阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(一)
Our dog Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! Many of them were to bears, lambs and ducks. We never could ___1___ the owners.
One day Dad was ___2___ the paper, “Listen to this, everybody,” he said.
“To the person who took a Teddy bear from a childs wagon[手推車]-please bring back the toy bear. Our two-year-old son is very ___3___.”
“Zip has been ___4___ again,” said Anita.
“Yes,” said Dad. “Well, the paper gives the ___5___. This time I can take back Zip ___6___.”“Do you think it ___7___ to do that?” Mom asked. “If you tell about Zip, who will believe you?”
“I will ___8___ until dark. Then Ill just put the Teddy bear at the front door and walk away. ___9___ will see me.”
Dads idea ___10___ worked. He put Teddy at the gate. He turned to walk away and knocked into a chair! Dad started to ___11___. But he didnt get very far. The gate lights came on. A man threw open the door. “___12___ is going on here?” he called out.
Dad didnt even try to ___13___. He just wanted to get away. Then the man saw ___14___.
He shouted after dad. “How ___15___ can you get!” he said, “Taking toys from babies!”
( )1.A. pay B. agree C. find D. choose
( )2.A. buying B. reading C. writing D. sending
( )3.A. sad B. surprised C. happy D. afraid
( )4.A. busy B. lazy C. sorry D. worried
( )5.A. picture B. story C. address D. time
( )6.A. food B. name C. idea D. present
( )7.A. wrong B. clever C. dangerous D. free
( )8.A. speak B. wait C. watch D. think
( )9.A. Someone B. Everyone C. No one D. Anyone
( )10.A. never B. always C. already D. almost
( )11.A. speak B. drive C. run D. cry
( )12.A. What B. Who C. How D. Which
( )13.A. help B. answer C. listen D. knock
( )14.A.the bear B. Zip C. nothing D. the baby
( )15.A. angry B. kind C. bad D. sorry
(二)
The bell rang loudly. Everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. When the ___1___ dismissed the children, ___2___ lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate.
Usually Davids ___3___ would fetch him home from school but today she was not there. David waited for 15 minutes ___4___ he walked home.
When he reached home, he knocked on the ___5___ as he did not bring his keys. Surprisingly, no on answered the door. David ___6___ his mother was in the toilet so he waited patiently for his mother. After a few minutes there was ___7___ no response[回答]. Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to ___8___ the keys, he heard the ___9___ voice of his neighbour, John.
David told him that no one was at home and Johns mother suggested that David ___10___ in their house till his mother came back. David and John played __11___ till evening when Davids mother came back.
David ___12____ John and his family before he went back into his house. Davids mother ___13___ David that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. ___14___ this experience, David learnt an important ___15___, “Neighbours are people who help each other.”
( )1.A. teacher B. nurse C. worker D. farmer
( )2.A. he B. they C. she D. we
( )3.A. father B. neighbour C. mother D. doctor
( )4.A. before B. after C. when D. while
( )5.A. window B. floor C. wall D. door
( )6.A. hoped B. thought C. said D. preferred
( )7.A. almost B. already C. still D. always
( )8.A. get B. make C. find D. buy
( )9.A. friendly B. angry C. lazy D. unhappy
( )10.A. sit B. stay C. come D. drop
( )11.A. carefully B. quickly C. easily D. happily
( )12.A. called B. loved C. thanked D. visited
( )13.A. told B. answered C. asked D. kissed
( )14.A. From B. About C. To D. Of
( )15.A. word B. lesson C. sentence D. saying
(三)
Mr White is a member of his office. Hes ___1___ and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So hes always ___2___ more than his workmates. Of course hes often ___3___ and has no time to do the housework. His wife ___4___ him well and does all at home.
___5___ ! their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be ___6___. Now Mrs. White to look after her there ___7___ she cant go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he ___8____ did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly[零亂不堪].
Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone ___9___. He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to ___10___ an important telephone number down. But he could find ___11___ a piece of paper. He found there was much dust[灰尘] on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he ___12___ it and went to work. Two hours later ___13___ came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was ___14___ the table. He couldnt ___15___ the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”
( )1.A. important B. strong C. good D. able
( )2.A. helped B. thought C. paid D. asked
( )3.A. busy B. quiet C. lazy D. happy
( )4.A. sees B. knows C. misses D. takes care of
( )5.A. Well B. Once C. Whats more D. Bad luck
( )6.A. in hospital B. outside C. in bed D. in time
( )7.A. but B. or C. while D. and
( )8.A. not B. never C. almost D. often
( )9.A. shouted B. spoke C. rang D. called
( )10.A. write B. remember C. understand D. use
( )11.A. either a pen or B. neither a pen nor
C. both a pen and D. not only a pen but
( )12.A. forgot B. read C. took D. threw
( )13.A. he B. his friend C. his wife D. his daughter
( )14.A. brushing B. walking in C. leaving D. cleaning
( )15.A. find out B. listen to C. see D. write
(四)
Bill loved to scube dive. He loved to be in the ___1___ water. He loved to watch the beautiful plants and ___2___.
One Saturday afternoon Bill was scuba diving near the Florida coast[海濱]. He was ___3___ some beautiful fish. Suddenly, the water pulled ___4___ down. Bill tried to swim up, but he failed.
Bill looked down and ___5___ a huge pipe[管道]. It was about 16 feet across[直径]. The pipe was ___6___ the sea floor. The water was pulling Bill into the pipe. Again, Bill tried to swim up, again, he failed.
A few moments later, Bill was inside the pipe. The water was ___7___ pulling him. Whre was he going? What was at the end of the pipe?
Then Bill remembered: There ___8___ a big factory nearby. The pipe went straight to the factory. Bill ___9___ there was probably a pump[抽水机]at the end of the pipe. Then he felt afraid.
For four long minutes, Bill was in the pipe. He could see ___10___. Everything was black. Then Bill saw something blue. ___11___ was it? It was blue sky! Bill was out of the ___12___ ! he was in a pool of water at the factory.
___13___, there was no pump at the end of the pipe. There was only a pool of water.
A worker at the factory ___14___ Bill out of the water. Bill had a few cuts on his legs and arms, ___15___ he was not really hurt.
( )1.A. hot B. cold C. deep D. clear
( )2.A. flowers B. fish C. trees D. birds
( )3.A. looking at B. looking after
C. looking over D.looking up
( )4.A. the fish B. him C. the plants D. her
( )5.A. sees B. saw C. seeing D. to see
( )6.A. to B. on C. at D. under
( )7.A. still B. even C. only D. also
( )8.A. is B. were C. are D. was
( )9.A. asked B. found C. believed D. thought
( )10.A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
( )11.A. When B. Where C. What D. How
( )12.A. house B. factory C. water D. pipe
( )13.A. Luckily B. Unluckily
C. Surprisingly D. Badly
( )14.A. put B. pressed C. pulled D. pushed
( )15.A. and B. or C. but D. so
(五)
Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta400s, ___1___ most of them were yellow. Mr. Perkin always ____2___ ta same clothes as other men, ate the same ___3___ as other people,and did the same things after work, and ____4___ the end of the week, Mr. Perkin did not like to be ____5___.
The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new, bright, yellow Beta 400. He was very ___6___ with it, and drove to work in it ___7___ the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he ___8___ all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on ___9___ sides of it.
Mr Perkin parked his car in a big car-park near his office, and walked the ___10___ of the way. But when he came back at five oclock there were ___11___ many bright yellow Beta400s in the car-park that Mr Perkin did not know ___12___ car was his. He tried his ___13___ in some of the cars, but people passing by ___14___ him a look that he did not like. So he stopped.
___15___ Mr Perkin had to wait for nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400 in the car-park.
( )1.A. but B. and C. or D. because
( )2.A. wore B. dressed C. put D. joined
( )3.A. drink B. apple C. food D. meal
( )4.A. at B. on C. to D. with
( )5.A. free B. busy C. same D. different
( )6.A. angry B. pleased C. strict D. fine
( )7.A. nearly B. rather C. just D. very
( )8.A. saw B. sold C. bought D. heard
( )9.A. each B. both C. either D. neither
( )10.A. other B. longest C. last D. rest
( )11.A. such B. so C. too D. as
( )12.A. where B. that C. which D. whose
( )13.A. key B. hand C. best D. way
( )14.A. had B. made C. gave D. asked
( )15.A. Grateful B. Clever C. Rich D. Poor