The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had 1 on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
We were 2 to go back for class again when the headmaster called us 3 and said, I’ve got a little 4 for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened 5 , she says ---- it just 6 off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? 7 if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s 8 it clear the boy who does 9 will get a useful reward(奖赏).
At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the 10 one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to 11 something. And 12 he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, 13 the watch to her.
Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all 14 .In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without 15 a “Thank you”.
Jim got 16 a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who 17 him to write a position 18 the dangers of smoking. What could 19 Jim write about? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the 20 .
1. A. seen B. dropped C. fond D. laid
2. A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure
3. A. forward B. together C. straight D. out
4. A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize
5. A. before B. now C. here D. there
6. A. goes B. throws C. slips D. falls
7. A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check
8. A. get B. put C. make D. keep
9. A. this B. such C. that D. so
10. A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy
11. A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up
12. A. the following moment B. the next moment
C. for a moment D. just a moment
13. A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back
14. A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried
15. A. just B. ever C. even D. almost
16. A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward
17. A. had B. made C. told D. helped
18. A. of B. on C. in D. at
19. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good
20. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject1---20 DABCA CBCDA DBBAC DCBAD
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(答案→)1---20 DABCA CBCDA DBBAC DCBAD
解析：
Mrs Smith 在一次演讲中，不慎将手表“遗失”，其后校长智查丢失手表。
1. D。因史密斯太太在演讲前，是把表“放”(laid)在桌上。
2. A。从语境看，这里意思是说：我们正要(be about to)…，这时(when)…。请注意其后的 when 一词在这里的含义和作用。
3. B。因为校长是要把孩子们召集起来(call us together)，以便叫他们去“找”丢失的手表。
4. C。校长叫孩子们去做一件事或工作(job)，即“找手表”。
5. A
6. C。校长知道这表是某个孩子偷去了，但又不知道具体是哪一个，所以他假装说这表是史密斯太太不慎丢了，叫孩子们帮她找一找。为了使孩子们更加相信，校长又说：这表只是从史密斯太太手腕中不知不觉地“滑”(slips)下去的，并且说这事“以前”(before)也发生过。
7. B。这里 See = Let’s see。
8. C。注意搭配 make sth clear (表明清楚)，原句中 it 的是形式宾语，其真正的宾语是后面的(that) the boy who does so will get a useful reward.
9. D。这里的 do so 是指前面提到的 to find it(the watch)。
10. A。因当时孩子们没搞清校长的实际意思，以为是真的要他们从地上去找表，并认为找到表者真的有奖，所以都开始找表，并希望自己有幸(lucky)找到这块手表。
11. D。这里指 Jim 假装弯腰捡(pick up)东西。请注意这句中的 as if(好像)对整篇短文的影响。既然是弯腰好像(as if)捡东西，那么实际就不是真的捡东西，所以他后来交给老师的手表就不是捡的，而是偷的。
12. B / 13. B。此处的语境是：Jim“捡”起手表，然后(the next moment) 就满面笑容地(all smiles)跑到史密斯太太面前，将表交给(turning in)了她。
14. A /15.C。这里请注意 however(但是), in fact(事实上),angry(生气的)等这些关键性的语境词。按照一般常识，你丢了东西，别人捡到东西交给你，你应该表示感谢和高兴。由于本句用了 however 这个词表示转折，所以这里的 Mrs Smith 并不高兴(not...pleased)，甚至看起来还很生气(angry)。也正因为有了这样的上文，所以才有这样的下文：Mrs Smith把表拿走“甚至”(even)连谢谢都没说一句。至此我们再联系前文：校长和史密斯太太不是不知道这表是被偷去的，他们用了这样一个计谋，现在使吉姆乖乖地把表交出来。这样一来，前后的意思也就顺理成章了。
16. D。注意前文提供的语境：Let’s make it clear the boy who does so will get a useful reward.
17. C。这里选D显然不合语境要求，而 A、B 两个答案与后面的不定式 to write... 不能搭配。
18. B。这里的 on 意为“关于”。
19. A。这里的 poor 意为“可怜”，联系上文，这是显然的最佳答案。
20. D。subject 在这里指 the dangers of smoking 这个“主题”。