Question

【題目】

I’m in my room, getting ready to head to the community theater with my stepbrother Henry.

I’m not in the mood( 心 情 ) for being onstage today. “Kirstie, come here,” my mom calls from down the hall.

“__________is it?” I call back.

My mother gives the book a ________. “Henry’s book was in the bathroom. Did you put it there?”

“Not___________,” I say, shrugging(聳肩).

My mother glares at me angrily, something she___________did it before. “You could have been kind to him.”

Being kind didn’t use to be___________. But now that Henry and his dad have moved in with us,___________feels different.

As Henry walks ahead of us to the car, my mom takes me aside. “This is our _________of the world now, Kirstie,” she says. “Let’s ____________to make it a good one.”

I nod but sigh(嘆氣).

The community theater is busy when we get there. Theater used to be what my mom and I did together--one play a year for our ________thing. With Henry involved, it doesn’t seem so special anymore.

______________, it’s my turn. I forget my annoyance(惱火) at Henry when I hear my cue(出場(chǎng)提示)to go onstage. As we kids line up on the stage, I__________how poorly I’ve tied the drawstring(束帶) on my skirt. I should have asked my___________for help.

And then, suddenly, my bow comes untied and my skirt begins to drop. In front of hundreds of people! It’s not a(n) __________. It is horribly real. Laughter sprinkles throughout the audience(觀眾), and I can feel my face burst into flames.

Then Henry, beside me, comes to my aid. He fixes my costume, tying the drawstring with a fancy knot. He makes a joke about me “not” knowing knots, and the audience ________again. This time, the laughter feels OK.

At the end of the performance, I find Henry and tap him on the arm. I smile at him.___________. “Thanks,” I say. “For, you know.”

He grins. “Knot a problem.”

Maybe it won’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.

【1】A.WhereB.WhoC.WhatD.How

【2】A.shakeB.knockC.hugD.kick

【3】A.by mistakeB.on purposeC.in surpriseD.in person

【4】A.alwaysB.sometimesC.neverD.often

【5】A.hardB.harmfulC.naturalD.perfect

【6】A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything

【7】A.palaceB.locationC.placeD.corner

【8】A.decideB.tryC.expectD.stick

【9】A.differentB.wonderfulC.amazingD.special

【10】A.SoonB.FastC.QuicklyD.Later

【11】A.supposeB.regretC.regardD.realize

【12】A.momB.dadC.brotherD.sister

【13】A.playB.dreamC.partyD.accident

【14】A.shoutsB.laughsC.criesD.smiles

【15】A.CarefullyB.SlowlyC.SeriouslyD.Kindly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】D

【12】A

【13】B

【14】B

【15】D

【解析】

本文講述了一開(kāi)始Kirstie對(duì)他的異父異母的兄弟亨利不是很友好。在社區(qū)劇院表演的時(shí)候，亨利幫助他系上衣服上的拉繩，沒(méi)有讓他在觀眾面前丟臉。他對(duì)亨利表示感謝，并認(rèn)為也許在自己生活的角落里有一個(gè)新來(lái)的人不是那么糟糕。

【1】句意：我大喊著回答：“這是什么？”

A. Where 哪里，B. Who誰(shuí)，C. What 什么，D. How如何。根據(jù)后文的“My mother gives the book a……”可知，此處詢問(wèn)它是什么東西，故選C。

【2】句意：我媽媽把那本書(shū)抖了一下。

A. shake搖晃，B. knock敲擊，C. hug擁抱，D. kick踢。根據(jù)后文的““Henry’s book was in the bathroom. Did you put it there?””可知，此處詢問(wèn)這本書(shū)的事，因此要抖著那本書(shū)。故選A。

【3】句意：我聳聳肩說(shuō)“不是故意的”。

A. by mistake錯(cuò)誤地， B. on purpose故意地， C. in surprise驚奇地，D. in person親自。結(jié)合句意，此處表示我不是成心要把他的書(shū)放在浴室的。故選B。

【4】句意：我媽媽生氣地瞪著我，她以前從不這樣做。

A. always 總是，B. sometimes有時(shí)，C. never從不，D. often經(jīng)常。根據(jù)后文的“But now that Henry and his dad have moved in with us,_____6_____feels different.”可知，此處表示我感覺(jué)不同了，因此以前媽媽從不對(duì)我這樣。故選C。

