五、先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。
Charla sat on her aunt Monica's porch swing (門廊秋千) and looked at the birds in the big tree. “Lucky birds, you can fly to the beach. I have to stay here all day and 1 to spend my summer vacation,” said Charla.
Monica will have a baby next month. She asked Charla to help around the house 2 the summer vacation. Charla was unhappy about it. Monica is her favourite aunt, and now she has to 3 her with a new baby.
“What are you doing out here?” Monica asked.
“I'm getting some fresh air,” Charla answered. She was a little 4 after helping to paint the baby's room all the morning.
Monica took a deep breath and said, “It 5 like spring. Hey, why don't we go for a 6 , Charla?”
Charla looked at Monica, “Are you sure you want it?”
“Yeah. Walking is good for us. Come on,” answered Monica.
Then they walked on until they got to the end of the road. Charla wanted to turn right as they usually did, 7 she stopped and said, “We can turn back if you are too tired to walk on.”
Monica shook (搖) her head, “To the beach.”
It took 8 a long time, but they finally got to the beach. “I really 9 you for doing a lot for the baby,” Monica said.
Charla forced (強(qiáng)裝) a smile. She wanted to be 10 , but she felt like she was losing her favourite aunt.
“You know, I'll need even more help after the baby 11 ,” Monica continued.
Charla's eyes widened when she thought about changing diapers (尿布).
“You're a very 12 girl. I'll be very glad if you can teach your new 13 all about birds and the beach. In fact, I'd like you to help me think of a 14 for the baby.”
“Really? That will be great,” Charla said 15 , already making a list of her favourite names in her mind.
( ) 1. A. wait B. relax C. study D. work
( ) 2. A. during B. from C. after D. with
( ) 3. A. talk B. start C. share D. agree
( ) 4. A. scared B. tired C. lucky D. surprised
( ) 5. A. becomes B. smells C. sounds D. tastes
( ) 6. A. swim B. drive C. ride D. walk
( ) 7. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( ) 8. A. us B. them C. you D. her
( ) 9. A. enjoy B. understand C. wish D. thank
( ) 10. A. angry B. happy C. smart D. afraid
( ) 11. A. arrives B. stops C. sleeps D. returns
( ) 12. A. funny B. healthy C. kind D. lazy
( ) 13. A. brother B. sister C. cousin D. friend
( ) 14. A. plan B. name C. song D. story
( ) 15. A. sadly B. heavily C. usually D. excitedly
答案： 答案及解析
1. **第1題**
- 結(jié)合語境，Charla覺得鳥兒能飛到海灘放松，而自己得整天待在這兒，不能去海灘“放松（relax）”度過暑假，所以選B。
2. **第2題**
- “during the summer vacation”表示“在暑假期間”，符合Monica讓Charla在暑假期間幫忙的語境，所以選A。
3. **第3題**
- Charla得和新生兒“分享（share）”Monica（因?yàn)橐獛兔φ疹檶殞?，相?dāng)于和寶寶分享姑姑的關(guān)注等），所以選C。
4. **第4題**
- 她幫著粉刷寶寶房間一上午，應(yīng)該是有點(diǎn)“累（tired）”，所以選B。
5. **第5題**
- “It smells like spring.”表示“聞起來像春天”，符合語境，所以選B。
6. **第6題**
- 后文提到“Walking is good for us.”，所以是去“散步（walk）”，選D。
7. **第7題**
- Charla想像往常一樣右轉(zhuǎn)，“但（but）”她停下來詢問，表轉(zhuǎn)折，選C。
8. **第8題**
- 這里指“花費(fèi)他們（them，指代Charla和Monica）”很長時(shí)間，所以選B。
9. **第9題**
- Monica“感謝（thank）”Charla為寶寶做了很多，所以選D。
10. **第10題**
- 她想“開心（happy）”，但又覺得好像要失去最喜歡的姑姑了，所以選B。
11. **第11題**
- 寶寶“出生（arrives，這里可理解為寶寶來到這個(gè)世界）”后，Monica需要更多幫助，所以選A。
12. **第12題**
- Monica說Charla是個(gè)“善良（kind）”的女孩，所以選C。
13. **第13題**
- 寶寶是Monica的孩子，對Charla來說是“堂弟/妹（cousin）”，所以選C。
14. **第14題**
- 后文提到“already making a list of her favourite names”，所以是想“名字（name）”，選B。
15. **第15題**
- Charla聽到可以幫忙想名字，很“興奮地（excitedly）”說，所以選D。
答案依次為：1. B；2. A；3. C；4. B；5. B；6. D；7. C；8. B；9. D；10. B；11. A；12. C；13. C；14. B；15. D。
