Question

   One night,a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 1 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子) ，he flew down and got ready to sleep 2 the feet of the Happy Prince.

   Just as he was putting his head under his wing,some water fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 3 ,he found the sky was so clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly,he saw some tears were running down the Prince's golden 4 .

   “Why are you crying?” asked the swallow.

   “In a little street,there’s a poor house.From one of windows, I see a woman 5 at a table.She’s sewing clothes for 6 women to wear.In a bed in the corner of the room,her little boy is sick. He's asking for oranges,but his mother has only water to give him,so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 7 the mother is so sad. Little swallow,will you please take her the jewel from the top of my sword (宝剑）？”

   “It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place,but I will stay with you and do as you ask. ”

   The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman's room and 8 it beside the woman s needle.

   After he flew back,he told the Prince what he had done. “It ’s strange ,” he added ,“it's so cold but I feel quite 9 now.”

   “That's 10 you have done a good thing ,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this,and then he fell asleep.【2013 江苏宿迁改编】

() 1. A. hungry   B. tired   C. angry   D. sad

() 2. A. among   B. above   C. below   D. between

() 3. A. at   B. down   C. up   D. for

() 4. A. ear   B. feet   C. hair   D. face

() 5. A. sitting   B. eating   C. drinking   D. cooking

() 6. A. poor   B. rich   C. young   D. old

() 7. A. but   B. or   C. and   D. so

() 8. A. forgot   B. took   C. got   D. put

() 9. A. cold   B. hot   C. warm   D. cool

() 10. A. because   B. though   C. if   D. whether

Answer 1

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. A

阅读提示：本文讲述了 一只小燕子助人为乐的故事。一天晚上，一只小燕子飞过这座城市时感到很累，就想在快乐王子雕像的两只脚之间睡一觉。突然，他看见一些泪水顺着王子的脸淌下来。小燕子弄清了事情的来龙去脉，并帮快乐王子完成了他的心愿。

1. B语境理解。根据下文have a good sleep推知这填tired。

2. D两只脚之间，在两者之间用between。

3. C考査动词词组用法辨析。由下文关键词sky可知是向上看。

4. D眼泪应该是顺着脸淌下来。故选D.

5. A语境理解。sit at a table意为坐在桌旁，故选A.

6. B句意:她在给贵妇人做衣服。

7. C前后两句话之间是顺承的关系，故选C.

8. D put…beside…意为“把……放在……的旁边”。故选D.

9. C but连接两个意义相反的分句，前一个分句中用cold ,所以后 一分句用warm。故选C.

10. A 考查 That's because …与 That's why …的用法区别。

That's because…意为“那是因为……”；That's why…意为“那是为什 么……”。上文已知道结果，下文自然应交代原因。故选A.