阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A.B.C.D. 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents' old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter's wedding. We had to a great climbing plant that had grown    a roof beam （房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and the walls.

When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then something among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his ,saw glittering gold. It was a child's bracelet （手镯）. With it, he ran into the house to me. "You won't that the thieving blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we to feed on," he said, "but they also want their children to in a cradle of gold！"

When my daughter came over on the eve of the ,  we told her about this  

occurrence.

"Don't you remember, Mother?" she said with a loud . "When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I it a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!"

As the bracelet no longer its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

In December of the following year, the young couple's baby son was baptized （受洗礼）. Among the the newborn baby received, I placed his mother's bracelet, now shining like

. I hope that if my grandson loses it, one of the that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

A．remove  B．cover C．grow D．water

A．beyond  B．over  C．across       D．through

A．build     B．paint        C．rescue       D．print

A．nest       B．baby  C．body D．egg

A．moved   B．got    C．picked      D．noticed

A．nice       B．colorful    C．shiny D．special

A．horror    B．surprise    C．delight      D．disappointment

A．ask       B．tell    C．show       D．give

A．know     B．hope  C．consider   D．believe

A．buy      B．plant C．store  D．collect

A．lie B．sing．      C．listen D．wait

A．party    B．Christmas C．birthday    D．wedding

A．important    B．strange     C．terrible     D．funny

A．cry      B．sigh   C．laugh D．sound

A．hid      B．threw       C．lost   D．broke

A．fitted   B．satisfied    C．matched    D．interested

A．jewels  B．toys   C．clothes      D．presents

A．attractive B．new      C．modern     D．golden

A．certainly      B．nearly       C．surprisingly    D．unluckily

A．blackbirdsB．grandchildren     C．neighbors  D．mice

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　“Weren't you a crazy kid!” said Sister.

　　I was. The 1 I was seven. Father gave me a new penny, bright as gold. He had taken it out of his pocket several times, 2 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 3 it. He couldn't offer me anything until I had 4 some sign that the gift would be 5 .

　　“You can 6 it if you want it, Peter,” he said at long last. “Oh, thanks.” I said 7 more. I couldn't show any of my eagerness.

　　I started with it to the 8 , For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom” popcorn (爆米花). 9 the more I thought my shining 10 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper 11 his money in, the slower my 12 became as the store came nearer and nearer. I 13 down in the road. I began to play with the penny, putting off the 14 . I closed my eyes and 15 it deep in the sand; and then, with my eyes still closed, 16 and walked around and then came back to search for it. I did that again and again. Alas, once 17 often, the penny was lost.

　　It was almost dark when their 18 talking awakened me. It was Mother who had found me. “Peter! What made you come up here and hide?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there. How could I bear the 19 to repeat the 20 thing before him!

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“Weren’t you a crazy kid ! ”said Sister．

　　I was．The　 1　 I was seven．Father gave me a new penny, bright as gold．He had taken it out of his pocket several times,　 2　 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to　 3 it．He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 4  some sign that the gift would be  5  ．

　 “You can　 6　 it if you want it, Peter, ” he said at long last．“Oh, thanks．”I said 7 　 more．I couldn’t show any of my eagerness．

　　I started with it to the　 8　 ．For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of“ Long Tom” popcorn（爆米花）．　9　 the more I thought my shining　 10　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper　11　 his money in, the slower my　 12　 became as the store came nearer and nearer．I　 13　 down in the road．I began to play with the penny, putting off the　14　 ．I closed my eyes and　 15　 it deep in the sand; and then, with my eyes still closed,　 16　 and walked around and then came back to search for it．I did that again and again．Alas, once　 17　 often, the penny was lost．

　　It was almost dark when their　 18　 talking awakened me．It was Mother who had found me．“Peter! What made you come up here and hide?”I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there．How could I bear the　 19　 to repeat the　20　 thing before him!

