Question

A little boy knocked on the door of the old house. He waited, and sweated(出汗) from of seeing the owner, who hardly ever came out. As he was ready to , the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man asked.

“Uh, sir, I'm magazines for school and I am if you would like to buy one.” The old man only looked at the boy. , the boy saw many dog figurines(小雕像) inside the house. “Do you dogs?” he asked. “Yes, I have many dog figurines in my house; they are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed he was very . “Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is suitable you. I also have one about dogs since you…” The old man started to close the door, saying “No, boy. I don't need any magazines of any kind. Now goodbye.”

The boy was sad for the old man being so lonely. He went home and then had an . He had a little dog figurine which didn't much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family. The boy headed back. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no .”

“I’m sorry, sir, I want to bring you a gift.” The boy him the figurine and the old man's face lit up(大放光彩). “Boy, you have a big heart are you doing this?” “I think it means more to you.”

From that day on, the old man started coming out and talking with neighbors.

1.A. excitementB. fearC. sadnessD. happiness

2.A. knock onB. break into C. cut offD. walk away

3.A. sellingB. collecting C. raisingD. designing

4.A. sureB. sorryC. expectingD. wondering

5.A. At a timeB. At the same timeC. At any timeD. At all times

6.A. keepB. hateC. killD. collect

7.A. lonelyB. delightfulC. busyD. bored

8.A. toB. with C. forD. on

9.A. easilyB. coldlyC. comfortablyD. nervously

10.A. thoughtB. opinionC. ideaD. mind

11.A. worthB. meanC. talkD. use

12.A.noisesB. trouble C. DogsD. magazines

13.A.soB. andC. or D. but

14.A. handedB. lentC. offeredD. presented

15.A. How B. WhenC. WhyD. What

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个推销学校杂志的男孩在给一个老人推销杂志时发现那个老人非常的孤独，所以他决定把自己的小狗雕像送给老人。老人被男孩的好心感动了，从此开始走出家门和邻居交谈。

1.名词及语境的理解。A. excitement兴奋B. fear害怕C. sadness悲伤D. happiness高兴。他等着由于害怕看到主人出汗了。根据后文可知在推销杂志时会被拒，结合选项，故选B。

2.】考查词组及语境的理解。A. knock on敲门B. break into破门而入C. cut off切断D. walk away走开。当他准备要走时，门慢慢地开了。根据句意及对比选项，故选D。

3.动词及语境的理解。A. selling卖B. collecting 收集C. raising筹集D. designing设计。我在为学校卖杂志，根据下文可知小男孩在推销杂志，故选A。

4.动词及语境的理解。A. sure确信B. sorry遗憾C. expecting期待D. wondering想知道。我想知道是否你想要买一本，根据句意，故选D。

5.词组及语境的理解。A. At a time一次B. At the same time同时C. At any timeI在任何时候D. At all times老是，时常。同时，男孩看到房子里许多小狗的雕像。根据上下文可知是指老人看男孩的同时男孩看到的雕像，故选B。

6.动词及语境的理解。A. keep保持B. hate讨厌C. kill杀死D. collect收集。你收集小狗吗？是的，在我的房子里有许多小狗的雕像，他们是我的全部。根据上下问可知，故选D。

7.形容词及语境的理解。A. lonely孤独的B. delightful令人快乐的C. busy繁忙的D. bored无聊的。小男孩为老人感到遗憾，因为他似乎很孤独。根据句意及上下文，故选A。

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9.副词及语境的理解。A. easily容易地B. coldly冷漠地C. comfortably舒服地D. nervously紧张地。老人开始关门冷漠的说，根据老人的动作和语言，可知老人说话的语气，故选B。

10.A. thought思想B. opinion观点C. idea主意D. mind 头脑 。他回到家突然有了一个想法，因为和不定冠词an连用，故选C。

11.动词及语境的理解。A. worth值得B. mean意思C. talk谈论D. use使用。他有一个小狗的雕像，那对他不意味着什么，因为他有一只真正的小狗和一个大家庭。 根据句意，故选B。

12.名词及语境的理解。A.noises噪音B. trouble 麻烦C. Dogs狗D. Magazines杂志。男孩我告诉过你不要杂志，根据上文老人拒绝要杂志，故选D。

13.连词及语境的理解。A.so所以B. And并且C. or 否则，或者D. But但是。对不起，先生，但是我想给你一个礼物，根据上下文可知有转折意思，故选D。

14.动词及语境的理解。A. Handed递给B. Lent借给C. offered提供D. Presented赠送。男孩把雕像递给他。Hand sb sth,递给某人某物。根据句意，故选A。

15.疑问词及语境的理解。A. How怎样B. When何时C. Why为什么D. What什么。根据后文的回答，可知老人在问，为什么男孩那么做,根据句意，故选C。

考点：情感故事类短文。