Question

    Evening came.It was time for Mr.Bell to close his shop.He was checking his money.His son Tom,who was 15,had just gone outside to buy a piece of newspaper.Just then,a big man walked ___ the shop.He had a gun(枪)in his hand.

When Tom came back,he could hear the man asking his father for ___.Tom could see the gun in the man’s hand,but the man didn’t ___ or hear Tom.

Tom hurried up to the street.He looked for the police,___ he didn’t find anyone.Then Tom saw an old baseball bat ___ in the street.“Maybe this will help,” he thought.He ran ___ with it.

His father was just giving some of the money to the man.The man was watching Tom’s father.Tom knew he could not ___ long.“Now is the time.I must do it now.”Tom went up to the man and knocked him down ___ the bat.

Tom and his father then ran outside.This time they found the ___ and told them what had happened.The police ____ went to the shop and caught the man.

1.A.out of B.around C.into D.down

2.A.paper B.water C.money D.food

3.A.know B.catch C.meet D.see

4.A.but B.so C.for D.or

5.A.lies B.to lie C.lying D.is lying

6.A.back B.over C.away D.past

7.A.hold B.wait C.rest D.watch

8.A.by B.from C.without D.with

9.A.neighbors B.police C.friend D.children

10.A.quick B.slow C.quickly D.slowly

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要叙述了汤姆如何帮助他父亲擒服抢劫犯的故事。

1.句意：就在那时，一个高个子的男人走进了这家商店。

out of从……出来；around在……周围；into在……里面；down向下。根据下文When Tom came back, he could hear the man asking his father for ___2___.当汤姆回来时，他能听见这个人正在向他父亲要钱可知，是这个人走进了商店，故答案为C。

2.句意：当汤姆回来时，他听见这个人正在向他父亲要钱。

paper纸；water水；money钱；food食物。根据下文His father was just giving some of the money to the man.他父亲正给这个人一些钱可知，那个人向他父亲要钱，故答案为C。

3.句意：这个人没有听到或看到汤姆。

know知道；catch捉住；meet遇到；see看见。根据前句Tom could see the gun in the man’s hand,汤姆能看见这个人手里的枪，以及but的提示可知，可以推断出：这个人没有听到或看到汤姆，故答案为D。

4.句意：他寻找警察，但是他没有找到。

but但是；so所以；for因为；or或者。根据句意可知，前后句表示转折的关系，故答案为A。

5.句意：后来汤姆看见一只旧棒球拍躺在街上。

lies躺，does形式；to lie，to do形式；lying 躺，doing 形式；is lying现在进行时，看见某人（物）正干某事，see sb/sth doing sth，故答案为C。

6.句意：他拿着棒球拍跑了回来。

back回来；over超过；away离开；past经过。根据上文Tom hurried up to the street. He looked for the police,___4___ he didn’t find anyone. Then Tom saw an old baseball bat ___5___ in the street. “Maybe this will help,” he thought.可知，汤姆拿着棒球拍跑了回来，故答案为A。

7.句意：汤姆知道他不能在等下去了。

hold拿住；wait等待；rest 休息；watch观看。根据下文“Now is the time. I must do it now.” Tom went up to the man and knocked him down ___8___ the bat.可推测出：汤姆知道不能在等下去了。故答案为B。

8.句意：汤姆走向那个人，用球拍击倒了他。

by通过；from从；without没有；with用，表示凭借某种手段。根据句意可知，故答案为D。

9.句意：这次他们找到了警察，告诉他们所发生的事情。

neighbors邻居；police警察；friend朋友；children孩子们。根据下文The police ___10___ went to the shop and caught the man.警察走到商店，抓住了那个人可知，故答案为B。

10.句意：警察很快来到商店，抓住了那个人。

quick形容词，快的；slow形容词，慢的；quickly副词，快速地；slowly副词，慢慢地。根据句意，空处的词应是副词修饰动词went，且表示“快速地”，故答案为C。