Question

Once upon a time when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you.      it, and come back to me every      at this hour till better times come. ''

The hungry children       eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread,      each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even         the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not           or struggle with the rest, but remained          modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the       loaf, which alone was left in the basket,      the gentleman's hand, and went home.

The next day the children were as      as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the          of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the       open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much       , and said, ''Take the money back to the good _         at once, for it must have got into the loaf      _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''

But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's       , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no       . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to       you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _      as you now are. Go home now, and the       is your own. ''

1.A. Take     B. Buy    C. Order    D. Smell

2.A. month   B. week    C. day    D. year

3.A. stood   B. sat    C. gathered   D. looked

4.A. but    B. so    C. since    D. because

5.A. hearing     B. thanking   C. thinking   D. looking

6.A. play    B. laugh    C. quarrel    D. speak

7.A. crying   B. standing   C. quarreling      D. singing

8.A. best       B. oldest       C. largest    D. smallest

9.A. kissed   B. took    C. seized     D. waved

10.A. hungry  B. angry    C. eager    D. rude

11.A. size    B. number   C. length       D. amount

12.A. letter   B. bread    C. basket    D. bag

13.A. surprised     B. pleased   C. terrified   D. excited

14.A. policeman     B. teacher      C. gentleman      D. child

15.A. by accident B. by heart      C. by hand   D. by itself

16.A. letter   B. apology   C. money   D. message

17.A. luck    B. use    C. good    D. mistake

18.A. test    B. reward        C. thank       D. attract

19.A. careful  B. grateful   C. beautiful   D. enthusiastic

20.A. loaf    B. basket    C. world        D. money

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲了一个懂得谦让的小女孩，最后受到好心人奖励的故事。

1.A考查动词。 A. Take 带；B. Buy 买；C. Order 订；D. Smell 闻。In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, 这个篮子里有你们每人一块蛋糕，带走它，所以选A。

2.C 考查名词。A. month 月；B. week 周；C. day 天；D. year 年。and come back to me every at this hour till better times come.然后每天都到我这来，会有更好的，由后文可知他们每天都来，所以选C。

3.C 考查动词。A. stood 站；B. sat 坐；C. gathered 聚集；D. looked 看。The hungry children eagerly around the basket,饥饿的孩子们聚集在一起渴望的围着篮子，因为他们围着篮子，可知他们聚集在一起，所以选C。

4.D 考查连词。A. but 但是；B. so 所以；C. since 因为；D. because 因为。and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf.他们争抢着面包，因为他们之中的每个人都想要最大的那块，所以选A。

5.B 考查动词。A. hearing 听；B. thanking 感谢；C. thinking 思考；D. looking 看。At last they went away without even the good gentleman.最后他们带走了面包，甚至没有和先生说一句谢谢，所以选B。

6.C 考查动词。A. play 玩；B. laugh 笑；C. quarrel 争吵；D. speak 说。 a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest这个穿着破旧的小女孩，没有和别人争吵，抢，因为前文提到孩子们争抢，所以选C。

7.B考查动词。 A. crying哭；B. standing 站；C. quarreling吵架；D. singing 唱歌。but remained modestly in the distance. 但是仍然在远处谦虚的站着，由题意可知女孩没有去抢，所以选B。

8.D 考查形容词的最高级。A. best 最好的；B. oldest 最老的；C. largest 最大的；D. smallest 最小的。 she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket她带走了篮子里剩下的最小面包，因为她没有抢，所以剩下的是最小的。故选D。

9.A考查动词。 A. kissed 亲吻；B. took 带；C. seized 抓住；D. waved 挥动。 the gentleman's hand, and went home. 亲吻了先生的手，回家了，所以选A。

10.D考查形容词。 A. hungry 饿的；B. angry 生气的；C. eager 渴望的；D. rude 粗鲁的。 The next day the children were as as before, 第二天，这些孩子一样的粗鲁，所以选D。

11.A 考查名词。A. size 尺寸；B. number 数量；C. length 长度；D. amount 数量。 shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the of the one she got the first day.她只的到了昨天一半大小的面包，由题意可知大小是尺寸，所以选A。

12.B 考查名词。A. letter 信件；B. bread 面包；C. basket 篮子；D. bag 包。 When she came home, her mother cut the open当她回家的时候，妈妈把面包切开，所以选B。

13.A 考查形容词。A. surprised 惊讶的；B. pleased 开心的；C. terrified 害怕的；D. excited 激动的。 Her mother was very much , and said, '' 她的妈妈非常惊讶，所以选A。

14.C 考查名词。A. policeman 警察：B. teacher 老师；C. gentleman 绅士；D. child 孩子。 Take the money back to the good _ at once去把钱给好心的先生拿回去，前文出现了gentleman，所以选C。

15.A考查短语。A. by accident 偶然；B. by heart 从心底里；C. by hand 亲自；D. by itself 通过它自己。 for it must have got into the loaf . Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! '' 因为那是偶然的到的，快点，所以选A。

16.D 考查名词。A. letter信；B. apology道歉；C. money 钱；D. message 信息。 But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's , 但是当女孩把她妈妈说的话告诉先生时，所以选D。

17.D 考查名词。A. luck 幸运；B. use 用；C. good 好的；D. mistake 错误。 he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no _ _. 他说不，不，我的孩子，这不是弄错的，所以选D。

18.B考查动词。 A. test 测试；B. reward 奖励；C. thank 感谢；D. attract 吸引。 I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to _ you. 我爸银碎片放进最小的面包来奖励你，所以选B。

19.B 考查形容词。A. careful 细心的；B. grateful 感激的；C. beautiful 美丽的；D. enthusiastic 热心的。 Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ _ as you now are. ''一直像你现在一样，包容，平静，懂得感激，由前文女孩亲吻了先生的手可知女孩是感激的，所以选B。

20. is your own.回家吧，这钱是你的了，所以选D。

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