Question

  There was a little boy 1        his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot (弹弓) to play with. He 2       in the woods,but he could never hit the target. Getting a little 3       ,he headed back. Then,he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of im?pulse,he hit the duck in the head,and 4       it. He was shocked and upset. In 5      ,he hid the dead duck in the woodpile,6       not to see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all,7       she said nothing.

  8       lunch that day Grandma said, "Sally,let's wash the dishes. " But Sally said, "Grandma,Johnny told me he wanted to 9        in the kitchen today,didn't you,Johnny?" And then she 10        to him, "Remem?ber,the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes.

  Later Grandpa asked if 11        wanted to go fish?ing,and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper."

  But Sally 12        and said, "Well,that's 13       because Johnny told me he wanted to help. ”14       the duck,Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.

  After several days of Johnny doing both his 15        and Sally's,he finally couldn't 16        it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he killed the duck. She 17       down,gave him a hug,and said, "Sweetheart,I know. You see,I was standing at the window and I 18        the whole thing. But because I love you,I 19       you. But I was just 20        how long you would let Sally make a slave of you."

1. A. helping   B. visiting   C. tending   D. seeking

2. A. practised   B. played   C. worked   D. hunted

3. A. anxious   B. tired

  C. pleased   D. discouraged

4. A. caught   B. injured   C. killed   D. seized

5. A. surprise   B. disappointment   C. anger   D. horror

6. A. only   B. so as

  C. in order   D. expecting

7. A. so   B. and   C. instead   D. but

8. A. At   B. After   C. Before   D. While

9. A. work   B. stay   C. help   D. get

10. A. called   B. whispered   C. nodded   D. signed

11. A. the children   B. Sally

  C. Johnny   D. Grandma

12. A. sighed   B. agreed   C. obj ected   D. smiled

13. A. easy   B. all right   C. fine   D. impossible

14. A. Searching   B. Hiding

  C. Remembering   D. Regretting

15. A. homework   B. housework   C. farm work   D. cooking

16. A. stand   B. change   C. like   D. cover

17. A. sat   B. went   C. lay   D. knelt

18. A. remembered   B. heard

  C. saw   D. understood

19. A. missed   B. forgave   C. congratulated   D. punished

20. A. wondering   B. saying

  C. imagining   D. considering  

Answer 1

l. B help帮助;visit拜访;tend趋向;seek寻找。根据下文可知，他到农场拜访(visk) 祖父母，而非帮助。

2. A practise练习;play玩;work工作;hunt打猎。他在树林中练习(practise) 弹弓，并非打猎。

3. D总是打不中目标，他有些气馁(discouraged) , discouraged意为"泄气的"。

4. C 由下文提示dead duck可知选C.

5. D Johnny做错事后害怕(horror) ，所以将鸭子藏在木柴堆里。

6. A    "only+不定式"表示出乎意料的结果。

7. D

8. B 根据常识，应是在吃饭后洗碗。

9. C help in the kitchen帮助做厨房里的家务事，如洗碗等。

10. B Sally低声(whisper) 提醒Johnny以要挟。

whisper 意为"低语，小声说"。

11. A 爷爷问孩子们(the children) 是否愿意去钓鱼。

12. D 13. B 14. C 现在分词作状语，表原因。

15. B 16. A Johnny再也无法忍受了，stand在这里意为"忍受，承受"。

17. D sit down坐下;go down下来;lie down 尚下;kneel down跪下，屈下膝来。根据常识可知选D项。

18. C 由前文可知，祖母当时正在窗户边，看到了 (see) 事情的全部经过。

19. B miss想念;forgive原谅;congratulate祝贺;punish 惩罚。因为祖母爱Johnny ,所以原谅(forgive) 了他。

20. A wonder想知道;say说;imagine想象;consider考虑。根据语境可知应选A项。