Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. 【1】 .

Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself or herself, we say he or she looks like “the cat that ate the canary”.

【2】 . So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.

One old and funny expression describes something that is the best. Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow (喵)”. 【3】 . Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day. This is called “a cat nap”. If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. 【4】 . Then someone might ask if “the cat has got your tongue”.

Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? 【5】 . It means people sometimes misbehave when there is no supervision (监督). You may have heard this expression: curiosity killed the cat. This means being too concerned about things that are not your business might cause problems.

A. When the cat is away, the mice will play.

B. Sometimes you are not able to speak or answer a question.

C. Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.

D. A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner.

E. You may have known that cats spend most of their time sleeping.

F. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions with the word, “cat”.

G.The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in” describes something in bad condition.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】E

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文为一篇说明文，猫在美国是很常见的宠物，所以有很多关于猫的表述也不奇怪，本文就介绍了几个有关猫的表达。

【1】F 考查上下文理解 根据出现的位置可以知道这一句是总起句，与下文构成总分关系，下文的内容是有关猫的表达的，所以答案是F. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions with the word, “cat”.（所以不奇怪，有很多单词的表达是与猫有关）。

【2】C 考查上下文理解 根据下一句“So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person.”中出现的cat（猫）和mouse（老鼠）。根据常识，我们知道猫是抓老鼠的，这个正好和C选项中的“a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.猫喜欢和它抓到的小动物” 匹配，所以答案是C。

【3】E 考查上下文理解 根据下一句“Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day.”出现的sleep（睡觉）和答案E中的“spend most of their time sleeping. 花费很多时间睡觉”匹配，所以答案是E。

【4】B 考查上下文理解 根据下一句“Then someone might ask if “the cat has got your tongue”.”出现的tongue（舌头），根据常识舌头是与说话有关的，这与选项B中的speak（说明）匹配，所以答案是B。

【5】A 考查上下文理解 根据上一句的描述“Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? 老师走了学生就会吵闹”，这和“When the cat is away, the mice will play.直译:猫不在,老鼠乐翻天.意译:山中无老虎,猴子称大王”的表达是一致的，所以答案是A。