Question

When I was about six years old, my brother David and I visited our aunt, Mary. We stayed in her house for a night. David was only 4 years old, and was still      of the dark., so Mary left the hall light on when we slept.

However, David   the grey moths(蛾) flying around the hall light. He asked Mary to make the moths go away. When she asked     , she simply said, “Because they are ugly and scary, I don’t like them.” Mary laughed and said, “Being ugly outside doesn’t   not being beautiful inside. In fact, moths are one of the most beautiful animals in the animal world.

“Once, the angels (天使) were     . They were sad because it was raining heavily. The       little moths hated to see others so sad. They decided to make a rainbow(彩虹) to cheer up the angels. They thought if the butterflies(蝴蝶)     ,  they could make a beautiful rainbow together.

“Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help. But the butterflies didn’t want to   any of their colors, so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves. They beat their wings very hard and the colors on them made a rainbow. They kept giving a little more and a little more     the rainbow went across the sky. They had given away all their colors except grey, which didn’t match the beautiful rainbow.

“Then the once-colorful moths became     . The angles saw the rainbow and smiled…” My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn’t feared months since then.

1.A. afraid         B. sure                C. proud           D. happy

2. A. liked          B. hated               C. let             D. killed

3.A. how          B. what                C. when           D. why

4. A. mean         B. make                C. know           D. hope

5.A. laughing       B. playing              C. crying          D. talking

6.A. kind          B. angry                C. ugly            D. sad

7.A. refused        B. advised              C. helped          D. left

8.A. give up        B. pick up              C. turn up          D. look up

9.A. unless         B. until                 C. after           D. since

10.A. red            B. yellow               C. green          D. grey

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是作者的姑妈讲了一个飞蛾的故事。作者和四岁的弟弟去姑妈，玛丽家住了一晚。晚上，因为大卫害怕黑夜，玛丽必须开着灯。但是他因为觉得飞蛾难看，而害怕他们围绕着灯。于是他的姑妈，给他讲飞蛾为了让天使高兴决定组成一个彩虹让他们高兴。但是他们缺少灰色，于是曾经的彩色飞蛾变成了灰色。大卫听着姑妈讲的故事睡着了。

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考点：故事类短文。