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【題目】 Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (啞的) he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to , but with no success.

When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he spoke.

"There might be something wrong with his , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.

"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."

"It's certainly very ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."

passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a word.

Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said, "Pass me the salt, please."

Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you so long to speak?"

"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."

【1】A. because B. when C. though D. before

【2】A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh

【3】A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked

【4】A. never B. often C. usually D. always

【5】A. back B. hair C. face D. mind

【6】A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet

【7】A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years

【8】A. good B. right C. single D. new

【9】A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books

【10】A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：該篇短文主要記述了里奧從很小的時候就一句話也沒有說過，為此他的父母想盡了辦法。直到有一天吃飯時，菜里面沒有放鹽，里奧才開始說第一句話。

【1】C考查連詞及語境理解。句意：盡管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是啞的。because 因?yàn)椋?/span> when 既然，當(dāng)……時；though 雖然，盡管； before在……之前。空白前后句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選C。

【2】A考查動詞及語境理解。句意：格林夫婦想盡各種辦法來讓他說話但都不成功。speak說；walk步行；play玩；laugh笑。聯(lián)系前文He seemed to be dumb (啞的)的 描述可知該選A。

【3】C考查動詞及語境理解。句意：鎮(zhèn)上最好的醫(yī)生認(rèn)真地給他做了檢查。taught教；found找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)；examined 檢查；asked問，要求。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是故選C。

【4】A考查副詞及語境理解。句意：他從來不說話。never從不；often常常； usually通常；always總是。聯(lián)系前文描述可知此處指的是他從來不說話。故選A。

【5】D考查名詞及語境理解。句意：可能他的頭腦有問題。back背；hair 頭發(fā)；face臉；mind頭腦，智力。聯(lián)系后一句描述可知此處指的是可能他的頭腦有問題，故選D。

【6】B考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：這真的很奇怪。unfair不公平的；strange奇怪的；noisy 吵鬧的；quiet安靜的。聯(lián)系上文描述可知此處意思是這真的很奇怪，故選B。

【7】D考查名詞及語境理解。句意：很多年過去了。Hours 小時；Weeks 周；Months月；Years年。聯(lián)系后一句描述可知此處指的是是多年過去了，故選D。

【8】C考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：他沒有說過一句簡單的話。good 好的；right 對的；single 單一的；new新的。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是他沒有說過一句簡單的話，故選C。

【9】B考查名詞及語境理解。句意：他從他的飯食上抬起頭來。Chair椅子；meal 一頓飯，膳食；hands 手；books書。聯(lián)系前文Leo was having a meal with his parents 的描述可知此處該選B。

【10】D考查動詞及語境理解。句意：你為什么等了這么久才說話？slept 睡覺；walked 走，步行； served 服務(wù)，招待； waited 等待。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是等待，故選D。