Question

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being 1by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a 2to find a way of stopping themselves from being in 3. One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages 4into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse 5. When this idea was6, another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But 7knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food,8said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his9.
At last, one mouse, 10than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for 11, “Be quiet! We’11 tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’11 always know12she is! We’11 have 13to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to14!” Hearing the words, everyone got 15and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’11 tie it so tightly that it will never 16!”
“She’11 never be able to walk 17again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must 18who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was 19enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very 20to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      trained
   2. B.
      taught
   3. C.
      caught
   4. D.
      invited
2. 2.
   1. A.
      party
   2. B.
      test
   3. C.
      game
   4. D.
      meeting
3. 3.
   1. A.
      return
   2. B.
      danger
   3. C.
      fact
   4. D.
      need
4. 4.
   1. A.
      rushed
   2. B.
      swam
   3. C.
      flew
   4. D.
      stepped
5. 5.
   1. A.
      questioned
   2. B.
      explained
   3. C.
      suggested
   4. D.
      answered
6. 6.
   1. A.
      supported
   2. B.
      discussed
   3. C.
      accepted
   4. D.
      refused
7. 7.
   1. A.
      everybody
   2. B.
      nobody
   3. C.
      somebody
   4. D.
      anybody
8. 8.
   1. A.
      angrily
   2. B.
      happily
   3. C.
      carefully
   4. D.
      slowly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      present
   2. B.
      reason
   3. C.
      idea
   4. D.
      excuse
10. 10.
    1. A.
       younger
    2. B.
       longer
    3. C.
       stronger
    4. D.
       wiser
11. 11.
    1. A.
       pleasure
    2. B.
       silence
    3. C.
       help
    4. D.
       information
12. 12.
    1. A.
       where
    2. B.
       what
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       who
13. 13.
    1. A.
       experience
    2. B.
       power
    3. C.
       time
    4. D.
       space
14. 14.
    1. A.
       shout
    2. B.
       watch
    3. C.
       stay
    4. D.
       hide
15. 15.
    1. A.
       worried
    2. B.
       excited
    3. C.
       surprised
    4. D.
       tired
16. 16.
    1. A.
       drop off
    2. B.
       turn up
    3. C.
       get up
    4. D.
       put off
17. 17.
    1. A.
       gladly
    2. B.
       quickly
    3. C.
       quietly
    4. D.
       directly
18. 18.
    1. A.
       believe
    2. B.
       learn
    3. C.
       imagine
    4. D.
       decide
19. 19.
    1. A.
       honest
    2. B.
       brave
    3. C.
       rich
    4. D.
       old
20. 20.
    1. A.
       easy
    2. B.
       difficult
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       important

Answer 1

CDBAC DBACD BACDB ACDBA
1.根据上文，老鼠害怕被猫抓住。for fear of being caught.选C。
2.根据下文提到的the meeting room 说明老鼠是想hold a meeting.选D。
3.考查介词词组搭配in return回报 in danger 有危险 in fact事实上in need需要，只有in danger符合句意：老鼠决定举行会议防止他们有危险。选B。
4.动词词义辨析，可以用排除法：老鼠补课能swam“游”也不可能flew飞，stepped踏，步入也不符合老鼠当时害怕的心理。只能选rushed，可以体现老鼠焦虑的情绪。
5.会议中，老鼠讨论对付猫的方法，提出了几种建议，所以用suggest.C .
6.从下文的another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?”我们看出第一个老鼠的建议是被拒绝了。填refuse.D
7.But  42  knew where to buy the poison.这句话有but表示转折，说明没人知道到哪里找毒药。
8.从上文One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food,看出父母被猫吃了的老鼠一定是生气地说。选 A。
9.accept his idea接受他的想法，其它选项都不符合句意。
10.从这段的最后一句话they congratulated him on his good idea.
看出大家赞同它的想法，所以这只老鼠比别的老鼠聪明。还有最后一段提到the wise mouse，所以选D。
11.从下文中“Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, 看出这只老鼠是想要大家保持安静。B
12.根据句意，如果给猫挂了铃铛，就可以知道它在哪里了。选A恰当。
13.根据句意，听到铃响的话，就有时间逃跑了。C
14.根据上文的escape，可知是让行动缓慢的老鼠躲起来。选D。
15.根据上文Hearing the words, everyone got  50  大家听到这样的好主意，大家一定兴奋。
16.由上文的tightly，可知是铃不会掉下来。drop off. turn up露面get up起床put off推迟。
17.上面讨论的是给老鼠挂了铃铛，那老鼠就不会安静的走路了。选C。
18.这句话是，我们要决定谁来把铃铛系到猫的脖子上。D
19.要实施这个决定是要够勇敢的。选B
20.从最后一句话：but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
看出说起来容易，但实施很难，选A正确。