Question

    Paul stopped in front of the small cottage (小屋) in the countryside. He knocked on the wooden door but no one___________. He thought, “Why? She should be inside.” Paul looked around. The place was too quiet. “Where is the mysterious witch (女巫)? I want to ask her to help me with my_________.” He kicked a small rock on the ground. Then he kicked another one. “What did those rocks do to you?” A_____________ suddenly broke the quiet.

“Nothing. I was … Wait! Who are you?” Paul stared at the pretty girl.

“I’m Gemma. I often come here to_____________ this area’s plants. Who are you?” she asked. “I’m Paul. I’m_____________ … for …”

“A witch?” Gemma laughed. “I’m sorry to disappoint (使……失望) you, Paul, but I am just the so-called witch. The first time I came here three years ago, two old ladies saw me in the evening and for some_______________ they got scared. From then on, everyone at this village said that I was a witch. Well, they know about me now and they’re not_______________ any more. But they want to attract more tourists, so ...”

“So you’re not a witch? _______________ a girl who studies plants?” “Yes, can you tell me why you were coming for the witch?” “Well, it’s nothing big. It’s just … stupid.”

“Hey, if something makes you feel upset, then it needs to be_______________,” said Gemma. “I’m sure we can find a way together.”

Paul took a deep breath and said, “I always have nightmares (噩梦), so I’m too afraid to fall asleep.” Can the “witch” help him? Maybe. Two heads are __________________better than one.

1.A.answered B.explained C.admitted

2.A.friendship B.family C.problem

3.A.cry B.voice C.word

4.A.study B.grow C.protect

5.A.asking for B.looking for C.preparing for

6.A.excuse B.reason C.message

7.A.afraid B.angry C.surprised

8.A.Also B.Even C.Just

9.A.solved B.avoided C.explored

10.A.correctly B.nearly C.surely

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了保罗因为自己做噩梦而失眠的问题去到乡间的小屋寻找所谓的“女巫”帮助他，结果得知根本没有什么女巫，对方只是一个研究植物的女孩。

1.句意：他敲了敲木门，但是没人回应。

answered回答，回应；explained解释；admitted承认。根据句意，可知是说无人应门，故选A。

2.句意：我想请她帮我解决问题。

friendship友谊；family家庭；problem问题。根据后文“I always have nightmares (噩梦), so, I’m too afraid to fall asleep”，可知是他自己的睡眠问题，故选C。

3.句意：一个声音突然打破了宁静。

cry哭声；voice声音；word词语。根据前文，可知是有人讲话，故选B。

4.句意：我经常来这儿研究这片区域的植物。

study研究；grow种植；protect保护。根据后文“a girl who studies plants”，可知她是来研究植物的，故选A。

5.句意：我在找……找……

asking for请求；looking for寻找；preparing for准备。根据前文，可知保罗是来寻找女巫帮忙的，故选B。

6.句意：三年前我第一次来这里的时候，两个老太太在晚上看到我，不知道为什么，她们吓坏了。

excuse借口；reason原因；message消息。根据固定搭配for some reason意为“不知何故”，故选B。

7.句意：他们现在了解我了，然后也不再害怕了。

afraid害怕的；angry生气的；surprised惊讶的。根据前文“they got scared”，可知是说现在不再害怕了，故选A。

8.句意：所以你不是女巫？只是一个研究植物的女孩？

Also也；Even甚至；Just只是。根据句意，可知此处表示“只是”之意，故选C。

9.句意：嘿，如果有什么事让你沮丧的话，那它必须被解决。

solved解决；avoided避免；explored探索。根据句意，可知此处表示“被解决”，故选A。

10.句意：两个脑子肯定比一个强。

correctly正确地；nearly将近；surely肯定。根据句意，可知此处表示“肯定”之意，故选C。