Question

The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a at school.”

Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my . Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more , almost he were talking to himself. Maybe he’ll just forget it, I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the of my long list of things to do.

My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I . Jeremy stood quietly watching me. Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again. I knew what he wanted but I needed to . I smiled at Jeremy and kept typing. He for a few more minutes, then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his . “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper-now!”

“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, and looked at me in “You’re going to the store just for me?” I . Suddenly, a look of shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So was I that I didn’t turned away from his to get him some poster paper.

1.A. race B. class C. ceremony D. competition

2.A. colleagues B. family C. neighbors D. relatives

3.A. spare B. wait C. spend D. lose

4.A. slowly B. softly C. confidently D. loudly

5.A. as soon as B. as long as C. as though D. even if

6.A. bottom B. top C. beginning D. corner

7.A. letter B. foot C. image D. shadow

8.A. woke up B. stood up C. got up D. looked up

9.A. rest B. type C. learn D. exercise

10.A. widely B. happily C. weakly D. politely

11.A. watched B. searched C. hesitated D. complained

12.A. comment B. footsteps C. warning D. advice

13.A. fell over B. sat down C. turned around D. walked away

14.A. peace B. astonishment C. relief D. silence

15.A. doubted B. argued C. apologized D. nodded

16.A. surprise B. sadness C. disappointment D. excitement

17.A. enjoy B. remember C. forget D. value

18.A. story B. question C. poster D. composition

19.A. grateful B. generous C. forgetful D. selfless

20.A. opinion B. request C. promise D. gift

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者是一個(gè)家庭主婦兼作家，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無(wú)論多么努力，都無(wú)法滿足家人的不同需要。作者的小兒子想要一些招貼紙以參加學(xué)校的比賽，但是作者沒(méi)有把這件事放在心上，在離比賽截止日期還有一天時(shí)間的時(shí)候，作者給兒子買(mǎi)了招貼紙�？吹絻鹤拥淖髌帆@獎(jiǎng)了，作者內(nèi)心充滿了感激。

1.Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.”可知，作者的小兒子問(wèn)作者要招貼紙是為了參加比賽，故選D。

2.Being a housewife and writer...I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my .作為一個(gè)家庭主婦兼作家，無(wú)論作者怎樣努力，她似乎都無(wú)法滿足家人的需要。作者沒(méi)有足夠重視小兒子的需要，根據(jù)“Being a housewife”可知，這里說(shuō)的是作者的家人，故選B。

3. A抽出，撥出，使免遭；B等待；C花費(fèi)，度過(guò)；D丟失，失去。but I just couldn’t a minute for it作者的小兒子一直不停地跟作者提買(mǎi)招貼紙的事，但是作者就是無(wú)法抽出哪怕一分鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)處理此事，故選A。

4.he were talking to himself”可知，Jeremy幾乎是在自言自語(yǔ)了，說(shuō)明他說(shuō)話的語(yǔ)氣更加緩和了，故選B。

5.almost he were talking to himself作者小兒子說(shuō)話更緩和了，就像是在自言自語(yǔ)一樣，故選C。

6. A底部；B頂部；C開(kāi)始，開(kāi)端，早期；D角落，拐角。根據(jù)“I just couldn’t a minute for it...Maybe he’ll just forget it, I thought hopefully.”可知，作者沒(méi)時(shí)間管Jeremy的事，她認(rèn)為Jeremy會(huì)把買(mǎi)招貼紙一事忘掉，因此，作者就把Jeremy的事情放在了清單的最后，把故選A。

7.I knew who it would be”可知，有人進(jìn)來(lái)了，他的影子落到了作者的文件上，故選D。

8.I knew who it would be before I .因?yàn)橛杏白勇涞轿募�上，說(shuō)明作者當(dāng)時(shí)是坐著的，她需要抬頭看是誰(shuí)進(jìn)入了房間，故選D。

9.I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article”可知，作者當(dāng)時(shí)需要打字，故選B。

10.and kept typing”可知，作者勉強(qiáng)對(duì)Jeremy笑了一下，又繼續(xù)打起字來(lái)，故選C。

11.Jeremy stood quietly watching me...He for a few more minutes”可知，Jeremy站在一旁觀察著作者，又過(guò)了幾分鐘之后，Jeremy轉(zhuǎn)身離開(kāi)，故選A。

12.“Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.””是Jeremy在離開(kāi)房間的時(shí)候說(shuō)的話，排除B；“不管怎樣，比賽明天就結(jié)束了”這句話表達(dá)了Jeremy的想法，而非警告或建議，故選A。

13.He stopped, and looked at me作者的兒子轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)看著作者，根據(jù)“then turned and walked away”可知，Jeremy轉(zhuǎn)身離開(kāi)時(shí)，作者的話讓他停下了腳步，故選C。

14.“You’re going to the store just for me?””可知，Jeremy不相信作者會(huì)為了他跑一趟商店，in surprise驚訝地，故選B。

15.I .作者點(diǎn)頭示意，即作者同意帶Jeremy去買(mǎi)招貼紙，故選D。

16.a look of shot across his face作者小兒子Jeremy的臉上頓時(shí)洋溢著興奮，故選D。

17.I don’t think I’ll ever that moment.看到Jeremy開(kāi)心的樣子，祖宗認(rèn)為她將不會(huì)忘記那一刻，故選C。

18.Later that day, he worked silently on the all afternoon.后來(lái)，Jeremy整個(gè)下午都在招貼紙上寫(xiě)寫(xiě)畫(huà)畫(huà)，故選C。

19.Inside it was the Certificate of Award.”可知，信封里裝著獲獎(jiǎng)證書(shū)，作者感激自己沒(méi)有拒絕兒子的請(qǐng)求，否則就不會(huì)有機(jī)會(huì)看到兒子獲獎(jiǎng)了，故選A。

20.his to get him some poster paper這里指Jeremy請(qǐng)求作者給他買(mǎi)招貼紙，故選B。

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