Before Anne Frank went into hiding with her family, she was a carefree girl like any other.
Anne Frank ran down the stairs as fast as she could. She was supposed to do her ___1___, but it was so boring. Margot, her perfect sister, might be happy reading books all day, but Anne wasn’t.
Other children were already out on the sunny Amsterdam streets. Some were rolling hoops, others doing handstands against the wall. Anne was ___2___ at handstands, but knew another way to get everyone’s attention.
“___3___ this!” she cried, lifting her arm high in the air. Anne waited until everyone was looking at her, then she swung her arm around fast. All the boys ___4___and cheered.
Hearing the ___5___ of laughter, Anne’s mother, Edith, looked out the window.
“I bet that girl hasn’t done her homework,” she thought. It was always hard with Anne. ___6___, she was glad Anne had got used to Amsterdam life so easily. Anne was only seven.
That night, Anne’s father, Otto, put Anne to bed as usual.
“Tell me a story about Good Paula and Naughty (淘气的) Paula, Daddy!” Anne said, “___7___ I have one about Naughty Paula? She’s more fun.”
“Margot ___8___Good Paula,” Otto said.
“Well she would,” Anne replied, angrily. It was ___9___ having Margot as an older sister.
Otto___10___ what she was thinking. “You could be good, too, Anne.”
“I’ll try, Daddy, I promise,” Anne said. “___11___ to make you happy!”
The next day, when Anne got back from school, Edith was preparing supper. “We have ___12___ tonight,” she said.
“Who’s coming?” Anne asked eagerly.
“Miep, from Daddy’s work and her friend Jan.”
“Hooray!” Anne cried. ___13___the doorbell rang, Anne rushed to let them in. The next moment, she was throwing them ___14___. “How are you Miep? What’s it like working for Daddy? Hello Jan!” Then Anne stopped and looked at them ___15___ , her brown eyes shining with interest. “Ooh! Are you Miep’s boyfriend?” she asked.
Edith cut in, “Quiet, Anne!”
“Time for supper,” added Otto, gently.
1.1.
A cooking
B shopping
C homework
D sports
解析:选C。本空所在句的句意为“她本该做她的_____,但很无聊”。cooking意为“做饭”;shopping意为“购物”;homework意为“家庭作业”;sports意为“运动”。下文提到“I bet that girl hasn’t done her homework”,其意思是“我打赌那个女孩没有做作业”,由此可知,此处指的是“做作业”,所以选项C正确,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. homework。
2.2.
A endless
B fearless
C meaningless
D hopeless
解析:选D。本空所在句的句意为“安妮在倒立方面_____,但她知道另一种吸引大家注意力的方法”。endless意为“无尽的”;fearless意为“无畏的”;meaningless意为“无意义的”;hopeless意为“无望的”。下文提到“but knew another way to get everyone’s attention”,其意思是“但她知道另一种吸引大家注意力的方法”,由此可知,安妮在倒立方面不是强项,所以此处想表达的是“安妮在倒立方面没有天赋,但是知道另一种吸引大家注意力的方法”。 “be hopeless at sth”表示“在某方面没有希望”,所以选项D符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. hopeless。
3.3.
A Watch
B Find
C Confirm
D Search
解析:选A。本空所在句的句意为“_____这个!”她喊道,把胳膊高高地举在空中。Watch意为“看”;Find意为“发现”;Confirm意为“确认”;Search意为“搜寻”。下文提到“Anne waited until everyone was looking at her”,其意思是“安妮一直等到每个人都看着她”,由此可知,此处是安妮让大家“看”她的动作,所以选项A符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. Watch。
4.4.
A jumped
B whispered
C laughed
D rushed
解析:选C。本空所在句的句意为“所有的男孩都_____并欢呼起来”。jumped意为“跳”;whispered意为“低语”;laughed意为“笑”;rushed意为“冲”。下文提到“cheered”,其意思是“欢呼”,所以此处应该是男孩们看着安妮的动作而“笑”起来,所以选项C符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. laughed。
5.5.
A order
B sound
C call
D voice
解析:选B。本空所在句的句意为“听到_____笑声,安妮的母亲爱迪丝望向窗外”。order意为“命令”;sound意为“声音”;call意为“电话”;voice意为“嗓音”。上文提到“All the boys laughed and cheered”,其意思是“所有的男孩都笑和欢呼”,由此可知,此处指的是听到“笑声”,且此处的笑声不是某一个人的嗓音,所以应该用sound表示“声音”,所以选项B符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. sound。
6.6.