【5】句意：過(guò)去，做一個(gè)善良的人并不難。

A. hard困難的，B. harmful有害的，C. natural 自然的，D. perfect完美的。根據(jù)前文的“You could have been kind to him.”可知，現(xiàn)在對(duì)他不好，但是以前認(rèn)為對(duì)人友好并不難。故選A。

【6】句意：但是現(xiàn)在亨利和他爸爸搬來(lái)和我們一起住，一切都不一樣了。

A. something某物，B. nothing沒(méi)什么，C. everything一切，D. anything任何事。根據(jù)前文的“My mother glares at me angrily, something she_____4_____did it before.”可知，此處表示一切不同了。故選C。

【7】句意：“這是現(xiàn)在我們的世界的角落，克里斯蒂，”她說(shuō)。

A. palace 宮殿，B. location位置，C. place地點(diǎn)，D. corner角落。根據(jù)后文的“Maybe it won’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.”可知，此處指的是世界的角落。故選D。

【8】句意：我們努力讓它成為一個(gè)好的角落吧。

A. decide決定，B. try努力，C. expect期望，D. stick堅(jiān)持。根據(jù)前文的“This is our ____7____of the world now, Kirstie,”可知，這是我們的世界的角落，因此要努力把它變成一個(gè)好的地方。try to do sth努力做某事，故選B。

【9】句意：戲劇曾經(jīng)是我和媽媽一起做的事——為了我們的特別的事，我們每年要演一出戲。

A. different不同的，B. wonderful精彩的，C. amazing令人驚訝的，D. special特殊的。根據(jù)后文的“With Henry involved, it doesn’t seem so special anymore.”可知，此處指的是特殊的事，故選D。

【10】句意：不久，輪到我了。

A. Soon不久，B. Fast快的，C. Quickly迅速的，D. Later以后。根據(jù)后文的“I forget my annoyance(惱火) at Henry when I hear my cue(出場(chǎng)提示)to go onstage.”可知，我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了我上臺(tái)的出場(chǎng)提示，因此不久就輪到我了。故選A。

【11】句意：當(dāng)我們這些孩子在舞臺(tái)上排隊(duì)時(shí)，我才意識(shí)到我把拉繩系在裙子上的效果有多糟糕。

A. suppose假設(shè)，B. regret后悔，C. regard看待，D. realize意識(shí)到。此處接賓語(yǔ)從句，表示意識(shí)到自己的裙子的拉繩沒(méi)有系好。故選D。

【12】句意：我應(yīng)該向我媽媽求助的。

A. mom媽媽，B. dad爸爸，C. brother兄弟，D. sister姐妹。根據(jù)前文的“Theater used to be what my mom and I did together--one play a year for our ____9____thing.”可知，以前和媽媽一起去參加戲劇，因此本應(yīng)該向媽媽求助。故選A。

【13】句意：這不是夢(mèng)。

A. play戲劇，B. dream 夢(mèng)想，C. party聚會(huì)，D. accident事故。根據(jù)后文的“It is horribly real.”可知，這是現(xiàn)實(shí)，不是夢(mèng)。故選B。

【14】句意：他開(kāi)玩笑說(shuō)我“不”懂打結(jié)，觀眾又笑了。

A. shouts大喊，B. laughs大笑，C. cries哭，D. smiles微笑。根據(jù)前文的“Laughter sprinkles throughout the audience(觀眾), and I can feel my face burst into flames.”可知，觀眾笑了，故選B。

【15】句意：我親切地對(duì)他微笑。

A.Carefully認(rèn)真地，B. Slowly緩慢地，C. Seriously嚴(yán)重地，D. Kindly親切地。根據(jù)前文的““Thanks,” I say.”可知，對(duì)別人表示感謝，應(yīng)親切地微笑。故選D。