Question

Mrs Black was waiting _____ an important _____, but she had ______ bread in the house, so she left the baby at home and said to her five-year-old son. “I’m going to the shop, Jimmy, and I’ll _____ in a few minutes.”

When she was ____, the telephone rang, and Jimmy answered. “Hello,” said a man, “Is your mother there?” “No,” Jimmy answered. “Well, when she comes back, tell her that Mr Baker telephoned.” “What?” “Mr Baker. Write it _____.” “I can’t write.” “Little boy, is there anybody else _____ you? Any brothers or sisters?” “My brother Billy is here.” “Good! I want to talk to him, please.” “All right,” Jimmy took the ______ to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.

When their mother came back, she asked, “Did ______ telephone?” “Yes,” said Jimmy, “A man only wants to talk to _____.”

1.A. at             B. for            C. in        D. To

2.A. telephone call  B. bus            C. man        D. woman

3.A. some           B. no            C. and       D. not

4.A. back           B. to back        C. be back   D. to be back

5.A. home           B. in             C. out        D. back

6.A. up            B. down         C. away      D. out

7.A. with           B. and            C. /         D. or

8.A. read           B. pen            C. paper     D. telephone

9.A. someone        B. anyone         C. somebody  D. no one

10.A. me           B. Billy        C. Jimmy      D. you

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了布莱克太太她去商店买面包了。家里剩下她的两个儿子——五岁的Jimmy和婴儿Billy。当电话响时，Jimmy接的电话，那个男人叫Baker先生让他写东西，他说不会写，结果Baker先生让他把电话给和在一起的其他人。于是他把电话给了他的弟弟Billy。

1.B考查介词及语境的理解。A. at 在；B. for为了；C. in 在……里；D. to向。句意：布莱克太太正在等一个重要的电话。wait for“等待”，故选B。

2.2】A 考查名词及语境的理解。A. telephone call 电话；B. bus 公交车；C. man 男人；D. woman女人；句意：莱克太太正在等一个重要的电话。根据后文的When she was ____, the telephone rang, and Jimmy answered. 可知此处布莱克太太在等电话。故选A。

3.3】B考查形容词及语境的理解。A. some 一些；B. no 没有；C. and 而且；D. not不。句意：但是她家里没有面包了，根据后文的I’m going to the shop, Jimmy, 可知她去商店，因此此处应是没有面包了。故选B。

4.4】C考查动词及语境的理解。A. back 回来，是副词； B. to back 向着后面；C. be back 回来，动词原形；D. to be back be back 回来，动词不定式。句意：我几分钟后就回来。will后用动词原形，故选C。

5.5】C考查副词及语境的理解。A. home 家；B. in 在……里；C. out 在外面；D. back回来。句意：当她还在外面时，电话响了。根据后文的“Hello,” said a man, “Is your mother there?” “No,” Jimmy answered.可知布莱克太太不在家。故选C。

6.6】B考查副词及语境的理解。A. up 向上；B. down 向下；C. away 离开；D. out在外面。句意：把它写下来。write down写下来；故选B。

7.7】A考查介词和连词及语境的理解。A. with 和……一起；B. and 而且；C. / D. or或者。句意：小伙子，和你在一起的还有其他人吗？根据后文的 “My brother Billy is here.”可知我弟弟在这儿，故此处是指和他在一起的人。故选A。

8.8】D考查名词及语境的理解。A. read 阅读；B. pen 钢笔；C. paper 纸；D. telephone电话。句意：吉米把电话拿到了婴儿床，把它给了他的弟弟Billy。根据“Good! I want to talk to him, please.” 可知他想和吉米的弟弟说，因此把电话给了吉米的弟弟。故选D。

9.9】B考查代词及语境的理解。 A. someone某人，用于肯定句；B. anyone 任何人，用于否定句或一般疑问句；C. somebody 某人，用于肯定句；D. no one没有人。句意：她问，“有人打电话来吗？”此处是一般疑问句，故用代词anyone。故选B。

10.10】B考查代词及语境的理解。 A. me 我； B. Billy 比利；C. Jimmy 吉米； D. you你。句意：一个男人只想和Billy说话。根据前文的Jimmy took the ______ to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.可知电话里的男人想要和吉姆的弟弟Billy说话。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。