in cloth. That guitar was the one thing in the world Derek__________. I knew what to buy him with the mistletoe money.

The next day I brought my mistletoe packages to school and__________every one. It was hardly enough to buy a guitar__________my pocket filled with change.

After school I went to the apple orchard again. Another__________waited for me. More mistletoe was there. When I took the mistletoe, I found the orchard owner standing under a tall tree. Some mistletoe fell from it. Then more and more. Soon a person dropped to the ground next to the owner. Derek! I __________in the shadows.

"Such hard work for you, "said the man," so what are you going to do with all the money I paid you?" asked the man.

Derek answered in a__________voice. "Saving up to buy my kid brother something for Christmas. He's been wanting a wooden recorder for years."

1.A.meals B.gifts C.furniture D.money

2.A.far B.high C.fast D.deep

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

4.A.for B.against C.with D.around

5.A.calmly B.happily C.sadly D.angrily

6.A.living room B.kitchen C.study D.bedroom

7.A.nervous B.hopeless C.cold D.stupid

8.A.decorating B.sharing C.painting D.cleaning

9.A.old B.broken C.cheap D.ugly

10.A.talked about B.stared at C.looked for D.cared about

11.A.cut B.coloured C.sold D.checked

12.A.unless B.though C.if D.since

13.A.surprise B.problem C.decision D.danger

14.A.slept B.hid C.lay D.ran

15.A.curious B.humorous C.proud D.wise

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文，描述兄弟两个为对方买圣诞礼物的故事。德雷克是哥哥，一般比较冷酷，弟弟想为哥哥买一把吉他，因为哥哥的吉他已经很多年了。在他第二次摘槲寄生的时候，发现哥哥也在默默的挣钱为弟弟买礼物。

1.

句意：我有一个主意——用这些槲寄生挣些钱。

meals饭；gifts礼物；furniture家具；money钱。根据下文“buy a guitar for my brother”可知，他现在需要钱，故选D。

2.

句意：我试着尽可能地跳，但最低的槲寄生在我够不到的地方。

far远的；high高的；fast快的；deep深的。根据上文“I stood under an apple tree”，可知，槲寄生是在树上，所以我要跳的高高的，故选B。

3.

句意：我刚开始回家，突然有什么东西引起了我的注意。

something某些东西；anything任何东西；nothing没有东西；everything一切东西。根据下文“some mistletoe lay by the tree”可知，一些东西引起了我的注意，故选A。

4.

句意：在苹果园的边缘，一些槲寄生躺在树旁，好像就为我放在那里一样。

for为了；against反对；with和；around在……周围。根据下文“I picked out the best mistletoe”可知，这些东西像是为我量身定做的，故选A。

5.

句意：我挑了最好的槲寄生，开心地冲回家。

calmly冷静地；happily开心地；sadly伤心地；angrily生气地。根据上文，作者得到了他想要的东西，所以是很开心，故选B。

6.

句意：我走到我们的卧室然后敲门。

living room起居室；kitchen厨房；study书房；bedroom卧室。根据下文“small bedroom with my brother”可知，兄弟两个住在一个卧室，故选D。

7.

句意：“等一下，等一下，”传来一个冷冷的回复。

nervous紧张的；hopeless绝望的；cold冷的；stupid愚蠢的。根据下文“"None of your business."”可知，哥哥的回复比较冷酷，故选C。

8.

句意：和我哥哥分享那个小的卧室不是一件容易的事。

decorating装饰；sharing分享；painting绘画；cleaning打扫。根据搭配“和某人分享某物share sth. with sb.”，故选B。

9.

句意：德里克的旧吉他就在我旁边，用布包着。

old旧的；broken坏的；cheap便宜的；ugly丑陋的。根据上文“which he used for many years.”可知，他使用了很多年，所以吉他旧了，故选A。

10.

句意：那把吉他是世界上德雷克唯一关心的东西。

talked about谈论；stared at盯着；looked for寻找；cared about关心。根据上文“"Where are you going?" I asked. "None of your business."”可知，德雷克是比较冷酷的人，对于弟弟来说，好像哥哥只在乎他的吉他，故选D。

11.

句意：第二天，我把槲寄生的包裹带到学校，卖给了每个人。

cut切；coloured涂色；sold卖；checked检查。根据上文他要用槲寄生卖钱，故选C。

12.

句意：这些钱根本不够买一把吉他虽然我的口袋里装满了零钱。

unless除非；though虽然；if如果；since自从。本题表示他把东西卖了之后，兜里虽然装满零钱，但是远远不够买一把吉他，故选B。

13.

句意：另一个惊喜在等着我。

surprise惊喜；problem问题；decision决定；danger危险。根据下文“More mistletoe was there.”可知，这对他来说是一个惊喜，故选A。

14.

句意：我藏在阴影里。

slept睡觉；hid隐藏；lay躺；ran跑。根据上文“Soon a person dropped to the ground next to the owner. Derek!”可知，作者突然看到了他的哥哥，所以，他藏了起来。故选B。

15.

句意：德雷克用一个骄傲的声音说，“省钱给我弟弟买个圣诞礼物。”

curious好奇的；humorous幽默的；proud骄傲的；wise明智的。根据下文“He's been wanting a wooden recorder for years.”可知，他要存钱给弟弟买礼物，这使他自豪骄傲，故选C。