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【题目】Ari’s mother asked him to gather firewood for the fire. Instead of doing the chore right away. Ari thought he could play with his friends, Mitch and Joe, first.

Not long after, his mother began to wonder______he had not returned. It was already dark and she was worried. At the same time, Ari realized that he had not done as his mother had ____ and told his friends about this. The boys then began gathering the _____

Meanwhile, Ari’s mother came cooking for him She soon______the boys’ voices. She had mixed feelings. She was______to know that he was safe but angry at the same time because Ari had disobeyed her. She decided to______the boys a lesson.

She hid in the nearby bushes (树林). ______she picked up a twig (树枝) and threw it. It hit the ground making a sharp noise. It caught the boys_______ They stopped what they were doing and looked at one another. She threw______twig in the opposite direction. The boys jumped. The mother cried in a low trembling voice, “_______your mother!” Scared,the boys dropped everything and ran home. Ari’s mother could not stop laughing

After picking up some pieces of firewood, she headed home, where she found Ari in tears.

“Mother Mother, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you," he sobbed(哭诉) .His mother held him with love. She knew he was truly sorry and would not repeat his mistake.

【1】A. why B. how C. when

【2】A. ordered B. noticed C. asked

【3】A. firewood B. voice C. friends

【4】A. felt B. followed C. heard

【5】A. sad B. happy C. worried

【6】A. teach B. give C. offer

【7】A. So B. Then C. But

【8】A. interest B. imagination C. attention

【9】A. another B. other C. one

【10】A. Look for B. Listen to C. Care for

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】B

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】短文大意：阿里的妈妈让他收集一些生火做饭的柴火。阿里没有马上去做，而是与好朋友一起玩了。天快黑的时候，阿里意识到自己没有按照妈妈的要求去做，于是召集小伙伴一起收集柴火。妈妈在阿里回家的路上给了孩子一个教训。回到家后，阿里认识到自己的错误，向妈妈道歉，决定听妈妈的话。

【1】句意：不久之后，他的妈妈开始想知道他为什么没有回来。A. why为什么；B. how怎么样；C. when什么时候。根据后面的句子“It was already dark and she was worried.”可知，天黑了，妈妈担心自己的孩子为何还没有回家，故答案为A。

【2】句意：阿里意识到他没有按照他妈妈的要求去做，并把这件事告诉了他的朋友们。A. ordered命令，预订；B. noticed注意；C. asked叫，让，要求。短文的开头“Ari’s mother asked him to gather firewood for the fire.”交代阿里的妈妈让他收集一些柴火，而阿里意识到他没有按照他妈妈的要求去做，故答案为C。

【3】句意：男孩子们开始收集柴火。A. firewood 柴草；B. voice嗓音；C. friends朋友。前面提到妈妈要他去收集柴火，因此一起玩的孩子们帮助阿里收集柴火，答案为A。

【4】句意：她很快就听到了男孩们的声音。A. felt感觉；B. followed跟随；C. heard听说。voice声音，作动词heard的宾语，听到声音，故答案为C。

【5】句意：她很高兴知道他是安全的，但同时很生气，因为阿里违背了她的意愿。A. sad悲伤的；B. happy高兴的；C. worried担心的。前面提到阿里的妈妈此时有着复杂的情感，为儿子安全回来感到高兴，儿子不听话又感到生气，答案为B。

【6】句意：她决定给孩子一个教训。A. teach教；B. give给；C. offer提供。give sb. a lesson. 给某人一个教训。结合句意可知，答案为B。

【7】句意：然后她捡起一根树枝并把它扔了出去。A. So因此；B. Then然后；C. But但是。结合语境，妈妈先躲在附近的树林里，然后……，表示动作的先后顺序，故答案为B。

【8】句意：这引起了男孩们的注意。A. interest兴趣；B. imagination想象；C. attention注意。根据前面的句子It hit the ground making a sharp noise. 它撞在地上发出刺耳的声音。声响引起了孩子们的注意。故答案为C。

【9】句意：她朝相反的方向扔了另一根树枝。A. another再一个，又一个；B. other别的，其它的；C. one一个。in the opposite direction. 朝着相反的方向。扔出的一定是另一个树枝，故答案为A。

【10】句意：听妈妈的话。A. Look for寻找；B. Listen to听取；C. Care for照顾。根据最后“Mother Mother, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you,"可知妈妈给孩子的一个教训就是要孩子听妈妈的话。故答案为B。