Question

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought   31 .It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇跡).

　　This farmhouse had been   32   too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s　　33   made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a   34   from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

　　Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse   35   the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried   36   when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he   37   into the room where grain was stored and was quite   38   as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he   39   a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat   40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily   41   the cat’s paws (爪子).

　　The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a   42   family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to　　43   with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came   44   the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.

　　Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

　　The house came   45   the next few days. Zigfried   46   every single hour of them.   47, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a   48   smile at the door of his home, he heard the   49   of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat ? The   50   froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

　　31. A. carefully    B. excitedly                 C. hopefully                D. proudly

　　32. A. shabby      B. noisy               C. messy             D. empty

　　33. A. mouth       B. nose               C. stomach                 D. throat

　　34. A. bag           B. stick                C. bowl                D. coat

　　35. A. although          B. until                 C. whereas                 D. unless

　　36. A. leapt                B. sniffed             C. trembled                D. withdrew

　　37. A. broke               B. marched          C. paced                     D. stole

　　38. A. curious      B. nervous          C. pitiful               D. sensible

　　39. A. took                 B. released                C. felt                  D. drew

　　40. A. strongly     B. irregularly               C. slowly              D. wildly

　　41. A. escaped    B. seized                     C. rubbed            D. scratched

　　42. A. close                B. happy             C. new                 D. young

　　43. A. celebrate   B. communicate   C. compete          D. compromise

　　44. A. across              B. from                       C. off                   D. up

　　45. A. alive           B. loose               C. open                D. still

　　46. A. counted    B. enjoyed           C. missed            D. wasted

　　47. A. However    B. Instead            C. Moreover               D. Therefore

　　48. A. bitter          B. forced                     C. polite                      D. satisfied

　　49. A. introduction B. discussion            C. comment         D. debate

　　50. A. blood               B. smile               C. tear                 D. sweat

　　

Answer 1

：本文是一篇記敘文。小老鼠zigfried因所居住的是一所空房子，期盼可以有新的房主。在圣誕節(jié)之際，期待圣誕奇跡。卻發(fā)現(xiàn)新房主家還有一個(gè)新來的圣誕禮物—— 小貓。最后一段點(diǎn)出文章出其不意的結(jié)局。本篇難度：中等。

{篇章結(jié)構(gòu)}：

段落	關(guān)鍵詞	大意推測
第一部分（para.1）	Zigfried, mouse, nobody came, Christmas, miracle.	Zigfried，一只小老鼠，空房子，期望圣誕節(jié)有奇跡發(fā)生。
第二部分（para.2-3）	Farmhouse, empty, to Farmer Mike’s, cautiously, filled, wheat, run and luckily , escaped, the cat’s paws.	小老鼠因?yàn)轲囸I，跑到鄰居家找食物。幸運(yùn)的是找到了麥子，但碰到了鄰居家的貓，差點(diǎn)被抓到。
第三部分（para.4-6）	family, granny, a car came, butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate，miracle ,children, cat ? Whose miracle？	好消息： 新搬來的家庭，Zigfried 的奶奶,奶油三明治、 乳酪和巧克力，奇跡到達(dá)。兒童禮物，一只貓嗎？誰的圣誕奇跡？

{解析}：

31．C。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)下文小老鼠期望有奇跡發(fā)生，選擇C 項(xiàng)hopefully 。

32．D。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)下文It needed a family.可推知本空D項(xiàng)empty正確。

33．C。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。上文31項(xiàng)，房子空了很長時(shí)間。及下文He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.本空是C.項(xiàng)stomach 是正確的。

34．A。利用原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)解題。根據(jù)第三段中的as he filled his bag with wheat，可知小老鼠抓了個(gè)袋子，故A項(xiàng)bag是正確的。

35．B。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系并利用語法分析解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句中出現(xiàn)的Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse “ 農(nóng)夫邁克的房子曾是這只小老鼠的好地方”和下一句中的the farmer married a wife who had a cat.可推知本空B項(xiàng)until正確。

36．C。詞義辨析。根據(jù)上文中提到了貓，本句是描述小老鼠偷糧食時(shí)的狀況�？赏浦�本空C項(xiàng)trembled正確。

37．D。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)第二段中出現(xiàn)的went next door to Farmer Mike’s.可推知小老鼠是去鄰居家里偷麥子，故D項(xiàng)stole正確。

38．B。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)上文中的He looked around cautiously。下文中的a hot breath about his ear. 可推知本空B項(xiàng)nervous正確。

39．C。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)本句a hot breath about his ear. 可推知本空C項(xiàng)felt  正確。

40.        D。根據(jù)上下文語境。差點(diǎn)被貓抓到，可推知His heart beat  wildly，心跳加快。本空D項(xiàng)正確。

41．A。根據(jù)上下文語境。第四段中The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news，小老鼠還活著，推斷出本句是小老鼠逃掉了�？赏浦�本空A項(xiàng)escaped  正確。

42．C。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)第二段This farmhouse had been   empty too long.及本句family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. 可推知本空是來了新的房主，故C項(xiàng)new正確。

43．A。根據(jù)上下文語境。本文時(shí)間背景是圣誕節(jié)前后，因此老鼠的奶奶是來和他一起過圣誕�？赏浦�本空A項(xiàng)celebrate  正確。

44．D。利用短語分析解題。本段描述新搬來的住戶，因此是路上出現(xiàn)了一輛汽車。A項(xiàng)come across 偶遇 B項(xiàng)come from 來自… … C項(xiàng)come off  （計(jì)劃等）實(shí)現(xiàn)D項(xiàng)come up 走近 ，根據(jù)短語含義及上下文語境，可推知本空D項(xiàng)up正確。

45. A。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)第二段32空的空房子，42空的搬來的新家庭，可推知本空是房子熱鬧起來，故A項(xiàng)alive 正確。

46．B。把握句子間的邏輯關(guān)系。第二段中提到去鄰居家偷東西吃，下文中的喝熱巧克力，本空應(yīng)是享受每時(shí)每刻。故推斷出B項(xiàng)enjoyed 正確。

47．A。 利用語法分析解題。本段前半部分講述老鼠怎樣享受，he was drinking hot chocolate。而后半部分講述新搬來的小孩子的圣誕禮物是一只貓。對于老鼠來說無疑是壞事。故句子意思轉(zhuǎn)折，故A項(xiàng)however正確。

48．D。根據(jù)上下文語境。根據(jù)本句子中老鼠在家門口喝咖啡，可知此處應(yīng)該選擇一個(gè)褒義詞，故A和B項(xiàng)不正確。C項(xiàng)文中沒有提及禮貌問題，故D項(xiàng)satisfied 是正確的。

49．B。根據(jù)上下文語境。本句提到的what they might get for Christmas. 他們所可能得到的圣誕禮物。是他們在談?wù)撌フQ禮物�？赏浦�本空B項(xiàng)discussion正確。

50.        B。利用原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)解題。根據(jù)第六段中when he was drinking hot chocolate with a   satisfied   smile，可推知本空B項(xiàng)smile正確。