It was a summer evening. I was sitting by the open window, reading a ___B1_____ . Suddenly, I heard someone crying, "Help! Help!" It came from the tree at the other end of the yard. I ___B2_____ but it was too dark to see anything clearly. Almost ___B3____ I heard the cry again. It ___B4____ like a child, but I could not imagine what anybody would be doing in backyard.
I decided to go out and have a ___B5____ in the yard, just___B6____ someone was in trouble. I got a flashlight and a ___B7____ and went out into the yard. ___B8____ I heard the cry. "Who's there?" I ___B9____ as I walked across the yard toward the trees. But there was no ___B10____ . With the help of my flashlight, I ___B11____ all over that end of the yard. There was no ___B12____ of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my ___B13____ was playing tricks on me, probably because of the story I was reading about strange beings on the moon.
Feeling rather ___B14____ about walking around in my own backyard with a stick, I went back into the___B15____ . I had just sat down to read my book again when I was 16 by the cry of "Help! Help!" this time from right behind me. I 17 my book and jumped up. There, sitting on the table, was a large parrot, a bird that can copy human 18 ! While I was out in the yard, it must have 19 the light in the living room and 20 through the open window.
B1
本题考查对上下文的理解。newspaper 报纸(read a newspaper 看 报);book 书(read a book 看书);letter 信(write a letter 写信);report 报告。从下 文第三段提到“我坐下来继续读书”,故 B 正确。
B2
本题考查对上下文的理解。look out 往外看;shout 尖叫;sit down 坐下;listen 听。空格后提到“但是天很黑什么都看不清”,此处一定是往外看 才能看到“天黑”。故 A 正确。
B3
本题考查对单词和文章的理解。clearly 清晰地;madly 疯狂地; immediately 立刻;certainly 肯定。前文提到作者往外看什么也没看到,这种情况下,作者可能会怀疑自己听错了,但是接下来作者又听到了哭喊声,所以此 处强调“清晰地”是最符合题意的。故 A 正确。
B4
本题考查对上下文的理解。think 认为;play 玩;feel 感觉;sound 听起来。cry 是一种声音,表示“听起来”只能用 sound。故 D 正确。
B5
本题考查固定搭配。have a look 看一看;have a rest 休息;have a part),办聚会;have a ride 骑车。因为好奇外面的事情,所以此处一定是要去看 一下,have a look 是固定搭配。故 B 正确。
B6
本题考查对上下文的理解。根据上文“I decide to go out and have a look...someone in trouble”可推断作者出去查看是以防有人遇到麻烦。because 因为;like 喜欢,就像;as if=as though 似乎,好像;in case 以防。故 D 正确。
B7
本题考查对上下文的理解。knife 刀;stick 棍;belt 皮带;gun 枪。第三段第一句“...in my own backyard with a stick”中提到 stick,故此处作 者拿的应该也是 stick。故 B 正确。
B8
本题考查对上下文的理解。still 仍旧;besides 除…之外;in addition 另外,此外;once again 再次。前文说到作者听到哭泣,故此处一定是“再次” 听到哭泣声。故 D 正确。
B9
本题考查对上下文的理解。hear 听到;think over 仔细考虑;call out 叫喊;reply 回答。由前面作者的“Who's there?”可以判断出,空格处作者 应该是“叫喊”。故 C 正确。
B10
本题考查对上下文的理解。problem 问题;progress 进程;hurry 立刻(in a hurry 立刻);answer 回应。从下文看出没人回应。故 D 正确。
B11
本题考查对上下文的理解。search 寻找;travel 旅行;run 跑步, 经营;smell 闻起来。前面提到“Help,help”的哭声从院子里传来,所以这里 应该是作者在手电筒的帮助下找声音来源。故 A 正确。
B12
本题考查对上下文的理解。idea 想法;voice 声音;sign 标志; scene 景象。根据上下文,作者并没有发现有任何人或者任何事物,故 C 正确。
B13
本题考查对上下文的理解。imagination 幻觉,想象;feeling 情 感;neighbor 邻居;friend 朋友。根据上下文,作者发现院子里并没有人觉得可 能是自己思想错乱,怀疑是幻觉在捣乱。故 A 正确。
B14
本题考查对上下文的理解。cruel 残酷的;foolish 愚蠢的;dangerous 危险的;special 特殊的。根据上下文,一个人半夜拿着棍子在院子里走动,肯 定是有些愚蠢。故 B 正确。
B15
本题考查对上下文的理解。house 房子;garden 花园;garage 车 库;street 街道。根据上文,作者开始是从自家房子里出去的,所以之后应该是 从院子返回到屋子里。故 A 正确。
B16
本题考查对上下文的理解。shock 惊吓;please 高兴;excited 激 动;attracted 吸引。根据上下文,再次听到的时候肯定是被吓到,故 A 正确。
B17
本题考查对上下文的理解。finish 结束;take out 取出;drop 扔 掉;pick up 捡起来。分析句意,受到惊吓,肯定会扔下书跑掉。故 C 正确。
B18
本题考查对句意的理解。mistake 错误;manners 行为;speech 讲话;action 行为。分析句意,鹦鹉只会模仿人的语言,故 C 正确。
B19
本题考查对上下文的理解。put out 熄灭;turn on 打开 bring 带来;see 看到。分析句意,灯光亮着肯定是被“看到”,故 D 正确。
B20
本题考查对上下文的理解。climb up 爬上去;come in 进去;fly out 飞出去;get down 下来。根据作者的猜测可知,这个人家里并没有养鹦鹉,当 我在房间里的时候,它是在外面看到了亮光飞到院子里,我出去寻找声音的时 候鹦鹉从窗户飞进来,结合第二段“I got a flashlight and a gun...”以及“the window is open”故 B 正确。