1．A．time                    B．day                C．year                D．date

2．A．pretending           B．appearing        C．trying             D．managing

3．A．want                   B．find                C．notice             D．pick

4．A．shown                B．expressed       C．raised             D．said

5．A．nice                    B．valuable          C．useful             D．welcome

6．A．spend                 B．pay                C．cost                D．have

7．A．something           B．nothing           C．anything          D．everything

8．A．sand                   B．restaurant       C．store               D．field

9．A．And                    B．So                 C．Still                D．But

10．A．gift                   B．penny             C．money            D．cent

11．A．hid                    B．kept               C．locked            D．held

12．A．breath               B．heart              C．steps              D．run

13．A．sat                    B．lay                 C．went               D．broke

14．A．idea                  B．decision          C．thought           D．mind

15．A．covered             B．dropped          C．buried             D．threw

16．A．left                   B．rose               C．felt                 D．turned

17．A．very                  B．quite              C．rather             D．too

18．A．frightened          B．surprised         C．excited            D．disappointed

19．A．pity                   B．shame            C．regret             D．sadness

20．A．silly                B．funny          C．clever         D．interesting

       One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to  36  a great climbing plant that had grown  37  a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and   38  the walls.

       When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a  39  of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then  40  something  41  among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his  42  ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to  43  me.

       “You won’t believe that the   44  blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we   45  to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to  46  in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”

       When my daughter came over on the eve of the  47  ,we told her about this   48  occurrence.

       “Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud   49  .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I   50  a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”

       As the bracelet no longer  51  its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

       In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the   52  the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like  53  . I hope that if my grandson  54  loses it, one of the   55  that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

36．A．remove                   B．cover                      C．grow                      D．water

37．A．beyond                   B．over                       C．across                     D．through

38．A．build                      B．paint                      C．rescue                     D．print

39．A．nest                        B．baby                       C．body                      D．egg

40．A．moved                    B．got                         C．picked                    D．noticed

41．A．nice                       B．colorful                  C．shiny                      D．special

42．A．horror                    B．surprise                  C．delight                    D．disappointment

43．A．ask                         B．tell                         C．show                      D．give

44．A．working                 B．cheating                  C．dreaming                D．thieving

45．A．buy                        B．plant                      C．store                       D．collect

46．A．lie                          B．sing                        C．listen                      D．wait

47．A．party                      B．Christmas               C．birthday                  D．wedding

48．A．important               B．strange                   C．terrible                   D．funny

49．A．cry                         B．sigh                        C．laugh                      D．sound

50．A．hid                         B．threw                            C．lost                        D．broke

51．A．fitted                      B．satisfied                  C．matched                  D．interested

52．A．jewels                    B．toys                        C．clothes                    D．presents

53．A．attractive                B．new                        C．modern                   D．golden

54．A．almost                    B．just                        C．even                       D．ever

55．A．blackbirds               B．grandchildren          C．neighbors                D．mice

       One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to  36  a great climbing plant that had grown  37  a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and   38  the walls.

       When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a  39  of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then  40  something  41  among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his  42  ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to  43  me.

       “You won’t believe that the   44  blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we   45  to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to  46  in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”

       When my daughter came over on the eve of the  47  ,we told her about this   48  occurrence.

       “Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud   49  .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I  50  a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”

       As the bracelet no longer  51  its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

       In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the   52  the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like  53  . I hope that if my grandson  54  loses it, one of the   55  that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

36．A．remove                   B．cover                      C．grow                      D．water

37．A．beyond                   B．over                       C．across                     D．through

38．A．build                      B．paint                      C．rescue                     D．print

39．A．nest                        B．baby                       C．body                      D．egg

40．A．moved                    B．got                         C．picked                    D．noticed

41．A．nice                       B．colorful                  C．shiny                      D．special

42．A．horror                    B．surprise                  C．delight                    D．disappointment

43．A．ask                         B．tell                         C．show                      D．give

44．A．working                 B．cheating                  C．dreaming                D．thieving

45．A．buy                        B．plant                      C．store                       D．collect

46．A．lie                          B．sing                        C．listen                      D．wait

47．A．party                      B．Christmas               C．birthday                  D．wedding

48．A．important               B．strange                   C．terrible                   D．funny

49．A．cry                         B．sigh                        C．laugh                      D．sound

50．A．hid                         B．threw                            C．lost                        D．broke

51．A．fitted                      B．satisfied                  C．matched                  D．interested

52．A．jewels                    B．toys                        C．clothes                    D．presents

53．A．attractive                B．new                        C．modern                   D．golden

54．A．almost                    B．just                        C．even                       D．ever

55．A．blackbirds               B．grandchildren          C．neighbors                D．mice