Question

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).

This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

1.                A．carefully        B．excitedly        C．hopefully D．proudly

 

2.                A．shabby         B．noisy           C．messy    D．empty

 

3.                A．mouth          B．nose           C．stomach D．throat

 

4.                A．bag            B．stick           C．bowl     D．coat

 

5.                A．although        B．until           C．whereas D．unless

 

6.                A．leapt           B．sniffed         C．trembled D．withdrew

 

7.                A．broke          B．marched        C．paced    D．stole

 

8.                A．curious         B．nervous         C．pitiful    D．sensible

 

9.                A．took           B．released        C．felt D．drew

 

10.               A．strongly        B．irregularly       C．slowly     D．wildly

 

11.               A．escaped        B．seized          C．rubbed    D．scratched

 

12.               A．close          B．happy          C．new D．young

 

13.               A．celebrate       B．communicate    C．compete  D．compromise

 

14.               A．across          B．from           C．off   D．up

 

15.               A．alive           B．loose          C．open D．still

 

16.               A．counted        B．enjoyed        C．missed    D．wasted

 

17.               A．However       B．Instead         C．Moreover D．Therefore

 

18.               A．bitter          B．forced         C．polite     D．satisfied

 

19.               A．introduction     B．discussion       C．comment D．debate

 

20.               A．blood          B．smile           C．tear D．sweat

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】

文章大意：记叙文。以拟人的方式，记叙了Zigfried这只老鼠看到搬了一家新人来，圣诞过十分满意，却不知自己成了别人的圣诞礼物。

1.还是没有人来，今天还是有希望，在圣诞节来临前，还有奇迹的发生，carefully“小心地”； excitedly“高兴地”hopefully“有希望地”；proudly“自豪地”。

2.根据后面：It needed a family“这房子需要一个家”可知，这房子空多时了。shabby“破旧的；破败的；破烂的”；noisy“嘈杂的；喧闹的”；messy“凌乱的，散乱的”；empty“空的，空虚的，空洞的”。

3.根据本句后面的：He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.“他意识到从昨天他没有吃任何东西。”可知，肚子饿了，故选C。

4.肚子饿了，他从窗台上跳了起来，从他的家抓起一个口袋，到农民迈克家去。同时下文有提示：···38  as he filled his bag with wheat.

5.麦克的房子对这只小老鼠来说是一个好地方，直到农民农民娶了妻子，这个女人有一只猫。although“尽管；虽然”；until“到…为止，在…以前”；whereas“但是，然而”unless“除非”。

6.麦克的妻子养一只猫，猫是老鼠的天敌。故当Zigfried听到这就颤抖。

7.所以当他潜入房间时，他环顾四周，小心翼翼。break“打破；折断”；march“前进，行军”；pace“踱步，走来走去”；steal“偷，偷偷地行动，秘密、不显明地行动”。

8.由于对猫的害怕，当Zigfried装小麦时都十分不安。curious“好奇的, 好求知的”； nervous“不安的”pitiful“令人怜悯的，使人同情的”；sensible“明智的，合乎情理的”。

9.它感觉到他的耳边灼热的呼吸。猫来了。

10.猫来了，它的心跳加速。strongly“强烈地，坚强地”； irregularly“不规则地”；slowly“缓慢地，慢吞吞地”；wildly“疯狂地，失去控制地”。

11.猫来了，来不及想，跑，庆幸的是，逃出了猫的爪子。escape“逃脱”；seize“抓住”；rub“擦，摩擦”；scratch“擦，刮”。

12.第二天下午，Zigfried听到一些好消息：一个新家要搬到这个空房子了。

13.Zigfried的奶奶也会在平安夜来与它一起庆祝。celebrate“庆祝；歌颂”； communicate“交流”；compete“竞赛，竞争”；compromise“妥协”。

14.不久，一辆车出现在公路上，come across“偶遇，偶然发现”；come from“来自某处；出生于”； come off“成功，达到效果”； come up“出现”。

15.空房子搬了人家，故又恢复了活力。alive“活泼的，有生气的”；loose“松的，宽的”；open“敞开的，开着的”；still“不动的，静止的”。

16.空房子搬了人家，故又恢复了活力，所以它享受着这每一分钟。

17.但当它听一听到孩子们的讨论时，它的微笑僵在脸上了，中间表转折。故用However。

18.当他带着满意的微笑喝着热巧克力时，故用satisfied“满意的”。

19.它听到了孩子们的讨论，可得到什么样的圣诞礼物时。Introduction“介绍”；discussion“讨论”comment“评论”；debate“争论”。

20.什么？一只老鼠？笑容僵在脸上了。同时前面有提示：···with a  48  smile ····