Question

May 16th                Wednesday                        Sunny

They used to call her “the witch（女巫）”, but today I found things were different.

My legs were too short to reach the floor from up there on the big chair. I was so___________. My legs started to shake.

It was the first time I had been to the principal’s（校长的）office. And I knew ___________ she was going to ask me.

Why had I been running on the concrete（混凝土） in the playground? Why hadn’t I followed the school rules?

The principal’s secretary was sitting at her desk. She kept asking me questions like whether I liked school and what grade I was in. I didn’t want to talk to her, ___________I just gave one-word answers.         

Then she asked what my dad did. But I didn’t really know what he did, so I made something up. “He plays basketball for the Boston Celtics,” I said.

The secretary just looked at me, and said ________ more.

Just then, the door to the principal’s office opened. There she was, the woman that everyone called “the witch”.

Was she really that bad? I was __________to see her office walls were bright yellow, and there were some nice pictures on the desk.

She told me about the pictures. I was surprised that she had a family and a kid, just like me.

Then she asked how my family was. It turned out that she had known me since I was only a few weeks old. I was happy to hear that. If she knew my mum, then I wouldn’t get into much trouble.

She cleaned the cut on my knee and told me to be more careful. She also told me about the rules of the playground. But she didn’t punish or________me. And I forgot all the bad things I had heard about “the witch”. I had met her and I knew she was nice.

1.A.happy B.afraid C.interested D.excited

2.A.how B.why C.that D.what

3.A.then B.but C.so D.or

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

5.A.surprised B.interested C.excited D.pleased

6.A.pointed at B.shout  at C.look at D.laugh at

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要是一篇日记，写了关于一个女孩，人们都叫她“女巫”，但是她遇到一位关心自己的老师，从此改变了自己。

1.句意：我太害怕了。我的腿开始发抖。

A. happy 高兴的；B. afraid害怕的； C. interested有趣的；D. excited激动的。根据下文My legs started to shake.可知上文是说害怕的。根据句意，故选B。

2..句意：我知道她会问我什么。

A. how怎样；B. why为什么；C. that那个；D. what什么。根据下文Why had I been running on the concrete（混凝土） in the playground? Why hadn’t I followed the school rules?可知上文是她问我什么。根据句意，故选D。

3.句意：我不想和她说话，所以我只回答了一个字。

A. then然后；B. but但是；C. so因此； D. or否则，要不然。根据上文I didn’t want to talk to her可知这里是因此，用so。根据题意，故选C。

4.句意：秘书只是看着我，什么也没说。

A. something某些东西；B. anything任何东西；C. everything一切东西；D. nothing没什么。根据上文The secretary just looked at me可知下文说什么都没说。根据题意，故选D。

5.句意：我惊讶地发现她的办公室墙壁是亮黄色的，桌子上有一些漂亮的照片。

A. surprised吃惊的；B. interested有趣的；C. excited激动的；D. pleased高兴的。根据her office walls were bright yellow, and there were some nice pictures on the desk.可知上文是吃惊的。根据句意，故选A。

6.句意： 她还告诉我操场的规则。但她没有惩罚我也没有对我大喊大叫。

A. pointed at指着；B. shout at大喊；C. look at看；D. laugh at嘲笑。根据下文And I forgot all the bad things I had heard about “the witch”. I had met her and I knew she was nice可知这里是说没有朝我大喊。根据题意，

故选B。