Question

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife   36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a  37 table, in  38 was a little rice  39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was  41  in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It  42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it  43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he  45  to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

“But  47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had  52  .

“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53  out. The   54  woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

“No, that’s   55  ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1.                A．was able to      B．wanted to       C．had to    D．would

2.                A．good           B．old            C．nice D．broken

3.                A．it              B．which          C．where    D．that

4.                A．borrowed       B．asked          C．lent  D．taken

5.                A．During         B．At             C．In   D．On

6.                A．working        B．sewing         C．lying D．thinking

7.                A．will            B．must           C．can  D．may

8.                A．isn’t          B．wasn’t        C．doesn’t D．didn’t

9.                A．lost            B．carried         C．destroyed D．stolen

10.               A．pretended      B．tried           C．decided   D．started

11.               A．look into        B．search         C．discover   D．examine

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

13.               A．used           B．took off        C．put on D．brought

14.               A．had done       B．did            C．would do  D．could do

15.               A．hung          B．covered        C．studied    D．dressed

16.               A．shook          B．laid            C．lifted D．touched

17.               A．lost            B．missed         C．left   D．disappeared

18.               A．to cry          B．crying          C．to jump   D．jumping

19.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．saying

20.               A．right           B．all right         C．nothing   D．impossible

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个小偷到一个穷人家里偷东西，反而丢了自己外套的故事，正所谓：偷鸡不成蚀把米。

1.C 词义辨析。A能够B想要C不得不D会；将要；他的妻子不得不靠帮别人缝衣服来谋生。

2.D 上下文串联。上文提及他的家很穷，那么桌子也是坏的的，不会是ABC项。

3.B 语法分析。这是一个定语从句which指代先行词jar在句中做in的宾语。

4.A 动词辨析。A借入B请求C借出D取走；拿走；这里是指从邻居借来的米。故A正确。

5.D 介词用法分析。具体到某一天的晚上使用介词on。

6.C 动词辨析。A工作B缝C躺D思考；指丈夫正躺在床上，担心着自己的生活。

7.B 情态动词用法辨析。A将要B一定C可能D也许；丈夫认为这肯定是一个小偷。

8.C 语法分析。在直接引语中使用一般现在时，故doesn’t正确。

9.D 动词辨析。A失去B携带C破坏D偷；指家里很穷，没有什么东西可以被偷的。

10.A 动词辨析。A假装B尝试,努力C决定D开始；所以他假装睡觉同时在观察小偷。

11.B 动词辨析。A调查B搜索C发现D检查；指小偷开始搜索整个房子寻找可偷的东西。

12.D 疑问副词辨析。他想知道他如何才能把这些米带走，how如何，怎么样。

13.B 词义辨析。A使用B脱掉C穿上D带来；指他脱掉外衣，铺在地上。

14.C 时态分析。指丈夫知道小偷将要做的事情，用过去将来时表示将要做的事情。

15.B 动词辨析。A悬挂B覆盖C学习D穿着；指丈夫把小偷的外衣拿过来盖在自己身上。

16.C 动词辨析。A摇晃B放置C举起D触摸；小偷把罐子举了起来，想把里面的米倒出来。

17.D 动词辨析。A失去B错过C离开D消失；让他惊讶的是，自己的外套消失了。

18.B 固定词组。Can’t help doing sth情不自禁做某事；他情不自禁地叫了出来。

19.B 上下文串联。小偷情不自禁地叫了出来，那么应该是有声音传了出来，惊醒了妻子。

20.D 词义辨析。A正确的B好的C没有事物D不可能；句意：这不可能，如果没有小偷，我的外套哪里去了？

考点：考查故事类短文阅读