Question

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had ________ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ________,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ________ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) ________ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ________ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ________ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon ________ that she was a world-famous chef. She made a ________ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ________— her favorite hobby. She ________ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ________. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ________ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ________ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ________ set in, but Mary could not run—she was ________ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ________ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused —________ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ________ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ________, so we tried to make some bread.” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She ________ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

1.A. givenB. writtenC. toldD. taught

2.A. successfulB. helpfulC. tiringD. surprising

3.A. shookB. putC. bentD. kept

4.A. difficultB. boringC. importantD. easy

5.A. eyesB. mindC. heartD. legs

6.A. nicelyB. exactlyC. curiouslyD. carelessly

7.A. realizedB. remindedC. learnedD. dreamt

8.A. decisionB. fortuneC. businessD. plan

9.A. cookingB. readingC. runningD. babysitting

10.A. justB. everC. evenD. only

11.A. selfishB. proudC. stubbornD. sensitive

12.A. everythingB. somethingC. anythingD. nothing

13.A. tiredB. arrangedC. managedD. prepared

14.A. PanicB. PainC. NoiseD. Stress

15.A. frozenB. draggedC. pushedD. brought

16.A. becauseB. untilC. asD. unless

17.A. smokeB. lightC. waterD. fire

18.A. cheerfulB. strangeC. guiltyD. confident

19.A. busyB. hungryC. worriedD. asleep

20.A. promisedB. allowedC. expectedD. persuaded

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Mary做保姆工作辛苦一天后发生的有趣的故事。

1.C 考查动词词义辨析。依据上下文可知，Mary是给孩子们睡前讲故事，故使用“tell a story”合适，故选C。

2.C 考查形容词词义辨析。A.成功的；B.有帮助的；C.劳累的；D.令人惊讶的。依据上下文可知，做保姆工作要照顾三个男孩应该是非常劳累的，故C项适合。

3.B 考查动词词义辨析。A.摇动，晃动；B.放；C.弯曲；D.保持，此处表示的是Mary把脚放在沙发上，所以put一词较为适合，故选B项。

4.D 考查形容词词义辨析。A.困难；B.令人厌烦的；C.重要的；D.容易的。依据上下文可知Mary认为做保姆不是件容易的事情，但在别人的眼里可能比较容易，故D项适合。

5.5】A 考查名词词义辨析。前面提到她很累了，所以是眼睛感到越来越困，所以A项适合。

6.6】B 考查副词词义辨析。A.很好地；B.全然，完全地；C.好奇地；D.粗心地。那完全就是她做的，指睡觉这件事。故B项适合。

7.7】D 考查动词词义辨析。根据第三段的内容可知，Mary是在做梦，故D项适合。

8.8】B 考查名词词义辨析。根据空格后的“wore diamonds and designer clothes”，可知，Mary梦见自己发财了，也构成了短语“make a fortune”，故B项适合。

9.9】B 考查名词词义辨析。根据文章中的“Most days she relaxed by the pool…”可知，后面Mary梦中做的事情都是比较令她感到放松的事情，依据选项A项表示“烹饪”是她的梦中的职业，但不能在游泳池旁完成；B项阅读未提及但有令人愉快放松的功能；C项是“跑步”也不能在游泳池旁完成；D项是“保姆工作”，依据上下文也排除，故B项适合。

10.10】C 考查副词词义辨析。依据上下文内容尤其是后面的“took the leading role in her own TV show.”可知，为递进关系，故C项适合。

11.11】B 考查形容词词义辨析。A.自私的；B.骄傲，自豪的；C.固执的；D.敏感的。依据后面的“I am definitely the best in the world”可知，Mary很骄傲，故B项适合。

12.12】D 考查代词词义辨析。依据后面的“She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger.”可知，Mary梦中的事情不顺利，故nothing正确，故选D。

13.3】C 考查动词词义辨析。依据前文的“despite all the trouble...”可知，Mary前面的事情没有做好，而后面的是“Mary做好了事情”，故选C项，构成短语“manage to do sth”表示“设法成功做某事”。

14.14】A 考查名词词义辨析。依据上下文可知，Mary梦中的事情是一团糟，故A项的“恐慌”适合此处的意思。B项表示“疼痛”；C项是“噪音”；D项表示“压力”。

15.15】A 考查动词词义辨析。依据后面的“She tried hard to move, but…”可知Mary想动但是动不了A项的freeze一词可以表示“动不了”之意。B项表示“拖，拉”之意；C项是“推”；D项表示“带来”。

16.16】B 考查连词词义辨析。依据前面的“…could not,…”，此处构成“not…until”结构，故选B项。

17.7】A 考查名词词义辨析。依据下文中的“pouring from the kitchen”以及“some very burnt bread.”可知，三个小孩做面包吃但烤糊了，故A项“烟雾”适合。

18.18】C 考查形容词词义辨析。依据上下文，三个小孩自己烤面包吃结果弄糊了，厨房里都是烟。为此三个小孩表示歉意，故C项表示“愧疚的”适合。A项表示“高兴的”；B项是“奇怪的”；D项表示“自信的”。

19.19】D 考查形容词词义辨析。依据上文可知，Mary一直在睡觉，故D项适合。

20.20】A 考查动词词义辨析。根据文章内容，Mary从此件事上也吸取教训就是以后再也不能在工作期间睡觉了。故A项表示“发誓，承诺”适合。B项表示“允许”；C项是“期望”；D项为“说服”。

【学法指导】

做忘形填空时要瞻前顾后，利用好语境，抓关键词。41.21.6】B 副词词义辨析 根据下文故事的情

节可知Mary真的睡着了，故B项适合。A项表示“很好地”；C项是“好奇地”；D项表示“粗心地”。

22.15】A 动词词义辨析 依据后面的“She tried hard to move, but…”可知Mary想动但是动不了

A项的freeze一词可以表示“动不了”之意。B项表示“拖，拉”之意；C项是“推”；D项表示“带来”。

考点：考查故事类记叙文完形填空。