Question

The manager of a small building company was very surprised to get a bill for two white mice one of his workmen had bought. He for the workman and asked him he had the bill send to the company.

"Well ,"the workman answered, "you the house we were repairing in New-bridge, don't you? One of the things we had to there was to put some new electric wiring (线路). Well, in one place we had to pass some wires a pipe thirty feet long and about an inch ，which was built into stone and had four big bends (弯) in it. None of us could think how to do this until I had a good . I went to a shop and two white mice, one of them male and the other female. Then I a thread (线) to the body of the male mouse and put it into the pipe at one end, Bill held the female mouse at the other end and her gently to make her squeak (吱吱的 ). When the male mouse heard the female mouse's squeaks, he rushed along the pipe to help her. I he was a gentleman even though he was only a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through this pipe, he pulled the behind him. It was then quite for us to tie the thread to the electric wires and pull them through the pipe."

The manager paid the bill for the white mice.

1.A. waited B. sent C. answered D. arranged

2.A. why B. whether C. how D. when

3.A. see B. mean C. enter D. remember

4.A. do B. repair C. buy D. work

5.A. into B. out C. in D. away

6.A. near B. through C. around D. onto

7.A. across B. short C. big D. small

8.A. idea B. thing C. way D. advice

9.A. saw B. bought C. caught D. exchanged

10.A. followed B. held C. tied D. passed

11.A. when B. but C. while D. so

12.A. put B. pressed C. took D. played

13.A. doubt B. remember C. suggest D. suppose

14.A. bends B. pipe C. female mouse D. thread

15.A. easy B. hard C. impossible D. unnecessary

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一家公司的老板收到一个员工买老鼠的账单，于是问明了原因。原来他们公司在维修房子时，需要在一个长30米宽1英寸的管子里穿过新电线，但是大家不知怎么穿过。于是这个员工想到在老鼠身上系一根线，让老鼠从中间穿过，这样老鼠就把这个根线穿过了管子。在这根线上系上电线，就容易把电线穿过这个管子。于是，老板支付了买老鼠的账单。

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2.

3.

4. there修饰先行词the things，表示要做的事，故用动词do，故选A。句意：我们在那儿必须要做的一件事。

5.

6.……上面。此处表示电线在管子里穿过，故用介词through。故选B。句意：我们必须把电线穿过一个30米长的管子。

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8.

9.

10.tie…to…“把……系到……上”，故选C。句意：然后我在雄老鼠身上系了一根线。

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14. 45 a thread (线) to the body of the male mouse and put it into the pipe at one end,可知雄老鼠身上系着一根线，故选D。句意：不管怎样，当他从这个管子跑出来时，他把那根线拉了出来。

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考点：故事类短文。