Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1－15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women`s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 1____

When she came home she sensed something 2____ . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no 3____ of forced entry (進入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking , and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn`t go to the club. 4___ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, letting herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 5____

It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 6____ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 7____she heard her letter box being pushed open .8____the kettle (壺) of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a 9____ . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圓形旋鈕) on the door lock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. 10____was heard outside as the 11____ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 12____ by the sound of running feet.

It wasn`t long 13____ the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly 14____ at the club for her successful 15____ .

1.A. lonely           B. alone          C. away              D. busily

2.A. terrible             B. uncomfortable    C. unusual         D. bad

3.A. information        B. show            C. sight           D. sign

4.A. Therefore          B. However        C. Instead         D. Again

5.A. appear            B. follow           C. happen         D. do

6.A. cooking           B. making          C. burning         D. serving

7.A. the next moment    B. for a while       C. in time          D. at once

8.A. Putting down     B. Laying aside     C. Picking up       D. Taking away

9.A. knife             B. hand            C. letter           D. key

10.A. A sad voice   B. A strange noise    C. A low shout     D. A sharp cry

11.A. key             B. kettle            C. door lock       D. wire

12.A. followed         B. caused           C. produced       D. ended

13.A. before           B. since            C. until           D. when

14.A. surprised         B. praised          C. encouraged      D.supported

15.A. self-satisfaction  B. self-protection C. self-respect D.self-service

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.B

【解析】

試題分析:

1.由前面的單詞lived，副詞修飾動詞，所以是alone，句子意思“這是獨自一人居住的老婦女的一次愉快方式”

2.由后面的句子Had someone got in?可以知道是異乎尋常的，句子意思“當她回到家感覺有些東西不一樣”

3.固定句型sign of sth意思“什么的跡象”，句子“沒有被迫進入的跡象”

4.由后面的句子she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,可以知道是Instead，句子“她沒有去俱樂部，反而她在公園附近走了一會回家”

5.由第四段的內(nèi)容“抓小偷”可以知道是看一下發(fā)什么了什么，句子意思“她安靜下來等待看一下將要發(fā)生什么”

6.固定搭配make tea意思“沏茶”，句子意思“她在那個時間正在沏茶”

7.固定詞組the next moment意思“下一刻”，句子意思“門鈴再一次響起，下一刻她聽到她的信箱正在被推開”

8.由前面的句子Mrs Clarke was making tea at the time可以知道是撿起水壺，.句子意思“她撿起開水壺”

9.由倒數(shù)第二段倒數(shù)第三行poured the water over the hand可以知道是手

10.由前面的句子poured the water over the hand可以知道是尖叫聲

11.由前面的句子A piece of wire appeared through the letter box可以知道是電線

12.考查單詞意思，followed意思“跟著”，caused意思“導(dǎo)致”，produced意思“生產(chǎn)”，ended意思“結(jié)束”，句子意思“緊接著是逃跑的聲音”

13.before表示在…以前，句子意思“在警察抓住小偷以前沒多久”

14.固定句型be praised for sth意思“因某事而受表揚”，句子意思“她在俱樂部因成功自衛(wèi)受到表揚”

15.由前面的句子which was followed by the sound of running feet.可以知道她成功地把小偷趕跑了，句子意思“她在俱樂部因成功自衛(wèi)受到表揚”

考點：本文是一篇記敘文

點評：講述獨自一人生活的老人，她成功地把小偷趕跑的故事。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。