Question

7．There was once a boy who was afraid of the dark．He thought that when it was（36）Bhis bedroom filled up with monsters．But there came a time when he was too old to be（37）Cto keep sleeping with the light（38）A．
  That first night he was paralyzed with（39）D，his mind full of monsters．So he went over to his wardrobe to get a torch．（40）Bwhen he opened the wardrobe door he came（41）Awith a monster，and he（42）Cthe loudest scream in the world．
   The monster took a step（43）B，grabbed its multicolored hair with its tentacles （触须） and started（44）D!The monster cried for so long that the boy's（45）Aand fear gradually went away．He（46）Cthe monster down as much as he could，and started（47）Dto him，asking him why he was crying，and what he was doing there．
  The monster told him he lived in the wardrobe，but almost（48）Bwent out，because he was afraid of the（49）C．When the boy asked him（50）A，the monster told him the boy's face seemed to him the most（51）D thing he'd ever seen （52）Ceyes，ears and a nose．The boy felt exactly the（53）Bway about the monster，who had a huge head with many mouths and hair．
  The two of them talked so much that they became quite（54）A，and they realized that both of them had been afraid of the same thing：the（55）D．To lose their fear all they had to do was to get to know each other．

36．	A．late	B．dark	C．noisy	D．silent
37．	A．admitted	B．advised	C．allowed	D．hoped
38．	A．on	B．off	C．out	D．away
39．	A．confusion	B．unhappiness	C．regret	D．fear
40．	A．So	B．But	C．Though	D．And
41．	A．face to face	B．heart to heart	C．hand in hand	D．side by side
42．	A．got out	B．turned out	C．let out	D．reached out
43．	A．forward	B．backward	C．sideways	D．outward
44．	A．speaking	B．looking	C．playing	D．crying
45．	A．shock	B．curiosity	C．sorrow	D．anger
46．	A．forced	B．settled	C．calmed	D．brought
47．	A．walking	B．pointing	C．replying	D．talking
48．	A．often	B．never	C．openly	D．regularly
49．	A．sunlight	B．noise	C．boy	D．animals
50．	A．why	B．how	C．when	D．where
51．	A．interesting	B．pleasant	C．impressive	D．horrible
52．	A．for	B．from	C．with	D．without
53．	A．strange	B．same	C．different	D．common
54．	A．friendly	B．funny	C．lovely	D．careful
55．	A．dark	B．huge	C．small	D．unknown

Answer 1

分析 小男孩没见过怪兽因此很害怕怪物，而怪物也因为不了解男孩而害怕男孩．但是当他们遇见后发现并没有那么可怕并且相处很好．

解答 36-40  BCADB    41-45  ACBDA     46-50  CDBCA    51-55  DCBAD
36．B．形容词辨析．由前一句的"was afraid of the dark"可知．故选B．
37．C．动词辨析．这里表示他太大了而不被允许开灯睡觉．故选C．
38．A．介词辨析．参见上题解析．on 开着．故选A．
39．D．名词辨析．此处对应第一段的第一、二句话，小男孩到了晚上很害怕，脑子里全是怪物，故选D．
40．B．连词辨析．前后句是转折关系，故选but．故选B．
41．A．短语辨析．小男孩打开衣柜，而怪物就在衣柜里，所以他是正面遇见怪物，故选A．
42．C．短语辨析．小男孩在没有心理准备的情况下看到了自己最害怕的东西，当然是吓得尖叫了．let out 表示"发出（声音）"．故选C．
43．B．副词辨析．由下文中怪物哭泣可知它也害怕小男孩，所以它应该是往后退．故选B．
44．D．动词辨析．这里对应下文的"The monster cried…"．故选D．
45．A．动词辨析．由上文小男孩发出"the loudest scream in the world"可知他见到怪物时非常震惊，故选A．
46．C．名词辨析．渐渐地小男孩不再害怕了，他尽他所能使哭泣的怪物平静下来．故选C．
47．D．动词辨析．由下文的"asking him why he was crying"可知他开始与怪物交谈．故选D．
48．B．副词辨析．由下文的"because he was afraid of the…"可知，怪物因为害怕…，所以几乎从不出来．故选B．
49．C．名词辨析．由下文不难看出怪物害怕的就是小男孩．故选C．
50．A．引导词辨析．小男孩一向害怕的怪物竟然说害怕自己，他当然要问原因了，故选A．
51．D．形容词辨析．既然怪物害怕小男孩，那小男孩的脸带给怪物的感觉肯定是不好的，选项里只有D符合语境．故选D．
52．C．介词辨析．介词with表示"具有"，怪物害怕小男孩有眼睛、耳朵和鼻子的脸．故选C．
53．B．形容词辨析．两人对彼此都害怕，所以感觉是相同的．故选B．
54．A．副词辨析．friendly 友好的；funny 滑稽的；lovely 可爱的；careful 小心的．由本段最后一句话可知，他们不断交流后，彼此由陌生变得熟悉，也不再害怕，变得非常友好了．故选A．
55．D．名词辨析．由下文的"get to know each other"可以推知，互不了解才是他们害怕彼此的原因，故选D．

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