Question

  There was a little boy 1        his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot (彈弓) to play with. He 2       in the woods,but he could never hit the target. Getting a little 3       ,he headed back. Then,he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of im?pulse,he hit the duck in the head,and 4       it. He was shocked and upset. In 5      ,he hid the dead duck in the woodpile,6       not to see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all,7       she said nothing.

  8       lunch that day Grandma said, "Sally,let's wash the dishes. " But Sally said, "Grandma,Johnny told me he wanted to 9        in the kitchen today,didn't you,Johnny?" And then she 10        to him, "Remem?ber,the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes.

  Later Grandpa asked if 11        wanted to go fish?ing,and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper."

  But Sally 12        and said, "Well,that's 13       because Johnny told me he wanted to help. ”14       the duck,Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.

  After several days of Johnny doing both his 15        and Sally's,he finally couldn't 16        it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he killed the duck. She 17       down,gave him a hug,and said, "Sweetheart,I know. You see,I was standing at the window and I 18        the whole thing. But because I love you,I 19       you. But I was just 20        how long you would let Sally make a slave of you."

1. A. helping   B. visiting   C. tending   D. seeking

2. A. practised   B. played   C. worked   D. hunted

3. A. anxious   B. tired

  C. pleased   D. discouraged

4. A. caught   B. injured   C. killed   D. seized

5. A. surprise   B. disappointment   C. anger   D. horror

6. A. only   B. so as

  C. in order   D. expecting

7. A. so   B. and   C. instead   D. but

8. A. At   B. After   C. Before   D. While

9. A. work   B. stay   C. help   D. get

10. A. called   B. whispered   C. nodded   D. signed

11. A. the children   B. Sally

  C. Johnny   D. Grandma

12. A. sighed   B. agreed   C. obj ected   D. smiled

13. A. easy   B. all right   C. fine   D. impossible

14. A. Searching   B. Hiding

  C. Remembering   D. Regretting

15. A. homework   B. housework   C. farm work   D. cooking

16. A. stand   B. change   C. like   D. cover

17. A. sat   B. went   C. lay   D. knelt

18. A. remembered   B. heard

  C. saw   D. understood

19. A. missed   B. forgave   C. congratulated   D. punished

20. A. wondering   B. saying

  C. imagining   D. considering  

Answer 1

l. B help幫助;visit拜訪;tend趨向;seek尋找。根據(jù)下文可知，他到農(nóng)場拜訪(visk) 祖父母，而非幫助。

2. A practise練習(xí);play玩;work工作;hunt打獵。他在樹林中練習(xí)(practise) 彈弓，并非打獵。

3. D總是打不中目標(biāo)，他有些氣餒(discouraged) , discouraged意為"泄氣的"。

4. C 由下文提示dead duck可知選C.

5. D Johnny做錯(cuò)事后害怕(horror) ，所以將鴨子藏在木柴堆里。

6. A    "only+不定式"表示出乎意料的結(jié)果。

7. D

8. B 根據(jù)常識，應(yīng)是在吃飯后洗碗。

9. C help in the kitchen幫助做廚房里的家務(wù)事，如洗碗等。

10. B Sally低聲(whisper) 提醒Johnny以要挾。

whisper 意為"低語，小聲說"。

11. A 爺爺問孩子們(the children) 是否愿意去釣魚。

12. D 13. B 14. C 現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語，表原因。

15. B 16. A Johnny再也無法忍受了，stand在這里意為"忍受，承受"。

17. D sit down坐下;go down下來;lie down 尚下;kneel down跪下，屈下膝來。根據(jù)常識可知選D項(xiàng)。

18. C 由前文可知，祖母當(dāng)時(shí)正在窗戶邊，看到了 (see) 事情的全部經(jīng)過。

19. B miss想念;forgive原諒;congratulate祝賀;punish 懲罰。因?yàn)樽婺笎跩ohnny ,所以原諒(forgive) 了他。

20. A wonder想知道;say說;imagine想象;consider考慮。根據(jù)語境可知應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。