Question

完形填空（10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

Peter lived with his mother in a very big house.       she left, the house became too big for him, so he bought a       one in the next street.

There was a very old clock in his first house and when the men came to      his things to the new house for him. Peter thought, “I’m going to let them carry my beautiful old clock in the truck. But maybe they’ll     it and then it will be very      to repair.”

So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms. It was       so he stopped three times to have a rest.

Then suddenly a small boy came along the    . He stopped and looked at Peter for a few    . Then he said to Peter, “You are a      man, aren’t you? Your clock is too old and too big. Why don’t you buy a       like everyone else?”

1.A. Before       B. What   C. After   D. But

2.A. larger    B. smaller  C. bigger   D. big

3.A. buy        B. borrow  C. lend   D. take

4.A. rob    B. steal   C. break   D. mend

5.A. expensive   B. easy   C. well   D. good

6.A. old    B. ugly   C. heavy   D. light

7.A. house    B. road   C. village   D. city

8.A. times    B. while   C. hours   D. seconds

9.A. clever    B. good   C. foolish   D. old

10.A. watch    B. house   C. computer  D. picture

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是：母亲离开后，房子对Peter来说变得太大了。因此在临街他买了一套较小的房子。他怕搬家的人打碎家里的那口大钟，所以亲自搬到新房子里去。路上遇到一个男孩，男孩说：“这钟又大又旧，为什么不像其它人一样买一个新手表呢？”

1. Before 在……之前，B. What什么，C. After在……之后，D. But但是。据句意，故选C。

2. larger更大的，B. smaller更小的，C. bigger更大的，D. big大的。据句意，故选B。

3. buy买，B. borrow借来，C. lend借出，D. take拿。据句意，故选D。

4. rob抢劫，B. steal偷，C. break打碎， D. mend修理。据句意，故选C。

5. expensive贵的，B. easy容易的，C. well健康的， D. good好的。据句意，故选A。

6. old老的，B. ugly丑陋的，C. heavy重的，D. light轻的。据so he stopped three times to have a rest.，故选C。

7. house房子，B. road路， C. village 村庄，D. city城市。据句意，故选B。

8. times次，B. while正当……的时候， C. hours小时，D. seconds秒。据题意，故选D。

9. clever聪明的，B. good好的，C. foolish 愚蠢的，D. old老的。据题意，故选C。

10. watch 手表，B. house房子，C. computer计算机，D. picture图片。据Your clock is too old and too big.，故选A。

考点：故事类短文。