Question

(2013·高考湖北卷)Zigfried，a little mouse，blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside.Still nobody came.Maybe today，he thought____.It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇跡)．

This farmhouse had been____too long.It needed a family.Zigfried’s____made a noise.He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿)，grabbed a____from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse____the farmer married a wife who had a cat.Zigfried____when he thought of it.He looked around cautiously as he____into the room where grain was stored and was quite____as he filled his bag with wheat.He was turning to leave when suddenly he___a hot breath about his ear.His heart beat___，and without thinking he started to run and luckily____the cat’s paws (爪子)．

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news：a____family would be moving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to____with him.He hoped that the family would come before his granny came.Before long，a car came____the road leading to the house，with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came____the next few days.Zigfried____every single hour of them.____，the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a____smile at the door of his home，he heard the____of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas.What？A cat？The____froze on his face；his mouth fell wide open.After a long while，he at last found his voice：“Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this？”

1.A.carefully? B．excitedly

C．hopefully? D．proudly

2.A.shabby? B．noisy

C．messy? D．empty

3.A.mouth? B．nose

C．stomach? D．throat

4.A.bag? B．stick

C．bowl? D．coat

5.A.although? B．until

C．whereas? D．unless

6.A.leapt? B．sniffed

C．trembled? D．withdrew

7.A.broke? B．marched

C．paced? D．stole

8.A.curious? B．nervous

C．pitiful? D．sensible

9.A.took? B．released

C．felt? D．drew

10.A.strongly? B．irregularly

C．slowly? D．wildly

11.A.escaped? B．seized

C．rubbed? D．scratched

12.A.close? B．happy

C．new? D．young

13.A.celebrate? B．communicate

C．compete? D．compromise

14.A.across? B．from

C．off? D．up

15.A.alive? B．loose

C．open? D．still

16.A.counted? B．enjoyed

C．missed? D．wasted

17.A.However? B．Instead

C．Moreover? D．Therefore

18.A.bitter? B．forced

C．polite? D．satisfied

19.A.introduction? B．discussion

C．comment? D．debate

20.A.blood? B．smile

C．tear? D．sweat

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】這是一篇幽默詼諧的小故事。小老鼠Zigfried住在一座空蕩蕩的農(nóng)舍，沒吃沒喝。圣誕節(jié)快到了，這座房子搬來了新主人，Zigfried過上了富足的生活�？上Ш镁安婚L，圣誕節(jié)這家的孩子就會有一只貓陪伴他們了。那么，Zigfried這個圣誕節(jié)會過得怎么樣呢？

1.

2.2】解析：選D。下文說“這座農(nóng)舍需要有一家人住下”，由此可知這里表示這座農(nóng)舍空蕩蕩的，沒有人住，因此選D項(xiàng)。

3.3】解析：選C。下文說它意識到自己從昨天起就沒有吃東西了，根據(jù)常識可知，餓的時候是“肚子”叫，而不是“嘴巴”“鼻子”或者“喉嚨”，因此選C項(xiàng)。

4.4】解析：選A。下文第三段第38空所在句說它把口袋裝滿了小麥，這是很重要的提示，因此選A，它從自己的窩里拿起一個袋子就跑到隔壁的農(nóng)民邁克家去了。

5.5】解析：選B。從語境的連貫性判斷選B，用until表示“直到”：邁克家一直是這只小老鼠的天堂，直到邁克娶了妻子，而他的妻子帶來了一只貓。貓是老鼠的天敵，貓來了對老鼠來說并不是一件好事，也就是說老鼠的好日子到頭了。

6.6】解析：選C。leap“跳躍”；sniff“聞，嗅”；tremble“顫抖，發(fā)抖”；withdraw“撤退”。老鼠害怕貓是常識。句意：一想到他家的那只貓，Zigfried就(害怕得)渾身發(fā)抖。

7.7】解析：選D。這里用steal(into)描述小老鼠小心翼翼的神態(tài)和動作：它一邊謹(jǐn)慎地向四周看，一邊躡手躡腳地溜進(jìn)存放谷物的房間。其中cautiously(小心翼翼地)是解題的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)。

8.8】解析：選B。前面提到，因?yàn)楹ε履侵回�，它很小心，因此在往袋子里裝糧食的時候“很緊張”。nervous形象地描述了老鼠當(dāng)時害怕的心理。

9.9】解析：選C。就在老鼠轉(zhuǎn)身準(zhǔn)備離開的時候，它感覺到耳旁有呼出的熱氣。這里用feel表示“感覺”到外來的呼吸。

10.0】解析：選D。老鼠知道形勢不妙，貓來了，就在它旁邊，面對危機(jī)，老鼠的心怦怦亂跳，因此選D。one’s heart beat wildly“心怦怦亂跳”。

11.1】解析：選A。老鼠趕緊逃竄，幸運(yùn)地躲過了那只貓的抓捕。其中，luckily是解題的提示。

12.2】解析：選C。上文提到，這座農(nóng)舍很長時間空蕩蕩的，沒有人居住，既然是要搬來人家，那么應(yīng)該選C表示“新來的”，而不是“密切的”“快樂的”“年輕的”。

13.3】解析：選A。文章提到圣誕節(jié)，那么應(yīng)該是celebrate“慶祝”，因此選A項(xiàng)。語境表示奶奶要來跟它一起慶祝這個圣誕節(jié)。

14.4】解析：選D。這里用介詞up描述動作由遠(yuǎn)及近的方向，come up the road沿著這條路駛來。句意：不久，一輛汽車沿著通向這座房子的路駛來，載著黃油三明治、奶酪和巧克力。

15.5】解析：選A。這座農(nóng)舍因?yàn)橛腥说陌崛�，有了人氣，開始充滿活力，因此選A，表示“有生氣，有活力”。其他各項(xiàng)不符合語境。

16.6】解析：選B。句中的them指前面提到的days，有人搬進(jìn)來了，接下來的幾天里，房子里面又開始活躍起來了，Zigfried盡情享受著每時每刻。用enjoy表示“喜歡，享受”。

17.7】解析：選A。從下文“What？A cat？”可知，孩子們是討論圣誕節(jié)用貓做禮物的信息，老鼠的好日子到頭了，故用轉(zhuǎn)折副詞however，表示“可是，然而”。

18.8】解析：選D。這家原先沒人居住，老鼠總是挨餓，而現(xiàn)在，它在自家門口喝著熱巧克力，當(dāng)然是覺得很滿足了。a satisfied smile“滿足的笑容”，因此選D。

19.9】解析：選B。這里用discussion指這些孩子七嘴八舌地在討論他們圣誕節(jié)會得到什么禮物。其他各項(xiàng)不符合語境。

20.20】解析：選B。聽說這家的孩子圣誕節(jié)就會有只貓了，老鼠Zigfried臉上原本滿意的笑容一下子僵住了，這里用smile與第48空的smile呼應(yīng)。