Question

    Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn’t have many _________. The owner of the shop, Mr. Smith, greeted Jim and May when they _________. May said, "We would like to buy a dog." "Ah, well, our shop is not very big," Mr. Smith told her. "So we only have two dogs to choose _______."

They asked Mr. Smith to show them the dogs. Mr. Smith took them to see the two dogs. One was a big Bulldog named Buster. The other was a tiny Chihuahua named Teacup. May wanted Teacup, _________Jim wanted Buster. They walked outside to _______. They couldn’t agree _______ a dog. May _______they race home for it. The one who won the race could choose the dog.

Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace was loose. When May_______, he ran off to get a head start. Jim ran as _______as he could because he really wanted that Bulldog. When he looked back, he found May was so far behind that he couldn’t even see her. Jim finally got home. He was________ but happy. He knew he was the ________. May arrived a few minutes later. She congratulated him and they ________ the pet store together. However, when they arrived they only saw Teacup. They asked Mr. Smith where Buster was.

Mr. Smith gave them a(n)________that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought the Bulldog.

Jim looked at May, and she held ________ a smile. Jim sighed and turned back to Mr. Smith.

"Sometimes you win the________, but not the prize!" Jim smiled sadly. "We'll take the Chihuahua, please."

1.A.dollar B.goods C.animals D.foods

2.A.smiled B.talked C.shouted D.entered

3.A.from B.in C.by D.over

4.A.unless B.if C.but D.so

5.A.quarrel B.struggle C.discuss D.fight

6.A.on B.with C.to D.for

7.A.said B.thought C.suggested D.asked

8.A.looked up B.looked down C.set off D.sat down

9.A.strangely B.hard C.harder D.happily

10.A.excited B.tired C.surprised D.disappointed

11.A.ruler B.brother C.loser D.winner

12.A.watched over B.looked for C.returned to D.broke into

13.A.lie B.explanation C.suggestion D.idea

14.A.out B.on C.up D.back

15.A.word B.world C.praise D.race

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.D

【解析】

本文为记叙文，文章主要介绍了Jim和May去宠物店买宠物狗，因为不能达成一致而比赛跑步，最终Jim赢得了比赛却没有得到想要的狗。

1.句意：那是一家很小的宠物店，里面没有很多动物。

dollar美元；goods商品；animals动物；foods食物。根据前文“It was a very small pet store”及下文提到仅有两条宠物狗可知，这是一家很小的宠物店，所以里面没有很多动物。故选C。

2.句意：商店老板史密斯先生在Jim和May进来时向他们打招呼。

smiled笑；talked谈论；shouted喊；entered进入。根据前文“Mr. Smith, greeted Jim and May”可知，Jim和May进入了这家宠物店。故选D。

3.句意：所以我们只有两只可供挑选的狗。

from从；in在……里面；by通过；over在……上面。根据语境可知，他们只有两只可供挑选的狗。“choose from”从……中选择，符合语境。故选A。

4.句意：May想要Teacup，但是Jim想要Buster。

unless除非；if如果；but但是；so因此。根据语境可知，May和Jim只能要一只狗，“May想要Teacup”和“Jim想要Buster”之间应是转折关系，用but连接。故选C。

5.句意：他们走出去讨论。

quarrel争吵；struggle挣扎；discuss讨论；fight斗争。根据语境可知，Jim和May关于买哪只小狗的意见不一致，所以他们出去讨论，其它的选项不符合句意。故选C。

6.句意：他们对要哪只狗意见不一致。

根据语意可知，Jim和May就买哪只狗意见不一样，agree on就……达成一致，固定短语。故选A。

7.句意：May提议他们比赛跑步。

said说；thought认为；suggested建议；asked要求。根据后文，谁先跑回家，谁赢得比赛就可以选狗可知，此处是May提议他们比赛跑步。故选C。

8.句意：当May低头向下看的时候，Jim率先跑了出去。

looked up 查阅；looked down向下看；set off出发；sat down坐下。根据前文“and then told May her shoelace was loose”可知，Jim告诉May她的鞋带松了，所以此处是May低头看自己的鞋带。故选B。

9.句意：吉姆拼命跑，因为他真的很想要那只斗牛犬。

strangely奇怪地；hard努力地；harder更努力地；happily开心地。根据语境可知，Jim因为想要斗牛犬，所以他拼命地跑，故此处应为“努力地”。句中as…as像……一样，中间应为形容词或副词原级，故应为as hard as。故选B。

10.句意：他虽然累但是很开心。

excited兴奋的；tired累的；surprised惊讶的；disappointed失望的。根据语境可知，Jim为了赢得比赛跑得非常快，所以当他到家的时候应该非常累。故选B。

11.句意：他知道他赢了。

ruler统治者；brother兄弟；loser失败者；winner赢家。根据语境可知，Jim是第一个到家的，所以他赢得了比赛，故他知道自己是赢家。故选D。

12.句意：她向Jim表示祝贺然后他们一起返回宠物店。

watched over监视；looked for寻找； returned to返回；broke into闯入。根据“when they arrived they only saw Teacup”可知，此处应是他们一起返回了宠物店。故选C。

13.句意：史密斯先生给了他们一个解释。

lie谎言；explanation解释；suggestion建议；idea想法。根据“that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought the Bulldog”可知，当他们回到宠物店的时候发现Buster已经不见了，所以店主给了他们一个解释。故选B。

14.句意：Jim看着May，她忍住了笑。

hold out伸出；hold on坚持；hold up举起；hold back控制，忍住。根据语境可知，此处应是May为了不让Jim伤心而努力忍住笑。故选D。

15.句意：有时候你赢得了比赛，但不一定会赢得奖品。

word单词；world世界；praise赞扬；race比赛。根据语境可知，此处是Jim感叹有时候即使赢得了比赛也不一定能赢得奖品。故选D。