Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought
31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been
32 too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s
33 made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a
34 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse
35 the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried
36 when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he
37 into the room where grain was stored and was quite
38 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he
39 a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 40 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily
41 the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a
42 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to
43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came
44 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came
45 the next few days. Zigfried
46 every single hour of them.
47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a
48 smile at the door of his home, he heard the
49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The
50 froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”
| 小题1: | | A．carefully | B．excitedly | C．hopefully | D．proudly |
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| 小题2: | | A．shabby | B．noisy | C．messy | D．empty |
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| 小题3: | | A．mouth | B．nose | C．stomach | D．throat |
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| 小题4: | | A．bag | B．stick | C．bowl | D．coat |
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| 小题5: | | A．although | B．until | C．whereas | D．unless |
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| 小题6: | | A．leapt | B．sniffed | C．trembled | D．withdrew |
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| 小题7: | | A．broke | B．marched | C．paced | D．stole |
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| 小题8: | | A．curious | B．nervous | C．pitiful | D．sensible |
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| 小题9: | | A．took | B．released | C．felt | D．drew |
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| 小题10: | | A．strongly | B．irregularly | C．slowly | D．wildly |
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| 小题11: | | A．escaped | B．seized | C．rubbed | D．scratched |
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| 小题12: | | A．close | B．happy | C．new | D．young |
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| 小题13: | | A．celebrate | B．communicate | C．compete | D．compromise |
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| 小题14: | | A．across | B．from | C．off | D．up |
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| 小题15: | | A．alive | B．loose | C．open | D．still |
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| 小题16: | | A．counted | B．enjoyed | C．missed | D．wasted |
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| 小题17: | | A．However | B．Instead | C．Moreover | D．Therefore |
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| 小题18: | | A．bitter | B．forced | C．polite | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．introduction | B．discussion | C．comment | D．debate |
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| 小题20: | | A．blood | B．smile | C．tear | D．sweat |
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