Question

    Mary and her husband Dimitri _______ in the small village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary’s prize possessions was a little white _______ which her husband had given her. She kept it _______ to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every _______. One evening, however, the lamb _______. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been _______.

When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once _______ to find the thief. He knew it would not be _______, in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the _______, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had __________ acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily __________ him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better __________ it or he would call the police. Aleko didn’t __________ taking it and led Dimitri into his back yard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he __________, but his lamb was black.__________ of having acted so rudely, Dimitri __________ to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko’s house __________ the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was __________ to find that the little black lamb was almost __________. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been __________ clean by the rain!

1.A.traveled B.arrived C.lived D.worked

2.A.lamb B.dog C.cow D.horse

3.A.attached B.added C.tied D.applied

4.A.day B.hour C.week D.evening

5.A.was running B.was missing C.removed D.lost

6.A.killed B.sold C.stolen D.disappeared

7.A.put out B.came out C.made out D.set out

8.A.difficult B.formal C.true D.false

9.A.village B.people C.theft D.story

10.A.suddenly B.again C.already D.then

11.A.blamed B.argued C.accused D.charged

12.A.return B.refuse C.hand D.find

13.A.admit B.insist C.allow D.enjoy

14.A.told B.explained C.sighed D.talked

15.A.Convinced B.Informed C.Ashamed D.Robbed

16.A.acknowledged B.admired C.advocated D.apologized

17.A.before B.until C.after D.when

18.A.excited B.sad C.astonished D.disappointed

19.A.black B.colourful C.grey D.white

20.A.washed B.transformed C.turned D.dashed

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文主要讲了Dimitri的白色小羊羔丢了，Dimitri发现Aleko 突然获得一只新的小羊羔。Aleko辩解称自己的羊羔是黑色的。就在这时下雨了，Dimitri 待在Aleko的房子里，直到雨停。雨停后，Dimitri惊奇地发现Aleko的小黑羊几乎变成了白色。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mary与丈夫Dimitri住在希腊南部一个叫Perachora的小村庄里。A. traveled旅行； B. arrived 到达；C. lived 生活；D. worked工作。根据in the small village of Perachora in southern Greece.可知，他们居住在一个小村庄里。故选C项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mary最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。A. lamb 羊羔； B. dog 狗； C. cow奶牛；D. horse马。根据One evening, however, the lamb ___5___. 可知Mary最珍视的财产之一是一只白色的小羊羔。故选A项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：白天,Mary把羔羊拴在地里的一棵树上,每天晚上把它牵回家。A. attached 附上；B. added 增加； C. tied 绑在；D. applied应用。根据to a tree in a field可知白天把小羊羔拴在一棵树上。故选C项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：白天,Mary把羔羊拴在地里的一棵树上,每天晚上把它牵回家。A. day 一天；B. hour 小时；C. week 星期； D. evening晚上。由One evening, however, the lamb ___5___.可知每天晚上把小羊羔牵回来。故选D项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：可是,一天晚上,那只小羔羊失踪了.绳子被人割断,很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。A. was running 跑了； B. was missing 不见了；C. removed 搬走；D. lost遗失。根据The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been ___6___.可知有一天小羊羔失踪了。故选B项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：可是,一天晚上,那只小羔羊失踪了.绳子被人割断,很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。A. killed 杀死；B. sold 卖掉；C. stolen 偷；D. disappeared消失。根据The rope had been cut可知很明显，小羊羔被偷了。故选C项。

7.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Dimitri 立即出发去寻找这个小偷。A. put out 熄灭；B. came out 出版；C. made out 理解；D. set out出发。根据Dimitri at once 可知，Dimitri 立即出发去寻找这个小偷。故选D项。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。A. difficult 困难的；B. formal 正式的；C. true 真实的；D. false错误的。根据in such a small village. 可知在如此小的一个村子里，找到这个盗贼并不困难。故选A项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后,Dimitri发现他的邻居Aleko家突然多了一只小羔羊。A. village 村庄； B. people 人；C. theft 盗窃；D. story故事。由前文可知，小羊羔被偷，所以这是一起盗窃案。故选C项。

10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后,Dimitri发现他的邻居Aleko家突然多了一只小羔羊。A. Suddenly突然； B. again 又； C. already 已经；D. then然后。Aleko 家突然多了一只小羔羊。故选A项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Dimitri立刻去了Aleko家,气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊。A. blamed 谴责； B. argued 争论；C. accused 指责；D. charged被控。根据下文内容Dimitri ___16___ to Aleko for having accused him. 可知 Dimitri 生气地指责他偷了小羊羔。故选C项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Dimitri 告诉他最好把它还回来，否则就叫警察。A. return 归还；B. refuse 拒绝；C. hand 手； D. find找到。根据or he would call the police.可知，Dimitri 告诉他最好把它还回来。故选A项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Aleko不承认,并把Dimitri领进院子。A. admit承认；B. insist 坚持；C. allow 允许； D. enjoy欣赏。根据but his lamb was black.可知，Aleko 不承认偷了小羊羔。故选A项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：不错,他的确刚买了一只羔羊,Aleko解释说,但他的羔羊是黑色的。A.told告诉；B. explained 解释；C. sighed 叹息；D. talked说话。根据It was true that he had just bought a lamb和but his lamb was black.可知他在解释。故选B项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Dimitri为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思,向阿列科道了歉,说是错怪了他。A. Convinced确信的；B. Informed 消息灵通的； C. Ashamed 惭愧的；D. Robbed 被 抢劫的。根据由Dimitri ___16___ to Aleko for having accused him. 可知，Dimitri为自己粗鲁的行为感到羞愧。故选C项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Dimitri为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思,向阿列科道了歉,说是错怪了他。A. acknowledged 承认；B. admired 羡慕；C. advocated 提倡；D. apologized道歉。根据but his lamb was black.___15___ of having acted so rudely可知Dimitri向Aleko 道歉。故选D项。

17.考查连词词义辨析。句意：就在他俩说话的时候,天下起了雨,Dimitri便呆在Aleko家里避雨,一直等到雨停为止。A. before 在……之前； B. until 直到；C. after在……之后； D. when当……时。Dimitri 待在Aleko的房子里，直到雨停，所以本句为until引导的时间状语从句。故选B项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：半小时后,当他从屋里出来时,他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成了白色。A. excited兴奋的； B. sad 难过的；C. astonished 吃惊的；D. disappointed失望的。根据to find that the little black lamb was almost ___19___.可知Dimitri 很吃惊。故选C项。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：半小时后,当他从屋里出来时,他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成了白色。A. black 黑色的； B. colourful 色彩丰富的；C. grey 灰色的；D. white白色的。根据Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been ___20___ clean by the rain!可知这只小黑羊几乎变成了白色。故选D项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了。A. washed 洗； B. transformed使变形；C. turned 扭头；D. dashed猛冲。根据by the rain可知，原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了。实际上小黑羊是白色的。故选A项。