Question

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought     . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle.

This farmhouse had been         too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s     made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a         from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse      the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried         when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he        into the room where grain was stored and was quite       as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he        a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat       , and without thinking he started to run and luckily      the cat’s paws.

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a        family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to      with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came       the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came      the next few days. Zigfried         every single hour of them.       , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a       smile at the door of his home, he heard the      of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The      froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

1.A. carefully    B. excitedly         C. hopefully                 D. proudly

2.A. shabby      B. noisy           C. messy                      D. empty

3.A. mouth     B. nose           C. stomach                    D. throat

4.A. bag       B. stick            C. bowl                        D. coat

5.A. although   B. until             C. whereas                   D. unless

6.A. leapt      B. sniffed           C. trembled                  D. withdrew

7.A. broke         B. marched           C. paced                      D. stole

8.A. curious       B. nervous        C. pitiful                      D. sensible

9.A. took         B. released       C. felt                          D. drew

10.A. strongly     B. irregularly     C. slowly                      D. wildly

11.A. escaped       B. seized         C. rubbed                     D. scratched

12.A. close       B. happy              C. new                D. young

13.A. celebrate     B. communicate      C. compete              D. compromise

14.A. across      B. from              C. off                           D. up

15.A. alive       B. loose              C. open                        D. still

16.A. counted     B. enjoyed           C. missed                     D. wasted

17.A. However     B. Instead            C. Moreover                 D. Therefore

18.A. bitter        B. forced           C. polite                      D. satisfied

19.A. introduction    B. discussion       C. comment                 D. debate

20.A. blood            B. smile           C. tear                  D. sweat

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.

【解析】

试题分析：本文为一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Zigfried这只老鼠圣诞节前夕在农场里寻找吃的，但很多时候都饿着肚子，但看到搬来一家新人后，圣诞过得十分满意，却不知道自己已经成了别人圣诞的礼物。

1. 有希望地；D自豪地，直到沒有人來，或许今天是有希望地，这是在圣诞来临的这几天它仿佛看到了奇迹。所以應該是有希望地。故选C。

2. 形容词辨析。A 破旧的；B 吵闹的；C 混乱的；D空的，根据It needed a family.说明空的時間太长了，需要一個家。故选D。

3. 语义辨析。根据He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.从昨天起就沒有吃任何东西，所以上文應該是胃饿的叫了。故选C。

4. 名词辨析。grabbed a from his home, 从下文中“as he filled his bag with wheat.”就可以得到答案，可知他从家里拿了一個包。故选A。

5. 介词辨析。A即使，尽管；B直到…；C然而，鉴于，反之；D除非不；农户的房子对一只小老鼠來說是一個极好的地方，直到这个农民娶了一位有猫的妻子。所以是until直到…故选B。

6. 动词辨析。A 跳跃；B吸气；C震颤；D收回，农夫妻子养了一只猫，当这只老鼠想到时就会吓的震颤，其他不符合题意，故选C。

7. 动词辨析。A.break into闯入，破门而入；B.march into前进，步入；C.pace into速度前进；D.steal into潜入，偷偷进入，他警惕的四周看了看当他偷偷进入存着谷物的房间。故选D。

8. 形容词辨析。A好奇的；B緊張的，神經紧绷的；C可怜的，令人同情的；D明智的，他装满包的时候應該是相当緊張的，因为他是偷偷潜入农夫家里的。故选B。

9. 动词辨析。he a hot breath about his ear. 根据题意在耳边应该是感覺到一個热的呼吸声，故选C。

10. 副词辨析。A强壮地；B沒有规律地；C缓慢地；D疯狂地，狂暴地；his heart beat____ 心脏疯狂地跳动。其他不符合题意。故选D。

11. 动词辨析。 A逃脱；B抓住；C擦；D刮，擦；without thinking he started to run and luckily the cat’s paws（爪子）.沒有思考就开始跑，很幸运的逃脱了猫爪。故选A。

12. 形容词辨析。a family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. 上文中提到农场房屋是空的，所以可以推出又有一个新的人家搬到这个农场里。故选C。

13. 动词辨析。A.celebrate with与…庆祝，B.communicate with与…交流；C.compete with与…竞争；D.compromise with折中，妥协，Zigfried’s granny （奶奶）would arrive on Christmas Eve （圣诞前夕）to with him. 他的奶奶在圣诞前夕來与他一起庆祝圣诞。故选A。

14. A.come across偶遇，无意中发现；B.come from来自，出生于；C.come off举行，成功，表现，脱离；D.come up走近，发生，开始上升；根據句意应是他无意中发现路上一辆车正在驶向房屋，带着許多好吃的。故选D。

15. 动词辨析。A活跃起来，看上去像真的；B松掉，变松；C打开，开门；D仍然，仍旧，The house came the next few days. 房屋搬进新主人了，房子應該变得富有生机起来。故选A。

16. 动词辨析。A计算；B享受；C错过；D浪费，花费；房子來了新主人，还带着許多的食物，所以这只老鼠也享受着这几个小时。故选B。

17. 词义辨析。Zigfried every single hour of them. , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a smile at the door of his home, 句中表示转折，表示事情发生变化，而不是一系列美好的事情，故选A。

18. 形容词辨析。A苦的；B被迫的；C有礼貌的；D满足的；喝着热巧克力應該是满足的微笑。故选D。

19. 名词辨析。A介绍；B讨论；C评论，评价；D争论；he heard the of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas。他听見几个正在讨论他們在圣诞节可能得到什么。故选B。

20. 名词辨析。What? A cat? The froze on his face; 老鼠听到礼物是猫时，笑容僵硬了。故选B。

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