Question

    The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky. As I took a glance(一瞥)at my neighbor’s house, I saw a flame (火焰)in his ______. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my______.

Soon, there was a ______ smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. ______, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to ______. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Right away, I ______＂Fire! Fire!＂ But there was no one nearby to ______ my shouts for help.

I ______into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour’s house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and _____ my neighbour’s name but there was no ______. I managed to _____ the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window ______ it was no use; the fire was too strong. ______, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just ______ as the fire was going to ______ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbor came back, he was ______ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his ______. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not ______ it.

Weeks later, my neighbor repaired and restored his kitchen. He ______ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal(奖章) that he had ______ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

1.A. sitting room B. bathroom C. kitchen D. bedroom

2.A. chair B. table C. bed D. sofa

3.A. valuable B. hot C. special D. burning

4.A. After a while B. All the time C. Once in a while D. At once

5.A. examine B. search C. reserve D. smell

6.A. said B. shouted C. received D. whispered

7.A. hear B. listen to C. ask D. turn to

8.A. walked B. rushed C. jumped D. stepped

9.A. called in B. called up C. called out D. called for

10.A. answer B. light C. sound D. fire

11.A. take out B. take up C. break down D. break into

12.A. and B. but C. because D. therefore

13.A. Luckily B. Sadly C. Unfortunately D. Suddenly

14.A. in time B. on time C. at a time D. at times

15.A. run B. spread C. flow D. return

16.A. amazing B. sad C. sick D. angry

17.A. children B. parents C. life D. pets

18.A. expect B. want C. accept D. permit

19.A. persuaded B. begged C. admitted D. invited

20.A. gradually B. particularly C. specially D. regularly

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者邻居家厨房失火，作者打电话给消防队，并且自己亲自参与救火，救出了邻居的宠物。邻居回来后，对作者很感激。后来，邻居不仅邀请作者参观自己的新厨房，还送给作者一枚特制的奖章。

1.考查名词辨析。根据I saw fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen.可知这里意思是我看到他的厨房里有火焰。A. sitting room客厅；B. bathroom浴室；C. kitchen厨房；D. bedroom卧室，故选C。

2.考查名词辨析。根据I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to ___5___. 可知这里意思是所以我回到我的床上。A. chair椅子；B. table桌子；C. bed床；D. sofa沙发，故选C。

3.考查形容词辨析。根据and I guessed something was wrong.可知不久，空气中有一股燃烧的味道。A. valuable有价值的；B. hot热的；C. special特殊的；D. burning燃烧的，故选D。

4.考查固定短语辨析。上文说空气中有一股燃烧的味道，所以作者立刻跳下床，下楼去检查。A. After a while过了一会儿；B. All the time一直；C. Once in a while偶尔；D. At once立刻，故选D。

5.考查动词辨析。上文说空气中有一股燃烧的味道，所以作者立刻跳下床，下楼去检查。A. examine检查；B. search探究；C. reserve保留；D. smell闻，故选A。

6.考查动词辨析。根据But there was no one nearby to ___7___ my shouts for help.可知作者在大喊。A. said说；B. shouted大喊；C. received收到；D. whispered窃窃私语，故选B。

7.考查动词辨析。句意：但是，附近没有人听到我的呼救声。A. hear听到；B. listen to听；C. ask问；D. turn to转向，故选A。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：我冲进我的房子，打电话给消防队，然后回到我邻居的房子。A. walked走路；B. rushed急忙；C. jumped跳跃；D. stepped行走，故选B。

9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我按了门铃，敲了敲门，大声叫邻居的名字，但是没有人回答。A. called in召集；B. called up使想起；C. called out大声叫；D. called for要求，故选C。

10.考查名词辨析。句意：我按了门铃，敲了敲门，大声叫邻居的名字，但是没有人回答。A. answer回答；B. light照亮；C. sound声音； D. fire火，故选A。

11.考查动词短语辨析。根据and rescued a cat and a rabbit.可知我设法闯入了房子。A. take out取出；B. take up开始从事；C. break down发生故障；D. break into闯入，故选D。

12.考查连词辨析。根据the fire was too strong.可知这里意思是我试图把水从厨房窗户里泼进去，但没有用。A. and并且；B. but但是；C. because因为；D. therefore因此，故选B。

13.考查副词辨析。根据a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire.可知这里意思是运的是，消防车来了，很快消防队员就把火扑灭了。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Sadly悲哀地；C. Unfortunately不幸地；D. Suddenly突然地，故选A。

14.考查固定短语辨析。句意：他们来得很及时，因为大火即将蔓延到房子里的其他房间。A. in time及时；B. on time按时；C. at a time一次；D. at times有时，故选A。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：他们来得很及时，因为大火即将蔓延到房子里的其他房间。A. run跑；B. spread蔓延；C. flow流动；D. return返回，故选B。

16.考查形容词辨析。根据because his kitchen was burnt down可知邻居回来，发现自己的厨房被烧毁，很伤心。 A. amazing令人惊异的；B. sad难过的；C. sick生病的； D. angry生气的，故选B。

17.考查名词辨析。根据I managed to ___11___ the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.可知这里意思是但他感谢我打电话给消防队，救了他的宠物。A. children孩子；B. parents父母； C. life生活；D. pets宠物，故选D。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：他想给我一些钱作为回报，但我没有接受。A. expect期望；B. want想要；C. accept接受；D. permit允许，故选C。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：他邀请我去看他的新厨房，在那里他给了我一枚奖章，那是他特别从一家工厂订购的。A. persuaded说服；B. begged乞求；C. admitted承认；D. invited邀请，故选D。

20.考查副词辨析。句意：他邀请我去看他的新厨房，在那里他给了我一枚奖章，那是他特别从一家工厂订购的。A. gradually逐步地；B. particularly特别是；C. specially 特别地

D. regularly定期地，故选C。