Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

It’s Sunday afternoon. It’s my son’s eighth birthday today. I go into a       shop to buy a big birthday cake for him.

There are lots of people in the shop. When I am       a cake, I find a little boy watching the cakes for a long time. He is      old clothes. At last he chooses a cake. Then he gives money to the shopkeeper and says to her, “I want the      cake.”

“Sorry, the cake is 20 yuan, but you only have 10 yuan,” says the shopkeeper.

“I ...I have no more money,” says the little boy and he begins to cry.

“Oh, my boy. Who would you like to      the birthday cake for?” I ask.

“My mum, madam.”

“      doesn’t she come and buy one?”

“My father left us three years ago,” the boy says. “We don’t have much      . My mother has to   from morning to night every day. She celebrates my birthday every year, but she    celebrates hers. It’s her birthday tomorrow. I want to buy a small cake for her. But I don’t have enough money...”

“Oh, my boy! I’m your       friend,” I say. “I will buy her a nice birthday cake.” I give the money to the shopkeeper and leave the shop.

1.A. cake        B. flower        C. clothes        D. present

2.A. looking at      B. looking after   C. looking for     D. looking up

3.A. on            B. at            C. in            D. with

4.A. small          B. big          C. sweet      D. delicious

5.A. lend           B. make          C. borrow        D. buy

6.A. Why          B. How          C. When        D. Where

7.A. time          B. money         C. food          D. fun

8.A. study          B. work          C. play         D. think

9.A. often          B. sometimes      C. always        D. never

10.A. father’s       B. mother’s       C. brother’s      D. sister’s

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了我去蛋糕店给我儿子买生日蛋糕，看见一男孩想给他妈妈买一个生日蛋糕，但是没有那足够的钱。因为他爸爸离开了他们，他妈妈从早到晚工作。于是我给他付钱买了一个蛋糕，并且告诉他，我是他妈妈的一个朋友。

1.A. cake 蛋糕；B. flower 花；C. clothes 衣服；D. present 礼物；句意：我去蛋糕店给他买一个大生日蛋糕。根据to buy a big birthday cake for him可知此处应是在蛋糕店买生日蛋糕，故选A。

2.A. looking at 看；B. looking after 照顾；C. looking for 寻找； D. looking up查阅；句意：当我寻找蛋糕时我看到一个小男孩看那个蛋糕很长时间。根据前文可知作者在给自己的儿子买一个大蛋糕，她在蛋糕店里应该是寻找合适的蛋糕，故选C。

3.A. on 在……上面；B. at 在；C. in 在；D. with用；句意：他穿着旧衣服。in+衣服，表示穿着……的衣服，故选C。

4.A. small 小的；B. big 大的；C. sweet 甜的；D. delicious美味的；句意：我想要那个小蛋糕。根据后文的“Sorry, the cake is 20 yuan, but you only have 10 yuan,” says the shopkeeper.可知小男孩没有足够的钱，应买小蛋糕，故选A。

5.A. lend 借出；B. make 制作；C. borrow 借入；D. buy买；句意：你想要给谁买那个生日蛋糕？buy sth for sb给某人买某物，故选D。

6.A. Why 为什么；B. How 如何； C. When 何时； D. Where哪里；句意：她为什么不来买蛋糕？此处询问原因，故用疑问词why，故选A。

7.A. time 时间；B. money 金钱；C. food 食物；D. fun兴趣；句意：我们没有很多钱。根据前文的“Sorry, the cake is 20 yuan, but you only have 10 yuan,” says the shopkeeper.可知小男孩没有钱，故他们没有很多钱，故选B。

8.A. study 学习；B. work 工作；C. play 玩；D. think认为；句意：我母亲不得不每天从早到晚工作。结合上文他们没有很多钱，因此他妈妈要工作挣钱，故选B。

9.A. often 经常；B. sometimes 有时；C. always 总是； D. never从不；句意：她每年给我庆祝生日，但是她从不庆祝她的生日。根据连词but可知前后表示转折，前半句表示庆祝，故后半句表示不庆祝，故选D。

10.A. father’s 父亲的；B. mother’s 母亲的；C. brother’s 哥哥的；D. sister’s妹妹的；句意：我说：“孩子，我是你母亲的朋友。” 根据后文的“I will buy her a nice birthday cake.”可知我要给你的母亲买蛋糕，故我是你母亲的朋友，故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文。