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Passage 14(2013 江蘇揚州)

      根據(jù)首字母提示補全短文。

      A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys,however,were very c    1     and every kind of trap (計謀) that he set failed.

      A young boy watched the man’s efforts and then took a pot with a narrow (狹窄白勺) neck.He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put lots of peanuts i   2    it.He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, “We should have a m   3    in a few hours."

      Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot e    4    and got a handful of peanuts,but he couldn’t p   5     his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot.The monkey was a    6     and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pol off his hand.

      The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag,the monkeys all ran away e    7    the one with his hand in the pot.The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was s    8     and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap,u Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so h    9     to get it out?”

      The boy laughed and said,The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot,but he just wasn't w    10     to let go.They never are."

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Answer 1

Passage 14

[語篇解讀]本文是一篇記敘文。一個聰明的男孩幫一個人抓猴子。他在一個窄口罐子里放上花生，吸引猴子來拿罐子里的花生，但是猴子把手伸進罐子容易，抓著花生就無法將手拿出來，結(jié)果他們輕易就抓住了猴子。

1. clever   根據(jù)后一個分句 every kind of trap (計謀) that he set failed 可 知，這個人設(shè)下的所有計謀都沒有成功抓到猴子，可見猴子非常聰明(clever) 。

2. in/inside    根據(jù)第三段第二句 One put his hand into the pot...and got a handful of peanuts可知，一只猴子是把手伸進罐子里抓了滿滿一把花 生，因此可推斷小男孩把很多花生放進了罐子里，故用介詞in或inside。

3.monkey     小男孩在幫這個人抓猴子，所以在做好這些準備工作后說 “我們過幾個小時就應(yīng)該會抓到一只猴子”。故填monkey。

4. easily     根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句...Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in...可知，猴子很容易就能把手伸進罐子里�？崭裉幮揎梽幼� put his hand into the pot,應(yīng)用副詞 easily。

5. pull     根據(jù)第二段最后一句 Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand. 可知 ，這只猴子在抓到 花生后想把手 拉出來，但是罐口太窄，拉(pull) 不出來。

6. angry    根據(jù)began to cry可推斷，此時猴子惱火(angry) 了，開始大叫起來。

7. except    當小男孩拿著袋子走近猴子的時候，所有的猴子都跑了，但 那只手在罐子里拿不出來的猴子無法跑掉，因此空格處用介詞 except (除了) 。

8.surprised   這個人多次嘗試都沒有抓到猴子，而小男孩一舉成功，因 此他感到很吃驚，就問小男孩抓住猴子的秘密。surprised感到吃驚的。

9. hard     根據(jù)第三段最后一句 Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand. 可知，猴子很難把手拉出來 ，空格處用 hard與but前面的easy構(gòu)成對比。

10. willing    如果那只猴子松掉手里的花生，就可以把手拿出來，但是 它就是不愿意松掉。猴子從來都不愿意。小男孩抓住了猴子的這 一特性，所以抓住了猴子。be not willing to do sth.不愿意做某事。