Question

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought   31 .It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇跡).

　　This farmhouse had been   32   too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s　　33   made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a   34   from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

　　Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse   35   the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried   36   when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he   37   into the room where grain was stored and was quite   38   as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he   39   a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat   40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily   41   the cat’s paws (爪子).

　　The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a   42   family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to　　43   with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came   44   the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.

　　Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

　　The house came   45   the next few days. Zigfried   46   every single hour of them.   47, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a   48   smile at the door of his home, he heard the   49   of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat ? The   50   froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

　　31. A. carefully    B. excitedly                 C. hopefully                D. proudly

　　32. A. shabby      B. noisy               C. messy             D. empty

　　33. A. mouth       B. nose               C. stomach                 D. throat

　　34. A. bag           B. stick                C. bowl                D. coat

　　35. A. although          B. until                 C. whereas                 D. unless

　　36. A. leapt                B. sniffed             C. trembled                D. withdrew

　　37. A. broke               B. marched          C. paced                     D. stole

　　38. A. curious      B. nervous          C. pitiful               D. sensible

　　39. A. took                 B. released                C. felt                  D. drew

　　40. A. strongly     B. irregularly               C. slowly              D. wildly

　　41. A. escaped    B. seized                     C. rubbed            D. scratched

　　42. A. close                B. happy             C. new                 D. young

　　43. A. celebrate   B. communicate   C. compete          D. compromise

　　44. A. across              B. from                       C. off                   D. up

　　45. A. alive           B. loose               C. open                D. still

　　46. A. counted    B. enjoyed           C. missed            D. wasted

　　47. A. However    B. Instead            C. Moreover               D. Therefore

　　48. A. bitter          B. forced                     C. polite                      D. satisfied

　　49. A. introduction B. discussion            C. comment         D. debate

　　50. A. blood               B. smile               C. tear                 D. sweat

　　

Answer 1

：本文是一篇記敘文。小老鼠zigfried因所居住的是一所空房子，期盼可以有新的房主。在圣誕節之際，期待圣誕奇跡。卻發現新房主家還有一個新來的圣誕禮物—— 小貓。最后一段點出文章出其不意的結局。本篇難度：中等。

{篇章結構}：

段落	關鍵詞	大意推測
第一部分（para.1）	Zigfried, mouse, nobody came, Christmas, miracle.	Zigfried，一只小老鼠，空房子，期望圣誕節有奇跡發生。
第二部分（para.2-3）	Farmhouse, empty, to Farmer Mike’s, cautiously, filled, wheat, run and luckily , escaped, the cat’s paws.	小老鼠因為饑餓，跑到鄰居家找食物。幸運的是找到了麥子，但碰到了鄰居家的貓，差點被抓到。
第三部分（para.4-6）	family, granny, a car came, butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate，miracle ,children, cat ? Whose miracle？	好消息： 新搬來的家庭，Zigfried 的奶奶,奶油三明治、 乳酪和巧克力，奇跡到達。兒童禮物，一只貓嗎？誰的圣誕奇跡？

{解析}：

31．C。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據下文小老鼠期望有奇跡發生，選擇C 項hopefully 。

32．D。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據下文It needed a family.可推知本空D項empty正確。

33．C。把握句子間的邏輯關系。上文31項，房子空了很長時間。及下文He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.本空是C.項stomach 是正確的。

34．A。利用原詞復現解題。根據第三段中的as he filled his bag with wheat，可知小老鼠抓了個袋子，故A項bag是正確的。

35．B。把握句子間的邏輯關系并利用語法分析解題。根據第三段第一句中出現的Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse “ 農夫邁克的房子曾是這只小老鼠的好地方”和下一句中的the farmer married a wife who had a cat.可推知本空B項until正確。

36．C。詞義辨析。根據上文中提到了貓，本句是描述小老鼠偷糧食時的狀況。可推知本空C項trembled正確。

37．D。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據第二段中出現的went next door to Farmer Mike’s.可推知小老鼠是去鄰居家里偷麥子，故D項stole正確。

38．B。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據上文中的He looked around cautiously。下文中的a hot breath about his ear. 可推知本空B項nervous正確。

39．C。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據本句a hot breath about his ear. 可推知本空C項felt  正確。

40.        D。根據上下文語境。差點被貓抓到，可推知His heart beat  wildly，心跳加快。本空D項正確。

41．A。根據上下文語境。第四段中The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news，小老鼠還活著，推斷出本句是小老鼠逃掉了。可推知本空A項escaped  正確。

42．C。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據第二段This farmhouse had been   empty too long.及本句family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. 可推知本空是來了新的房主，故C項new正確。

43．A。根據上下文語境。本文時間背景是圣誕節前后，因此老鼠的奶奶是來和他一起過圣誕。可推知本空A項celebrate  正確。

44．D。利用短語分析解題。本段描述新搬來的住戶，因此是路上出現了一輛汽車。A項come across 偶遇 B項come from 來自… … C項come off  （計劃等）實現D項come up 走近 ，根據短語含義及上下文語境，可推知本空D項up正確。

45. A。把握句子間的邏輯關系。根據第二段32空的空房子，42空的搬來的新家庭，可推知本空是房子熱鬧起來，故A項alive 正確。

46．B。把握句子間的邏輯關系。第二段中提到去鄰居家偷東西吃，下文中的喝熱巧克力，本空應是享受每時每刻。故推斷出B項enjoyed 正確。

47．A。 利用語法分析解題。本段前半部分講述老鼠怎樣享受，he was drinking hot chocolate。而后半部分講述新搬來的小孩子的圣誕禮物是一只貓。對于老鼠來說無疑是壞事。故句子意思轉折，故A項however正確。

48．D。根據上下文語境。根據本句子中老鼠在家門口喝咖啡，可知此處應該選擇一個褒義詞，故A和B項不正確。C項文中沒有提及禮貌問題，故D項satisfied 是正確的。

49．B。根據上下文語境。本句提到的what they might get for Christmas. 他們所可能得到的圣誕禮物。是他們在談論圣誕禮物。可推知本空B項discussion正確。

50.        B。利用原詞復現解題。根據第六段中when he was drinking hot chocolate with a   satisfied   smile，可推知本空B項smile正確。