Question

Mr Guppy was a very large man. Life was not easy for him. He could not find clothes big enough. His        were too large for most shoes. In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up straight. The roofs were too        . In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr Guppy had          because of his size.

These problems were so bad that Mr Guppy        at home most of time. Life was easier at home.Then one day, a friend said, “You spend too much time at home. You           go out more. There’s a good movie at the theatre.”

“I can’t sit in any seat there,” Mr Guppy said. “I’m          big.”

“That is no problem,” his friend said. “I’ll buy you two tickets. You can         them at the theatre when you get there.”

The friend sent money to the theatre for two tickets. When the day came, Mr Guppy       his best clothes and went to the theatre.

“You have two tickets for me,” he said to the     in the ticket office. “My name is Guppy.”

“Oh, yes, Mr. Guppy,” the woman said. “Here you are. Seats G4 and P12. I’m sorry, you and your friend can’t sit together          too many people have come to see the film this evening.”

Poor Mr Guppy! He smiled sadly, walked out of the theatre and went home.

1.A. handsB. feet          C. ears    D. eyes

2.A. low    B. high            C. large     D. small

3.A. experience B. problems        C. relations    D. practice

4.A. left B. kept           C. stayed    D. lived

5.A. must   B. would         C. shouldD. need

6.A.few    B. little           C. some      D. too

7.A. buy       B. sell          C. give D. get

8.A. picked up   B. asked for      C. put on        D. saved up

9.A. woman   B. man        C. girl       D. boy

10.A. until      B. because          C. before          D. whether

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了Guppy先生是一个个子很大的人，因为个大，遇到了很多的困难，所以他只好大部分时间呆在家里。

1. were too large for most shoes.对于大部分的鞋来说，他的脚太大。 A. hands手B.feet脚C.ears耳朵D. eyes眼睛；鞋是脚穿的，所以此处应填feet,故选B。

2. .屋顶太矮了。A. low低的，矮的B. high高的C. large大的D.small小的；由上文可知 Guppy先生个子很高，所以一般的屋顶对他来说太矮了，故选A。

3. because of his size.实际上，无论他到哪儿，做什么，都会因为他的个子大而遇到困难。A. experience经历B. problems 困难C. relations关系 D. practice练习；have problems有困难，结合上文可知， Guppy先生因为个子太大，生活中遇到了很多困难，故选B。

4. at home most of time.这些问题如此糟糕以至于 Guppy先生大部分时间呆在家里。A. left离开 B. kept保持C. stayed呆在D. lived生活；上文提到，由于个子太大，无论去哪儿，做什么都会遇到困难，所以他不得不呆在家里，故选C。

5. go out more.你在家呆的时间太多，你应该多出去。 A. must必须B. would将要C. should应该D. need需要；人老是呆在家里不好，所以是应该出去，故选C。

6. big.” Guppy先生说：我个子太大了。A.few小的，少的B. little 少的C. some一些D. too太；上文提到 Guppy先生因个子大遇到很多困难，所以他的个子不是一般大，而是太大，故选D。

7. them at the theatre when you get there.当你到剧院时，你可以拿到你的票。A. buy买B. sell卖C. give给D. get得到，拿到；结合上文，朋友已经为 Guppy先生买了两张票，所以此处应是拿到，故选D。

8. his best clothes and went to the theatre.当这一天到来时， Guppy先生穿上他的最好的衣服去了剧院。A. picked up捡起 B. asked for询问 C. put on穿上 D. saved up节省；put up clothes穿衣服，故选C。

9. in the ticket office. “给我我的两张票”他对票房里的妇女说。A.woman妇女B. man男士C. girl女孩D. boy男孩；结合下文“Oh, yes, Mr. Guppy,” the woman said.可知票房里卖票的是一个妇女，故选A。

10. too many people have come to see the film this evening.”对不起，你和你的朋友不能坐在一起，因为今晚来看电影的人很多。A. until直到B. because因为C. before在……之前D. whether是否；不能拿到紧挨着的两张票的原因是看电影的人太多，两句之间是因果关系，故选B。

考点：故事类短文。