Question

There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have loads of friends. He always   31   off how many friends he had at school. One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, I   32  you a big bag of popcorn that you don’t have as many friends as you think. I’m sure many of them are nothing more than companions.”

Mario   33  the bet without hesitation. However, he wasn’t sure how to test   34  his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, “Wait a minute.” Then the old man left,   35  soon as though carrying something in his hands, but Mario could see   36  there.

“Take it. It’s a very special chair because it’s invisible (看不见). It’s rather   37  to sit on it, but if you take it to school and   38  to sit on it, you’ll activate (激活)its magic and you’ll be able to    39  who your real friends are. ”

Mario, brave and determined, took the   40  and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to form a(n)    41  , and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Mario tried to sit on it and   42  straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good laugh.

“Wait！Let me try again,” Mario said. But again, he missed the seat,   43  more surprised looks and a few catcalls (尖叫，喝倒彩). Mario didn’t   44  and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling onto the ground…until，  45  he tried again but didn’t fall. Looking around, Mario saw three of his best friends   46  him up. Meanwhile, many others he had   47  as friends had done nothing but make   48  of him.

And there, the show   49  to an end. Mario understood that true friends were those who   50 for him, and not just the companions that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes (不幸) was even less of a friend.

1. A．turned B．paid C．took D．showed

2.	A．bet B．give C．offer D．send

3.	A．received B．followed C．accepted D．dropped

4.	A．which B．that C．what D．whether

5.	A．answering B．returning C．passing D．recovering

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

7.	A．hard B．annoying C．upset D．painful

8.	A．prepare B．allow C．manage D．invite

9.	A．doubt B．tell C．explain D．call

10.	A．popcorn B．friend C．book D．chair

11.	A．area B．space C．line D．circle

12.	A．walked B．fell C．broke D．suffered

13.	A．causing B．bringing C．providing D．moving

14.	A．give away B．give out C．give up D．give off

15.	A．suddenly B．nearly C．generally D．unfortunately

16.	A．carrying B．holding C．pulling D．improving

17.	A．imagined B．faced C．placed D．viewed

18.	A．smile B．laugh C．fun D．interest

19.	A．came B．lasted C．added D．led

20.	A．arranged B．cared C．looked D．served

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D 短语辨析。Turn off关闭；pay off还清；take off起飞，脱掉，受欢迎；show off炫耀；他总是向别人炫耀他有很多的朋友。

2.A上下文串联。根据下一段第一行the bet说明祖父和他打赌。

3.C 动词辨析。A收到；B跟随；C接受；D脱落；他毫不犹豫地接受了这个赌注。

4.D 固定词组。Whether…or not是否；他不知道如测试他的朋友是不是真正的朋友。

5.B 动词辨析。A回答；B返回；C经过；D康复；爷爷先离开，返回的时候手里拿着东西。

6.D 上下文串联。根据下文他一次次跌倒说明实际上什么都没有，根本没有什么椅子。

7.A 形容词辨析。A困难；B恼人的；C难受的；D痛苦的；要想坐上这个椅子很难。

8.C 动词辨析。A准备；B允许；C设法；D邀请；句意：如果你把它带到学校去，并设法坐上去，激活它的魔力，你就会辨别谁是真正的朋友。

9.B 动词辨析。A怀疑；B辨别；C解释；D打电话；你就会辨别谁是真正的朋友。

10.D 上下文串联。句意：他勇敢地带着椅子上学去了。

11.D 名词辨析。A地区；B空间；C线；D圆圈；他把朋友们围在一起，形成一个圆圈。

12.B 动词辨析。A步行；B摔倒；C折断，打破；D遭受；他后背着地摔倒了。

13.A 动词辨析。A导致；B带来；C提供；D移动；他连续跌倒，导致更多的嘲笑和奇怪的目光。

14.C 短语辨析。A赠送，泄漏；B分发；C放弃；D发出；他没有放弃，一次次地尝试。

15.A 副词辨析。A突然；B几乎；C逐渐；D不幸地；，他再次尝试，突然他没有摔倒。

16.B 动词辨析。A携带；B扶持；C拉；D改善；三个最好的朋友把他扶住，他才没有摔倒。

17.D 动词辨析。A想象；B面对；C放置；D看待；view…as…把…看作…；很多他看作朋友的人什么都没有做，只是嘲笑他。

18.C 固定词组。Make fun of嘲笑。

19.A 固定词组。Come to an end结束。

20.B 短语辨析。Arrange for安排；care for关心；look for寻找；句意;真正的朋友是那些关心他的人

考点：考查情感类完型