完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being 36 by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a 37 to find a way of stopping themselves from being in 38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages 39 into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse 40 . When this idea was 41 , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But 42 knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, 43 said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his 44 .
At last, one mouse, 45 than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for 46 , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know 47 she is! We’ll have 48 to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to 49 !” Hearing the words, everyone got 50 and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never 51 !”
“She’ll never be able to walk 52 again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must 53 who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was 54 enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very 55 to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
1.A. trained B. taught C. caught D. invited
2.A. party B. test C. game D. meeting
3.A. return B. danger C. fact D. need
4.A. rushed B. swam C. flew D. stepped
5.A. questioned B. explained C. suggested D. answered
6.A. supported B. discussed C. accepted D. refused
7.A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody
8.A. angrily B. happily C. carefully D. slowly
9.A. present B. reason C. idea D. excuse
10.A. younger B. longer C. stronger D. wiser
11.A. pleasure B. silence C. help D. information
12.A. where B. what C. how D. who
13.A. experience B. power C. time D. space
14.A. shout B. watch C. stay D. hide
15.A. worried B. excited C. surprised D. tired
16.A. drop off B. turn up C. get up D. put off
17.A. gladly B. quickly C. quietly D. directly
18.A. believe B. learn C. imagine D. decide
19.A. honest B. brave C. rich D. old
20.A. easy B. difficult C. strange D. important
The chair is _______; move it, please.
A. in a way B. in the way C. on a way D. on the way
Excuse me, but can you tell me what UN in your papers ________?
A. stands up B. stands for C. stands out D. stands up for
It took _______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.
A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than
I fell in love with the pretty girl ________ I saw her.
A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time
---Could I take my child?
---Sorry. The ticket ____ one person to the cinema.
A. allows B. permits C. promises D. admits