There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little,he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let fly, hit the duck square in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In, he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, to see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all, _she said nothing. lunch that day grandma said,“Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said,“Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?”And then she to him,“Remember, the duck?”So Johnny did the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said,“I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.” But Sally and said,“Well, that’s because Johnny told me he wanted to help.”the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing. After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’tit any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he killed the duck. Shedown, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long would you let Sally make a slave of you.”
试题分析：这是一篇记叙文。讲述了小男孩Johnny意外射死了奶奶家的鸭子，因为害怕把鸭子藏起来，结果被姐姐看到了，在被姐姐当奴隶一样使唤几天之后，忍无可忍向奶奶承认了错误，并得到了奶奶原谅的故事。 【小题1】B 动词辨析。A.helping帮助；B.visiting拜访；C. tending试图；D.seeking寻找。据文意小男孩是到农场拜访他的祖父母，故选B。 【小题2】A动词辨析。A.practised练习；B.played玩耍；C.worked工作；D.hunted打猎。据下文but he could never hit the target可知小男孩得到弹弓后在树林里练习，故选A。 【小题3】D 形容词辨析。A.anxious着急的；B.tired疲劳的；C.pleased高兴的；D.discouraged泄气的。据上文小男孩没有射中过目标，应该是感到有一些垂头丧气，故选D。 【小题4】C 动词辨析。A.caught抓住；B.injured受伤；C.killed杀死；D.seized抓住。据下文he hid the dead duck in the woodpile可知，鸭子死了，故选C。 【小题5】D 名词辨析。A.surprise惊讶；B.disappointment失望；C.anger生气；D.horror恐惧。据文意小男孩失手射死了鸭子，还把它藏了起来可知他当时应该很害怕，不想让人知道，故选D。 【小题6】A 逻辑考察。A.only仅仅；B.so as只要；C.in order为了；D.expecting期望。藏起来之后，结果发现姐姐Sally把整个过程都看见了。only to do 表示意想不到的结果，故选A。 【小题7】D 连词辨析。姐姐看到整个过程，正常思维会是去告状，结果姐姐并没有说什么，所以前后是转折关系，用but连接，故选D。 【小题8】B 介词辨析。A.At在……；B.After在……之后；C.Before在……之前；D.When当……时。后面写到“Sally, let’s wash the dishes.”要去洗碗，那就得知应该是吃完饭后，所以用After，故选B。 【小题9】C 动词辨析。A.work工作；B.stay停，留；C.help帮助；D.get得到。奶奶让姐姐洗碗，但姐姐这时故意说Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?她想让Johnny帮她洗碗，故选C。 【小题10】B动词辨析。A.called叫；B.whispered低声说；C.nodded点头；D.signed打手势。据文意姐姐提醒Johnny别忘了鸭子的事，那这时应该是以很低的声音偷偷说给Johnny， 故选B。 【小题11】A 逻辑考察。据文意爷爷去钓鱼，就问孩子们去不去，故选A。 【小题12】D 动词辨析。A.sighed叹气；B.agreed同意；C.objected反对；D.smiled微笑。虽然奶奶说做饭需要Sally帮忙，根据下文Well, that’s 5 because Johnny told me he wanted to help.可知Sally知道Johnny会帮忙，所以她是笑着说的。故选D。 【小题13】B 习语用法。A.easy容易的；B.all right好的；C.fine好；D.impossible不可能。针对上文奶奶说的“I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.”以及后句 because Johnny told me he wanted to help.可知Sally故意笑着说，“没关系” (that’s all right），故选B。 【小题14】C 动词辨析。A.Searching搜寻；B.Hiding藏；C.Remembering记得； D.Regretting后悔。上文提到“Remember, the duck?”说明这时Johnny想起了鸭子的事，只能留下来不能去钓鱼了，故选C。 【小题15】B名词辨析。A.homework作业；B.housework家务；C.farm work农活；D.cooking做饭。 从上文提到的两件事一个是洗碗另一个是做饭，这都属于家务活，故选B。 【小题16】A 动词辨析。A.stand忍受； B.change改变；C.like喜欢；D.cover覆盖。据文意Johnny天天都受姐姐的支使，几天之后终于忍受（stand）不住了，故选A。 【小题17】D动词辨析。A.sat坐；B.went去；C.lay躺；D.knelt跪。这儿Johnny向奶奶承认了自己把鸭子射死的事实，他的奶奶跪着给他拥抱安慰他，故选D。 【小题18】C 动词辨析。A.know知道；B.heard听见；C.saw看见；D.understand理解。奶奶听了Johnny说出真相后表示自己当时就在窗前，所以也看到了整个过程，跟前文56个空处相照应，故选C。 【小题19】B 动词辨析。A.missed错过；B.forgave原谅；C.congratulated祝贺； D.punished惩罚。奶奶为什么不揭穿Johnny是因为爱他，等着他承认错误宽恕他，故选B。 【小题20】A 动词辨析。A.wondering想知道；B.saying说；C.imaging想象；D.considering考虑。但是奶奶又说“我只是想知道你想让Sally支使你多长时间，”make a slave of sb “把某人当奴隶”，根据句意选A。 考点：考查故事类短文阅读