Question

When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had1to buy what he needed2his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to 3,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was4for him. And it would5him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it6over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all 7about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door 8. He could not imagine that a thief would 9his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石场).
When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice10anything was different. He 11his wet coat, and pushed the meat 12the fire.13he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at. 14he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.
But when he 15the floorboards near the loom (织布机)，and saw the16hole ,he did not understand17. His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was18！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He19every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been 20！

1. 1.
   1. A.
      arrived
   2. B.
      been
   3. C.
      left
   4. D.
      gone
2. 2.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      with
3. 3.
   1. A.
      holiday
   2. B.
      home
   3. C.
      supper-time
   4. D.
      meat
4. 4.
   1. A.
      ordinary
   2. B.
      unusuall
   3. C.
      normal
   4. D.
      common
5. 5.
   1. A.
      pay
   2. B.
      spend
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      cost
6. 6.
   1. A.
      boiling
   2. B.
      cooking
   3. C.
      smoking
   4. D.
      making
7. 7.
   1. A.
      interesting
   2. B.
      worried
   3. C.
      interested
   4. D.
      worrying
8. 8.
   1. A.
      unlocked
   2. B.
      uncovered
   3. C.
      discovered
   4. D.
      locked
9. 9.
   1. A.
      go
   2. B.
      lead
   3. C.
      find
   4. D.
      lose
10. 10.
    1. A.
       whether
    2. B.
       that
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       as
11. 11.
    1. A.
       turned off
    2. B.
       threw into
    3. C.
       threw off
    4. D.
       got off
12. 12.
    1. A.
       away from
    2. B.
       farther on
    3. C.
       on to
    4. D.
       closer to
13. 13.
    1. A.
       As soon as
    2. B.
       As well as
    3. C.
       As far as
    4. D.
       As long as
14. 14.
    1. A.
       But
    2. B.
       As
    3. C.
       So
    4. D.
       For
15. 15.
    1. A.
       took down
    2. B.
       took off
    3. C.
       took over
    4. D.
       took up
16. 16.
    1. A.
       dark
    2. B.
       empty
    3. C.
       small
    4. D.
       deep
17. 17.
    1. A.
       at last
    2. B.
       at once
    3. C.
       at most
    4. D.
       at least
18. 18.
    1. A.
       everything
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       anything
19. 19.
    1. A.
       searched
    2. B.
       gathered
    3. C.
       researched
    4. D.
       found
20. 20.
    1. A.
       Gone
    2. B.
       missing
    3. C.
       lost
    4. D.
       stolen

Answer 1

BCCBD BBACB CDACD BBCAD
1.had been to, 表示“曾经去过”，本句意思是“刚刚去那村买东西。”故选B。
2.考查介词的用法：“need sth. for”中for表示“为了”。大意是“他买的是第二天要用的东西。”选C。
3.从下文“It seemed a long time to wait until after super,” 可推出答案是期待晚餐时间。选C。
4.从前一句 he had an extra reason to hurry home 可知这餐unusual （不平常的），不是经常可以吃的。ordinary平凡的，normal正常的, common 普通的，都不符合，选B。
5.“something cost somebody (money)”为句型。某物花费某人多少钱。选D。
6.“leave something doing …”，意思是“让某物 …”；cook意思是“烹调”，第二段最后一句while the meat was still cooking.也有提示，而boil指用水煮。B正确。
7.此题的关键词是“but”，表转折关系, 因此可知他一点都不担心，尽管门没上锁。选B。
8.with the door unlocked“门没上锁”做伴随状语，选A。
9.考查固定短语。find one’s way找到路; go one’s ways.出发; lose one’s way迷路.
故选C。
10.这是一个宾语从句，从句的连接词that不作成分，只起连接作用。B正确。
11.考查动词词组。throw off“匆忙脱（衣物）”，get off表示“下车，出发”，turn off意思是“关掉 …”。C
12.前面的He left it cooking over the fire.可知把肉朝火边推推。选D。
13.考查词组意义。“as soon as”“一 …，就 …”，表现出他很心急；as well as意思是“以及 …”；no sooner表示“刚刚 …，就 …”后面接than；as long as意思是“只要”。故选A
14.因果关系：因为他等不及，所以要早点把金子拿出来看。选C。
15.词组“take up the floorboards”意思是“拿起地板”。D正确。
16.从后面的句子as his trembling hands felt all round the hole看出这是空洞，本句意思是：他看到的是一个空空的洞。选B。
17.表示此刻的心理反应：他马上不知所措。B正确。
18.前面说是空洞，洞里肯定什么都没了！选C-nothing。
19.考查词组搭配的区别：search sp表示“搜寻某地”，句子意思是：在房子的每个角落里搜索寻找。选A。
20.从前面的a thief，看出金子是被盗了，不是不见了。D正确。