Stop talking!I have ________ to tell you.

A．anything interesting	B．interesting something
C．something interesting	D．interesting nothing

 

完形填空。

One Saturday afternoon,my daughter Alice asked me, "Are all people the same even if the yare different in color?"       I thought for a minute,and then I said, "I'll explain, if you can just wait until we make a quick    1    in the supermarket. I have something    2    to show you."       In the supermarket, we bought some apples-red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, "It's time to    3    your question." I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a     4    look on her face.       "People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the outside,some of the  apples may not    5    look as the others." As I was talking, Alice was    6    each one carefully.        Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削皮) them, placing them back on the table, but on a different place.        "Okay, Alice, tell me which is which."         She said, "I    7    tell. They all look the same now." "Take    8    of each one. See if that helps you decide which one is which."         She took big bites,and then a huge smile came across her face, "People are just like apple! They are all different, but once you     9    the outside,they're pretty much the same on the inside."         She totally   10   it, I didn't need to say or do anything else.

(     )1. A．stop      (     )2. A．pleasant  (     )3. A．check     (     )4. A．worried   (     )5. A．still     (     )6. A．examining (     )7. A．mustn't  (     )8. A．a bite    (     )9.  A．put away  (     )10. A．made

B．start             B．encouraging     B．mention          B．satisfied         B．even            B．picking          B．can't            B．a deep breath   B．get down         B．took

C．turn        C．unusual   C．answer        C．proud       C．only       C．drawing       C．shouldn't    C．a break    C．hand out     C．got

D．stay               D．interesting       D．improve              D．curious           D．ever               D．packing              D．needn't             D．a close look     D．take off           D．did

A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.

He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.

“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.

He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”

The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!

1.Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?______

A．When he was working

B．In his garden

C．In the forest where he was working

D．On his farm fields, where he was farming

2.Where do you usually see hares?______

A．In the street.       B．In the forest.       C．In the river.        D．In the sea.

3.Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______

A．she was very surprised.

B．she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree

C．she could not stop herself from talking about anything

D．she was very happy

 

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” 　 　I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 　31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”

　 　At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 　33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　34 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　36 , some of the apples may not 　37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 　38 each one carefully. 　 Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 　39 them back on the table, but 　40 a different place.

　 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

　 He said, “I 　41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 　42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”

　 He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 　43　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

　　 He totally 　45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

31. A. although　　 　　 B. so　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. because　 　　　　 D. if

32. A. bought　　　 　　 B. ate　 　　　　　　　 　 C. saw　　　 　　 D. found

33. A. check 　　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. answer　 　　　　　 D. improve

34. A. worried　　 　　 B. satisfied　 　　　　 　 C. proud　 　　　　　　 D. curious

35. A. usual　　 　　　　　 B. normal　 　　　　 　 C. different 　　　　　 D. same

36. A. outside　　 　　　　　　 B. whole　　 　　　　 　 C. table　　 　　　　　　 D. inside

37. A. still　　　　 　　　　 B. even　　 　　　　　 　 C. only　　 　　　　　　 D. ever

38. A. examining　 　　 B. listening 　　　　 　 C. drawing 　　　　　 D. picking

39. A. keeping　　 　　 B. placing　 　　　　 　 C. pulling　 　　　　　　 D. giving

40. A. on　　　　 　　　　 B. towards　　 　　　　　　 　 C. for　　 　　　 　　D. in

41. A. mustn’t　　 　　 B. can’t　　　 　　　　 　 C. shouldn’t 　 　 D. needn’t

42. A. each one　　 　　 B. each other　 　　 　 C. the other 　　　　　 D. one other

43. A. just　　　　 　　　　 B. always　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. only　　　　　　　　　 D. never

44. A. put away　 　　 B. get down　　 　 　 C. hand out　 　　　　 D. take off

45. A. made　　　 　　　　 B. took　　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. got　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. did