Question

John lived with his mother in a very big house, and when his mother ________, the house became too big ________ him, so he bought a ________ one in the next street. There was a very nice, old clock in his ________ house, and when the men came to take his things to the new house, John thought, “I’m not going to let them ________ my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it.” So he __________and began to carry it down the road in his arms.

It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have ________. Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for ________ seconds. Then he said to John, “You’re a ________, aren’t you? ________ don’t you buy a watch like everyone else?”

1.A. worked    B. studied    C. died    D. played

2.A. at    B. with    C. about    D. for

3.A. larger    B. bigger    C. nicer    D. smaller

4.A. second    B. third    C. first    D. new

5.A. to carry    B. bring    C. to take    D. carry

6.A. picked it up    B. picks it up    C. picks up it    D. picked up it

7.A. a look    B. a drink    C. a walk    D. a rest

8.A. a few    B. few    C. little    D. a little

9.A. great    B. fool    C. clever    D. bright

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

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.B

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了John和母亲住在一个大房子里，后来母亲死后，他就买了一个小房子，但是他想把旧房子里的大钟帮过来，介绍了他搬钟的过程中的一个笑话。

1.句意：当他的母亲死后，那个房子对于他来说变得太大。A. worked工作；B. studied 学习；C. died死亡；D. played玩；根据下文the house became too big ____2____ him可知这里是说他的母亲死后。他自己住这个房子太大。根据题意，故选C。

2.句意：当他的母亲死后，那个房子对于他来说变得太大。A. at在……；B. with带有，具有；C. about关于；D. for对于……；故选D

3.句意：因此他在另一条街上买了一个更小的。A. larger更大；B. bigger更大；C. nicer更漂亮；D. smaller更小。根据上文the house became too big ____2____ him可知，下文是他买了一个更小的房子。故选D。

4.句意：在他的第一个房子里有一个漂亮，古老的钟表。A. second第二；B. third第三；C. first第一；D. new新的。根据下文and when the men came to take his things to the new house可知这里是说他的第一个房子。故选C。

5.句意：我打算让他们把我的漂亮的旧的钟表搬到他们的的卡车上。A. to carry携带，搬；B. bring带来；C. to take带去；D. carry搬，扛。短语let sb. do sth.表示让某人做某事。这里是搬，扛的意思。故选D。

6.句意：于是他捡起它，开始把它抱在路上。短语pick up表示捡起，拾起；代词放在中间。故选A

7.句意：它很重，因此它停了两三次来休息。have a look看一看； have. a drink喝酒；have a walk 散步；havea rest休息。根据题意，故选D。

8.A. a few 一些，修饰可数名词的复数； B. few很少，修饰不可数名词；C. little很少，修饰不可数名词； D. a little一点，修饰不可数名词。句意：他停下来看了约翰几秒。A few修饰可数名词的复数。根据题意，故选A。

9.句意：你是一个愚蠢的人，对不对？A. great伟大的；B. fool愚人，傻瓜；C. clever聪明的；D. bright明亮的。根据下文don’t you buy a watch like everyone else?可知上文是说他很愚蠢。故选B。

10.句意：为什么你不像别人一样买一块手表。A. Where在哪；B. Why 为什么；C. How怎样；D. When何时。这里是在问为什么。故选B。