“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(撓頭). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ____?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (惱人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.
小題1:
A．tigers and lionsB．pigs and sheepC．cats and dogsD．chickens and ducks
小題2:
A．importantB．possibleC．necessaryD．strange
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A．unlessB．a(chǎn)fterC．tillD．though
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A．couldn’tB．shouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t
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A．daysB．a(chǎn)nimalsC．ideasD．people
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A．shouted atB．looked atC．laughed atD．pointed at
小題7:
A．whatB．howC．whereD．who
小題8:
A．explainsB．provesC．meansD．shows
小題9:
A．orderedB．thoughtC．repeatedD．a(chǎn)sked
小題10:
A．sayingB．questionsC．objectsD．stories

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:A

試題分析：本文敘述了Richie因聽不懂諺語而感到困惑的故事。當(dāng)雨下得很大，他爺爺說：“It’s raining cats and dogs!”他以為天上會(huì)掉下貓和狗，但是他向窗外看，只有雨水，沒有貓和狗。他的叔叔說：“ it’s really coming down out there!”他不明白什么要來呀。但是當(dāng)他的姑媽說，雨下得真大時(shí)，他聽明白了。于是問貓和狗在哪里。爺爺告訴他，自己說的意思就是雨下的大。他的堂兄告訴他那是諺語。這下Richie明白了。
小題1:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. tigers and lions 老虎和獅子；  B. pigs and sheep 豬和綿羊； C. cats and dogs 貓和狗；  D. chickens and ducks雞和鴨。根據(jù)but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs.可知他想看看貓和狗從空落下來。故選C。句意：他想看看貓和狗從空落下來。
小題2:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. important 重要的；  B. possible 可能的；  C. necessary 必要的； D. strange奇怪的。 根據(jù)He only saw small pools of water on the ground.可知他只看到地面上有小水池，沒有貓和狗，但是他的爺爺說下著貓和狗，所以他覺得奇怪。故選D。句意：但是很奇怪沒有貓和狗。
小題3:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. unless  除非；B. after 在......之后；  C. till 直到；  D. though盡管。結(jié)合上下文，鮑勃叔叔應(yīng)是先向窗外看，在評(píng)價(jià)雨的情況。故用連詞after，故選B。句意：鮑勃叔叔向窗外看了看，同意著說：“是的，天真的快要塌下來了�！�
小題4:考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. couldn’t 不可能；   B. shouldn’t 不應(yīng)該； C. needn’t 不必；  D. mustn’t禁止。根據(jù)but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. 可知沒有貓和狗，故表示不可能。故選A。句意：一開始他們討論不可能被看見的貓和狗。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. days 天； B. animals 動(dòng)物；C. ideas 主意； D. people人們。此處指的是他的爺爺，鮑勃叔叔及某一個(gè)人，因此這些人。故選D。句意：這些人將要做什么。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞短語及語境的理解。A. shouted at 大喊；  B. looked at 看；  C. laughed at 嘲笑； D. pointed at指向。結(jié)合上下文，可知他的姑媽說雨下得很大，所以此處他應(yīng)是看著他的姑媽說話，故選B。句意：他看著他的姑媽。
小題7:考查代詞及語境的理解。A. what 什么；   B. how 如何；C. where 哪里；  D. who誰。根據(jù)First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Richie 認(rèn)為人們討論的貓和狗他看不見，故問這些貓和狗在哪里，故選C。句意：但是哪里有貓和狗？
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. explains 解釋；  B. proves 證明； C. means 意味著；   D. shows展示。根據(jù)上下文的意思可知It’s raining cats and dogs!="It’s" raining really hard。故選C。句意：他的爺爺大笑著說，“Richie，那只是意味著雨下的真的很大�！�
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. ordered 命令；B. thought 認(rèn)為；  C. repeated 重復(fù)； D. asked問。根據(jù)So why didn’t you just say that?可知這是一個(gè)問題，故用動(dòng)詞ask。故選D。句意：Richie問道：“那為什么你剛才不那樣說？”
小題10:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. saying 諺語；  B. questions 問題；  C. objects 物體； D. stories故事。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知It’s raining cats and dogs!是諺語。故選A。句意：Richie的堂兄說，“你只是不懂這些言語。”
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