Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."

    Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"

   The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.

    _______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.

   What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(閣樓) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.

1.A. different         B. quick           C. wise              D. final

2.A. known          B. recognized       C. concluded          D. insisted

3.A. shocked           B. puzzled         C. disappointed        D. excited

4.A. classmates       B. friends          C. neighbours         D. parents

5.A. delighted at      B. pleased with      C. accustomed to      D. worried about

6.A. pack            B. abandon         C. tie               D. pile

7.A. Before          B. In              C. On               D. During 

8.A. rudely          B. irregularly        C. irresponsibly       D. naughtily

9.A. beautiful        B. familiar          C. splendid           D. modern

10.A. recalled         B. convinced        C. warned            D. reminded

11.A. time            B. courage          C. strength          D. patience

12.A. looking         B. wondering        C. asking            D. expecting

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了邦德一家因為邦德太太工作的變遷而要搬去芝加哥去的故事。孩子們一聽要搬到芝加哥去都很驚訝。但是，Marc 不想走，因為他舍不得他的朋友。在大家動身的這天早上，Marc 不見了。原來他想躲到朋友家的閣樓上。當(dāng)他看到周圍的風(fēng)景時，他想起了和家人一起度過的時光，覺得家人是最重要的。于是，他決定收拾東西和家人一起離開。

1.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. different  不同的； B. quick  快的，迅速的； C. wise  聰明的，明智的；  D. final最終的。根據(jù)后文的After thinking long and hard about it,可知經(jīng)過長時間的反復(fù)思考做出的決定，應(yīng)是最終的決定。句意：我們不得不做出最后的決定。故選 D。

2.考查動詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. known  知道，     B. recognized    認出； C. concluded   做總結(jié)；   D. insisted 堅持認為。根據(jù)前文的After thinking long and hard about it,可知此處是討論思考后的結(jié)論。句意：我們已做出總結(jié)，正確的決定是去芝加哥。故選C。

3.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. shocked  吃驚的；   B. puzzled 困惑的；  C. disappointed 失望的； D. excited 激動地。根據(jù)后文的It's surprising but exciting!" she said. 可知Marc感到吃驚。句意：Marc看起來驚訝。故選A。

4.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. classmates 同學(xué)；B. friends  朋友； C. neighbours 鄰居；  D. parents父母。根據(jù)后文的I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons可知Marc不愿意搬走，寧愿和Tommy Lyons生活在這兒，可見Tommy Lyons是他的好朋友。句意：我不能離開我的朋友。故選B。

5.考查形容詞短語和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A.  be delighted at 對......感到高興；   B. be pleased with  對......感到滿意；  C. be accustomed to  習(xí)慣于； D. be worried about 對......感到擔(dān)憂。根據(jù)后文的However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision,可知此處轉(zhuǎn)折表示他們原來以為Marc會去倫敦，會習(xí)慣那兒的，句意：他會更習(xí)慣離開這里的想法。故選C。

6.考查動詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. pack  包裝；    B. abandon   遺棄，放棄；  C. tie  系，打結(jié)；  D. pile堆積，累積。根據(jù)前文的we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago.可知要搬家，因此此處應(yīng)是收拾東西，打包行李。句意：拒絕打包他的東西。故選 A。

7.考查介詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. Before  在......之前；      B. In    在......里面；     C. On  在......上面；     D. During 在......期間。根據(jù)后文的the morning of their move,可知具體的某一天早上，要用介詞on。 句意：在他們動身的那一天早上。故選C。

8.考查副詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. rudely  粗魯?shù)�；B. irregularly  不規(guī)則地；C. irresponsibly 不負責(zé)任地；   D. naughtily頑皮地。根據(jù)前文的her husband felt angry with their son可知她的丈夫?qū)λ�的兒子感到生氣，說明他的兒子行為不好，句意：她的丈夫?qū)λ�不負�?zé)兒子行為感到生氣。故選 C。

9.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. beautiful  漂亮的；  B. familiar   熟悉的；C. splendid   輝煌的；  D. modern 現(xiàn)代的。根據(jù)后文的 the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted;可知這里是他和家人經(jīng)常來的地方，因此是熟悉的。句意：周圍所有熟悉的風(fēng)景。故選B。

10.考查動詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. recalled 回想起；     B. convinced   說服；   C. warned   警告； D. reminded 提醒。根據(jù)后文的the things he and his family had done together: 可知此處他想起了和家人在這里一起度過的時光。remind sb. of sth.使某人想起某事，句意：周圍所有的熟悉的風(fēng)景使他想起了和家人在這里一起做過的事情。故選D。

11.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. time   時間；     B. courage    勇氣；  C. strength   力量；    D. patience 耐心。根據(jù)后文的he hurried back to his house,可知他匆忙跑回家，此處是他不再花費時間在這里想。句意：Marc沒有花時間回答這個問題。故選A。

12.考查動詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. looking  看；    B. wondering 想知道；     C. asking  問；       D. expecting 期望。根據(jù)后文 if there were any boxes the right size可知Marc在找合適的盒子，此處他不知道有沒有合適的盒子，因此用 wondering 想知道。句意：他想知道是否有合適的盒子來裝他的錄音集。故選B。

考點：故事類短文。