Question

I lived with a rat. Possibly he was a mouse. I never ______ him. At night, when he thought I was ______, I heard him dragging things around and walking into things. Perhaps he was half blind. Whatever the case, he had ______ eating habits.

On the counter in the ______ were bags of croissants (羊角面包), nuts and fruit but he would only ______ himself to the Cheetos. He made a careful hole in the ______ and then ate from it. I had to ______ the snacks he touched.

This animal was ______. If he had gone after something other than Cheetos, perhaps we could have worked out a deal.

One day, I found out he had upgraded his technique. I discovered in a drawer in the kitchen that he had ______ a lot of food. Was my new drawer his new nest? I had to ask people how to ______ him. I didn’t like the suggestions - glue boxes and poison.

My neighbor had an idea about what to do with pest. ‘‘I’ll ______ this, he said one day. He took out a handful of Cheetos from the ______, coated them with dishwashing liquid and placed them carefully ______, in the shape of a scary face.

“Are you hoping to ______ him?” I asked. And when the next day the food was ______, not even orange crumbs (碎屑) remaining, I said: “Failure!”

After waiting for the greedy animal to ______ for over a week, as the days went by, it was ______ there would be no further sign of my nighttime ______. My neighbor’s plan ______ after all.

Now, I am the only one who ______ Cheetos in this house.

1.A. followed    B. noticed    C. saw    D. kept

2.A. eating    B. talking    C. sleeping    D. watching

3.A. bad    B. good    C. traditional    D. normal

4.A. kitchen    B. bedroom    C. garage    D. doorway

5.A. teach    B. help    C. protect    D. enjoy

6.A. bag    B. can    C. pocket    D. box

7.A. bring ou    B. divide up    C. put away    D. throw out

8.A. clever    B. greedy    C. lucky    D. reasonable

9.A. produced    B. shared    C. saved    D. wasted

10.A. take hold of    B. put up with    C. go along with    D. get rid of

11.A. discuss    B. handle    C. accept    D. prepare

12.A. plate    B. drawer    C. refrigerator    D. bottle

13.A. around    B. back    C. behind    D. ahead

14.A. meet    B. fool    C. frighten    D. touch

15.A. left    B. mixed    C. gone    D. hidden

16.A. come back    B. catch up    C. move on    D. give up

17.A. clear    B. necessary    C. funny    D. strange

18.A. neighbor    B. partner    C. guest    D. visitor

19.A. failed    B. improved    C. passed    D. worked

20.A. buys    B. eats    C. makes    D. dislikes

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.A

18.D

19.D

20.B

【解析】文章主要讲述了在夜晚的时候，总有一只老鼠偷吃作者的东西。作者在请教邻居后，邻居将沾了洗碗液的Cheetos，放回原处，一周后这个方法奏效了。再也没有老鼠来偷吃作者的Cheetos。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：我从没见过他。 followed 跟随；noticed 注意到； saw看到；kept保持。根据“Possibly he was a mouse.” 可能他是一只老鼠。作者推测那是一只老鼠，所以作者可能从没有见过他。根据题意，故选C。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：当他以为我在睡觉的时候。 eating 吃；talking说；sleeping 睡；watching看。根据“At night”在晚上，作者没有见过“he”，可知应该夜晚作者睡觉后。根据题意，故选C。

3.考查形容词辨析。句意：他有不良的营养习惯。bad 坏的，糟糕的； good好的；traditional 传统的；normal正常的。根据“He made a careful hole in the ___6___ and then ate from it.”他在上面咬了一个洞，并且吃了它。根据题意，故选A。

4.考查名词辨析。句意：厨房柜台上有一袋面包。 kitchen 厨房；bedroom 卧室； garage 车库；doorway门道，门口。根据“I discovered in a drawer in the kitchen”在厨房的抽屉里我发现的。根据题意，故选A。

5.考查动词辨析。句意：但他自己只吃奇多。 teach 教，教授； help帮助；protect 保护； enjoy喜欢，欣赏。help oneself to自用。根据题意，故选B。

