Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been     for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t     even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its     to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He     the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).

The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t     eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.

The next morning when he woke up, he was     to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never     anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”

He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg,     was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you        for the rest of your life.     me and I will always make delicious food for you.”

“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s     cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.

“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must     only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”

“I promise,” Malcolm said.

And so they got married. For many years they lived     great happiness. His wife brought him     , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so     that he was not     with what he had. He quarreled with his     . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And     he was alone again, living in his hut,     his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.

He understood that he had been     to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.

1.A. boating   B. fishing          C. hunting   D. swimming

2.A. caught   B. removed   C. bitten    D. held

3.A. way   B. fur    C. poster       D. shade

4.A. took up   B. picked up   C. put up       D. added up

5.A. wait   B. help       C. imagine   D. expect

6.A. exciting      B. secure       C. amazed   D. lively

7.A. smelt   B. looked       C. sounded   D. tasted

8.A. which   B. whose       C. who       D. that

9.A. intelligent  B. happy       C. attractive   D. popular

10.A. Follow   B. Accept       C. Admit       D. Marry

11.A. sister   B. daughter   C. mother       D. son

12.A. doubt   B. respond   C. select    D. promise

13.A. in       B. at        C. under    D. beyond

14.A. sheep   B. pigs    C. cattle       D. chicken

15.A. puzzled   B. greedy    C. magical   D. upset

16.A. satisfied   B. surprised   C. popular   D. certain

17.A. daughter  B. mother       C. wife    D. grandfather

18.A. in peace   B. in a flash   C. in danger   D. in a way

19.A. wearing   B. having       C. preparing   D. replacing

20.A. informal  B. artificial   C. severe       D. mistaken

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章讲述了从前有一个叫Malcolm的穷小子捡到了一只鸵鸟蛋，从此过上了美满幸福的生活。但是由于他的贪婪，又让他恢复到原来的生活。

1.Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food.中的hunt for可以找出答案。Malcolm一直寻找了几个小时。故选C

2.A. caught抓；B. removed去除；C. bitten咬；D. held举行。他甚至连一只老鼠都没有抓到。故选A

3.A. way路；B. fur皮毛；C. poster海报；D. shade阴凉处。its代指the tree’s。他坐到树的阴凉处下休息。故选D

4.A. took up占据；B. picked up捡；C. put up张贴；D. added up增加。他把蛋捡起来，并且带到了他的小屋。故选B

5.A. wait等待；B. help帮助；C. imagine想象；D. expect期望。这个蛋又圆又白，干净漂亮，以至于他不能够想象来吃它。故选C

6.find bread and soup on his table.可知应当为amazed惊讶的。发现桌上的面包和汤，他感到很惊讶。故选C

7.A. smelt闻；B. looked看； C. sounded听起来；D. tasted尝。我从没有尝过这么美味的东西。故选D

8.the ostrich egg，在从句中作主语，因为是非限定性定语从句，故用which。鸵鸟蛋裂开的口很大。故选A

9.根据下文及后句“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said,可知让他的余生变得很幸福。故选B

10.A. Follow跟随；B. Accept接受；C. Admit承认；D. Marry娶。娶了我，我会一直给你做美味的食物。故选D

11.根据下文You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.可知答案。鸵鸟蛋的女儿不能够说话、做饭和嫁给我。故选B

12.“I promise,” Malcolm said.可知答案。你只需要答应这一点：你永远不叫我鸵鸟蛋的女儿。故选D

13.这里为固定搭配lived in great happiness极幸福地生活着。多少年来，他们极幸福地生活着。故选A

14.根据下文中There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.可以得出答案。他的妻子给他买来牛、羊。故选C

15.A. puzzled困惑的；B. greedy 贪婪的；C. magical不可思议的；D. upset沮丧的。他变得如此的贪婪。故选B

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17.本题考查短语固定搭配be satisfied with对……感到满意。他对他的所有并不感到满意。故选C

18.A. in peace安宁地；B. in a flash一瞬间；C. in danger在危险中；D. in a way以某种方式。一瞬间，他再次独自一个人了。故选B

19.A. wearing穿；B. having有；C. preparing准备；D. replacing代替。穿着他的旧衣服。故选A

20.A. informal 非正式的；B. artificial虚伪的；C. severe严厉的；D. mistaken错误的。他理解了，他错误地将贪婪和愤怒占了上风。故选D

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