Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of 1 . They rushed up to the 2 , leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but 3 those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all 4 the water and dashed back the 5 they had e. With growing excitement, Maureen 6 them.
When she 7 what had been running for, she stopped running. They were 8 things again. The toy stall was 9 and they were crowded around it. Behind the 10 a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took 11 from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a 12 , looking on. The idea of 13 washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and 14 what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s 15 lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the 16 for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her 17 sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and 18 eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, 19 she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too 20 to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
1. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
2. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
3. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
4. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
5. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
6. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
7. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
8. A. destroying B. stealing C. buying D. eating
9. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
10. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
11. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
12. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
13. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
14. A. laid B. let C. drew D. tasted
15. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
16. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
17. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
18. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
19. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
20. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyful D. near-sighted1-5 DCBAB 6-10 ABCDB 11-15 CADAB 16-20 CDCDA
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解析：
1. D。从文章来看，孩子们跑来跑去，是高兴、兴奋的表现，所以他们“兴奋地”叫喊着。
2. C。由句子Maureen stood by the lake可知“他们是朝湖跑了过来”。
3. B。根据意思“有些孩子大声嚷嚷要去坐船，但突然，那些在小摊那儿的人跑了过来”可知。
4. A。由句子They were 8 things again. The toy stall was 9 and they were crowded around it可知“他们离开了水，又返回到小摊”。
5. B。这句话意思是“顺着他们来的路回去。”
6. A。由When she 7 what had been running for, she stopped running可知Maureen跟着他们跑了一阵。
7. B。后面几句话描写的都是Maureen“看到”的。
8. C。上文提到“有些孩子在小摊那儿”，可知“他们买过东西”，现在又在“买”。
9. D。由句子a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish可知“小摊开门营业”。
10. B。由The toy stall was 9 and they were crowded around it可推知中年妇女的位置是在“小摊”的后面。
11. C。从in exchanging for…来看，是用钱来交换东西。(from www.nmet168.)
12. A。由最后一句She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground可知，当时“她靠着一棵树”。
13. D。比较四个选项，spending最符合语境，这句话的意思是“花钱的想法如同强流一般，冲洗着她的脸。
14. A。这句话意思是“放下刚才买的东西，好腾出手看钱包还有多少钱”。
15. B。由句子Maureen leaned against a 12 , looking on 可知Maureen一直在看着。
16. C。从句子She shut her eyes and 18 eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates可知“Maureen渴望这些东西”。
17. D。前面说“她靠着树”，现在又“脸朝树”，所以判断“她转过了头”。
18. C。Maureen渴望那些东西，所以闭上眼睛“祈祷”。
19. D。根据意思“一会儿，她睁开了眼睛，但是她没有转过身去看小摊”可知。
20. A。看到了其他孩子买到了所想要的东西，而自己又没钱买，因此她很“难受”。