Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n)      face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.

Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.

There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”

I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.

_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher     the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be      play!

Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.

1.A. unchanging         B. friendly                   C. serious           D. unfamiliar

2.A. protected           B. included                 C. surrounded      D. blamed

3.A. formal                  B. same                 C. modern                 D. beautiful

4.A. courses               B. songs                 C. programmes              D. speeches

5.A. attended             B. discussed         C. compared                  D. disliked

6.A. song                     B. dance                 C. story                         D. play

7.A. anxiously   B. curiously                 C. proudly                   D. patiently

8.A. replaced             B. rescued                  C. played                D. punished

9.A. surprised            B. disappointed          C. interested              D. delighted

10.A. part          B. name                       C. honor                 D. money

11.A. already              B. still                           C. never                      D. even

12.A. worst                 B. best                         C. longest           D. easiest

13.A. Besides             B. However                 C. Therefore               D. Still

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

15.A. break                 B. apology                   C. breath                D. chance

16.A. encouraged     B. showed                   C. lost                     D. stopped

17.A. no         B. more         C. another        D. such

18.A. passed               B. came                  C. saved                   D. wasted

19.A. surprise            B. enjoyment        C. regret                       D. disappointment    

20.A. woke up            B. lit up                   C. rose  up                  D. cheered up

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章一篇记叙文。新学年开始，我们班来了一位衣着朴素的新同学Ruth，大家都不看好她。学校每年圣诞节前都要举行一系列的活动，今年我们五年级的保留节目是一个话剧，老师让Ruth出演女主角，对此大家强烈反对，并消极对待排练，这引起了老师的不快。最后表演时，老师竟然把节目更换为Ruth的独唱，这完全出乎了大家的预料。

1.根据下文的“the newcomer，Ruth，”可知，班上新来了一位同学，因此，是指“陌生的，不熟悉的”面孔。A不变的；B友好的；C严重的；D陌生的。故选D。

2.根据“It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle”及后文可知，她的衣着让我们相信她不会融入到我们的社交圈子。A保护；B包括；C围绕；D责备。故选B。

3.根据“Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.”可知，她家住在一个偏远的地方，她的衣着很单一，总是穿着同一件的衣服。A正式的；B同样的；C时髦的；D漂亮的。A、C、D都是积极词汇，与题意不符。故选B。

4.根据下文“the school's Christmas programs”可知，圣诞节前夕有很多节目。A课程；B歌曲；C节目；D演讲。故选C。

5.根据“Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes.”可知，镇上的大多数人都会来参加这些活动。A参加；B讨论；C比较；D讨厌。故选A。

6.根据最后一句“we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever”可知，play是五年级的节目，A歌曲；B舞蹈；C故事；D话剧。故选D。

7.我们都急切地听着老师宣布演出的演员名单。A焦急地；B好气地；C自豪地；D耐心地。每个同学都迫不及待想知道自己的角色。故选A。

8.考查动词辨析。A代替；B援救；C扮演；D惩罚。Timothy扮演Joseph。故选C。

9.根据“but at once tense again...”可知，我对于自己出演该角色非常开心，但立马又紧张起来，因为不知道是哪个受欢迎的女孩要同我一起演出。A惊讶的；B失望的；C感兴趣的；D高兴的。作者对自己的角色很满意。故选D。

10.Mary这个“角色”将由……Ruth 扮演。A部分，角色；B名字；C荣誉；D钱。根据play a part in...可知，用part。故选A。

11.可是Ruth甚至从来不曾尝试过……。A已经；B然而；C从未；D甚至。Hadn’t表否定，不能再用never，故选D。

12.我们一致认为如果让Ruth 扮演Mary，这场话剧将会是圣诞话剧中最糟糕的一次。A最坏的；B最好的；C最长的；D最早的。大家不满意Ruth做女主角，故选A。

13.“Ruth had always practiced her song ”但是，Ruth积极地投入训练。A而且；B然而；C因此；D然而。这里表示转折，故选B。

14.“Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ___”Ruth在练习唱歌时，大家却无所事事。A一切；B没有事；C某事；D任何事。故选B。

15.“Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___”Ruth训练很刻苦，导致嗓子沙哑，连换气都变得很困难。A断开；B道歉；C呼吸；D机会。故选C。

16.“We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher     the pianist.”作者和其他同学都在嘲笑Ruth，于是音乐老师就暂时打断了钢琴伴奏者。A鼓励；B展示；C丢失；D使停止。故选D。

17.“We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be    play!”老师我们是有史以来五年级最坏的组合，“今年不会有话剧了”，意思是取消该话剧。A没有；B更多；C另一个；D如此。故选A。

18.“Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance.”终于，五年级的演出时间到了。A经过；B来到；C拯救；D浪费。故选B。

19.“Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.””出乎大家预料的是，原来的话剧变成了Ruth的独唱。A惊讶；B快乐；C遗憾；D失望。话剧变成了独唱，大家都很惊讶，故选A。

20.Ruth开始演唱时，灯光汇聚到她的身上，照亮了她。A醒来；B照亮，发亮；C起立；D振作。故选B。

考点：人物类短文阅读