Question

There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket(火箭), and send it up to the moon. Unluckily, he had little money and couldn’t      one. One day, at the side of a path, he found a box for one of his       kinds of rocket. Opening it, he found there was only one rocket       , made of paper, the result of a factory malfunction(故障). The boy was very disappointed, but at least he now finally had a rocket of sorts. He started      his plans. For many days he collected paper of all the shapes, sizes and colours; and with all his soul（灵魂）he ___  __ drawing, cutting, sticking and colouring all the stars and       that would turn his rocket into an outer space in paper form.

It wasn’t an easy job, but the final result was so excellent. From then on, the boy       playing with his paper rocket every day. One day, a friend came, and in the boy’s bedroom he saw that excellent sight. The friend offered to exchange it with the boy, for a real rocket he had at home. The boy      accepted. Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket, the boy would     more and more his old paper rocket, with its planets, stars and all the rest.      , he had much preferred playing with that one. He realized that it was more fun playing with toys he had made himself, with great       and enthusiasm（热情）.

And so it was, that the boy started       all his toys by himself, and when he grew up he became the greatest toy-maker in the whole world.

1.A. makeB. borrowC. afford    D. sell

2.A. latestB. favouriteC. useful D. best

3.A. above  B. beside    C. nearby   D. inside

4.A. giving up    B. talking aboutC. choosingD. preparing

5.A. set about   B. went on    C. put off    D. worried about

6.A. moonB. planets    C. earthD. sun

7.A. stoppedB. hatedC. continuedD. enjoyed

8.A. happilyB. sadlyC. carefullyD. hurriedly

9.A. take B. care      C. miss     D. add

10.A. Really  B. HoweverC. BesidesD. Interestingly

11.A. successB. effort        C. danger    D. difficulty

12.A. sellingB. colouringC. buildingD. collecting

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个想把火箭发射进入月球的小男孩的故事。但是他没钱买火箭，一次偶然的机会他看到了一个用纸做的火箭，这给了他启发，他意识到玩他自己制作的玩具，会带有很大的乐趣。他长大之后，成为全世界最大的玩具制造商。

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7.从那时起，男孩每天高兴地玩着他的纸火箭。”A. stopped停止；B. hated讨厌；C. continued继续；D. enjoyed喜欢，高兴；所以本题选D。

8.】考查副词及语境的理解。根据下句 “Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket,”。说明男孩高兴地接受了。A. happily 高兴地；B. sadly伤心地；C. carefully小心地，认真地；D. hurriedly匆匆地。所以本题选A。

9.】考查动词及语境的理解。根据句意：在玩着新火箭的时候，他更多的想念他的旧的纸火箭、行星、星星和所有其他的东西。A. take 拿走，带走；B. care关心；C. miss想念，怀念；D. add增加；所以本题选C。

10.】考查副词及语境的理解。句意：他真的更喜欢玩那个纸火箭。A. Really真的；B. However然而；C. Besides除……之外，还有……；D. Interestingly有趣地；所以本题选A。

11.】考查名词及语境的理解。A. success成功；B. effort努力；C. danger危险；D. difficulty困难；通过句意：他意识到玩着自己带着努力和激情动手制造的玩具更富有乐趣。所以本题选B。

12.】考查动词及语境的理解。A. selling卖；B. colouring染色；C. building，构建，建造；D. collecting收集；本句的意思是“确实如此，那个男孩自己开始动手制造玩具，当他长大的时候，他成了全世界最大的玩具制造商。所以本题选C。

考点：本题考查故事类短文。