
Once, two friends, Scott and Todd lived in the same city. They loved each other and shared their ___1___ and sadness. Their friendship was ___2___ by everyone who knew them, saying, “Look at them! What true friends!”
One night, Scott was ___3___ in his house. Suddenly, he heard a loud knock on his door. He ___4___ with a start and looked out of his window. He found his friend Todd banging on the outside door.
Scott ___5___ to the door and opened it. “What’s wrong? Why are you here so ___6___ at night?” he asked, noticing his friend’s shaking hands.
“I needed to see you. I’m sorry to wake you up, but I have to,” Todd said, taking a deep breath.
Scott asked, “Is someone ___7___ you? Tell me and I’ll help you.” Todd replied, “No, no one has troubled me.” Scott continued, “Then, do you need ___8___? I have silver and gold. How much do you need?”
Todd ___9___ his head. “No, my dear. I do not need your silver or gold. I had a ___10___ in which a huge brown bear jumped out from the forest. It ___11___ you in the dark woods. It wanted to catch you. I felt so ___12___ in the dream. I must come here and ___13___ that you are all right.”
Scott was deeply ___14___. He touched his friend on the shoulder and said, “Thank you, Todd! Your ___15___ greatly warms my heart.”
1.1.
A hobby
B challenge
C change
D joy
解析:选D。D。joy。解析:空格与sadness并列,表示他们分享彼此的快乐与悲伤,joy“快乐”符合语境;hobby“爱好”、challenge“挑战”、change“变化”均不能与sadness形成对照。
2.2.
A praised
B questioned
C introduced
D reminded
解析:选A。 A。praised。解析:后文说“看看他们!多么真正的朋友!”这是大家的称赞,故友谊被所有人“称赞”,praised符合;questioned“质疑”、introduced“介绍”、reminded“提醒”均不合语境。
3.3.
A lonely
B silent
C asleep
D nervous
解析:选C。C。asleep。解析:下文的wake you up和听到敲门声“惊醒”说明斯科特当时在睡觉,asleep“睡着”符合;lonely“孤独”、silent“沉默”、nervous“紧张”不合。
4.4.
A went away
B woke up
C came back
D lay down
解析:选B。B。woke up。解析:with a start意为“一惊”,听到敲门声他“惊醒”并看向窗外,woke up符合;went away“离开”、came back“回来”、lay down“躺下”不合。
5.5.
A climbed
B drove
C rushed
D returned
解析:选C。 C。rushed。解析:朋友深夜敲门,斯科特“冲”到门口开门,rushed体现急切;climbed“爬”、drove“开车”、returned“返回”。
6.6.
A late
B often
C quietly
D slowly
解析:选A。A。late。解析:深夜到访,问“为什么这么晚来”,late“晚”符合;often“经常”、quietly“安静地”、slowly“缓慢地”。
7.7.
A warning
B noticing
C phoning
D troubling
解析:选D。D。troubling。解析:后文回答“没有人困扰我”,可知问的是“有人在困扰你吗”,troubling符合;warning“警告”、noticing“注意到”、phoning“打电话”。
8.8.
A honour
B information
C food
D money
解析:选D。D。money。解析:后文“我有银子和金子,你需要多少”说明问的是是否需要“钱”,money符合;honour“荣誉”、information“信息”、food“食物”。
9.9.
A touched
B shook
C raised
D protected
解析:选B。B。shook。解析:托德回答“不,我不需要你的银子或金子”,表示拒绝,摇头说不用,shook his head“摇头”符合;touched“触摸”、raised“抬起”、protected“保护”。
10.10.
A dream
B book
C plan
D problem
解析:选A。A。dream。解析:后文“in the dream”直接提示,他做了一个“梦”,dream符合;book“书”、plan“计划”、problem“问题”。
11.11.
A worried about
B competed with
C ran after
D depended on
解析:选C。C。ran after。解析:熊从森林跳出,在黑暗树林里“追赶”斯科特,ran after“追赶”符合;worried about“担心”、competed with“竞争”、depended on“依赖”。
12.12.
A excited
B scared
C calm
D tired
解析:选B。B。scared。解析:梦见朋友被熊追赶,托德感到“害怕”,scared符合;excited“兴奋”、calm“平静”、tired“疲倦”。
13.13.
A make sure
B point out
C imagine
D accept
解析:选A。A。make sure。解析:他赶来是为了“确认”朋友平安,make sure“确保、确认”符合;point out“指出”、imagine“想象”、accept“接受”。
14.14.
A influenced
B hurt
C surprised
D moved
解析:选D。D。moved。解析:听到朋友因噩梦深夜赶来确认自己平安,斯科特被深深“感动”,moved符合;influenced“影响”、hurt“伤害”、surprised“惊讶”。
15.15.
A pleasure
B trust
C care
D success
解析:选C。C。care。解析:朋友的“关心”温暖了我的心,care“关心、关怀”符合;pleasure“乐趣”、trust“信任”、success“成功”。