Question

    Miss Dinsmore lived in nice little house.

“I _________ my house looked more cheerful (令人愉快的). Maybe I should paint (刷漆) it more _________.” said Miss Dinsomore.

Miss Dinsmore went to the store. She saw all kinds of _________ there. It was hard for her to _________.

“I know what to do” said Miss Dinsore at last. “I’ll draw pictures of my house _________ all of the colors. Then I’ll paint my house according to the _________ one.”

Then Miss Dinsmore started to draw pictures of her house. “All the pictures are _________,” said Miss Dinsmore. “But I still can’t _________ which color will make my house more cheerful.”

One day, a neighbor (邻居) saw Miss Dinsmore’s pictures. She _________ them very much. “I’ll tell others in the neighborhood,” she said. “They will want to ______________ your pictures.”

It was true. Lots of people ______________ to enjoy the pictures. “What a nice little house you have,” everyone said.

“It is a nice little house,” said Miss Dinsmore. “______________ I want to make it more cheerful...”.

Miss Dinsmore stopped and looked around. Her house was ______________. People in her house were enjoying pictures, drinking tea, talking, ______________ and having fun. “It’s a nice little house, “ she said again. “And it’s a cheerful little house, too-when good friends come to ______________ me.”

1.A.worry B.wish C.think D.like

2.A.differently B.quickly C.carefully D.beautifully

3.A.examples B.prizes C.activities D.colors

4.A.choose B.keep C.buy D.start

5.A.in B.with C.about D.for

6.A.funniest B.most popular C.best D.most useful

7.A.wonderful B.creative C.fresh D.similar

8.A.show B.remember C.learn D.decide

9.A.thanked B.described C.loved D.missed

10.A.touch B.see C.draw D.take

11.A.tried B.came C.seemed D.waited

12.A.but B.because C.if D.although

13.A.dirty B.close C.free D.crowded

14.A.working B.laughing C.cleaning D.sleeping

15.A.help B.join C.visit D.follow

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

本文讲的是丁斯莫尔要漆她的房子，不知漆什么颜色，就用各种颜色画了好多图画，得到了众人的喜欢，同时也收获着许多的快乐。

1.句意：我希望我的房子看起来更令人愉快。

worry担心；wish希望；think认为；like喜欢。根据“Maybe I should paint (刷漆) it more ____2____.”可知，我考虑把房子涂得好，所以是希望房子看起来更令人愉快。故选B。

2.句意：也许我应该把它画得更漂亮些。

differently不同地；quickly迅速地；carefully仔细地；beautifully漂亮地。根据前文“I ____1____ my house looked more cheerful (令人愉快的).”可知，我想把房子画得更漂亮。故选D。

3.句意：她在那里看到了各种各样的颜色。

examples例子；prizes奖励；activities活动；colors颜色。根据后文“I’ll draw pictures of my house ____5____ all of the colors.”可知，此处表示她看到了各种各样的颜色。故选D。

4.句意：她很难做出选择。

choose选择；keep保持；buy买；start开始。分析句子可知，她看到了各种各样的颜色，所以很难做选择。故选A。

5.句意：我要用所有的颜色来画我的房子。

in在……中；with和……一起，用；about关于；for因为，为了。分析句子可知，此处表示“用所有的颜色画房子”的含义，故选B。

6.句意：然后我将根据最好的画我的房子。

funniest最滑稽的；most popular最受欢迎的；best最好的；most useful最有用的。根据文意可知，我不知道用哪个颜色好，所以想要把所有颜色都用起来，看看哪个是最好的。故选C。

7.句意：所有的图画都很棒。

wonderful极好的；creative有创造力的；fresh新鲜的；similar相似的。根据后文“But I still can’t ____8____ which color will make my house more cheerful.”可知，我还是没办法抉择选哪个颜色，所以所有的图画都很棒。故选A。

8.句意：但是我仍然不能决定哪种颜色会使我的房子更令人愉快。

show展示；remember记得；learn学习；decide决定。根据文意可知，因为所有的图画都好看，所以我不能决定用哪个颜色。故选D。

9.句意：她非常爱它们。

thanked感谢；described描述；loved爱；missed思念，错过。根据后文“What a nice little house you have”可知，所有人都对房子赞叹不绝，所以她非常喜欢它们。故选C。

10.句意：他们会想看你的图画。

touch触摸；see看见；draw画；take拿。根据“I’ll tell others in the neighborhood”可知，她要叫来其他人一起看图画。故选B。

11.句意：许多人来欣赏这些图画。

tried尝试；came来；seemed似乎；waited等待。根据“What a nice little house you have”可知，许多人都过来看这些图画并对此赞叹不绝。故选B。

12.句意：但我想让它更令人愉快……

but但是；because因为；if如果；although虽然。根据“I want to make it more cheerful...”可知，我希望它更令人愉快，所以前后句构成转折关系。故选A。

13.句意：她的房子很拥挤。

dirty脏的；close关闭的；free免费的，自由的；crowded拥挤的。根据后文“People in her house were enjoying pictures, drinking tea, talking, _____14_____ and having fun.”可知，许多人在她的房子里，所以房子很拥挤。故选D。

14.句意：在她的房子里，人们在欣赏图画，喝茶，聊天，大笑，玩得很开心。

working工作；laughing笑；cleaning打扫；sleeping睡觉。根据句意可知，人们在房间里欣赏图画，喝茶，聊天，大笑……。故选B。

15.句意：当好朋友来拜访我的时候，这也是一个令人愉快的小房子。

help帮助；join参加；visit拜访；follow跟随。根据“when good friends come to _____15_____ me.”可知，此处表示当朋友过来拜访的时候。故选C。