(2019·东北三省四市模拟)Shutting the door heavily, sevenyearold Vito stormed into the room after school. He __1__ himself into the sofa and cried loudly, “Dad, I am very __2__.”
Vito's father was quietly listening while working. Vito said, “Joaquin made me lose __3__ in front of my friends. I hope he __4__ a few particularly bad things.”
His father went to a corner, __5__ a bag of coal and said to Vito, “Son, __6__ that white shirt as Joaquin, and the bag of coal as some bad things. Use coal to hit the white shirt. __7__ that every time you hit one on the shirt, Joaquin met with a bad thing. When you finish hitting all the coal, see what will __8__.”
Vito thought the game __9__. He picked up coal to throw at the shirt. However, the shirt was hung in the __10__ rope. He tried again and again. He __11__ throwing all the coal, but only a little on the shirt.
Father asked Vito, “How do you feel now？”
“It __12__ me, but I am happy now.”
Father saw his son did not understand his __13__， so he let Vito look in a large __14__. What he could only see from his face was white __15__.
Then the father said, “You see, the white shirt did not become particularly dirty, but you have become a ‘__16__ person’. You want a lot of bad luck on others; the __17__ is that the most unfortunate thing __18__ on ourselves. There our bad __19__ may cause others to suffer bad luck, but the stains left to us are difficult to __20__.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过七岁男孩Vito的故事告诉我们：你想伤害别人时也会伤害自己。
1．A.threw B．enjoyed
C．occupied D．helped
解析：选A 根据上文中的“stormed into”和下文中的“cried loudly”可知，Vito气呼呼地冲进房间，猛地坐到沙发上。故threw符合语境。
2．A.cool B．anxious
C．crazy D．angry
解析：选D 根据上文中的“stormed into”“cried loudly”可知，Vito是非常生气的。故选D项。
3．A.heart B．interest
C．face D．hope
解析：选C 根据下文中的“I hope he ________ a few particularly bad things”并结合空处所在句可知，Joaquin让Vito在朋友面前丢脸了。lose face“丢脸”符合语境。
4．A.runs over B．comes across
C．takes up D．makes out
解析：选B 根据下文中的“Joaquin met with a bad thing”可知come across“偶然遇见”符合语境。run over“轧过”；take up“拿起，占用，开始从事”；make out“理解，辨清”。
5．A.found B．supplied
C．spotted D．placed
解析：选A 父亲走到角落，找到(found)了一袋煤。
6．A.view B．paint
C．wear D．hang
解析：选A 根据下文中的“the bag of coal as some bad things. Use coal to hit the white shirt”可知父亲是在作比喻，view ... as ...“把……看作……”符合语境。
7．A.Sense B．Imagine
C．Mind D．Believe
解析：选B 根据“________ that white shirt ... to hit the white shirt”可知，此处表示想象每次你把煤扔到衬衫上时，Joaquin就会遇到不好的事情。imagine“想象”符合语境。
8．A.appear B．remain
C．happen D．form
解析：选C 当你把所有的煤都扔完了，看看会发生什么事。happen“发生”符合语境。
9．A.fun B．silly
C．dull D．violent
解析：选A 根据空前的“the game”及空后的“He picked up coal”可知，Vito认为这个游戏有趣。fun“有趣的”符合语境。silly“愚蠢的”；dull“迟钝的”；violent“猛烈的”。
10．A.tight B．long
C．strong D．distant
解析：选D 根据下文中的“He tried again and again”可推知，衬衫应该是挂在远处的绳子上。distant“远处的”符合语境。
11．A.risked B．regretted
C．considered D．finished
解析：选D 根据句中的“all the coal”可知，Vito把所有的煤都扔完了。故选D项。上文中的“finish hitting all the coal”亦是提示。
12．A.bothers B．strikes
C．tires D．relaxes
解析：选C 根据句中的but可知，Vito累了但是感到开心。
13．A.intention B．problem
C．worry D．solution
解析：选A 父亲发现儿子没有理解他的意图。intention“意图，目的”符合语境。problem“问题”；worry“担心”；solution“解决办法”。
14．A.box B．mirror
C．closet D．fence
解析：选B 根据下文中的“What he could only see from his face was”可知，父亲让Vito照镜子。故选B项。
15．A.mouth B．eyes
C．teeth D．nose
解析：选C 根据上文可知，Vito扔完了一袋的煤；由此可推知，Vito脸上也沾上了煤，黑黑的，他从自己脸上只能看出白白的牙齿。
16．A.stubborn B．black
C．stupid D．greedy
解析：选B 根据上文可知，煤使Vito变成了“黑人”。
17．A.truth B．secret
C．plan D．result
解析：选D 你想让很多不幸落在别人身上，结果(result)是最大的不幸会落(falls)在我们自己头上。
18．A.relies B．passes
C．tries D．falls
解析：选D 参见上题解析。分号后的句子与分号前的“You want a lot of bad luck on others”形成对比。故选D。
19．A.habits B．manners
C．thoughts D．words
解析：选C 我们不好的想法可能会给别人带来不幸。thought“思想，想法”符合语境。
20．A.return B．remove
C．repair D．perform
解析：选B 留给我们自己的污点是很难摆脱的。remove“清除，除去”符合语境。
