Teary Joe was a boy with a special abili...

Teary Joe was a boy with a special ability: he could cry in less than a second．If he 36 something or things became difficult, Joe would 37 a pitiful face．In this way he got everything he wanted, 38 no one could resist（抗拒） his sad face．

But one day, Joe met Pipo．Pipo was begging in the street for some 39 ．Pipo was very poor, but he always had the biggest_ 40 on his face．

Joe decided to help Pipo make some money．He went over to Pipo, took off his hat, and started crying with the most pitiful_ 41 ．

In a few minutes, Joe's hat was full of coins, but when Joe offered all these to Pipo, Pipo 42 him down．

"I prefer 43 what I receive," answered Pipo with his usual smile．"It's much more fun making a（n）44 to get things．Today I've washed a dog, 45 a blind old lady to the park and helped a stranger to mind his bag．Maybe I haven't gotten what I've wanted, but I've done many 46 things．"

Joe walked 47 away．He had gotten everything he wanted, but he'd done 48 nothing of interest．He hadn't even 49 himself spending almost all his time crying．

That evening, Joe_ 50 a delicious cake for his supper．When his mother 51 , Joe tried to cry, but_ 52 how joyful Pipo was, Joe couldn't do it．Instead, he had an idea．He tried to get the cake in another way． Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother water the Plants and 53 the rooms．

In the end there was no 54 ．But that wasn't so bad, because Joe 55 it had been much more fun doing all those than just crying to get a piece of cake．

1. A．damaged B．ignored C．bought D．disliked

2. A．put on B．put up C．put down D．put off

3. A．though B．until C．because D．unless

4. A．food B．money C．presents D．suggestions

5. A．smile B．doubt C．pity D．dream

6. A．exhibitions B．agreements C．resources D．expressions

7. A．set B．turned C．calmed D．settled

8. A．inspecting B．consulting C．deserving D．asking

9. A．effort B．promise C．excuse D．difference

10. A．accompanied B．accompanying C．companied D．companying

11. A．useless B．difficult C．hopeful D．meaningful

12. A．lightly B．sadly C．carefully D．cheerfully

13. A．secretly B．hardly C．really D．eagerly

14. A．enjoyed B．missed C．noticed D．caught

15. A．cooked B．prepared C．showed D．wanted

16. A．admitted B．allowed C．refused D．decided

17. A．understanding B．suggesting C．commenting D．remembering

18. A．visit B．clean C．check D．leave

19. A．cake B．chance C．luck D．choice

20. A．regretted B．argued C．discovered D．suggested

1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C 【解析】试题分析：本文叙述了两个小男孩为了自己想要的东西两个人采取了不同的方式去获得。Joe他利用自己会表演的才能，如果想的东西得不到，他就采取的方式，最终会如愿以偿，而Pipo虽然家境贫寒，可是Joe帮他筹集到的钱他还是不要，他想通过自己的努力去争取，而不想用别人同情心而得到自己想要的。最后Pipo的做法感动了Joe，他决定改变原来的方式。 1.考查动词及上下文的呼应。damage损害； ignore忽视； buy 买； dislike不喜欢。根据下文a pitiful face他就会露出可怜的脸相，故选D。 2.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。put on使……上场，假装； put up 举起； put down镇压； put off推迟。脸上表现出可怜的表情，故选A。 3.考查连词及上下文的呼应。though尽管； until直到； because因为； unless除非；因为没人能抗拒他可怜的表情，所以就会满足他所有的要求，前后为因果关系，故选C。 4.考查名词及上下文的呼应。food 食物； money 钱； presents 礼物； suggestions建议。根据下文Joe decided to help Pipo make some money可知他在路上讨钱，故选B。 5.考查名词及上下文的呼应。smile微笑； doubt怀疑； pity 同情； dream梦想。根据这里的but和43空后的answered Pipo with his usual smile可知答案故选A。 6.考查名词及上下文的呼应。exhibitions展览； agreements协议； resources 资源； expressions表情。根据上文a pitiful face可知说的是表情，故选D。 7.考查动词及上下文的呼应。set树立； turn down 拒绝； calm镇静； settle定居。根据前面的but可知Pipo拒绝了Joe的好意，故选B。 8.考查动词及上下文的呼应。inspecting检查； consulting咨询； deserving应得； asking请求。根据下文what I receive可知，Pipo希望得到自己应得的，故选C。 9.考查名词及上下文的呼应。effort努力； promise许诺； excuse借口；difference不同。根据下文提到的Pipo所做的事，他是想通过自己的努力得到自己想要得到的东西。故选A。 10.考查动词及上下文的呼应。accompanied陪伴； accompanying陪伴； companied 陪伴； companying陪伴，但是accompany sb；company with sb ；根据常识可知是帮助某热过马路。这里动词的形式应该和前面的washed是并列，故用过去分词，根据句意故选A。 11.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。useless无用的； difficult难的； hopeful有希望的； meaningful有意义的。根据上文可知Pipo所做的事都是有意义的事情，故选D。 12.考查副词及上下文的呼应。Lightly轻轻地； sadly伤心地； carefully仔细地； cheerfully高兴地。自己好心帮Pipo，可他不接受，Joe很伤心，故选B。 13.考查副词及上下文的呼应。secretly秘密地； hardly 几乎不； really 真正地； eagerly急切地。根据下文nothing of interest和文章第一段可知，Joe真的没有做任何有意义和有乐趣的事情，故选C。 14.考查动词及上下文的呼应。Enjoy喜欢； miss错过； notice注意到； catch抓住。根据下文spending almost all his time crying．可知，他甚至自己也不喜欢一直通过哭来得到自己想要的东西，故选A。 15.考查动词及上下文的呼应。Cook做饭； prepare准备； show展示； want想要。根据He tried to get the cake in another way可知，他想吃蛋糕。故选D。 16.考查动词及上下文的呼应。Admit承认； allow允许； refuse拒绝； decide决定。他妈妈拒绝了他的请求，故选C。 17.考查动词及上下文的呼应。understanding理解； suggesting建议； commenting 评论； remembering记得。根据how joyful Pipo was可知，他本想哭的，但是想起了Pipo，于是决定改变，故选D。 18.考查动词及上下文的呼应。visit拜访； clean 打扫； check 检查； leave离开。根据water the Plants可知，是打扫房屋。故选B。 19.考查名词及上下文的呼应。cake蛋糕； chance机会； luck幸运；choice选择。Joe想吃蛋糕，故选A。 20.考查动词及上下文的呼应。regret后悔； argue争论； discovere发现； suggest建议。根据it had been much more fun doing all those than just crying to get a piece of cake．这是他的新体会，新发现的事实。故选C。考点：故事类短文。

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