Question

    “You have saved my horse,” Queen Olivia told the young boy. “Now you shall get a gift for what you did.” That day when Peter was working in the field, the_________horse ran past him. Without thinking, he_________and controlled it. He didn’t know it was the Queen's horse and never_________to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one.

_________of the queen’s men held the gifts. One carried a mirror. Red jewels shone on top of the mirror’s_________frame. The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.

“Only one gift can be yours,” the queen said. “Choose_________.”“That’s easy,” Peter said. “I’ll take the chicken” Some of the queen’s men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.

“And why did you choose the chicken?” the queen asked. “Well, I don’t _________much about jewels,” Peter answered. “But I know the chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”

Queen Olivia smiled. “Then you did make a wise choice she said.” That mirror may look beautiful but the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver.” Peter took the _________and thanked the queen.

“You are a clever child,” the queen added. “I could use a_________boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?” Peter smiled. “Thank you very much!”he said excitedly. A Job at the__________ paid well. Now his family wouldn’t worry about their food anymore--all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!

1.A.disabled B.shocked C.tired

2.A.rushed out B.stood out C.took out

3.A. agreed B.expected C.refused

4.A.Two B.Three C.Several

5.A.silver B.gold C.iron

6.A.bravely B.wisely C.quickly

7.A.care B.think C.know

8.A.mirror B.chicken C.frame

9.A.smart B.kind C.humorous

10.A.zoo B.church C.castle

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了皮特救了女王的马将获得一份礼物，在镶有钻石的镜子和鸡之间，他选择了自己了解的鸡，事实证明这是个明智的选择。

1.句意：彼得在田里干活的那天，那匹受惊的马从他身边跑了过去。

A. disabled残疾的；shocked震惊的； tired雷人的。根据上文““You have saved my horse,” Queen Olivia told the young boy. “Now you shall get a gift for what you did. ””可知，这里是说那匹受惊的马，根据题意，故选B。

2.句意：什么都没有想，他冲出去控制了它。

rushed out冲出去；stood out脱颖而出； took out拿出。根据下文“He didn’t know it was the Queen’s horse and never____3____to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one”可知，这里是他冲出去。根据题意，故选A。

3.句意：他不知道那是女王的马，也没想到会得到礼物。

agreed同意；expected期待；refused拒绝。根据上文“He didn’t know it was the Queen’s horse”可知下文是说他没有期待得到礼物。短语expect to do sth.期待去做某事。根据题意，故选B。

4.句意：女王的两个手下拿着礼物。

Two二；Three三；Several几个。根据下文“One carried a mirror. Red jewels shone on top of the mirror’s____5____frame. The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.”可知这里是说女王的两个手下。根据题意，故选A。

5.句意：一个拿着镜子。红宝石在镜子的银框上闪闪发光。

silver银子；gold金子；iron铁。根据下文“That mirror may look beautiful But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver.”可知，这里是银框。根据题意，故选A。

6.句意：“只有一件礼物是你的，”女王说。“明智地选择。”

bravely勇敢地； wisely明智地； quickly快速地。这里是让他明智地做出选择。故选B。

7.句意：“我不太喜欢珠宝，”彼得回答。

care在乎； think认为； know知道。根据下文“But I know the chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”可知，我不喜欢珠宝。根据题意，故选B。

8.句意：彼得拿着鸡感谢女王。

mirror镜子； chicken鸡肉；frame框架。根据上文““And why did you choose the chicken?” the queen asked.”可知，这里是说Peter拿走了鸡。根据题意，故选B。

9.句意：我可以让聪明的男孩帮我照顾我的马。你愿意接受这份工作吗？

smart聪明的；kind善良的；humorous幽默的。根据上文““You are a clever child,” the queen added.” 可知，这里是说需要一个聪明的男孩帮着照顾马们。根据题意，故选A。

10.句意：在城堡的工作报酬很高。

zoo动物园；church教堂；castle城堡；根据下文“Now his family wouldn't worry about their food anymore-all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!”可知，这里是说在城堡工作报酬很多。根据题意，故选C。