A Moreover
B Otherwise
C Anyway
D So
解析:选C。本空所在句的句意为“安妮总是很难对付。_____,她很高兴安妮这么快就适应了阿姆斯特丹的生活”。Moreover意为“而且”;Otherwise意为“否则”;Anyway意为“无论如何”;So意为“所以”。根据前后文的逻辑关系可知,前半句提到“安妮很难对付”,后半句提到“她很高兴安妮这么快就适应了阿姆斯特丹的生活”,这两句话之间不存在转折关系,且后半句也不是对前半句的解释,所以不能用otherwise和so,moreover的意思是“而且”,用在此处会使前后句的意思冲突,所以也不合适,而anyway的意思是“无论如何”,用在此处可以表示“尽管安妮很难对付,但是她很高兴安妮这么快就适应了阿姆斯特丹的生活”,所以选项C符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. Anyway。
7.7.
A Can
B Must
C Need
D Should
解析:选A。本空所在句的句意为“_____我有一个关于淘气保拉的故事?她更有趣”。Can意为“可以”;Must意为“必须”;Need意为“需要”;Should意为“应该”。根据后文提到的“She’s more fun”可知,此处是安妮想让她爸爸给她讲一个更有趣的故事,所以此处是在询问她爸爸“是否可以”给她讲一个关于淘气保拉的故事,所以选项A符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. Can。
8.8.
A wounds
B hates
C surprises
D prefers
解析:选D。本空所在句的句意为“Margot_____Good Paula”。wounds意为“使受伤”;hates意为“讨厌”;surprises意为“使惊奇”;prefers意为“更喜欢”。根据前文提到的“Good Paula and Naughty Paula”以及后文提到的“Anne replied, angrily”可知,此处是安妮认为Margot更喜欢Good Paula,所以自己很生气,所以选项D符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. prefers。
9.9.
A hard
B different
C dangerous
D impossible
解析:选A。本空所在句的句意为“有一个像Margot这样的姐姐真_____”。hard意为“困难的”;different意为“不同的”;dangerous意为“危险的”;impossible意为“不可能的”。根据前文提到的“Anne replied, angrily”可知,安妮很生气,所以此处是想表达“有一个像Margot这样的姐姐真难”,所以选项A符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. hard。
10.10.
A doubted
B guessed
C believed
D proved
解析:选B。本空所在句的句意为“Otto_____她在想什么”。doubted意为“怀疑”;guessed意为“猜测”;believed意为“相信”;proved意为“证明”。根据前文提到的“It was hard having Margot as an older sister”以及后文提到的“You could be good, too, Anne”可知,此处是Otto猜测安妮在想什么,所以选项B符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. guessed。
11.11.
A Nothing
B No one
C Anything
D Anyone
解析:选C。本空所在句的句意为“_____让你高兴!”Nothing意为“没有什么”;No one意为“没有人”;Anything意为“任何事情”;Anyone意为“任何人”。根据前文提到的“I promise”可知,此处是安妮在承诺爸爸会做“任何事情”让他高兴,所以选项C符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. Anything。
12.12.
A citizens
B hosts
C customers
D guests
解析:选D。本空所在句的句意为“今晚我们有_____”。citizens意为“市民”;hosts意为“主人”;customers意为“顾客”;guests意为“客人”。下文提到“Miep, from Daddy’s work and her friend Jan”,其意思是“来自爸爸工作的Miep和她的朋友Jan”,由此可知,此处是想表达“今晚我们有客人”,所以选项D符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. guests。
13.13.
A Whenever
B Before
C While
D As soon as
解析:选D。本空所在句的句意为“_____门铃响了,安妮冲过去让他们进来”。Whenever意为“无论何时”;Before意为“在……之前”;While意为“当……时”;As soon as意为“一……就……”。根据前后文的逻辑关系可知,门铃响和安妮冲过去让他们进来之间存在先后顺序,所以此处应该用“as soon as”表示“一……就……”,所以选项D符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. As soon as。
14.14.
A questions
B dishes
C instructions
D suggestions
解析:选A。本空所在句的句意为“下一刻,她向他们_____”。questions意为“问题”;dishes意为“菜肴”;instructions意为“说明”;suggestions意为“建议”。下文提到“How are you Miep? What’s it like working for Daddy? Hello Jan!”等句子,这些都是安妮向他们问的问题,所以此处是想表达“向他们问问题”,所以选项A符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. questions。
15.15.
A all
B both
C either
D any
解析:选B。本空所在句的句意为“然后安妮停下来_____看着他们,她棕色的眼睛闪烁着兴趣”。all意为“所有的”;both意为“两者都”;either意为“两者之一”;any意为“任何”。根据前文提到的“Miep, from Daddy’s work and her friend Jan”可知,此处指的是“两个人”,且句中的谓语动词“looked”是复数形式,所以此处应该用both表示“两者都”,所以选项B符合本句语境,其余选项均不符合本句语境。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. both。