Question

阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B. C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。

One day Reuben saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But he couldn’t        it at that moment.

However, he opened the shop’s door and went inside. Standing        and straight, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted and asked him to        it for some time. The shopkeeper      .

Reuben walked out into the sunlight and thought he would        the five dollars and not tell anybody. Hearing the sound of hammering (敲打), he had a (n)       . People built their own homes using nails (钉子) and       nail bags outside. He could sell them back to the nail factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two bags and hid the       .

It was evening when Reuben got home. Dora was at the kitchen, ready to serve        as Reuben sat at the table. He looked at his        and smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben        the town, collecting nail bags. On the day the school closed for the summer holiday, Reuben was happier than anyone        he would have more time for his       . Finally, the time had come! He        the coins. It was five dollars in all. Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he       told the owner. And he got his     .

Racing home, Reuben       as he ran to his mother, “Here, Mum! Here!” He      a small box in her big hand. She        it carefully and saw the golden word “Mother” inside the box. It was Mother’s Day. Dora had never received such a       . She smiled happily and held her son in her arms.

1.A. touch          B. send      C. use                   D. afford

2.A. shy     B. proud   C. upset           D. calm

3.A. get     B. hide      C. keep            D. share

4.A. agreed       B. ignored      C. refused                 D. received

5.A. spend         B. raise      C. borrow        D. steal

6.A. idea   B. wish      C. decision          D. secret

7.A. sold   B. needed          C. left                   D. made

8.A. nails   B. shoes    C. bags             D. coins

9.A. lunch         B. dinner  C. customers        D. tea

10.A. sister        B. friend   C. mother        D. neighbor

11.A. left  B. visited   C. cleaned                D. searched

12.A. or    B. but        C. because                D. though

13.A. plan B. duty      C. travel           D. result       

14.A. dropped  B. counted         C. showed                 D. collected

15.A. quietly     B. worriedly      C. cleverly                D. happily

16.A. job   B. reply    C. treasure               D. present

17.A. shouted   B. clapped         C. asked           D. fell

18.A. found       B. placed  C. threw           D. took

19.A. packed     B. checked        C. picked         D. opened

20.A. gift   B. letter    C. word            D. prize

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文简述了一个动人的故事。小男孩Reuben 想为妈妈买一件母亲节的礼物。但是需要5美元。他用自己的课余时间捡拾装钉子的袋子然后卖了攒钱。终于在母亲节那天他如愿给妈妈买到了他想给她的礼物。

1. 考查动词辨析。看到心动的东西，但是一词表明他买不起。touch触动；send寄送；use使用；afford支付。 选D。

2.考查形容词辨析。后面用了站得直提示应该是自豪的更合适。shy害羞的；proud自豪的；upset心情不安的；calm 平静的。选B。

3.考查动词辨析。 让店主为他保留一段时间。get得到；hided躲藏；keep保持；share分享。选C。

4.考查动词辨析。根据后文应该是店主同意了。agreed同意;  ignored忽视；refused拒绝；received; 收到。选A。

5.考查动词辨析。应该理解为他要自己攒钱。spend花费；raise抚养、集资；borrow借；steal偷。选B。

6.考查名词辨析。应该是听到敲打声，给了他灵感：他有主意了。idea想法；wish愿望；decision决定；secret秘密。选A。

7.考查动词辨析。此句理解为：钉子用完了。而包钉子的袋子就剩下了。A. sold卖；needed需要；left离开、留下；made制造。选C。

8.考查名词辨析。一个袋子5分，他卖了2个，应该是表示钱的词。后面有coin一词出现。nails钉子；shoes鞋；bags包；coins硬币。选D。

9.考查名词辨析。有evening 提示，后面有table ，应该是晚餐，西方人认为是正餐。 lunch午饭；dinner正餐；customers顾客；tea茶。选B。

10.考查名词辨析。从后文判断是妈妈。sister姐妹；friend朋友；mother妈妈；neighbor邻居。选C。

11.考查动词辨析。每天放学后，他就满城去寻找装钉子的袋子。left离开；visited参观；cleaned打扫；searched寻找。选D。

12.考查并列连词辨析。他比别人都高兴，因为暑假他就有时间了。or否则；but但是；because因为；though尽管。选C。

13.考查名词辨析。他会有更多的时间做他计划做的事。plan计划；duty责任；travel旅行；result结果。选A。    

14.考查动词辨析。他数了数钱，后面才有一共5美元。dropped掉下来；counted    数；showed显示；collected收集。选B。

15.考查副词辨析。我有这些钱了。所以应该高兴。quietly静静地；worriedly     担心地；cleverly聪明地；happily快乐地。选D。

16.考查名词辨析。从后面可知他想要一个礼物。job工作；reply回答；treasure        财富；present礼物。选C。

17.考查动词辨析。快乐的心情，应该用孩子跑回家喊着跑向妈妈。shouted喊；clapped鼓掌；asked问；fell摔倒。选A。

18.考查动词辨析。他把一个小盒子放在她的大手上。found          发现；placed放；threw扔；took花费。选B。

19.考查动词辨析。西方人的习惯是当面打开礼物看。packed打包；checked检查；picked        拾；opened打开。选D。

20.考查名词辨析。应该理解为：Dora从来没有收到过这样的礼物，所以她高兴地笑了，然后紧紧地把儿子抱在怀里。 gift礼物；letter信；word话；prize奖。选A。

考点： 故事类短文。