Question

I was six years old. It was Halloween. The school was having its annual Halloween parade(游行) to _______ it. All the kids would march a few ________ through the neighborhood.

“Just buy him a costume,” my father said. “ It doesn’t cost much.”

But no, my mother decided, _________ it was my first parade, she would ________ me a costume: the mummy(木乃伊), my favorite scary character.

She ________ white rags(布片) and old towels and wound them _________ me, holding them in place with safety pins. Then she arranged the rags with toilet paper and tape. It took a long time, but I was still ________ enough to see the result. When she finished, I could ________ wait to look in the________. I was a mummy! I moved back and forth in front of it __________.

“Oh, you’re very scary.” my mother said.

She drove me to school. We started our parade. The more I walked, the ________ the rags got. Then, about two blocks out, it began to __________. The next thing I knew was that the toilet paper was beginning to dissolve (溶解).__________, the rags became even looser and fell to my ankles, wrists, and neck and you could see my undershirt and under pants, which made me extremely ___________.

“Look at Charley!” the other kids screamed. They were __________. I was burning red. I wanted to escape, but where did you go in the middle of a parade?

When we _________ reached the schoolyard, I was all wet, with a mess of rags and toilet paper pieces. The parents were waiting there with _________, starting to take photos of us. I saw my mother first. As she spotted me, she _________ her hand to her mouth. I burst into________.

“You _________ my life!” I cried.

1.A. congratulate    B. celebrate    C. honour    D. spend

2.A. blocks    B. houses    C. schools    D. roads

3.A. unless    B. although    C. as if    D. since

4.A. rent    B. buy    C. make    D. borrow

5.A. cut up    B. put up    C. set up    D. turned up

6.A. above    B. on    C. around    D. beneath

7.A. upset    B. patient    C. stubborn    D. grateful

8.A. seldom    B. hardly    C. only    D. nearly

9.A. rags    B. shirt    C. eyes    D. mirror

10.A. hurriedly    B. sadly    C. excitedly    D. seriously

11.A. tighter    B. heavier    C. looser    D. bigger

12.A. rain    B. blow    C. snow    D. thunder

13.A. As a reward    B. As a result    C. At an end    D. as usual

14.A. shocked    B. frightened    C. disappointed    D. embarrassed

15.A. laughing    B. jumping    C. cheering    D. crying

16.A. sadly    B. gradually    C. proudly    D. finally

17.A. pictures    B. cameras    C. towels    D. dogs

18.A. raised    B. dropped    C. tied    D. fastened

19.A. flames    B. laughter    C. tears    D. song

20.A. lighted    B. started    C. rebuilt    D. ruined

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了我第一次参加学校的万圣节游行活动，我的母亲执意给我做一件木乃伊戏装。在游行过程中，破布脱落，又天降大雨，导致裹在我身上的卫生纸融化，我非常尴尬，甚至想找个地缝钻进去。

1.B 考查动词。学校举行一年一度的万圣节游行来庆祝它。congratulate 祝贺，celebrate 庆祝， honour 尊敬，spend花钱。

2.A 考查名词。由Then, about two blocks out,可知所有的孩子都要行进几个街区。blocks 街区，houses 房子，schools 学校，roads道路。

3.D 考查连词。因为这是我第一次游行，她将给我做一套戏装。unless 除非， although 尽管， as if 好像，since因为。

4.C 考查动词。由She ___5___ white rags(布片) and old towels and wound them ___6___ me, holding them in place with safety pins.可知她将给我做一套戏装。 rent 租， buy买，make 做， borrow借。

5.A 考查动词短语。她切碎白色的布片儿和旧毛巾，让它们围绕着我。cut up 切碎， put up 建造，set up 建立，turned up出现。

6.C 考查介词。她切碎白色的布片儿和旧毛巾，让它们围绕着我。above 在…… 上面，on 在…… 上面， around 围绕， beneath在……之下。

7.B考查形容词。尽管花费了很长时间，但是我仍然足够耐心的等着看结果。 upset 心烦的，patient 有耐心的，stubborn 顽固的，grateful感谢的。

8.B 考查副词。当她完成后，我几乎都等不及看向镜子里。seldom 很少， hardly 几乎不， only 仅仅， nearly几乎。

9.D 考查名词。由I could ___8___ wait to look可知必然是从镜子里才能看到。 rags 破布， shirt 衬衣，eyes 眼睛， mirror镜子。

10.C 考查副词。由I was a mummy! I moved back and forth in front of it可知我非常地激动。 hurriedly 匆忙地，sadly 悲伤地， excitedly 激动地， seriously严肃地。

11.C 考查形容词比较级。由the rags became even looser and fell to my ankles, 可知我走得越多，破布变得越松。tighter 越紧，heavier 越重， looser 越松，bigger越大。

12.A 考查动词。由The next thing I knew was that the toilet paper was beginning to dissolve (溶解). 可知天空开始下雨了。rain 下雨， blow 风吹， snow 下雪， thunder打雷。

13.B 考查固定短语。结果破布变得非常松，甚至降落到我的脚踝。As a reward 作为回报， As a result 结果，At an end 结束，as usual像往常一样。

14.D 考查形容词。the rags became even looser and fell to my ankles, wrists, and neck and you could see my undershirt and under pants, 这种情况必然会令作者非常尴尬。shocked 震惊， frightened 害怕， disappointed 失望， embarrassed尴尬。

15.A 考查动词。由“Look at Charley!” the other kids screamed.和 I was burning red. I wanted to escape, but where did you go in the middle of a parade? 可知同学们在笑我。laughing 大笑， jumping 跳， cheering 欢呼，crying哭。

16.D 考查副词。当我们终于到达校园时，我浑身湿透了。sadly 悲哀地， gradually逐步地，proudly 骄傲地， finally终于。

17.B 考查名词。由starting to take photos of us.可知家长带着照相机在那里等着。pictures 图片， cameras 照相机， towels 毛巾， dogs狗。

18.A 考查动词。由As she spotted me,可知我这样狼狈的样子，我母亲看到后必然很吃惊，所以举起手捂在嘴上。 raised 举起， dropped 下降，tied 系， fastened固定。

19.C 考查固定短语。由下文I cried.可知我突然大哭起来。burst into tears突然大哭起来，是固定短语。

20.D 考查动词。“你毁了我的人生！”我哭着说。lighted 点燃，started 开始， rebuilt 重建，ruined毁灭。