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 (奇迹).
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), took 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 trembled he thought of it. He looked around carefully 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. cathy 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. after D. unless
6.A. if B. because C. when D. unless
7.A. broke B. marched C. paced D. stole
8.A. curious B. nervous C. pitiful D. illegal
9.A. took B. held C. felt D. drew
10.A. strongly B. likely C. slowly D. wildly
11.A. escaped B. seized C. rubbed D. caught
12.A. close B. happy C. new D. young
13.A. celebrate B. communicate C. compete D. control
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. embarrassed B. forced C. disappointed D. satisfied
19.A. introduction B. discussion C. revision D. reduction
20.A. blood B. smile C. tears D. sweat
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】
试题分析：这是一篇幽默诙谐的小故事。小老鼠Zigfried住在一座空荡荡的农舍，没吃没喝。圣诞节快到了，这座房子搬来了新主人，Zigfried过上了富足的生活。可惜好景不长，圣诞节这家的孩子就会有一只猫陪伴他们了。那么，Zigfried这个圣诞节会过得怎么样呢？
1.小题1】C考查副词。A. carefully仔细地；B. excitedly兴奋地；C. hopefully充满希望地；D. proudly自豪地。 从语境的叙述看，这只小老鼠在窗户上哈气，然后把窗户擦亮，它满怀希望地想，或许今天会有人来。这里用hopefully指它的一种心情。其中关键词maybe(或许，有可能)说明对奇迹是否在今天出现不能十分肯定，只是“有希望”。B项excitedly(激动地，兴奋地)在这里描述小老鼠的心情是不合适的。故选C。
2.小题2】D考查形容词。A. cathy充满活力,外向,有趣,且和善； B. noisy吵闹的；C. messy混乱的；D. empty空的。下文说“这座农舍需要有一家人住下”，由此可知这里表示这座农舍空荡荡的，没有人住，因此选D项。
3.小题3】C考查名词。A. mouth嘴；B. nose鼻子；C. stomach胃；D. throat咽喉。下文说它意识到自己从昨天起就没有吃东西了，根据常识可知，饿的时候是“肚子”叫，而不是“嘴巴”“鼻子”或者“喉咙”，因此选C项。
4.小题4】A 考查名词。A. bag包；B. stick棍子；C. bowl碗；D. coat大衣。下文第三段第28空所在句说它把口袋装满了小麦，这是很重要的提示，因此选A，它从自己的窝里拿起一个袋子就跑到隔壁的农民迈克家去了。
5.小题5】B考查状语从句。A. although尽管；B. until直到---为止；C. after在---之后；D. unless除非。从语境的连贯性判断选B，用until表示“直到”：迈克家一直是这只小老鼠的天堂，直到迈克娶了妻子，而他的妻子带来了一只猫。猫是老鼠的天敌，猫来了对老鼠来说并不是一件好事，也就是说老鼠的好日子到头了。
小题6:解析：选C。leap“跳跃”；sniff“闻，嗅”；tremble“颤抖，发抖”；withdraw“撤退”。老鼠害怕猫是常识。句意：一想到他家的那只猫，Zigfried就(害怕得)浑身发抖。
6.小题7】D考查动词。A. broke 弄坏；B. marched前进，行军；C. paced踱步，走来走去；D. stole偷。这里用steal(into)描述小老鼠小心翼翼的神态和动作：它一边谨慎地向四周看，一边蹑手蹑脚地溜进存放谷物的房间。其中cautiously(小心翼翼地)是解题的关键点。
7.小题8】B考查形容词。A. curious好奇的；B. nervous紧张的、不安的；C. pitiful可怜的，可鄙的；D. illegal不合法的。前面提到，因为害怕那只猫，它很小心，因此在往袋子里装粮食的时候“很紧张”。nervous形象地描述了老鼠当时害怕的心理。
8.小题9】C考查动词。A. took 拿走；B. held举行；C. felt感觉；D. drew绘画。就在老鼠转身准备离开的时候，它感觉到耳旁有呼出的热气。这里用feel表示“感觉”到外来的呼吸。
9.小题10】D考查副词。A. strongly强烈地；B. likely很可能地；.C.slowly慢慢地；D. wildly疯狂地。老鼠知道形势不妙，猫来了，就在它旁边，面对危机，老鼠的心怦怦乱跳，因此选D。one’s heart beat wildly“心怦怦乱跳”。
10.小题11】A考查动词。A. escaped逃脱；B. seized抓住，夺取，占领；C. rubbed擦，摩擦；D. caught 抓住。老鼠赶紧逃窜，幸运地躲过了那只猫的抓捕。其中，luckily是解题的提示。
11.小题12】C考查形容词。A. close密切的； B. happy高兴的；C. new新的；D. young年轻的。上文提到，这座农舍很长时间空荡荡的，没有人居住，既然是要搬来人家，那么应该选C表示“新来的”，而不是“密切的”“快乐的”“年轻的”。
12.小题13】A考查动词。A. Celebrate庆祝；B. Communicate交流；C. Compete比赛；D. Control控制。文章提到圣诞节，那么应该是celebrate“庆祝”，因此选A项。语境表示奶奶要来跟它一起庆祝这个圣诞节。
13.小题14】D考查介词。A. across穿过---；B. from从---；C. off 远离---；D. up 这里用介词up描述动作由远及近的方向，come up the road沿着这条路驶来。句意：不久，一辆汽车沿着通向这座房子的路驶来，载着黄油三明治、奶酪和巧克力。
14.小题15】A考查形容词。A. alive活着的；B. loose松的；C. open开着的；D. still静止的。这座农舍因为有人的搬入，有了人气，开始充满活力，因此选A，表示“有生气，有活力”。其他各项不符合语境。
15.小题16】B考查动词。A. counted 数数，重要；B. enjoyed喜爱；C. missed错过，想念；D. wasted浪费。句中的them指前面提到的days，有人搬进来了，接下来的几天里，房子里面又开始活跃起来了，Zigfried尽情享受着每时每刻。用enjoy表示“喜欢，享受”。
16.小题17】A考查副词。A. However然而；B. Instead代替；C. Moreover另外，此外；D. Therefore因此。 从下文“What？A cat？”可知，孩子们是讨论圣诞节用猫做礼物的信息，老鼠的好日子到头了，故用转折副词however，表示“可是，然而”。
17.小题18】D考查动词。A. embarrassed尴尬；B. forced强迫；C. disappointed使失望；D. satisfied 使满意。 这家原先没人居住，老鼠总是挨饿，而现在，它在自家门口喝着热巧克力，当然是觉得很满足了。a satisfied smile“满足的笑容”，因此选D。
18.小题19】B考查名词。A. introduction介绍；B. discussion讨论；C. revision复习；D. reduction减少。这里用discussion指这些孩子七嘴八舌地在讨论他们圣诞节会得到什么礼物。其他各项不符合语境。
19.小题20】B考查名词。A. blood血；B. smile微笑；C. tears眼泪；D. sweat汗水。听说这家的孩子圣诞节就会有只猫了，老鼠Zigfried脸上原本满意的笑容一下子僵住了，这里用smile与第48空的smile呼应。
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