6.考查名词辨析。句意：他在袋子上咬开了一个洞。 bag 袋；can（用金属或塑料制作的）容器；pocket 口袋；box盒子。根据“bags of croissants”，可知老鼠咬开袋子。根据题意，故选A。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我不得不扔掉他碰过的零食。bring out 出版，取出；divide up分割；put away放好，收起来；throw out扔掉，开除。根据题意，故选D。

8.考查形容词辨析。句意：这动物很贪婪。clever 聪明的；greedy 贪婪的，渴望的；lucky运气好的，侥幸的；reasonable合理的，公道的。根据“After waiting for the greedy animal”等那只贪婪的动物。根据题意，故选B。

9.考查动词辨析。句意：在厨房的一个抽屉里发现他储存了很多食物。produced 生产；shared 分享；saved节省，保存；wasted浪费。根据“a lot of food”抽屉里有许多食物，可只是老鼠储存的。根据题意，故选C。

10.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我不得不问人们怎样才能摆脱他。take hold of 握住，控制住； put up with忍受；go along with 一起去，赞同；get rid of摆脱。根据“I didn’t like the suggestions - glue boxes and poison.”我不喜欢那些建议，胶盒与毒药。可知作者在想办法摆脱老鼠。根据题意，故选D。

11.考查动词辨析。句意：我会处理的。 discuss 讨论；handle管理，负责；accept接受；prepare准备。根据“My neighbor had an idea about what to do with pest.”我的邻居在处理害虫方面有些想法。根据题意，故选B。

12.考查名词辨析。句意：他从抽屉里取出了一把Cheetos 。plate 盘子；drawer抽屉；refrigerator冰箱；bottle瓶子。根据“Was my new drawer his new nest?” 我的新抽屉是他的新巢吗？可知从抽屉里拿出的Cheetos。根据题意，故选B。

13.考查副词辨析。句意：他将Cheetos涂满了洗碗液后，又将 Cheetos放回原处。around 大约，旋转； back 向后地；behind在…的后面；ahead向前。place back放回。根据题意，故选B。

14.考查动词辨析。句意：你是想吓唬他吗？ meet 遇见；fool愚弄；frighten使惊恐；touch触摸。根据“in the shape of a scary face.”摆成了一个可怕的脸的形状。根据题意，故选C.

15.考查动词辨析。句意：第二天食物不见了。 left 离开； mixed 混合； gone走；hidden隐藏。根据“not even orange crumbs (碎屑) remaining”只留下橙色的面包碎屑。be gone消失。根据题意，故选C。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：等那只贪婪的动物回来一个多星期后。come back 回来；catch up 追上；move on 离开，继续前进；give up放弃。根据题意，故选A。

17.考查形容词辨析。句意：我的夜间访客再也没有任何迹象了。clear 清楚的，明白的；necessary 必要的，必然的； funny有趣的，好笑的；strange陌生的，奇怪的。根据“Now, I am the only one who ___20___ Cheetos in this house.” 现在，只有我一人在这所房子里吃奇多。可知邻居的做法成功了，显而易见再也没有来访者。根据题意，故选A。根据题意，故选A。

18.考查名词辨析。句意：我的夜间访客再也没有任何迹象了。neighbor 邻居；partner伙伴；guest 客人；visitor来访者。根据“Now, I am the only one who ___20___ Cheetos in this house.” 现在，只有我一人在这所房子里吃奇多。可知老鼠在夜晚不再拜访。根据题意，故选D。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：我邻居的计划终究奏效了。failed失败； improved提高；passed 通过；worked工作。根据“Now, I am the only one who ___20___ Cheetos in this house.” 现在，只有我一人在这所房子里吃奇多。可知邻居的计划成功了。根据题意，故选D。

20.考查动词辨析。句意：现在，只有我一人在这所房子里吃奇多。buys 买；eats吃； makes做；dislikes不喜欢。根据题意，故选B。