Question

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to   21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never   22  the target. Becoming somewhat   23 , he headed back for dinner.

As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s   24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right   25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he   26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his   27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After   28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to   29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she   30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.

Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the   34  ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny   35 at home.

After several days, Johnny finally couldn't   36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and   37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her   38 .

Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the   39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I   40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”

1.	A．work on B．carry out C．look after D．play with

2.	A．get B．hit C．find D．miss

3.	A．discouraged B．nervous C．helpless D．foolish

4.	A．pet B．big C．pretty D．little

5.	A．to B．at C．by D．in

6.	A．took B．got C．hid D．found

7.	A．grandpa B．grandma C．sister D．brother

8.	A．lunch B．supper C．breakfast D．school

9.	A．support B．cook C．help D．stay

10.	A．shouted B．spoke C．nodded D．whispered

11.	A．go B．play C．discover D．find

12.	A．make B．have C．punish D．need

13.	A．stay B．do C．help D．beat

14.	A．farm B．duck C．supper D．slingshot

15.	A．waited B．smiled C．stayed D．cried

16.	A．stand B．keep C．face D．hide

17.	A．promised B．explained C．admitted D．described

18.	A．apology B．advice C．forgiveness D．permission

19.	A．window B．roadside C．kitchen D．farm

20.	A．punished B．mistook C．love D．respect

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

1.考查词组意思，work on 意思“解决”，carry out意思“执行”，look after意思“照顾”，play with意思“玩”，句子意思“他拿着弹弓在树林里玩”，所以选D

2.由第二段的第二行hit the duck right…可以推出答案是B

3.考查词组意思，discouraged意思“沮丧的”， nervous意思“紧张的”，helpless意思“无助的”，foolish意思“愚蠢的”，句子意思“变得有点沮丧”， 所以选A

4.考查词组意思，pet意思“宠物”，big意思“大的”，pretty意思“漂亮的”，little意思“小的”，句子意思“当他回来的时候，看见奶奶的宠物鸭子”， 所以选A

5.固定句型，句子意思“它被打中头部，他杀死了它”， 所以选D

6.考查词组意思，took意思“拿走”，got意思“得到”， hid意思“藏起来”，found意思“发现”，句子意思“他把死去的鸭子藏在树林堆里”， 所以选C

7.由最后一段最后一句but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave. 可以推出答案C

8.由第一段的最后一句he headed back for dinner.和倒数第三段的第二行Sally to help me make supper可以推出答案A

9.考查词组意思，support意思“支持”，cook意思“煮”，help意思“帮助”，stay意思“停留”，句子意思“奶奶，约翰尼现在厨房里帮忙”， 所以选C

10.由倒数第三段的倒数第二行And she whispered again, 可以推出答案D，句子意思“萨利小声对约翰尼说”。

11.由这一段的最后一句Sally went fishing and Johnny…可以推出答案A，句子意思“奶奶问孩子们是否想去钓鱼”。

12.考查词组意思，make意思“使”，have意思“让”，punish意思“惩罚”，need意思“需要”，need sb to do sth意思“需要某人做某事”，句子意思“我需要萨里帮忙做晚饭”，所以选D

13.根据意思“约翰尼告诉我他想做”，do表示做饭这件事，所以选B

14.由第三段的第三行“Remember, the duck?” 可以推出答案B

15.固定句型stay at home意思“待在家里”，句子意思“因此萨利去钓鱼约翰尼待在家里”， 所以选C

16.考查单词意思，stand意思“忍受”，keep意思“保持”，face意思“面对”，hide意思“藏起来”，句子意思“约翰尼最终无法再忍受”，所以选A

17.考查单词意思，promised意思“承诺”，explained意思“解释”，admitted意思“承认”，described意思“描写”，句子意思“她向奶奶走去承认自己已经把宠物鸭子杀死了和请求奶奶的原谅”，所以选C

18.由最后一段的最后一句. I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.可以推出答案C

19.固定词组stand at the window意思“站在窗户旁边”，所以选A

20.由这一段的第一句话Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. 可以推出他奶奶是爱他的，所以选C

考点：这是一篇叙事类短文,记述了一个男孩打死了奶奶的宠物鸭子，然后把鸭子藏起来的事情。