阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to
show off how many friends he had at school. One day his 1 said to him, “Joseph, I 2 you a big bag of popcorn that you don't have
as many friends as you think. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than
companions.”
Joseph 3 the bet at once. However, he wasn't sure how
to 4 whether his schoolmates were real friends or
not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, “Wait a minute.” Then
he left and 5 soon as though carrying something in his
hands, but Joseph could see 6 there.
“Take it. It's a very 7 chair because it's invisible (看不见). It's rather 8 to sit on, but if you take it to school and 9 to sit on it, you'll activate (激活) its 10 and it'll be able to tell who your real
friends are.”
Joseph, brave and determined, set off for 11 with the strange and invisible chair. At break
time he asked everyone to form a(n) 12, and he put himself in the middle,
with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Joseph tried to sit on it but he 13 the seat and fell straight onto his backside.
Everyone around him had a pretty good 14.
Wait! Let me try again, Joseph said. But again, he missed
the seat, 15 more surprised looks and a few catcalls (尖叫,喝倒彩). Joseph didn't 16 and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But
he kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly he tried again but didn't 17. Looking around, Joseph saw three of
his best friends holding him up. 18, many others he had thought of as
friends had done nothing but make fun of him. And there, the show came to an
end. Joseph understood that 19 friends were those who care for him, and not
just the 20 that happened to be passing by. And someone
who took joy in his misfortunes (不幸) was even less of a friend.
(1)
A .
schoolmate
B .
companion
C .
grandfather
D .
stranger
(2)
A .
think
B .
bet
C .
guess
D .
doubt
(3)
A .
accepted
B .
noticed
C .
concluded
D .
believed
(4)
A .
answer
B .
study
C .
consider
D .
test
(5)
A .
passed
B .
returned
C .
recovered
D .
disappeared
(6)
A .
nothing
B .
everything
C .
anything
D .
something
(7)
A .
soft
B .
beautiful
C .
special
D .
comfortable
(8)
A .
exciting
B .
wonderful
C .
positive
D .
difficult
(9)
A .
intend
B .
decide
C .
hope
D .
manage
(10)
A .
magic
B .
promise
C .
memory
D .
knowledge
(11)
A .
home
B .
school
C .
party
D .
hospital
(12)
A .
popcorn
B .
circle
C .
chair
D .
bag
(13)
A .
missed
B .
held
C .
sat
D .
escaped
(14)
A .
pain
B .
break
C .
laugh
D .
interest
(15)
A .
providing
B .
moving
C .
causing
D .
losing
(16)
A .
sort out
B .
watch
over
C .
turn down
D .
give up
(17)
A .
sit
B .
care
C .
stand
D .
fall
(18)
A .
However
B .
Moreover
C .
Besides
D .
Therefore
(19)
A .
selfish
B .
true
C .
new
D .
false
(20)
A .
relative
B .
neighbor
C .
companion
D .
teammate
答案:(1)C;(2)B;(3)A;(4)D;(5)B;(6)A;(7)C;(8)D;(9)D;(10)A;(11)B;(12)B;(13)A;(14)C;(15)C;(16)D;(17)D;(18)A;(19)B;(20)C;