Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it．He loves us and doesn’t say it．Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering．A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods．He     .for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself．Getting a little   , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner．As he was _     back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck．Just out of      , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it．In a panic, he      the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally     be watching him．Sally had seen all this, but she said      ．After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke      to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if     wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too      to help you．And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny      to help make supper．After several days of doing both his      and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t      it any longer．He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big      ．“Sweetheart, I know．You see, I was watering the flowers at the window     I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing．But because I love you, I      you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally      _ of you.”

In reality, no matter how      _ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to       it and work it through instead of running away from it．Hard as it is, it      us and makes us who we are.

1.A．promoted        B．exercised        C．practiced        D．consumed

2.A．delighted         B．upset            C．amazed           D．scared

3.A．running           B．rushing          C．heading          D．leaving

4.A．sympathy         B．pride            C．impulse          D．politeness

5.A．hung              B．presented      C．protected        D．hid

6.A．should            B．shall            C．must             D．might

7.A．nothing           B．everything       C．something        D．anything

8.A．loudly            B．softly         C．guiltily         D．innocently

9.A．Sally             B．Johnny           C．the children    D．Grandma

10.A．reluctant        B．willing          C．curious          D．cautious

11.A．kept up          B．held back       C．left behind      D．stayed behind

12.A．chores           B．homework         C．games           D．sports

13.A．accept           B．stand            C．withdraw         D．allow

14.A．hug              B．blow             C．reward         D．award

15.A．whereas          B．as               C．while          D．when

16.A．appreciate       B．admire         C．forgive          D．force

17.A．put the blame    B．make friends     C．put pressure     D．make a slave

18.A．doubtful         B．grateful         C．harmful          D．painful

19.A．reject           B．control          C．face             D．witness

20.A．develops         B．shapes          C．ruins            D．prepares

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

1.根据后文的but he could never hit the target可知John在练习（practice），，故选C。

2.由于前面讲Johnny没有击中目标，故心情不安（upset）。

3.head在本句中作为动词，意思是“前进，朝向”，结合文章的意思应选B。

4.sympathy 同情心；pride 骄傲；impulse 冲动.；politeness 礼貌。out of impulse：出于冲动。根据文意，应选C。

5.根据下文中的the dead duck in the woodpile可知，Johnny把奶奶的鸭子弄死后，很害怕，所以就把鸭子的尸体藏（hide，hid为hide的过去式）在木材堆里了。

6.根据文章的意思，可知Sally当时肯定是看见了Johnny所做的一切，故用must 表推断，语气较强。

7.根据下文，可知Sally并没有把Johnny杀死了奶奶的鸭子的这件事告诉别人，反而以此事要挟Johnny帮她做家务。

8.为了不让大人知道Johnny杀死了奶奶的鸭子的这件事，Sally要轻轻地（softly）跟Johnny说话，故选B。

9.根据下文奶奶讲的话but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper，可知当时爷爷是问Sally去不去钓鱼的。

10.根据文意，Sally又用Johnny杀死了奶奶的鸭子的这件事要挟Johnny帮她做晚饭，故Sally就故意说Johnny乐意（willing）帮忙。

11.根据文意，可知Johnny要留（stay behind）在家帮奶奶做晚饭，故选D。

12.根据上文提到的在厨房帮忙，还有做晚饭，可知这些都是属于家务琐事（chores），故选A。

13.多次被Sally要挟，Johnny终于不能忍受（stand）了，故选B。

14.结合选项和上下文的意思，可知选hug（拥抱）正确。

15.根据文章的意思，可知当（when）Johnny射死了奶奶的鸭子的时候，奶奶也正在浇花。故选D。

16.因为Johnny用于承认了错误，而且奶奶爱他，故她就原谅（forgive）他了。

17.由于前文讲了Sally一直都用Johnny杀死了奶奶的鸭子的这件事要挟Johnny帮她做各种家务，故奶奶就说Sally 在把Johnny当成是奴隶，故选D。

18.根据下文的uncomfortable，可知此处也应该用一个贬义词，结合文意，故选D。

19.根据空格后的make it through可知，选C符合文意。

20.根据下一句的work it through，可知选B正确。