Question

Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

Ari’s mother asked him to pick up firewood for the fire. Instead of doing that right away, Ari thought he could ________his friends first.

Not long after, his mother began to want to know why he had not returned. It was already dark and she was worried. At the same time, Ari ________ that he had not done as his mother had asked and told his friends about this. The boys then began gathering the firewood.

Meanwhile, Ari’s mother came looking for him. She soon heard the boys’ voices. She had mixed feelings. She was _______ to know that he was safe but angry at the same time because Ari had disobeyed (没服从) her. She decided to give the boys a lesson.

She hid in the nearby woods. _______ she picked up a twig (树枝) and threw it. It hit the ground making a sharp noise. It caught the boys’ attention. They stopped what they were doing and looked at one another. She threw another twig in the opposite ________. The boys jumped. The mother cried in a low trembling voice, “ Listen to your mother!” Scared, the boys dropped ________ and ran home. Ari’s mother could not stop laughing.

After picking up some pieces of firewood, she headed home, where she found Ari in tears.

“Mother, Mother, I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you,” he sobbed (哭诉). His mother held him with love. She knew he was truly sorry and would not repeat his mistake.

1.A.care for B.play with C.depend on D.hear from

2.A.expected B.forgot C.realized D.decided

3.A.sad B.happy C.worried D.careless

4.A.Instead B.Therefore C.However D.Then

5.A.direction B.seat C.street D.woods

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

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

【解析】

本文讲述了阿里的母亲让他去捡柴火。但是阿里想要先和他的朋友一起玩。天黑了他还没有去捡柴。他告诉了他的朋友他母亲让他做的事，他的朋友和他一起捡柴火。他妈妈来找他，躲在树林里，吓唬他。阿里吓得跑回了家。

1.句意：阿里没有马上这么做，他想他可以先和朋友们玩。

A. care for关心，B. play with和……一起，C. depend on取决于，D. hear from收到……来信。根据Instead of doing that right away,可知，没有去捡柴，他想要先和朋友玩，故选B。

2.句意：与此同时，阿里意识到他没有按照母亲的要求去做，并把这件事告诉了他的朋友。

A. expected期望，B. forgot 忘记，C. realized意识到，D. decided决定。此处接宾语从句，表示意识到没有按照他妈妈说的去做，故选C。

3.句意：她很高兴知道他是安全的，但同时也很生气，因为阿里不听她的话。

A. sad悲伤的，B. happy高兴的，C. worried担心的，D. careless粗心的。根据to know that he was safe可知，她知道自己的儿子安全了，因此感到高兴。故选B。

4.句意：然后她捡起一根树枝扔了出去。

A. Instead 反而，B. Therefore因此，C. However然而，D. Then然后。此处表示先藏起来，然后她捡起树枝，因此用连词then。故选D。

5.句意：她又朝相反的方向扔了一根小树枝。

A. direction方向，B. seat座位，C. street大街，D. woods树林。in the opposite direction朝相反的方向，故选A。

6.句意：母亲用低低的颤抖的声音喊道：“听你母亲的话!”男孩们吓坏了，扔下所有东西，跑回家。

A. nothing没什么，B. something 某物，C. everything一切，D. anything任何事。根据Scared,可知男孩吓坏了，因此扔下所有的东西，跑回家。故选C。