Question

【题目】Why the moon ran away?

This story is told by the Naga people, who live in the mountains of northeast India. It explains why the moon is far away from Earth and why, every month, sometimes the sky grows dark and nothing can be seen except many s_______ in the sky. It also explains why, once a month, the full moon appears, shining down on Earth.

The Naga say that once upon a time, the moon was close to Earth, near their village. It loved to be near people and it shared in the games of the children and the festivals that took place every year. But one day, the moon was in t_______. An old woman who was cleaning her house stuck（刺痛）the moon by accident with her wooden broom（扫帚）. The moon began to cry in pain. The children of the village thought it was very amusing and they began to t_______ sticks and stones at the moon’s face hurting it even more. Of all the children, only one little girl felt sorry for the p_______ moon and told the children to stop, but they would not listen.

The moon was so hurt that it cried s_______ every day, so it decided to go away and live far away from Earth in the sky where it would be safe from the bad children. This is why, every month, the moon hides its face and the sky is dark. The little girl, however, missed the moon so much that she began to sing a song to make the moon r_______. This is why, also every month, the moon turns its face to Earth again to smile down on its only friend.

【1】s_______

【2】t_______

【3】t_______

【4】p______

【5】s______

【6】r______

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】stars

【2】trouble

【3】throw

【4】poor

【5】sadly

【6】return

【解析】

这篇短文是纳加人讲述的一个故事。曾经月亮离地球很近，但有一天月亮遇到了麻烦，地球上的孩子们还伤害月亮，于是月亮决定离开地球，住到了一个遥远的地方。

【1】句意：它解释了为什么月亮离地球很远，为什么每个月，有时天空变暗，什么也看不见，除了天上的许多星星。

根据常识可知，夜晚天空中什么也看不见，除了星星，因此这里考查的是star，意为“星星”。空前有many“许多”，修饰可数名词复数。故答案为stars。

【2】句意：但是有一天，月亮遇到了麻烦。

根据下句话 “An old woman” who was cleaning her house stuck（刺痛）the moon by accident with her wooden broom”可知，月亮被打了，它遇到了麻烦。这里考查的是短语in trouble“处于困境中”。故答案为trouble。

【3】句意：村里的孩子觉得这很有趣，他们开始朝月亮的脸上扔木棍和石头，把它弄得更疼了。

根据句中 “hurting it even more”可知，孩子们是朝着月亮的脸扔木棍和石头，考查throw，是一个动词，意为“扔”。句中使用了句型begin to do sth.“开始做某事”，这里用动词原形。故答案为throw。

【4】句意：在所有的孩子中，只有一个小女孩为可怜的月亮感到难过，并告诉孩子们停止，但他们不听。

根据上文的文意可知，一个老太太刺痛了月亮，孩子们还朝月亮扔木棍和石头，月亮很可怜，这里考查的是poor，意为“可怜的”，是一个形容词，作定语，修饰moon。故答案为poor。

【5】句意：月亮是如此的伤心，它每天都哭得很伤心，所以它决定离开地球，住在远离地球的天空中，在那里它可以免受坏孩子的伤害。

根据空前 it cried“它哭了”以及单词的首字母可知，这里应用sadly，是一个副词，意为“伤心地”，修饰动词cried。故答案为sadly。

【6】句意：然而，小女孩太想念月亮了，她开始唱歌，让月亮回来。

根据下句话 “This is why, also every month, the moon turns its face to Earth again to smile down on its only friend.”可知，小女孩唱歌让月亮回来，return“回来”，是一个动词。句中使用了句型make sb. do sth.“使某人做某事”，这里用动词原形。故答案为return。