Question

【題目】John lived with his mother in a very big house, and when his mother ________, the house became too big ________ him, so he bought a ________ one in the next street. There was a very nice, old clock in his ________ house, and when the men came to take his things to the new house, John thought, “I’m not going to let them ________ my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it.” So he __________and began to carry it down the road in his arms.

It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have ________. Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for ________ seconds. Then he said to John, “You’re a ________, aren’t you? ________ don’t you buy a watch like everyone else?”

【1】A. worked B. studied C. died D. played

【2】A. at B. with C. about D. for

【3】A. larger B. bigger C. nicer D. smaller

【4】A. second B. third C. first D. new

【5】A. to carry B. bring C. to take D. carry

【6】A. picked it up B. picks it up C. picks up it D. picked up it

【7】A. a look B. a drink C. a walk D. a rest

【8】A. a few B. few C. little D. a little

【9】A. great B. fool C. clever D. bright

【10】A. Where B. Why C. How D. When

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】B

【解析】這篇短文主要講述了John和母親住在一個大房子里，后來母親死后，他就買了一個小房子，但是他想把舊房子里的大鐘幫過來，介紹了他搬鐘的過程中的一個笑話。

【1】句意：當(dāng)他的母親死后，那個房子對于他來說變得太大。A. worked工作；B. studied 學(xué)習(xí)；C. died死亡；D. played玩；根據(jù)下文the house became too big ____2____ him可知這里是說他的母親死后。他自己住這個房子太大。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【2】句意：當(dāng)他的母親死后，那個房子對于他來說變得太大。A. at在……；B. with帶有，具有；C. about關(guān)于；D. for對于……；故選D

【3】句意：因此他在另一條街上買了一個更小的。A. larger更大；B. bigger更大；C. nicer更漂亮；D. smaller更小。根據(jù)上文the house became too big ____2____ him可知，下文是他買了一個更小的房子。故選D。

【4】句意：在他的第一個房子里有一個漂亮，古老的鐘表。A. second第二；B. third第三；C. first第一；D. new新的。根據(jù)下文and when the men came to take his things to the new house可知這里是說他的第一個房子。故選C。

【5】句意：我打算讓他們把我的漂亮的舊的鐘表搬到他們的的卡車上。A. to carry攜帶，搬；B. bring帶來；C. to take帶去；D. carry搬，扛。短語let sb. do sth.表示讓某人做某事。這里是搬，扛的意思。故選D。

【6】句意：于是他撿起它，開始把它抱在路上。短語pick up表示撿起，拾起；代詞放在中間。故選A

【7】句意：它很重，因此它停了兩三次來休息。have a look看一看； have. a drink喝酒；have a walk 散步；havea rest休息。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

【8】A. a few 一些，修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)； B. few很少，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；C. little很少，修飾不可數(shù)名詞； D. a little一點(diǎn)，修飾不可數(shù)名詞。句意：他停下來看了約翰幾秒。A few修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【9】句意：你是一個愚蠢的人，對不對？A. great偉大的；B. fool愚人，傻瓜；C. clever聰明的；D. bright明亮的。根據(jù)下文don’t you buy a watch like everyone else?可知上文是說他很愚蠢。故選B。

【10】句意：為什么你不像別人一樣買一塊手表。A. Where在哪；B. Why 為什么；C. How怎樣；D. When何時。這里是在問為什么。故選B。