Question

 The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The      were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I       slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy       at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a       look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no      . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to       some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was       waiting but the little boy had      .

I went in the      I thought he might have gone and I saw a       getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had       ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy        .

She quickly went into the        to get her son, and when she        several minutes later, I realized that he was not the         little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them         out what they wanted.

I        told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I        myself to the mother properly and         my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy        but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.

1.A. cats                 B. kids                      C. dogs                     D. students

2.A. walked                          B. ran                      C. climbed           D. drove

3.A knocking                  B. shooting                   C. lying                   D. looking

4.A. puzzled                         B. curious          C. disappointed          D. delighted

5.A. excuse                          B. money                     C. parents          D. friends

6.A put away                        B. look for                   C. borrow          D.  lend

7.A. still                           B. anxiously                  C. doubtfully               D. nervously

8.A. left                           B. appeared                 C. cried                        D. escaped

9.A. station                     B. line                            C. sight                   D. direction

10.A. woman                  B. girl              C. granny                      D. conductor

11.A. chosen                  B. ordered          C. wanted     D. eaten

12.A. it                             B. ones                          C. them                  D. those

13.A. house                    B. shop                    C. truck                         D. market

14.A. disappeared              B. returned                 C. waited                     D. stayed

15.A. lost                     B. strange          C. short                        D. same

16.A. look                   B. pick                    C. speak                        D. make

17.A. never                          B. seldom           C. often                  D. ever

18.A. explained                   B. admitted                 C. devoted                  D. introduced

19.A. denied                  B. resigned                   C. offered          D. operated

20.A. somewhere               B. everywhere           C. anywhere          D. nowhere

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者无意中遇到一个因为没有钱而买不起冰淇淋的小孩，想要帮助他，但却阴差阳错的帮助了另外一对兄妹，作者没有说穿，他希望那个小孩同样也能吃到冰淇淋。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。A. cats猫； B. kids儿童； C. dogs       狗； D. students学生。在我的公寓大楼里的孩子们正在外面玩耍。由下面的故事可知不应该是猫、狗或学生。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. walked      步行； B. ran   跑； C. climbed爬； D. drove开车。由下文I drove to my building and went upstairs可知作者是开着车，因此用drove。

3.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A． 敲 B． 朝…射击 D．看…我注意到那个小男孩在看那辆冰淇淋车，故选D。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. puzzled困惑的； B. curious          好奇的；C. disappointed失望的；D. delighted高兴的。由上文get nothing 可知这个小孩没有买冰淇淋而只是一直看着，因此是失望的离开。故选C。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。A. excuse      借口； B. money钱； C. parents父母； D. friends 朋友。 这个小孩一直看着卖冰淇淋的卡车，但却没有买，应该是没有钱。而且下文说到作者去家里拿现金想要帮助这个小孩。

6.考差动词短语及语境的理解。A． 放好，收好； B．寻找； C．借；D．借出。根据文意作者上楼去找钱。故选B。

7.考查副词及语境的理解。等作者找到现金回来冰淇淋车仍然在外面，故选A。B.忧虑地；C.可疑地；D.紧张地。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。A． 离开；B．出现； C．哭泣； D.  逃跑。根据上文作者找到了钱回来，那个小孩却离开了。故选A。

9.考查名词及语境的理解。A． 车站；B．线；C．视力；D．方向。根据上文作者回来后没见到那个小孩，所以作者就沿着他认为的方向去找那个小孩。故选D。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。由下文she 可知作者遇到的是一个女的，而且下面还提到了她的儿子，应该是woman。

11.考查动词及语境的理解。A. 选择； B．命令； C．想要；D．吃。由文意可知是她的儿子想要冰淇淋。

12.考查代词及语境的理解。A. it代替同一物； B. ones          可代替同一类的物； C. them代替同一物； D. those那些。此处it 代指的是上句中提到的冰淇淋。

13.考查名词及语境的理解。由文意可知这个女士应该去家里（房子里）去找她的儿子。B.商店；C.卡车；D.市场。

14.考查动词及语境的理解。A．消失； B．回来；C. 等待；D．停留，呆。根据上文应是这位女士找孩子回来。

15.考查形容词及语境的理解。由文意可知这位女士带来的孩子并不是作者先前遇到的那个。

16.考查短语辨析及语境的理解。作者带着兄妹俩去卖冰淇淋的卡车那里，让他们挑选他们喜欢的冰淇淋。pick out 意为挑选。

17.考查副词及语境的理解。A．从不，从来没有； B．很少； C．经常；  D．曾经。根据文意可知作者没有说穿这位女士的俩个孩子不是作者先前遇到的那个小孩。

18.考查动词及语境的理解。A.解释；B.承认；C.奉献D.介绍。此处应是作者向孩子的母亲介绍自己。

19.考查动词及语境的理解。A．否认； B．辞职； C．提供；D．操作，做手术。根据文意可知选C。

20.考查不定代词及语境的理解。anywhere 用于否定句中；somewhere 用于肯定句中；nowhere没什么地方； everywhere到处，处处。这里是否定句，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文。