Question

Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big      in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something      in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.      the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to      out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked     . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she     .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was      in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them    , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”
小題1:. A. mirror                    B. box                C. suitcase
小題2:. A. expensive            B. dangerous               C. terrible
小題3:. A. So                   B. But                C. And
小題4:. A. carry                B. put                 C. find
小題5:. A. inside                 B. outside                C. through
小題6:. A. agreed              B. accepted             C. failed
小題7:. A. something               B. nothing           C. somebody
小題8:. A. angrily                 B. happily                 C. freely

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了一個男人和他的妻子為一位老人工作。老人告訴他們那個盒子不能打開。可是，他的妻子不聽老人的建議，私自打開了盒子。老人把他們解雇了。
小題1:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. mirror   鏡子； B. box 盒子；  C. suitcase 手提箱，衣箱子。從文章內容可知，在老人的起居室里有一個大盒子。故選B。
小題2:考查語境的理解。A. expensive貴重的；B. dangerous 危險的；C. terrible 令人討厭的。句子意思是盒子里肯定有貴重的東西，讓我們打開它。故選A。
小題3:考查連詞的用法及語境的理解。A. So 所以；   B. But 但是； C. And 并且。句子意思是他的丈夫對她說不要，但是她不放棄自己的想法。前后句之間是轉折關系。故選B。
小題4:考查固定短語及語境的理解。A. carry 搬運；  B. put放置；   C. find找到。句子意思是她想找出里面是什么。find out 找出。故選C。
小題5:考查詞組及語境的理解。A. inside 在…里面；    B. outside 在外面；  C. through通過。句子意思是她打開并向里面看。Look inside向里面看。故選A。
小題6:考查語境的理解及動詞。A. agreed 同意；B. accepted 接受；  C. failed 失敗。句子意思是她試著關上它，但是失敗了。故選C。
小題7:考查代詞及語境的理解。A. something 某件東西； B. nothing沒有東西；      C. somebody某人。句子意思是里面什么也沒有。nothing沒有任何東西。故選B。
小題8:考查語境的理解。A. angrily生氣地； B. happily 高興地；   C. freely   自由地。句子意思是老人生氣地大聲喊。故選A。