Question

Once upon a time when there was a famine (饑荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, and come back to me every at this hour till better times come. ''

The hungry children eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even the good gentleman.

But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest, but remained modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket, the gentleman's hand, and went home.

The next day the children were as 30 as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the 31 of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the _ open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much _, and said, ''Take the money back to the good _ _ at once, for it must have got into the loaf _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''

But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's _ , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no _ _. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ _ as you now are. Go home now, and the is your own. ''

1.A. Take B. Buy C. Order D. Smell

2.A. month B. week C. day D. year

3.A. stood B. sat C. gathered D. looked

4.A. but B. so C. since D. because

5.A. hearing B. thanking C. thinking D. looking

6.A. play B. laugh C. quarrel D. speak

7.A. crying B. standing C. quarreling D. singing

8.A. best B. oldest C. largest D. smallest

9.A. kissed B. took C. seized D. waved

10.A. hungry B. angry C. eager D. rude

11.A. size B. number C. length D. amount

12.A. letter B. bread C. basket D. bag

13.A. surprised B. pleased C. terrified D. excited

14.A. policeman B. teacher C. gentleman D. child

15.A. by accident B. by heart C. by hand D. by itself

16.A. letter B. apology C. money D. message

17.A. luck B. use C. good D. mistake

18.A. test B. reward C. thank D. attract

19.A. careful B. grateful C. beautiful D. enthusiastic

20.A. loaf B. basket C. world D. money

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講了一個懂得謙讓的小女孩，最后受到好心人獎勵的故事。

1.A考查動詞。 A. Take 帶；B. Buy 買；C. Order 訂；D. Smell 聞。In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, 這個籃子里有你們每人一塊蛋糕，帶走它，所以選A。

2.C 考查名詞。A. month 月；B. week 周；C. day 天；D. year 年。and come back to me every at this hour till better times come.然后每天都到我這來，會有更好的，由后文可知他們每天都來，所以選C。

3.C 考查動詞。A. stood 站；B. sat 坐；C. gathered 聚集；D. looked 看。The hungry children 23 eagerly around the basket,饑餓的孩子們聚集在一起渴望的圍著籃子，因為他們圍著籃子，可知他們聚集在一起，所以選C。

4.D 考查連詞。A. but 但是；B. so 所以；C. since 因為；D. because 因為。and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf.他們爭搶著面包，因為他們之中的每個人都想要最大的那塊，所以選A。

5.B 考查動詞。A. hearing 聽；B. thanking 感謝；C. thinking 思考；D. looking 看。At last they went away without even 25 the good gentleman.最后他們帶走了面包，甚至沒有和先生說一句謝謝，所以選B。

6.C 考查動詞。A. play 玩；B. laugh 笑；C. quarrel 爭吵；D. speak 說。 a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest這個穿著破舊的小女孩，沒有和別人爭吵，搶，因為前文提到孩子們爭搶，所以選C。

7.B考查動詞。 A. crying哭；B. standing 站；C. quarreling吵架；D. singing 唱歌。but remained modestly in the distance. 但是仍然在遠處謙虛的站著，由題意可知女孩沒有去搶，所以選B。

8.D 考查形容詞的最高級。A. best 最好的；B. oldest 最老的；C. largest 最大的；D. smallest 最小的。 she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket她帶走了籃子里剩下的最小面包，因為她沒有搶，所以剩下的是最小的。故選D。

9.A考查動詞。 A. kissed 親吻；B. took 帶；C. seized 抓�。籇. waved 揮動。 the gentleman's hand, and went home. 親吻了先生的手，回家了，所以選A。

10.D考查形容詞。 A. hungry 餓的；B. angry 生氣的；C. eager 渴望的；D. rude 粗魯的。 The next day the children were as as before, 第二天，這些孩子一樣的粗魯，所以選D。

11.A 考查名詞。A. size 尺寸；B. number 數量；C. length 長度；D. amount 數量。 shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the of the one she got the first day.她只的到了昨天一半大小的面包，由題意可知大小是尺寸，所以選A。

12.B 考查名詞。A. letter 信件；B. bread 面包；C. basket 籃子；D. bag 包。 When she came home, her mother cut the open當她回家的時候，媽媽把面包切開，所以選B。

13.A 考查形容詞。A. surprised 驚訝的；B. pleased 開心的；C. terrified 害怕的；D. excited 激動的。 Her mother was very much , and said, '' 她的媽媽非常驚訝，所以選A。

14.C 考查名詞。A. policeman 警察：B. teacher 老師；C. gentleman 紳士；D. child 孩子。 Take the money back to the good __ at once去把錢給好心的先生拿回去，前文出現了gentleman，所以選C。

15.A考查短語。A. by accident 偶然；B. by heart 從心底里；C. by hand 親自；D. by itself 通過它自己。 for it must have got into the loaf _ . Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! '' 因為那是偶然的到的，快點，所以選A。

16.D 考查名詞。A. letter信；B. apology道歉；C. money 錢；D. message 信息。 But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's _ , 但是當女孩把她媽媽說的話告訴先生時，所以選D。

17.D 考查名詞。A. luck 幸運；B. use 用；C. good 好的；D. mistake 錯誤。 he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no _ _. 他說不，不，我的孩子，這不是弄錯的，所以選D。

18.B考查動詞。 A. test 測試；B. reward 獎勵；C. thank 感謝；D. attract 吸引。 I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to _ _ you. 我爸銀碎片放進最小的面包來獎勵你，所以選B。

19.B 考查形容詞。A. careful 細心的；B. grateful 感激的；C. beautiful 美麗的；D. enthusiastic 熱心的。 Always be as contented, peaceable, and as you now are. ''一直像你現在一樣，包容，平靜，懂得感激，由前文女孩親吻了先生的手可知女孩是感激的，所以選B。

20. is your own.回家吧，這錢是你的了，所以選D。

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