Question

On a cold, rainy day, a boy found a turtle(乌龟) along the river. He was very happy, __________ to keep the turtle as his lovely pet.

He put the turtle on a stone and watched it ___________ a long time. But the turtle didn’t move.

Out of curiosity(好奇), the boy started to examine it to find out __________ was wrong with it. But the turtle pulled in its head and firmly(紧紧地) closed its shell. The boy was very upset. So he took the turtle __________and began to shake it. But the turtle still stayed in __________ shell. The boy picked up a stick to try to pry(撬) it open.

The boy’s uncle was watching all of this.

“No, that’s not the way,” he __________ the boy. “In fact, you may kill the turtle before you make it open up with a stick.”

The boy’s uncle took the turtle into the house and put it near the fireplace. The turtle didn’t move at all __________ it got warm. Then it pushed out its head, then its legs and began to crawl(爬行). “Turtles are like that,” said the uncle, “and people, __________.”

“If you want the turtle to move, you should make it feel warm and safe first. In the same way, if you want other people to be __________ to you, you need to be nice to them first. The others will open up their __________ when they feel warm and safe inside,” the uncle continued to say.

1.A. hoped    B. hope    C. was hoped    D. hoping

2.A. for    B. by    C. with    D. as

3.A. when    B. what    C. why    D. where

4.A. quietly    B. carefully    C. angrily    D. politely

5.A. our    B. it’s    C. its    D. us

6.A. asked    B. stopped    C. shouted    D. hit

7.A. until    B. although    C. unless    D. because

8.A. as well as    B. too    C. either    D. also

9.A. free    B. angry    C. happy    D. friendly

10.A. hearts    B. heads    C. brains    D. faces

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】本文讲述的是一个男孩和一只乌龟的故事，小男孩在河边捉到了一只乌龟，养为宠物。但是无论怎样，他都不能让乌龟爬动。小男孩的叔叔把乌龟拿到房屋里的壁炉旁，乌龟感到了温暖而且安全，就开始爬行了。故事告诉人们，如果想要别人对你友好，你一定得让别人感到安全，你一定得先对他们友好。

1.考查动词及语境理解。句意：她很高兴，希望把这只乌龟养作他可爱的宠物。A. hoped过去式，过去分词形式；B. hope原形形式；C. was hoped被动语态形式；D. hoping现在分词形式。本句与前句用逗号隔开了，用现在分词短语作状语。故选D。

2.考查介词及语境理解。句意：他把乌龟放在一块大石头上，看了很长一段时间。A. for计……，达……，后面跟一段时间；B. by通过，以……方式；表示时间时意思是：不迟于，在……之前；C. with表示伴随：带有，具有；也可以表示用……作为工具；D. as随着，作为。a long time是时间的长度，用for引出。故选A。

3.考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：出于好奇，男孩开始检查它，以发现它怎么啦。A. when当……时，表示时间；B. what什么，询问事物；C. why为什么，表示原因；D. where在哪儿，指地点。……怎么啦：What's wrong with…？故选B。

4.考查副词及语境理解。句意：男孩很沮丧，因此他生气地拿着乌龟并且开始摇动。A. quietly安静地；B. carefully仔细地；C. angrily生气地；D. politely礼貌地。因为小男孩无法使乌龟爬动，而且他抓着乌龟开始摇了，说明他生气了。故选C。

5.考查代词及语境理解。句意：但是乌龟还是等在它的壳里面。A. our我们的；B. it’s它是；C. its它的；D. us我们。乌龟待在它的龟壳里，它的its。故选C。

6.考查动词及语境理解。句意：他阻止了男孩。A. asked问；B. stopped停止，阻止；C. shouted大声喊叫；D. hit打，击，撞。由前句句意：不，那没有用。可知叔叔开始阻止小男孩了。故选B。

7.考查连词及语境理解。句意：乌龟根本不动，直到暖和了。A. until直到；B. although虽然；C. unless如果不，除非；D. because因为。直到…才…：not…until…。故选A。

8.考查副词及语境理解。句意：乌龟是像那样，而人也是。A. as well as也，如同，用于句子中间；B. too也，用于肯定句句末；C. either也（不），用于否定句句末；D. also也，用于肯定句句中。本句是肯定句，句子末尾，用too。故选B。

9.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：如果你想要别人对你友好，你需要首先对他们友好。A. free自由的，空闲的；B. angry生气的，发怒的；C. happy高兴的；D. friendly友好的。对某人友好，be friendly to sth.故选D。

10.考查名词及语境理解。句意：当别人感到温暖安全时，就会敞开他们的心。A. hearts心，心脏；B. heads头；C. brains大脑；D. faces脸。人与人交往，是心灵的沟通，对友人敞开自己的心迹。故选A。