Question

    The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, ___his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first. He had ___ set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just____the books in the outside return box. But there was a ___; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes ___closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief____in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to ___Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in ___- the library lights were off. The place was __ . The doors had been shut. They ___be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) - in a library! He tried to  ___a telephone call, but was unable to ____ What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. ___the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it. ____he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ ___! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. ___, someone passing by would see it. He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, ___. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to____.He knew he had to __ , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a ___thing.

1.A.or B.because C.but D.since

2.A.never B.nearly C.ever D.often

3.A.pass B.carry C.take D.drop

4.A.case B.problem C.mistake D.question

5.A.over B.after C.before D.because

6.A.stop B.rest C.walk D.break

7.A.visit B.catch C.meet D.greet

8.A.delight B.surprise C.anger D.eagerness

9.A.lonely B.empty C.noise D.crowded

10.A.couldn’t B.wouldn’t C.shouldn’t D.needn’t

11.A.make B.fix C.use D.pick

12.A.get on B.get up C.get through D.get in

13.A.As B.If C.Though D.Until

14.A.On time B.Now and then C.At last D.By the way

15.A.Sorry B.Come C.Hello D.Help

16.A.Gradually B.Thankfully C.Truly D.Surely

17.A.at most B.after all C.in short D.as usual

18.A.read B.play C.write D.watch

19.A.work B.stand C.sleep D.wait

20.A.cool B.bad C.strange D.nice

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一个从不去图书馆的小男孩，因为一次还书被锁在图书管里的经历，发现图书馆并不是那么坏，有书可读是一件很美好的事情。

1.

考查连词辨析。句意：他想做的是和埃里克一起打篮球，但他的母亲告诉他，他必须先把妹妹的书还给图书馆。A. or或者；B. because因为；C. but但是；D. since自……以来。“What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric”与“his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first”是转折关系，所以要用but，表示大卫本来想与Eric打篮球，但他妈妈告诉他必须先把他妹妹的书还回图书馆。故选C项。

2.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：他从来没有踏进过图书馆，今天也不打算这样做。A. never从不；B. nearly几乎；C. ever曾经；D. often经常。根据下文中的“he wasn’t about to do so today（他今天不想去）”可以推断，此处为大卫从来没去过图书馆，今天也不想去。故选A项。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把书扔到外面的归还盒里。A. pass通过；B. carry携带；C. take拿；D. drop丢。根据前文可知，大卫来图书馆还书，可以推断，此处为把书放进还书的箱子。故选D项。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是有一个问题：它是锁着的。A. case实例；B. problem难题；C. mistake错误；D. question疑问。根据下文中的it was locked可判断出，因为箱子锁着，他没法把书放进去，所以是一个难题。故选B项。

5.

考查介词辨析。句意：他在关门前几分钟走进了大楼。A. over在……上面；B. after在……之后；C. before在……之前；D. because因为。根据下文中的“He put the books into the return box.”可判断出，大卫在图书馆下班之前来到了图书馆。故选C项。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在厕所里短暂停留后，他就会去操场见埃里克。A. stop停止；B. rest休息；C. walk步行；D. break间断。根据其地点状语in the toilet可判断出大卫去了趟卫生间。故用“stop”意为在卫生间短暂的停留。故选A项。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在厕所里短暂停留后，他就会去操场见埃里克。A. visit拜访；B. catch抓住；C. meet遇见；D. greet欢迎。根据上文中的“What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric”他想做的是和埃里克一起打篮球，可判断出，此处大卫要去运动场与Eric见面。故选C项。

8.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：大卫从厕所里走出来，吃惊的地停了下来——图书馆的灯熄灭了，里面空无一人。A. delight欢喜，高兴，愉快；B. surprise惊奇，吃惊；C. anger怒，忿怒；D. eagerness渴望，殷切，热忱，热情。大卫在厕所里短暂停留后，准备去见埃里克，但是从厕所里出来后，图书馆熄灯了，是出乎意料的，可以推断，此时大卫感到很吃惊。故选B项。

9.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大卫从厕所里走出来，愤怒地停了下来——图书馆的灯熄灭了，里面空无一人。A. lonely孤单的；B. empty空的；C. noise噪音；D. crowded拥挤的。根据下文中的“The doors had been shut.”门已经关上了，可判断出，图书馆的座位空无一人。故选B项。

10.

考查情态动词辨析。句意：它们不能从里面打开，他被困在了图书馆！A. couldn’t不能；B. wouldn’t不会；C. shouldn’t不应该；D.needn’t不需要。根据上句“The doors had been shut.”门已经关上了， 以及下句“He was trapped—in a library!”他被困在了图书馆！可判断出，因为门被锁上了，大卫被困在图书馆里了，所以门不能从里面打开。故选A项。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他想打电话，但打不通。A. make制作，做；B. fix使固定，安装；C. use使用，利用，应用 ；D. pick摘，掐，采，摘取。根据文章内容可知，此处为打电话求救。make a telephone call意为“打电话”。故选A项。

12.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：他想打电话，但打不通。A. get on相处，进展，(使)前进；B. get up起床；C. get through到达，接通，完成，经历；D. get in进入，到达，收获，陷入。根据后文可知，电话无法接通。故选C项。

13.

考查连词辨析。句意：因为太阳开始落山了，他寻找一盏灯并找到了。A. As因为，当……时；B. If如果；C. Though尽管；D. Until 直到。根据下文中的“he searched for a light and found it”判断出，因为太阳将落山了，所以大卫搜寻灯，并找到了。故选A项。

14.

考查短语辨析。句意：他终于看见了。A. On time准时；B. Now and then偶尔；C. At last终于；D. By the way顺便。根据上文，大卫寻找一盏灯并找到了，可判断出，大卫终于可以看见了。故选C项。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：大卫在一张纸上写道：救命！我被困在里面了！A. Sorry对不起；B. Come来；C. Hello你好；D. Help救命。根据下文中的“I’m TRAPPED inside!我被困在里面了！”可判断出，因为门把锁上了，大卫出不去，所以他在一张字条上写“救命！”。故选D项。

16.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：路过的人一定会看见的。A. Gradually逐渐地；B. Thankfully感谢地；C. Truly真实地；D. Surely无疑。根据上文中的“and stuck it to the glass door把字条粘到玻璃门上”可判断出，大卫认为经过这儿的人一定能看见他写的字条。故选D项。

17.

考查词组辨析。句意：他惊奇地发现这个地方并不是那么令人讨厌。一排排的书架上放着书籍、视频和音乐。A. at most至多；B. after all毕竟；C. in short简言之；D. as usual像往常一样。根据下文中的“Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music.”可判断出，大卫发现这个地方毕竟不错，因为有一排排书架上放着书、视频和音乐。故选B项。

18.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在椅子上坐下来开始读起书来。A. read读；B. play玩，演奏；C. write书写，写信给； D. watch看，注视，照顾，监视，警戒，守护，看守。根据上文中的“He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.（他看到一本关于Michael Jordan的书，并把书从书架上拿下来）”可判断出，大卫坐在椅子上开始读这本书。故选A项。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他知道他必须等，但现在看来，这也不是什么坏事。A. work工作；B. stand坐；C. sleep睡觉；D. wait等待。因为大卫被锁在了图书馆里，所以他不得不等待。故选D项。

20.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他知道他必须等，但现在看来，这也不是什么坏事。A. cool凉爽的，冷静的；B. bad坏的；C. strange陌生的，奇怪的；D. nice美好的，和蔼的，正版的。因为有书可读，所以被锁在图书馆里这件事似乎也不是坏事。故选B项。