Question

The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and a short time, all kinds of furniture were __37__ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people , a man a woman and five children of __38__ ages. The children rushed out and began laughing__39__ as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were __40__ open; furniture was put into__41__; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first__42__ to the Robinsons.

  Though we became firm__43__ with our neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys __44__up as cowboys or Indians would jump up from somewhere, __45__wooden guns at us and __46__ us to put up our hands. Sometimes our lives were __47__; at others, we were killed with a __48__ “Bang, Bang!”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing __49__ the garden fence.

  But we did not __50__ go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for our holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear __51__our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have __52__ in the long, dull winter evening __53__ Mr Robinson would __54__ in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr. Robinson would __55__ over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.

1.A. so                        B. but                                   C. however                                    D. therefore

2.A. unloaded            B. loaded                              C. moved                                       D. bought

3.A. the same             B. various                    C. same                                          D. young

4.A. delightedly                   B. angrily                              C. sadly                                           D. friendly

5.A. forced                           B. broken                             C. kicked                                        D. pushed

6.A. place                    B. order                                C. room                                          D, building

7.A. interview   B. introduction           C. arrangement                            D. management

8.A. strangers             B. enemies                           C. friends                                       D. relatives

9.A. pretending         B. looking                    C. dressing                                     D. making

10.A. put    B. take                     C. throw                                         D. point

11.A. leadB. order                                 C. ask                                              D. make

12.A. wasted                        B. saved                                C. devoted                                     D. spared

13.A. fast                     B. soft                                    C. sharp                                          D. slow

14.A. in              B. on                                      C. over                                           D. under

15.A. always                         B. often                                 C. even                                           D. then

16.A. though     B. unless                               C. so long as                                  D. even if

17.A. cheers     B. fun                                    C. discussion                                 D. company

18.A. as                       B. when                                C. while                                          D. since

19.A. drop         B. jump                                 C. slip                                              D. break

20.A. fall              B. swim                             C. lean                                            D. lie

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作者一家在久无邻居为伴之后，突然有一天来了新邻居，新邻居家有5个孩子。本文讲述作者一家与新邻居之间的友谊与烦恼。

1.考查副词：长时间没有邻居做伴之后，突然有一天隔壁门前拖来一大车家具。这里要表示转折之意，根据本句结构只能用副词however，不能用连词but。therefore因此。选C

2.考查动词：unload卸车，指把家具从车上搬下来；remove搬走；load装卸。Buy买，选A

3.考查形容词：5个孩子，年龄当然不同，of various ages指"不同年龄的"。选B。

4.考查副词：A. delightedly高兴地，B. angrily生气地，C. sadly难过的，      D. friendly友好的（形容词）搬到新家，孩子们自然是"愉快地"欢笑。选A。

5.考查动词：推开窗子。A、B、C均有"撞开"之意，刚搬来心情不错，没有必要做破坏性的事情。选D。

6.考查名词：place指放置某物的地方。此处指把家具摆放到合适的位置。B. order命令，秩序，C. room房间D, building建筑，选A。

7.考查名词：A. interview面试，采访，B. introduction认识，介绍，C. arrangement安排，D. management管理，句意：我们第一次见面就是这样的。选B。

8.考查名词：A. strangers陌生人，B. enemies敌人C. friends朋友D. relatives亲戚，

邻居之间自然是以"朋友"相处。选C

9.考查动词：A. pretending假装B. looking看C. dressing         穿衣D. making制作， dressed as意为"打扮成"，常用搭配。邻居的男孩子打扮成牛仔或印第安人。选C

10.考查动词：A. put放，B. take      拿C. throw扔D. point指着，装扮成牛仔或印第安人的男孩子们用木头枪"指着"point at我们，选D

11.考查动词：A. lead领导B. order命令C. ask        问D. make制作， "命令"我们举起手来当俘虏。选B。

12.考查动词：有的时候他们会"饶"我们一命。save救命，这里并没有真正的危险；spare one's life饶某人一命。选B。

13.考查形容词：A. fast快的，B. soft软的，C. sharp尖锐的D. slow慢的，这里形容枪声"尖锐、刺耳"。选C

14.考查介词：箭从篱笆上方飞过来。sailing形容玩具箭飞的速度并不快；over是从上方飞下来。选C

15.考查副词：但我们并不总是（always）有这样的烦恼(指孩子们的打闹嬉戏)，有时还有高兴的事。选A

16.考查连词：A. though虽然B. unless除非C. so long as只要， D. even if即使，句意：只要邻居在，我们就没有什么可担心的。选C

17.考查名词：A. cheers欢呼B. fun快乐C. discussion讨论D. company陪伴， have company有人做伴。选D

18.考查定语从句：when引导定语从句修饰evenings，在从句中作状语。选B

19.考查动词搭配A. drop掉，B. jump跳C. slip滑，D. break打破， drop in表示"过来拜访"。选A。

20.考查动词：A. fall落下B. swim游泳C. lean         依靠D. lie躺，有时候两个父亲靠在篱笆上谈很久。lean over sth. 靠在……上面。选C

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：作者一家在久无邻居为伴之后，突然有一天来了新邻居，新邻居家有5个孩子。本文讲述作者一家与新邻居之间的友谊与烦恼。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。