Question

【题目】完形填空

Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you____do. Don’t open the box.”____saying this, he left his home.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be____expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said____to her. But the woman didn’t give up her____One day, she decided to find out____was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she_____.

That evening the old man came home and found the box was____. He was very____and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didn’t take anything at all.” The old man____them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”

【1】A. may not B. mustn’t C. could not D. needn’t

【2】A. After B. For C. By D. Before

【3】A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

【4】A. no B. yes C. goodbye D. much

【5】A. work B. box C. way D. idea

【6】A. which B. what C. who D. that

【7】A. did B. opened C. failed D. stopped

【8】A. lost B. open C. empty D. broke

【9】A. general B. happy C. careful D. angry

【10】A. turned to B. listened to C. shouted at D. smiled at

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了曾经有一个人和他的妻子为一位老人工作了很长一段时间，为了考验他们的诚实，老人用不要打开箱子试图探视他们是否对自己忠诚。

【1】考查情态动词及语境的理解。联系上下文可知仅仅有一样事情你们不可以做，不能打开这个盒子，mustn’t不可以；needn’t不必；根据he left his home.可知说完后就离开了，故选B。

【2】考查介词及语境的理解。根据句意说完这之后，他就离开了房间。A.After 在……之后； B.For为了； C.By在……之前;D.Before在之前;根据结合语境故选A。

【3】考查不定代词及语境的理解。妻子对丈夫说，一定有某个昂贵的东西在这个盒子里。A.nothing没什么； B.everything一切的东西； C.something某个东西； D.anything任何东西；something用在肯定句中，故选C

【4】考查副词及语境的理解。根据句意让我们打开它好吗，她的丈夫说不行，所以做某否定回答。根据But the woman didn’t give up her 5 .可知故选A.

【5】考查名词及语境的理解.A.work工作； B.box 箱子； C.way方式；D.idea注意，想法；可知但是这个女人没有放弃自己的想法，故选D

【6】考查疑问词及语境的理解。根据句意他决定找出里面是什么？A.which哪一个；B.what什么； C.who 谁；根据One day,she decided to find out 6 was in it，可知故选B

【7】考查动词及语境的理解。通过上文可知她发现箱子里什么都没有，他设法关上，但是他失败了。but表示前后是转折关系可知，她努力关上盒子但是失败了，故选C.

【8】考查动词及语境的理解。 A.lost丢失； B.open打开； C.empty空的；D.broken坏了；联系上下文可知晚上当老人回来了，发现箱子打开了。根据“The box is not important,but I cannot believe you.可知他们两人不守信用，把箱子打开了，故选B。

【9】考查形容词及语境的理解。A.honest诚实的； B.happy高兴的；C.careful 小心的； D.angry生气的；根据asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.可知他非常的生气，让这个女人和男人离开他家，故选D

【10】考查动词及语境的理解。A.turned to转向； B.listened to听； C.shouted at大喊； D.smiled at sb向某人微笑。这个老人对他们喊道，这个箱子不重要，重要的是我不再信任你们，可知选C。