Little Dora always wanted a sister. So when Mum told her she would have one in six months, she felt very ____1____. But Dora had to be away for some time. She had promised to stay with her grandparents till autumn came.
“How can I make ____2____ go faster? I can’t wait to see the ____3____.” Dora said to herself while she was sitting in her grandparents’ yard one day. She had a good ____4____ when she saw the apple tree in the yard. She decided to ____5____ a picture of the tree each day. As Grandpa said, by the time she saw red apples on the tree, she would have a sister!
Dora’s first picture was a tree full of green leaves. Day by day, the weather got cooler. The leaves slowly ____6____ their colour and tiny apples appeared among them.
____7____, Dora drew her last picture of the tree. It had a lot of red apples. Now it was time to return home. When she entered the house, Mum and Dad were ____8____ her on the sofa. Each of them was ____9____ a baby in their arms.
“Now you have a sister and a brother!” Dad said. “Wow, I’m the ____10____ sister in the world!” Dora said happily. “Look! Their faces are as round as red apples. They are so cute.”
1.1.
A rich
B afraid
C nervous
D cheerful
解析:选D。句意:所以当妈妈告诉她六个月后就要生孩子时,她感到非常高兴。rich富有的;afraid害怕的;nervous紧张的;cheerful高兴的。根据“Little Dora always wanted a sister.”可知朵拉是很开心的。故选D。
2.2.
A air
B time
C light
D water
解析:选B。句意:“我怎样才能让时间过得更快?”air空气;time时间;light光;water水。根据“I can’t wait to see”可知等不及,因此想时间过得快点。故选B。
3.3.
A yard
B tree
C baby
D apple
解析:选C。句意:“我等不及要见到宝宝了。”yard院子;tree树;baby宝宝;apple苹果。根据“I can’t wait to see the...”可知是等不及看到小宝宝。故选C。
4.4.
A job
B idea
C life
D trip
解析:选B。句意:当她看到院子里的那棵苹果树时,她有了一个好主意。job工作;idea主意;life生命;trip旅行。根据“She decided to...a picture of the tree each day.”可知画苹果树是朵拉想出的好主意。故选B。
5.5.
A buy
B take
C draw
D borrow
解析:选C。句意:她决定每天画一幅树的画。buy买;take拿;draw画画;borrow借。根据“Dora drew her last picture of the tree.”可知朵拉决定画树的画。故选C。
6.6.
A shared
B found
C passed
D changed
解析:选D。句意:树叶慢慢地改变了颜色,小苹果出现在其中。shared分享;found发现;passed通过;changed改变。根据“The leaves slowly...their colour”和常识可知天冷了,树叶会改变颜色。故选D。
7.7.
A Finally
B Really
C Usually
D Suddenly
解析:选A。句意:最后,朵拉画了最后一幅树的画。Finally最后;Really真地;Usually通常;Suddenly突然。根据“Dora drew her last picture of the tree.”可知是指最后朵拉画完最后一幅画。故选A。
8.8.
A waiting for
B laughing at
C looking after
D learning from
解析:选A。句意:她进屋时,爸爸妈妈正坐在沙发上等她。waiting for等待;laughing at嘲笑;looking after照顾;learning from向……学习。根据“When she entered the house, Mum and Dad were...her on the sofa.”可知爸妈坐沙发上是等着朵拉。故选A。
9.9.
A hiding
B training
C walking
D holding
解析:选D。句意:他们每个人怀里都抱着一个婴儿。hiding躲藏;training训练;walking步行;holding握着,抱着。根据“a baby in their arms.”可知是抱着婴儿。hold sb in one’s arms“把某人抱在怀里”。故选D。
10.10.
A funniest
B smallest
C luckiest
D prettiest
解析:选C。句意:“哇,我是世界上最幸运的姐姐!”朵拉高兴地说。funniest最滑稽的;smallest最小的;luckiest最幸运地;prettiest最漂亮地。根据“Dora said happily.”可知朵拉很开心,是因为觉得有弟弟妹妹是很幸运的。故选C。