Question

    Teary Joe was a boy with a special ability:he could cry in less then a second. If he disliked something or things became difficult,Joe would _______ a pitiful face. In this way he got everything .he. wanted，_______ no one could resist his sad face.

But one day ,Joe met Pipo. Pipo was begging in the street for some _______. Pipo was very poor,but he always had the biggest _______ on his face.

Joe decided to help Pipo make some money. He went over to Pipo,took off his hat,and started crying with the most pitiful _______.

In a few minutes,Joe's hat was full of coins, but when Joe offered all these to Pipo,Pipo turned him down.

“I prefer deserving what I receive," answered Pipo with his usual smile. It's much more fun making a(n) _______ to get things. Today I've washed a dog, accompanied a blind old lady to the park and helped a stranger to mind his bag. Maybe I haven't gotten what I've wanted, but I've done many meaningful things.”

Joe walked sadly away. He had gotten everything he wanted, but he'd done nothing of interest. He hadn't even enjoyed himself spending almost all his time crying.

That evening,Joe _______ a delicious cake for his supper. When his mother refused,Joe tried to cry,but _______ how joyful Pipo was,Joe couldn't do it. Instead,he had an idea. He tried to get the cake in another way. Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother water the plants and，_______ the rooms.

In the end there was no cake. But that wasn't so bad, because Joe ________  it had been much more fun doing all those than just crying to get a piece of cake.

1.A.put on B.put up C.put down D.put off

2.A.though B.until C.because D.unless

3.A.food B.money C.presents D.suggestions

4.A.smile B.doubt C.pity D.dream

5.A.exhibitions B.agreements C.resources D.expressions

6.A.effort B.promise C.excuse D.difference

7.A.cooked B.prepared C.showed D.wanted

8.A.understanding B.suggesting C.commenting D.remembering

9.A.visit B.clean C.check D.leave

10.A.regretted B.argued C.discovered D.suggested

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记述文。文章主要讲述了平时爱哭闹的乔，看总是带着微笑的皮波后，通过自己的努力发现努力得到的东西更有趣。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果他不喜欢某事或事情变得困难，乔会摆出一张可怜的脸。A. put on穿上，上演，假装；B. put up举起，张贴；C. put down写下，放下，镇压；D. put off推迟，阻止。由下文的“a pitiful face”并结合语境可知，此处指乔会摆出一张可怜的脸。故选A项。

2.考查连词词义辨析。句意：就这样他得到了他想要的一切，因为没有人能抵挡他的悲伤的脸。A. though虽然；B. until直到……为止；C. because因为；D. unless除非。根据句意可知，空格前后两句之间是因果关系，所以用连词because。故选C项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：皮波在街上乞讨一些钱。A. food食物；B. money钱；C. presents礼物；D. suggestions建议。由下文的“Pipo was very poor”“Joe decided to help Pipo make some money”可知，此处指乞讨一些钱。故选B项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：皮波很穷，但他总是面带笑容。A. smile微笑；B. doubt疑问；C. pity遗憾；D. dream梦想。由下文的“answered Pipo with his usual smile”并结合语境可知，此处指皮波很穷，但他总是面带笑容。故选A项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他走到皮波跟前，摘下帽子，用最可怜的表情哭了起来。A. exhibitions展览；B. agreements协议；C. resources资源；D. expressions表情。由上文的“a pitiful face”，“crying with the most pitiful”并结合语境可知，此处指用最可怜的表情哭了起来。故选D项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：通过努力得到东西更有趣。A. effort努力；B. promise诺言；C. excuse借口；D. difference差异。由下文的“Today I've washed a dog, accompanied a blind old lady to the park and helped a stranger to mind his bag.”可知，此处指皮波认为通过努力得到东西更有趣。故选A项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，乔晚饭想吃一个美味的蛋糕。A. cooked烹饪；B. prepared准备；C. showed展示，指出；D. wanted想要。由上文的“He had gotten everything he wanted”和下文的“When his mother refused, Joe tried to cry”“He tried to get the cake in another way.”可知，此处指乔晚饭想吃一个美味的蛋糕。故选D项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：乔准备哭的时候，他想起了快乐的皮波。A. understanding明白，理解；B. suggesting建议；C. commenting评论；D. remembering记住。由上文描述的皮波总是带着微笑可知，此处指乔想起皮波多么快乐。故选D项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：乔整个晚上都在帮他妈妈给植物浇水并打扫房间。A. visit拜访；B. clean打扫；C. check检查；D. leave离开。由上文的“water the plants and”可知，此处指打扫房间。故选B项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但那还不算太糟，因为乔发现做这些事情比哭着要一块蛋糕有趣得多。A. regretted感到遗憾；B. argued争论；C. discovered发现；D. suggested建议。由上文内容并结合语境可知，此处指乔发现做这些事情比哭着要一块蛋糕有趣得多。故选C项。