Question

【题目】

Long, long ago, there lived a couple who already had seven sons. They wanted a daughter, and soon they had one. One day, the father needed _______ for the baby girl, so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug. Once there, though, the boys began to _______ and the jug fell into the well.

The boys were _______ afraid to go home. They looked into the well sadly and thought of their father. “_______ are those naughty boys? Hours have passed. They must have _________ the water. I wish they were all turned into birds!” shouted the father _______. And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away. The father was _______, but it was too late. He could not take back his words.

In time, the girl grew up and _______ she had brothers. She made up her mind to find them.

For years, she searched and did not stop. Finally, she found their _______ . To enter, she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have. ________ a hunter’s help, she finally killed one and got the key. She ________ the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She was not that hungry so she ate and drank a little from ________ of them.

She accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her into the ________ cup. Later, the birds returned for their ________. The girl hid behind the door and watched. ________ the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The bird recognized it at once. It was his parents' ring. At that moment, their sister ran to them, and in a sudden the birds were humans again.

【1】A.waterB.foodC.clothesD.fruit

【2】A.danceB.singC.workD.fight

【3】A.tooB.soC.muchD.very

【4】A.HowB.WhereC.WhatD.Who

【5】A.worried aboutB.thought aboutC.forgotten aboutD.cared about

【6】A.quicklyB.angrilyC.clearlyD.politely

【7】A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.stressedD.scared

【8】A.agreedB.discoveredC.insistedD.regretted

【9】A.gardenB.homeC.cupD.table

【10】A.ByB.ToC.ForD.With

【11】A.knockedB.lockedC.openedD.broke

【12】A.eitherB.bothC.eachD.none

【13】A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last

【14】A.breakfastB.lunchC.supperD.meal

【15】A.WhenB.SinceC.BecauseD.Unless

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】B

【9】B

【10】D

【11】C

【12】C

【13】D

【14】D

【15】A

【解析】

本文讲述了7位哥哥因为爸爸的一句话变成了鸟，小女孩长大后帮助哥哥们变回了人。

【1】

句意：一天，父亲需要给女婴喝水，于是他让七兄弟拿着水壶到井边打水。

考查名词辨析。water水；food食物；clothes衣服；fruit水果。根据“so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug.”于是他让七兄弟拿着水壶到井边打水。可知，父亲需要给女婴喝水。故选A。

【2】

句意：不过，一到那里，孩子们就开始打架，水壶掉进了井里。

考查动词辨析。dance跳舞；sing演唱；work劳动；fight打架。根据“the jug fell into the well.”水壶掉进了井里。可知，这是他们打架的后果。故选D。

【3】

句意：孩子们太害怕而不敢回家。

此题考查too…to…：通常用来表示否定含义，即“太……而不能……”。故选A。

【4】

句意：那些淘气的男孩在哪里？几个小时过去了。

考查特殊疑问句。How怎样；Where在哪里；What什么；Who谁。结合语境可知，几个小时过去了。父母还没有看见七个儿子的踪影，因此应该是问他们在哪里。故选B。

【5】

句意：他们一定是忘了打水。

考查动词短语。worried about担心；thought about想到；forgotten about忘记；cared about关心。结合语境可知，几个小时过去了，孩子们还没有回来，因此说他们是忘了打水。故选C。

【6】

句意：“我希望它们都变成鸟！”父亲气愤地喊道。

考查副词辨析。quickly迅速地；angrily生气地；clearly清楚地；politely彬彬有礼地。结合语境以及句子“I wish they were all turned into birds!”，可知，父母让孩子们去打水，结果几个小时过去了，都没有回来，因此父亲应该是很生气。因此才有了“希望它们都变成鸟！”的气话。故选B。

【7】

句意：父亲很惊讶，但为时已晚。

考查形容词辨析。surprised惊奇的；satisfied满意的；stressed焦虑不安的；scared害怕的。 根据“And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away.”他抬头一看，看见七只鸟飞走了。可知，这是在父亲说完“I wish they were all turned into birds!”后发生的事情，因此父亲应该感到很惊奇。故选A。

【8】

句意：后来，女孩长大了，发现自己有兄弟。

考查动词辨析。agreed同意；discovered发现；insisted坚持；regretted后悔。根据“She made up her mind to find them.”她下定决心要找到他们。可知，她是发现了自己有兄弟。故选B。

【9】

句意：最后，她找到了他们的住所。

考查名词辨析。garden花园；home住所；cup杯子；table桌子。根据“To enter, she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have.”要进去，她需要一把用狼骨头做的特殊钥匙，但她没有。可以推知，她是找到了他们的住所。故选B。

【10】

句意：在猎人的帮助下，她终于杀死了一只并得到了钥匙。

此处考查介词。with one’s help：在某人的帮助下。故选D。

【11】

句意：她打开前门走了进去。

考查动词辨析。knocked敲；locked锁上；opened打开；broke损坏。结合语境可知，她杀死了一只并得到了钥匙，因此她是用这把钥匙打开了前门。故选C。

【12】

句意：她不那么饿，所以她从每个盘子和杯子中分别吃了一点，喝了一点。

考查代词。either任何一个；both两个，两个都；each每个；none没有一个。根据“On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups.”在一张桌子上，有七个盘子和七个杯子。可知，她是从每个盘子和杯子中分别吃了一点，喝了一点。故选C。

【13】

句意：她不小心把父母给她的戒指掉到了最后一个杯子里。

考查序数词。first第一个；second第二个；third第三个；last最后一个。根据“ 15 the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth.” 当第七只鸟从他的杯子里喝水时，有东西碰到了他的嘴。可知，她是把戒指掉到了最后一个杯子里。故选D。

【14】

句意：后来，鸟儿们回来吃饭。

考查名词辨析。breakfast早餐；lunch午餐；supper晚饭；meal一顿饭，meal的基本意思是“餐，饭”，是统称，可指早、中、晚餐。根据“The girl hid behind the door and watched.”女孩躲在门后看着。可知，这是鸟儿们回来吃饭的时候。故选D。

【15】

句意：当第七只鸟从他的杯子里喝水时，有东西碰到了他的嘴。

考查连词。When当……的时候；Since自…以后；Because因为；Unless除非。此处是由when引导的时间状语从句。故选A。