Question

    A little boy selling magazines（杂志）walked up to an old man's house. The old man seldom（很少）came out and never said hello to neighbors. The boy knocked on the door and waited. Slowly, the door opened. "What do you want?" the old man said. "Uh. sir. I am selling _____________ and, uh, would you like to_____________one?

The old man just looked at the boy, saying nothing. The boy could see inside the house and saw that he had dog figurines（小雕像）above the fireplace. "Do you collect____________? " the little boy asked. "Yes, they are my family here. "The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, "No, boy, I don't need any magazines."

The little boy felt _____________ for the old man because he was alone. Then he thought_____________ a little dog figurine that he had. The boy returned to the old man's house with it. He knocked on the door again and the old man came right to the door. "Boy, I thought I told you no magazine.

"No, sir, I know that, I wanted to____________ you a gift. "The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face lit up. The old man was _____________and said. "Boy, you have a big heart, Why are you doing this?" The boy smiled at the old man and said, "_____________ you like dogs. "

From that story on, the old man started coming out and greeting people. He and the_____________became friends. This simple nice gesture（举动）changed_____________their lives forever（永远）.

1.A.magazines B.books C.milk D.newspapers

2.A.watch B.eat C.catch D.buy

3.A.cats B.rabbits C.dogs D.pigs

4.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.bored

5.A.over B.out C.of D.up

6.A.hold B.carry C.take D.give

7.A.bored B.worried C.surprised D.relaxed

8.A.Though B.Because C.Unless D.Until

9.A.girl B.boy C.woman D.cat

10.A.all B.both C.either D.neither

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述了一个卖杂志的小男孩和一个老人家的故事。这位老人一个人住，很少出门。这个男孩敲开这个老人的门，老人说不要杂志。小男孩看到这个老人喜欢狗的雕像，他想到了他有一个小狗雕像。男孩回到家，把这个雕像送给老人，老人很感动。从此，老人开始出来和人们打招呼。他和这男孩成了朋友。

1.句意：“呃，先生。我在卖杂志，呃，你想买一本吗？”

考查名词辨析。magazines杂志；books书籍；milk 牛奶；newspapers报纸。根据第1段第一句“A little boy selling magazines（杂志）walked up to an old man's house.”可知小男孩会对老人说：“呃，先生。我在卖杂志，呃，你想买一本吗？”，故选A。

2.句意：“呃，先生。我在卖杂志，呃，你想买一本吗？”

考查动词辨析。watch看，观看；eat吃；catch接，抓住；buy买。根据第1段第一句“A little boy selling magazines（杂志）walked up to an old man's house.”可知小男孩会对老人说：“呃，先生。我在卖杂志，呃，你想买一本吗？”，故选D。

3.句意：小男孩问：“你收集狗吗？”

考查名词辨析。cats猫；rabbits兔子；dogs狗；pigs猪。根据上文“The boy could see inside the house and saw that he had dog figurines（小雕像）above the fireplace.”可知小男孩会问“你收狗吗？”，故选C。

4.句意：小男孩为老人感到难过，因为他独自一人。

考查形容词辨析。sad悲哀的，难过的；angry愤怒的，生气的；happy快乐的，高兴的；bored厌倦的，烦闷的。根据下文“他独自一人”可知“小男孩为老人感到难过”，故选A。

5.句意：然后他想到了他有一个小狗雕像。

考查动词短语。think over：仔细考虑，认真思考；think out：仔细思考并研究出（计划等），或者想透问题”等；think of想起，想到，认为；think up想出，想到(主意、计划)。根据下文“The boy returned to the old man's house with it.”可知“然后他想到了他有一个小狗雕像。”故选C。

6.句意：不，先生，我知道，我想送你一件礼物。

考查动词辨析。hold拿着，握住，抱住；carry拿，提，搬，扛；take携带，拿走；give给。根据下文“The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face lit up.（男孩把小雕像递给他，老人的脸顿时亮了起来。）”可知“小男孩给老人送礼物的，短语give sb. sth.=give sth. to sb.：给某人某物；故选D。

7.句意：老人感到很惊讶，说：“孩子，你的心真大，为什么要这样做？”

考查形容词辨析。bored无聊的；worried担心的；surprised惊讶的；relaxed放松的。根据上文“The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face lit up.（男孩把小雕像递给他，老人的脸顿时亮了起来。）”可知“老人感到很惊讶”，故选C。

8.句意：男孩笑着对老人说：“因为你喜欢狗。”

考查连词辨析。Though虽然，尽管；Because因为；Unless除非，如果不；Until直到…为止。根据上文“Why are you doing this?”可知使用because回答，故选B。

9.句意：他和那男孩成了朋友。

考查名词辨析。girl女孩；boy男孩；woman女人；cat猫。根据上文“男孩给这个老人小狗雕像，帮助这个老人走出房间”可知这个老人和那男孩成了朋友；故选B。

10.句意：这个简单而美好的举动永远改变了他们的生活。

考查代词辨析。all（三者及以上）都；both（两者）都；either（两者中）任何一个； neither（两者）都不。根据语境可知这个简单而美好的举动永远改变了这个男孩和这个老人的生活，指两者都，故选B。