Four friends were drinking in a village bar. Their jackets were hanging on the backs of their chairs. Suddenly one of them, Jack, shouted that he had lost five pounds. Fred said he was sure 1 there had stolen the money. Tom suggested they should all 2 their pockets on the table. But the owner of the bar 3 not let them do that because money all looks the same. Nobody knew 4 to do. Just then, Jim, a traveler, stood up. He said he could help them 5 the money.

“You know how clever some animals are,” he said．“I’ve found out that cocks are 6 at catching thieves. Let’s 7 the bar owner’s cock.”

Jim 8 a big black pot and put it upside down on the table. Then he put the cock under it. “After I turn off the lights,” he said, “you must come up one by one and touch the 9 of the pot with your right hand．When the 10 does so, the cock will crow (啼).”

The others did not know 11 they should believe him. One by one they went past the table in the 12 , but the cock never made a 13 .

“I’m afraid it was a waste of time,” Fred said when the light went 14  “I’m not sure it was,”Jim said．Then he asked everybody to 15 his right hand．He looked at each hand in 16 , then took Fred’s hand．“Fred, give the five pounds back to Jack.”

“But the cock never crowed!” said Fred.

“Jim told Fred to look at all the 17 ”

“They are all 18 with soot (煤煙灰 ) except yours. Can you explain why you didn’t dare 19 the pot, Fred?”

Fred’s face went 20 . He hung his head.

1.A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．someone

2.A．empty

B．search

C．fill

D．uncover

3.A．should

B．would

C．was

D．might

4.A．where

B．when

C．how

D．what

5.A．hunt

B．find

C．look

B．get

6.A．poor

B．good

C．useful

D．pleased

7.A．lend

B．kill

C．borrow

D．feed

8.A．took

B．broke

C．made

D．felt

9.A．bottom

B．inside

C．surface

D．top

10.A．owner

B．stranger

C．thief

D．traveler

11.A．that

B．whether

C．why

D．when

12.A．dark

B．public

C．street

D．store

13.A．voice

B．judge

C．jump

D．noise

14.A．on

B．off

C．down

D．up

15.A．wash

B．show

C．clap

D．wave

16.A．surprise

B．sight

C．turn

D．time

17.A．faces

B．feet

C．guests

D．hands

18.A．clean

B．rough

C．black

D．smooth

19.A．touch

B．see

C．reach

D．knock

20.A．angry

B．white

C．afraid

D．mad

 

答案：C;A;B;D;B;B;C;A;A;C;B;A;D;A;B;C;D;C;A;B
提示：

1.　　   由后文可知是Fred的兇手，所以它應(yīng)該說(shuō)是nobody;

2.　　   清空口袋應(yīng)為empty

3.　　   不會(huì)同意，應(yīng)為wouldn’t ;

4.　　   不知道該怎么辦，what to do ,what作賓語(yǔ);

5.　　   把錢找回，用find; 

6.　　   be good at 擅長(zhǎng)作某事；

7.　　   找別人借,用borrow;

8.　　   拿來(lái)用take;

9.　　   由下文手上有煤煙灰，可知應(yīng)該是摸底部，所以為bottom

10.   聯(lián)系上下文可知為thief;

11.   表示是否應(yīng)該相信，用whether;

12.   前文提到熄了燈，所以選A;

13.   動(dòng)物叫聲用noise;

14.   the light went on ,燈亮了；

15.   把手伸出來(lái)，在這應(yīng)用show;

16.   in turn 輪流、依次；

17.   聯(lián)系上文應(yīng)為hands;

18.   沾了煤煙灰應(yīng)為黑色；

19.   根據(jù)上文為touch;

20.   因羞愧而變白，故選white.

 


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