Question

A wise gentleman retired and bought a modest home near   junior high school. He    the first few weeks of his retirement   peace and satisfaction. Then a new school year began.The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his   ，beating happily on every trash can they   ．The noise continued day after day,   finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some   .

The next afternoon, he walked out to       the young boys as they banged their way down the street.   them, he said, "    kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you   your happiness like that. I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing，

The kids were    and continued to do their job on the trash cans. After a few days, the old man greeted the kids again,    this time he had a sad smile on his face. "I lost a lot of money in the stock market," he told them. "    , I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans." The troublemakers were    displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued the afternoon    

A few days later, the old man approached them again as they went their way down the street. "Look," he said, "I haven’t received my Social Security check yet,    I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?"

"A quarter?” the leader exclaimed．"If you think we are going to    our time beating these cans around    a quarter, you are crazy！No way，mister. We quit！"And the old man enjoyed    for the rest of his days.

1.A. the     B. a C. an D. /

2.A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost

3.A. for B. with C. in D. at

4.A. house B. street C. way D. school

5.A. made B. found C. knew D. met

6.A. until B. when C. since D. because

7.A. methods B. time C. action D. place

8.A. hear B. meet C. notice D. please

9.A. Inviting B. Calling C. Visiting D . Stopping

10.A. Your B. You C. Yours D. My

11.A. express B. use C. produce D. like

12.A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. satisfied

13.A. but B. just C. thus D. as

14.A.From now on B.Since then C.In the meantime D.In no time

15.A. merely B. obviously C. hardly D. eventually

16.A. shouting B. sound C. voice D. noise

17.A. instead B. also C. now D. so

18.A. use B. find C. waste D. take

19.A. in B. for C. within D. on

20.A. peace B. noise C. happiness D. suffering

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述了一位聪明的老人为了居住一个安宁的环境，运用计谋让附近初中学校的小男孩不再击打街上的垃圾桶。

1.冠词。这里第一次提及到junior high school初中，是泛指，故用不定冠词a。这里指在一所初中学校附近买了一栋简陋的房子。故选B。

2.A. spent度过；B. took花费；C. paid付；D. cost花费。他度过了退休后的几个星期。故选A。

3.介词。in peace and satisfaction安静并满意地。他安静并满意地度过了退休后的几个星期。故选C。

4.名词。根据后文中The next afternoon, he walked out to 8 the young boys as they banged their way down the street.的提示可知。就在第二天的下午，三个小男孩，富有朝气和课后的热情，来到他的街区。故选B。

5.动词。A. made使得；B. found发现；C. knew知道；D. met遇到。这里指小男孩们快乐地击打着每一个垃圾桶。故选D。

6.连词。A. until直到；B. when当……时候；C. since自从；D. because因为。噪音持续了一天又一天，直到最终聪明的老人决定该采取一些措施的时候了。故选A。

7.这里考查固定短语搭配：take action采取措施。直到最终聪明的老人决定该采取一些措施的时候了。故选C。

8.动词。A. hear听到；B. meet遇到；C. notice注意到；D. please取悦。他走出去碰到年轻的男孩。故选B。

9.A. Inviting邀请；B. Calling打电话；C. Visiting参观；D . Stopping停下。这里指老人拦住了他们。故选D。

10.代词。这里用you和后面的名词kids是同位语关系，指你们小孩子。你们小孩子真好玩。故选B。

11.动词。A. express表达；B. use使用；C. produce产生；D. like喜欢。我想看到你们像那样表达你们的高兴。故选A。

12.A. surprised惊讶的；B. excited激动的；C. interested有兴趣的；D. satisfied满意的。句意是：这里指孩子们很激动。故选B。

13.连词。A. but但是；B. just刚刚；C. thus因此；D. as正如。这里前后句为转折关系，故用but。但是，这次他脸上带着苦笑。故选A。

14.短语辨析。A. From now on从现在起；B. Since then自从那时候；C. In the meantime同时；D. In no time立刻。从现在起，我只能付你们50美分了。故选A。

15.A. merely仅仅；B. obviously显然地；C. hardly几乎不；D. eventually最终。麻烦制造者显然不满意。故选B。

16.名词。A. shouting叫喊；B. sound声响；C. voice声音；D. noise噪音。这里指小男孩们继续午后的噪音。故选D。

17.副词。A. instead代替；B. al也；C. now现在；D. so因此。因此，我将只能给你们不超过25美分了。故选D。

18.A. use使用；B. find发现；C. waste浪费；D. take花费。打这些垃圾桶会浪费我们的时间。故选C。

19.介词。这里的for表示“为了”。为了这25美分而打这些垃圾桶会浪费我们的时间。故选B。

20.根据上文He 2 the first few weeks of his retirement peace and satisfaction.可知这里为peace安宁。这里指老人又享受着安宁。故选A。

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