Question

【題目】

Long, long ago, there lived a couple who already had seven sons. They wanted a daughter, and soon they had one. One day, the father needed _______ for the baby girl, so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug. Once there, though, the boys began to _______ and the jug fell into the well.

The boys were _______ afraid to go home. They looked into the well sadly and thought of their father. “_______ are those naughty boys? Hours have passed. They must have _________ the water. I wish they were all turned into birds!” shouted the father _______. And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away. The father was _______, but it was too late. He could not take back his words.

In time, the girl grew up and _______ she had brothers. She made up her mind to find them.

For years, she searched and did not stop. Finally, she found their _______ . To enter, she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have. ________ a hunter’s help, she finally killed one and got the key. She ________ the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She was not that hungry so she ate and drank a little from ________ of them.

She accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her into the ________ cup. Later, the birds returned for their ________. The girl hid behind the door and watched. ________ the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The bird recognized it at once. It was his parents' ring. At that moment, their sister ran to them, and in a sudden the birds were humans again.

【1】A.waterB.foodC.clothesD.fruit

【2】A.danceB.singC.workD.fight

【3】A.tooB.soC.muchD.very

【4】A.HowB.WhereC.WhatD.Who

【5】A.worried aboutB.thought aboutC.forgotten aboutD.cared about

【6】A.quicklyB.angrilyC.clearlyD.politely

【7】A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.stressedD.scared

【8】A.agreedB.discoveredC.insistedD.regretted

【9】A.gardenB.homeC.cupD.table

【10】A.ByB.ToC.ForD.With

【11】A.knockedB.lockedC.openedD.broke

【12】A.eitherB.bothC.eachD.none

【13】A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last

【14】A.breakfastB.lunchC.supperD.meal

【15】A.WhenB.SinceC.BecauseD.Unless

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】B

【9】B

【10】D

【11】C

【12】C

【13】D

【14】D

【15】A

【解析】

本文講述了7位哥哥因為爸爸的一句話變成了鳥，小女孩長大后幫助哥哥們變回了人。

【1】

句意：一天，父親需要給女嬰喝水，于是他讓七兄弟拿著水壺到井邊打水。

考查名詞辨析。water水；food食物；clothes衣服；fruit水果。根據(jù)“so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug.”于是他讓七兄弟拿著水壺到井邊打水。可知，父親需要給女嬰喝水。故選A。

【2】

句意：不過，一到那里，孩子們就開始打架，水壺掉進了井里。

考查動詞辨析。dance跳舞；sing演唱；work勞動；fight打架。根據(jù)“the jug fell into the well.”水壺掉進了井里�？芍�，這是他們打架的后果。故選D。

【3】

句意：孩子們太害怕而不敢回家。

此題考查too…to…：通常用來表示否定含義，即“太……而不能……”。故選A。

【4】

句意：那些淘氣的男孩在哪里？幾個小時過去了。

考查特殊疑問句。How怎樣；Where在哪里；What什么；Who誰。結(jié)合語境可知，幾個小時過去了。父母還沒有看見七個兒子的蹤影，因此應(yīng)該是問他們在哪里。故選B。

【5】

句意：他們一定是忘了打水。

考查動詞短語。worried about擔(dān)心；thought about想到；forgotten about忘記；cared about關(guān)心。結(jié)合語境可知，幾個小時過去了，孩子們還沒有回來，因此說他們是忘了打水。故選C。

【6】

句意：“我希望它們都變成鳥！”父親氣憤地喊道。

考查副詞辨析。quickly迅速地；angrily生氣地；clearly清楚地；politely彬彬有禮地。結(jié)合語境以及句子“I wish they were all turned into birds!”，可知，父母讓孩子們?nèi)ゴ蛩�，結(jié)果幾個小時過去了，都沒有回來，因此父親應(yīng)該是很生氣。因此才有了“希望它們都變成鳥！”的氣話。故選B。

【7】

句意：父親很驚訝，但為時已晚。

考查形容詞辨析。surprised驚奇的；satisfied滿意的；stressed焦慮不安的；scared害怕的。 根據(jù)“And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away.”他抬頭一看，看見七只鳥飛走了�？芍�，這是在父親說完“I wish they were all turned into birds!”后發(fā)生的事情，因此父親應(yīng)該感到很驚奇。故選A。

【8】

句意：后來，女孩長大了，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有兄弟。

考查動詞辨析。agreed同意；discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)；insisted堅持；regretted后悔。根據(jù)“She made up her mind to find them.”她下定決心要找到他們�？芍�，她是發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己有兄弟。故選B。

【9】

句意：最后，她找到了他們的住所。

考查名詞辨析。garden花園；home住所；cup杯子；table桌子。根據(jù)“To enter, she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have.”要進去，她需要一把用狼骨頭做的特殊鑰匙，但她沒有。可以推知，她是找到了他們的住所。故選B。

【10】

句意：在獵人的幫助下，她終于殺死了一只并得到了鑰匙。

此處考查介詞。with one’s help：在某人的幫助下。故選D。

【11】

句意：她打開前門走了進去。

考查動詞辨析。knocked敲；locked鎖上；opened打開；broke損壞。結(jié)合語境可知，她殺死了一只并得到了鑰匙，因此她是用這把鑰匙打開了前門。故選C。

【12】

句意：她不那么餓，所以她從每個盤子和杯子中分別吃了一點，喝了一點。

考查代詞。either任何一個；both兩個，兩個都；each每個；none沒有一個。根據(jù)“On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups.”在一張桌子上，有七個盤子和七個杯子�？芍�，她是從每個盤子和杯子中分別吃了一點，喝了一點。故選C。

【13】

句意：她不小心把父母給她的戒指掉到了最后一個杯子里。

考查序數(shù)詞。first第一個；second第二個；third第三個；last最后一個。根據(jù)“ 15 the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth.” 當?shù)谄咧圾B從他的杯子里喝水時，有東西碰到了他的嘴。可知，她是把戒指掉到了最后一個杯子里。故選D。

【14】

句意：后來，鳥兒們回來吃飯。

考查名詞辨析。breakfast早餐；lunch午餐；supper晚飯；meal一頓飯，meal的基本意思是“餐，飯”，是統(tǒng)稱，可指早、中、晚餐。根據(jù)“The girl hid behind the door and watched.”女孩躲在門后看著�？芍�，這是鳥兒們回來吃飯的時候。故選D。

【15】

句意：當?shù)谄咧圾B從他的杯子里喝水時，有東西碰到了他的嘴。

考查連詞。When當……的時候；Since自…以后；Because因為；Unless除非。此處是由when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句。故選A。