Question

    Western people are more likely to have social gatherings. Four couples from the Cottonwood

Church wanted to get together on a _______ basis to socialize and play games and it was agreed that they took   _______ to prepare the meal.

When it came time for Al and Janet to be the _______, Janet wanted to do better than _______. She decided to have mushroom steak. But, mushrooms were expensive then. Al said, “Why don't you go down in the grass land and _______ some of those mushrooms?” I don't think so,” she said, “Some wild mushrooms are _______, aren't they?” He answered, “Well, if you see varmints(淘气鬼) eating them, they're OK.” So Janet decided to give it (a) _______.

She picked a bunch, and gave their dog a double handful. The dog ate every _______. All morning long, Janet _______the dog and the wild mushrooms didn't seem to ________ him.

The meal was a great success, and Janet even ________  a lady from town to help her serve. After everyone had finished, they relaxed, socialized, and played canasta &. Mexican dominoes(多米诺骨牌). About then, the lady helper came in and ________ in Janet's ear. She said, “Mrs. Williams, your dog just died.” Janet broke down ________. When she finally calmed down, she called the doctor and told him what had happened. The doctor said, “That's bad, but I think we can ________ it. I will call for a(n) ________ and I will be there as quickly as possible.” Soon the doctors arrived with their equipment. One by one, they took each person into the ________, gave them an enema(灌肠剂),and ________ their stomach.

Everyone was looking pretty ________ sitting around the living room, ________ the lady helper came in and said, “You know, that fellow who ran over the dog never even ________!”

1.A.regular B.daily C.usual D.monthly

2.A.turns B.charge C.time D.measures

3.A.guests B.visitors C.hosts D.masters

4.A.the others B.another C.each other D.any other

5.A.gain B.harvest C.pick D.fetch

6.A.dangerous B.familiar C.strange D.poisonous

7.A.act B.try C.chance D.dish

8.A.mouth B.bunch C.handful D.bite

9.A.noticed B.watched C.saw D.cared

10.A.strike B.injure C.affect D.upset

11.A.searched B.hired C.interviewed D.visited

12.A.commented B.sighed C.cried D.whispered

13.A.in an instant B.in a hurry C.in a row D.in a way

14.A.do B.work C.get D.manage

15.A.ambulance B.coach C.truck D.cab

16.A.living room B.bedroom C.bathroom D.kitchen

17.A.examined B.treated C.pumped D.handled

18.A.sensitive B.weak C.confident D.special

19.A.while B.as soon as. C.since D.when

20.A.escaped B.stopped C.braked D.sped

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述四个人再吃野生蘑菇后，因为狗死亡的误会事件而进如医院治疗洗胃的故事。

1.

考查形容词词辨析。句意：来自卡顿伍德教堂的四对夫妇想要定期聚在一起进行社交和玩游戏。A. regular 定期的；B. daily 日常的；C. usual 通常的；D. monthly 每月的。分析上下文，根据前文提到的 “西方人更喜欢社交聚会” 可知，此处表示这四对夫妻 “定期” 聚会。故选A项。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们轮流准备饭菜。A. turns 轮流；B. charge 负责，指控；C. time计时；D. measures 测量。分析上下文，根据后文提及的 “When it came time for Al and Janet to be the ___3____” 可知，此处表示他们 “轮流” 做饭。故选A项。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：到了艾尔和珍妮特做东的时候了。A. guests 客人；B. visitors； C. hosts 主人；D. masters 大师，师傅。分析上下文，根据前文提到 “他们轮流做饭” 可知，现在轮到了艾尔和珍妮特做东的时候了。故选C项，

4.

考查代词词义辨析。句意：珍妮特想比其他人做得更好。A. the others 其余的；B. another另外的；C. each other 相互，彼此；D. any other 其他的。分析上下文，此处表示珍妮特想把饭煮的比其余的三家好。故选A项。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你为什么不去草丛里摘些蘑菇呢。A. gain 增加；B. harvest 收获；C. pick 采摘，挑选；D. fetch 取来。分析上下文，根据后文的 “She picked a bunch” 可知，此处表示去草丛采摘蘑菇。故选C项。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些野生蘑菇是有毒的，不是吗？A. dangerous 有危险的；B. familiar 熟悉的；C. strange 奇怪的；D. poisonous 有毒的。根据前文提到的 “I don't think so” 可知，她不敢采野生蘑菇是因为她害怕有些蘑菇 “有毒” 。故选D项。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以珍妮特决定试一试。A. act 行为；B. try 尝试；C. chance机会；D. dish 盘，餐具。分析上下文，根据前句提到的“Well, if you see varmints(淘气鬼) eating them, they're OK”和后句提到的“She picked a bunch, and gave their dog a double handful”可知此处表示珍妮特准备让狗试一试。故选B项。

