Question

Mr Brown was going away for a week.        he left, he said to his son,“ If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that      father has been out doing       and will be back in a week. Then be     to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”

“OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son    remember this,     he wrote these words down on a piece of       and gave it to him. His son put it      his pocket, and       it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy     that no one would come and that the piece of paper was of no more     to him, so he threw it in the fire.

The next afternoon, someone     at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said: “ Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and     the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly    he had burned it, so he shouted: “ No more!”

The man was very      . He asked: “ No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

“Burned yesterday evening.”

1.A. After         B. When       C. Until           D. Before

2.A. my            B. your       C. his              D. her

3.A. anything     B. nothing    C. something        D. everything

4.A. careful       B. afraid     C. polite           D. brave

5.A. shouldn’t    B. needn’t    C. mustn’t         D. couldn’t

6.A. because      B. so          C. but              D. since

7.A. clothes       B. paper       C. record          D. pocket

8.A. into          B. on          C. up               D. away

9.A. put           B. left       C. gave             D. took

10.A. learned      B. knew        C. thought        D. found

11.A. freedom      B. use        C. interests       D. advantages

12.A. knocked      B. stood       C. visited          D. looked

13.A. looked down B. looked at   C. looked after    D. looked for

14.A. forgot     B. remembered   C. imagined       D. guessed

15.A. angry       B. excited      C. pleased         D. surprised

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：布朗先生在外出前告诉儿子有人问他就说出去干活了一个星期后回来。他害怕儿子记不住就写了张条子。但是几日过去没有人来，他的儿子以为纸条没啥用就烧了。次日一位客人来访问儿子他爸在那，儿子想起他已经把纸条烧掉就回答说不再有了，那人误以为是儿子的爸爸去世了。

1.D 考查连词及语境理解。句意：在他离开之前，他对儿子说。After在……之后；When当……的时候；Until直到；Before在……之前。联系上句Mr Brown was going away for a week可知该选D。

2.B考查物主代词及语境理解。句意：你可以告诉他，你的父亲已经出去做事了，一周后就回来。My我的；your你的； his他的；her她的。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

3.C考查复合不定代词及语境理解。句意：你可以告诉他，你的父亲已经出去做事了，一周后就回来。Anything任何事；nothing没有事；something 某事；everything每件事。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：然后有礼貌地请他坐下来喝杯茶。Careful仔细的；afraid 害怕；polite有礼貌的；brave勇敢的。根据to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.可知该选C。

5.D考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：但他担心他的儿子不能记住。shouldn’t不应该；needn’t不必；mustn’t禁止，不允许；couldn’t不能。联系he was afraid可知该选D。

6.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：所以他把这些话写在一张纸上给了他。because 因为；so 所以；but但是；since自从。根据上句But he was afraid his son remember this可知该选B。

7.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：所以他把这些话写在一张纸上给了他。Clothes衣服；paper纸；record录，记载; 档案；pocket口袋。联系下文中the piece of paper was of no more to him,可知该选B。

8.A考查介词及语境理解。句意：他的儿子把这放进口袋里，又取出来，不时地看它。into 进入；on在……上；up向上；away离开。Put…into把……放进，所以选A。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：他的儿子把这放进口袋里，又取出来，不时地看它。put 放；left离开；gave给；took拿走。Take out取出，拿出。所以选D。

10.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：男孩想，没有人会来，这张纸对他不在有用，所以他把它扔在火中。Learned学习； knew知道；thought想，认为；found发现。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

11.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：男孩想，没有人会来，这张纸对他不在有用，所以他把它扔在火中。 Freedom自由权；use用处； interests兴趣；advantages优点。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

12.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：次日下午，有人敲门。 knocked 敲；stood站； visited 参观，拜访； looked看。Knock at thedoor敲门，所以选A。

13.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：男孩把他的手放到口袋里寻找那张纸。looked down向下看； looked at考查； looked after照看； looked for寻找。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

14.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：他突然想起他已经烧了它。forgot 忘记；remembered记住，记得；imagined想象；guessed猜。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

15.这个人非常惊奇。Angry生气的；excited兴奋的； pleased高兴的；surprised惊奇的。根据那个人的问题“ Where is your father?”以及小孩的回答可知该选D。

考点：故事类短文。