Question

Charlie looked at himself in the mirror. He found his face was red. He washed it with some cold water. He didn’t leave the bar until he felt 1.  little better. Then he said goodbye 2. his friends and went to the bus stop.

Walking near to his house, the young man stopped to look at the windows. The lights were 3. and it meant   4.   his wife were still waiting for him. He knew she was angry with him. She thought it was bad for his health to drink much,    5.   she tried her best to stop him from doing it. He often promised he   6.   soon quit drinking, but he couldn’t control   7.   when he saw the wine at the party.

Charlie entered the bedroom quietly and saw his wife lying on the bed. Looking angrily at him, the woman said nothing. He had to play with the cat.

“Don’t play with the stupid pig, dear!” called the woman.

“It’s  8.   a pig, but a cat,” the young man said with a smile.

“I’m not talking to you, but to the cat.”

Answer

1.a

2.to

3.on

4.that

5.so

6.would

7.himself

8.not

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了查理因为喜欢喝酒，每次还喜欢喝的很多，这使他的妻子很生气，她担心丈夫喝酒太多会对他的健康带来伤害。他也知道妻子对他的担心，但是他看见酒就会控制不住自己。

1.考查短语。这里a little修饰形容词的比较级。他没有离开酒吧直到他感觉好一点了。

2.考查短语。这里是短语say goodbye to sb给某人说再见。他给朋友说了一声再见，然后去了公共汽车。

3.考查副词。on副词，表示灯亮着。灯亮着表示他的妻子还在等着他。

4.考查连词。这里meant是宾语从句，从句中不缺成分，故用that。

5.考查连词。so表示前因后果，意为“因此”。她认为喝酒太多对身体没有好处，因此她尽她的最大努力去阻止他去喝酒。

6.考查动词。因为主句的谓语动词是promised ，所以从句用would表示过去将来时。他答应他以后不去喝酒了。

7.考查代词。因为主语是he这里指他自己himself；当他在聚会时看见酒，他不能控制自己。

8.考查短语。根据but a cat可知这里是 not…but不是……而是……;那不是一头猪，而是一只猫。

考点：选词填空。