8.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：狗把每一口都吃了。A. mouth 嘴巴；B. bunch 群，串；C. handful少数；D. bite 咬，一口。分析句子，根据后句提到的 “All morning long, Janet ____ the dog and the wild mushrooms didn't seem to_____ him” 可知，此处表示狗吃了野蘑菇。故选D项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：整个上午，珍妮特都在注视着那条狗，野蘑菇似乎并没有影响它。A. noticed 注意；B. watched 观察，注视；C. saw 看；D. cared 关心。分析上下文，根据前文提及的珍妮特将狗当作实验看是否野蘑菇有毒可知，此处表示珍妮特在狗吃野蘑菇后她一直在 “观察” 野蘑菇是否对狗有影响。故选B项。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：整个上午，珍妮特都在注视着那条狗，野蘑菇似乎并没有影响它。A. strike 撞击，罢工；B. injure 受伤；C. affect 影响；D. upset 不安。分析上下文，根据后文提到的“The meal was a great success”可知，珍妮特和她的朋友们分享了那顿美味的晚餐，因此可知吃了野蘑菇的狗没收到野蘑菇的“影响”。故选C项。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这顿饭非常成功，珍妮特甚至从镇上雇了一位女士来帮她服务。A. searched 搜索，搜寻；B. hired 雇佣；C. interviewed 面试；D. visited 参观，拜访。分析句子，根据后文的“来帮她服务”可知，此处应表示“雇佣”一个女士。故选B项。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：大约在这时，女佣人走了进来，对着珍妮特耳语了几句。A. commented 评价，评论；B. sighed 叹息；C. cried 哭；D. whispered 低声的说。分析上下文，根据后面的“in Janet's ear”可知，此处指的是女佣人“小声的”告诉了珍妮特关于狗死掉的消息。故选D项。

13.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：珍妮特一下子就崩溃了。A. in an instant 瞬间，马上；B. in a hurry匆忙；C. in a row 连续；D. in a way 在某种程度上。分析上下文，根据后文提到的“当她终于平静下来”可知，此处表示珍妮特听到了狗死掉的消息“瞬间”就崩溃了。故选A项。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：医生说:“那很糟糕，但我想我们能对付它。” A. do 做；B. work工作；C. get 获得；D. manage 处理，应付过去。分析下文，but前句提到“很糟糕”此处应表示相反，虽然很糟糕但是我们能应付过去。同时根据下文提到的“救护车”和“给他们洗胃”可知，尽管很情况很糟糕但还是可以应付的过来。故选D项。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我会叫救护车，我会尽快赶到那里。A. ambulance 救护车；B. coach教练；C. truck 卡车；D. cab出租车。分析上下文，此处是医生对珍妮特说的话，所以他叫来的应该是“救护车”故选A项。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们一个接一个地把每个人带到浴室，给他们灌肠，给他们的胃抽气。A. living room 客厅；B. bedroom 卧室；C. bathroom 浴室，盥洗室；D. kitchen 厨房。分析上下文，根据后句提到的“给他们灌肠”可知，此处他们被医生带到的是“浴室”。故选C项。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们一个接一个地把每个人带到浴室，给他们灌肠，给他们的胃抽气。A. examined 检查；B. treated 治疗；C. pumped 打气；D. handled 处理。分析上下文，此处和前句给他们“灌肠”并列表示医生往他们胃抽气给他们洗胃。故选C项。

18.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每个人坐在客厅里看起来都很虚弱。A. sensitive 敏感的；B. weak 虚弱的；C. confident 自信的；D. special 特别的。分析上下文，根据前文经过医生的一系列治疗可知，此处他们每个人都很“虚弱”。故选B项。

19.

考查固定搭配。句意：每个人坐在客厅里看起来都很虚弱，这时女佣人进来说。A. while当…时；B. as soon as 一…就；C. since 自从D. when 当…时。was / were doing ….when 译为“正在…这时”，此处是固定搭配。故选D项。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你知道，那个撞死狗的人根本就没有停下来!” A. escaped 逃跑；B. stopped 停下来；C. braked 减速；D. sped 加速。分析上下文，此处表示珍妮特的狗是被车撞死的而不是因为吃了野生蘑菇死的，同时撞死狗的人没有“停车”而逃逸了。故选B项。