Question

    I’d never been to a Day of the Dead festival before. As my dad and I looked around for seats, I _______ Marco, my best friend, hurrying toward us. “Hi, Mr. O’kane,” he _______ my dad. Then he turned to me. “Nate! Will you help me?"

“Whatever you need,” I said.

Marco threw me parts of a _______ : Mexican sandals（凉鞋）, a straw hat, a cane(手杖), a gray wig, and an“ old man” mask（面具）. “My cousin couldn’t_______ !” Marco’s voice rang with worry.

“It’s part of a traditional dance” he said.

“You expect me to dance? ” I _______ . “I don’t dance!”

Marco smiled. “It’ll be fun. And hurry! We’re _______ late.”

“ We’re going to do a lot of stomping(跺脚). Slow at first. Keep one hand _______ on your back, like an old man with an ache.” added Marco.

The speakers _______ : “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for The Dance of the Little Old Men!”

“Be quick,” Marco _______ to me to follow his lead.

We all began stomping slowly to music. I could only see ________ the small holes of the mask. I continued to stomp, trying to ________ what to do. I leaned on my cane and kept a hand low on my back. After a few minutes of dancing like that, my back ________ started to ache.

The music ________ . And we stomped quickly. Performing with Mexican sandals was ________ . People laughed as we hopped and kicked, but after a moment the laughter turned into cheers.

Marco gave me a thumbs-up. As the audience clapped for our group, I said to him happily, “You were right. That was ________ .”

1.A.watched B.spotted C.monitored D.observed

2.A.satisfied B.ignored C.contacted D.greeted

3.A.suit B.chain C.decoration D.costume

4.A.make it B.get it C.focus on D.go through

5.A.chatted B.despaired C.hesitated D.replied

6.A.staying B.running C.working D.changing

7.A.up B.high C.low D.down

8.A.shouted B.announced C.defined D.issued

9.A.signaled B.pointed C.moved D.complained

10.A.through B.in C.over D.under

11.A.bring about B.carry on C.figure out D.put out

12.A.extremely B.possibly C.truly D.finally

13.A.disappeared B.sped up C.started D.faded away

14.A.typical B.brief C.tough D.flexible

15.A.significant B.creative C.beneficial D.fun

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和好朋友马可在墨西哥亡灵节上一起跳老头舞的有趣经历。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我和爸爸四处寻找座位时，我看到我最好的朋友马可正朝我们赶过来，“嗨，奥凯恩先生，”他向我爸爸打招呼。A. watched观看；B. spotted看见、发现；C. monitored监控；D. observed观察。根据空后的“Marco, my best friend, hurrying toward us.”可知，我看到我最好的朋友马可正朝我们赶过来，故B项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. satisfied使满意；B. ignored忽视；C. contacted联系；D. greeted问候、打招呼。根据空前的““Hi, Mr. O’kane,””可知，马可向我爸爸打招呼，故D项正确。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：马可扔给我一套戏服：墨西哥凉鞋、草帽、拐杖、灰色假发和老头面具。A. suit套装；B. chain链；C. decoration装饰；D. costume戏服。空后的“Mexican sandals, a straw hat, a cane(手杖), a gray wig, and an“ old man” mask”都是一套戏服的组成部分，故D项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我表弟来不了了！”马可的声音里充满了忧虑。A. make it成功、及时抵达；B. get it明白；C. focus on集中；D. go through通过。空前一句说马可扔给我一套戏服，这说明他表弟来不了了，故A项正确。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你想让我跳舞吗？”我犹豫了，“我不跳舞！”A. chatted聊天；B. despaired绝望； C. hesitated犹豫；D. replied回复。根据空后的““I don’t dance!””可知，

我不想跳舞，所以我犹豫了，故C项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：马可笑了着说：“会很有趣的，快点！我们要迟到了”。A. staying停留；B. running跑；C. working工作；D. changing改变。空前的“And hurry!”表明我们要迟到了，run late表示“赶不及、迟到”，故B项正确。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：一只手低放在背上，就像一个后背疼的老人。A. up向上；B. high高；C. low低；D. down向下。根据空后的“like an old man with an ache”可知，我们要装得像一个后背疼的老人，这说明我们要把一只手低放在背上，故C项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：主持人宣布：“女士们，先生们，请大家欣赏老头舞！”A. shouted大喊；B. announced宣布；C. defined定义；D. issued发行。空后的““Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for The Dance of the Little Old Men!””是主持人宣布的内容，故B项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“快点”，马可示意我跟着他走。A. signaled以动作示意；B. pointed指向；C. moved移动；D. complained抱怨。根据空后的“to me to follow his lead.”可知，马可示意我跟着他走，故A项正确。

10.考查介词词义辨析。句意：我只能透过面具上的小孔看到外面。A. through通过、穿过；B. in在……里面；C. over在……之上；D. under在……下面。根据空后的“the small holes of the mask”可知，我只能透过面具上的小孔看到外面，故A项正确。

11.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我继续跺脚，试图弄明白该怎么做。A. bring about引起；B. carry on进行；C. figure out弄清楚、理解；D. put out熄灭。根据空后的“what to do”可知，我想弄明白该怎么做，故C项正确。

12.考查副词词义辨析。句意：跳了几分钟之后，我的后背真的开始疼了。A. extremely极其；B. possibly可能；C. truly真正地；D. finally最终。根据上文中的“Keep one hand ___7___ on your back, like an old man with an ache.”可知，跳舞时，我们要把一只手低放在背上，装作一个后背疼的老人，此处与之形成对比，说的是跳了几分钟之后，我的后背真的开始疼了，故C项正确。

13.考查动词（短语）辨析。句意：音乐的节奏加快了，我们也跟着快速地跺脚。A. disappeared消失；B. sped up加速；C. started开始；D. faded away逐渐消失。空后一句说我们也跟着快速地跺脚，这说明音乐的节奏加快了，故B项正确。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：穿着墨西哥凉鞋跳舞很难。A. typical典型的；B. brief简短的；C. tough困难的；D. flexible灵活的。根据空前的“Performing with Mexican sandals”可知，穿着墨西哥凉鞋跳舞很难，故C项正确。

15.有意义的；B. creative有创造力的；C. beneficial有益的；D. fun有趣的。根据上文中的“It’ll be fun.”及空前的“You were right.”可知，马可说得对，这是一次非常有趣的经历，故D项正确。