“Dad!” I yelled ____3____. “Dad, come here—look at this snow!” He came in from the ____4____.
“Yes, look at that,” he said. “It’s coming down quite ____5____, isn’t it?” He put his hand on my shoulder and looked down at me with a ____6____ on his face. “Well, I’m going back to the living room to read my paper,” he said and started to turn away. His smile broadened even further.
“Oh, Dad,” I said sadly, shaking his arm. “Please... can we go sledging (滑雪橇)? You ____7____ we would if we ever got snow.”
“Just a joke, dear. Of course we can,” said Dad. “I know the ____8____ place. Go and get ready.”
“Really? Great! Let’s go!”
Outside, the ground was covered with snow. The snow flew up as we walked through it. We were walking to a place where my dad went sledging ____9____ he was a boy.
“Here we are then. I used to ____10____ many happy hours here with my sledge,” said Dad. I stopped and looked around me.
“This is it?” I asked ____11____, looking at the slight incline (缓坡) that lay ahead of us.
“It certainly is,” said Dad. “My friends and I ____12____ some serious speed on here back in the day. Let me tell you.”
I couldn’t believe him, but I pulled my sledge to the top of the incline anyway and got in. Dad gave me a ____13____, and down I went at a snail’s pace (步速). It was so slow. All I could ____14____ behind me was his laughter.
“OK, OK,” he said, catching up to me and walking beside my sledge as it went along. “Maybe it isn’t as steep (陡峭的) as I ___15___.”
1.1.
A pressed
B dropped
C hid
D
解析:选A。句意:我把鼻子贴在窗户上。 pressed 压,贴;dropped 跌落;hid 隐藏。根据“I ... my nose up against the window”可知,把鼻子贴在窗户上,故选 A。
2.2.
A putting
B running
C falling
D
解析:选C。句意:它落了下来,落在已经很厚的白地毯上。 putting 放;running 跑步;falling 跌落。根据“Snow!”及“settling on top of the already thick white carpet”可知,雪落了下来,故选C。
3.3.
A angrily
B excitedly
C tiredly
D
解析:选B。句意:“爸爸!”我激动地喊道。 angrily 生气地;excitedly兴奋地;tiredly疲惫地。根据“Dad, come here--look at this snow”可知,看到下雪作者很激动,故选B。
4.4.
A kitchen
B living room
C garden
D
解析:选B。句意:他从客厅走了进来。 kitchen 厨房;living room客厅;garden 花园。根据“Well, I’m going back to the living room to read my paper” 可知,爸爸从客厅里走出来,故选B。
5.5.
A lightly
B heavily
C hardly
D
解析:选B。句意:雪下得挺大的,不是吗? lightly轻轻地;heavily沉重地;hardly几乎不。此空修饰“雪下得……”,应用heavily符合语境,故选B。
6.6.
A fear
B worry
C smile
D
解析:选C。句意:他把手放在我的肩膀上,低头看着我,脸上带着微笑。 fear 恐惧;worry 担心;smile微笑。根据“with a... on his face”以及“His smile broadened even further”可知,爸爸微笑地看着作者,故选C。
7.7.
A decided
B promised
C replied
D
解析:选B。句意:你答应过只要下雪我们就去的。 decided 决定;promised承诺;replied 回复。根据“we would if we ever got snow”及“Just a joke, dear”可知,爸爸曾经答应过作者如果下雪就可以滑雪橇,故选B。
8.8.
A beautiful
B perfect
C cold
D
解析:选B。句意:我知道最佳的地方。 beautiful 美丽的;perfect 最佳的;cold寒冷的。根据“We were walking to a place where my dad went sledging ... he was a boy.”可知,爸爸知道一个可以滑雪橇的最佳地方,故选B。
9.9.
A when
B although
C if
D
解析:选A。句意:我们正朝我爸小时候滑雪橇的地方走去。 when 当……时;although尽管;if如果。根据“We were walking to a place where my dad went sledging ... he was a boy.”可知,此空缺少一个引导时间状语的连词,when符合语境,故选A。
10.10.
A take
B cost
C spend
D
解析:选C。句意:我曾经在这里和我的雪橇一起度过了许多快乐的时光。 take 花费,常用it作主语;cost花费,物作主语;spend花费,人作主语。根据“many happy hours here with my sledge”可知,此处用spend time with...,表示“和……共度时光”,故选C。
11.11.
A in surprise
B at last
C for sure
D
解析:选A。句意:“就是这个?”我惊讶地问。 in surprise惊讶地;at last最后;for sure确定地。根据“looking at the slight incline(缓坡) that lay ahead of us”及“I couldn't believe him, but I pulled my sledge to the top of the incline anyway and got in”可知,看着面前的小斜坡,作者很难相信这就是爸爸说的滑雪橇的最佳地方,所以是惊讶地问,故选A。
12.12.
A picked up
B looked up
C gave up
D
解析:选A。句意:我和我的朋友们在这里时速度很快。 picked up 学会;looked up查阅;gave up放弃。根据“some serious speed on here back”可知,在这个地方,爸爸和朋友们滑雪速度很快,故选A。
13. 13.
A stop
B pull
C push
D
解析:选C。句意:爸爸推了我一把,我像蜗牛一样往下爬。 stop 停止;pull 拉;push推。根据“and down I went at a snail's pace”可知,爸爸推了作者一下,作者顺着坡向下滑,故选C。
14.14.
A understand
B see
C hear
D
解析:选C。句意:我只能听到身后他的笑声。 understand 理解;see看见;hear听见。根据“behind me was his laughter”可知,听见背后爸爸的笑声,故选C。
15.15.
A remembered
B learned
C noticed
D
解析:选A。句意:也许它不像我记忆中的那么陡峭。 Remember 记住;learn 学习;notice 注意。根据“Maybe it isn’t as steep (陡峭的) as I ___15___.”所以选A记住,记忆。