Question

【題目】

A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on Facebook after being ________________by local police.

Staff at the Moche police station first ________________Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras (監(jiān)控攝像). They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by ________________at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was ________________writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy's ________________, the police shared the video on Facebook.

At the time of this writing, Victor's heartwarming and ________________heartbreaking story has spread all around the world. Local TV station ________________to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.

It turns out that the 12-year-old's family is so ________________that they couldn't pay for electricity (電), so they just depended on a ________________during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could _________________finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn't _________________the weak candlelight any more.

"One day, my son said _________________I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework, "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She _________________that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting (傾斜) his head to let the candlelight through.

Victor's mother said that although he _________________housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes _________________very seriously and gets good grades.

【1】A. sharedB. takenC. discussedD. praised

【2】A. metB. interviewedC. noticedD. caught

【3】A. itselfB. yourselfC. myselfD. himself

【4】A. shylyB. actuallyC. carelesslyD. certainly

【5】A. wishB. planC. spiritD. hobby

【6】A. by the wayB. at leastC. at the same timeD. in the end

【7】A. managedB. stoppedC. promisedD. refused

【8】A. traditionalB. popularC. specialD. poor

【9】A. flashB. candleC. cameraD. fire

【10】A. seldomB. evenC. onlyD. still

【11】A. changeB. standC. enjoyD. protect

【12】A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. IfD. Until

【13】A. addedB. warnedC. hopedD. lied

【14】A. puts offB. worries aboutC. gives upD. helps with

【15】A. healthB. schoolC. friendshipD. safety

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文通過一段視頻來介紹一個來自秘魯莫切的名叫維克多馬丁的12歲男孩在街燈下的人行道上做作業(yè)，在當?shù)鼐�方分享后，在臉譜網(wǎng)上被觀看了數(shù)百萬次。從而他的感人和心碎的故事同時也傳遍了全世界。

【1】句意：一個來自秘魯莫切的12歲男孩在街燈下的人行道上做作業(yè)，在當?shù)鼐�方分享后，在臉譜網(wǎng)上被觀看了數(shù)百萬次。

A. shared分享；B. taken 拿走；C. discussed討論；D. praised表揚。根據(jù)上文 A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, 可知只有被分享后才會在Facebook上被觀看。故選A。

【2】句意：莫切警察局的工作人員在檢查安全攝像頭時，第一次注意到維克多馬丁。

A. met 見到；B. interviewed面試，采訪； C. noticed注意到 D. caught抓住。根據(jù)下文while checking security cameras可知只有在檢查攝像頭時才會注意到，故選C。

【3】句意：他們發(fā)現(xiàn)一個小男孩晚上獨自坐在人行道上。

A. itself 它自己；B. yourself你自己； C. myself 我自己；D. himself他自己。根據(jù)by oneself ，單獨地，此處指a young boy，反身代詞要用himself，故選D。

【4】句意：起初，他們認為他在做壞事，但后來他們意識到他實際上是在用頭頂上的路燈在筆記本上寫東西。

A. shyly害羞地；B. actually實際上；C. carelessly粗心地；D. certainly當然。根據(jù)下文writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. 可知事實上在利用頭頂上的路燈光寫東西，故選B。

【5】句意：警察被這個男孩的精神所感動，在臉譜網(wǎng)上分享了這段視頻。

A. wish希望；B. plan計劃；C. spirit精神；D. hobby習慣。根據(jù)下文the police shared the video on Facebook.可以推知分享的原因是被男孩的精神所感動，故選C。

【6】句意：維克多的感人和心碎的故事同時也傳遍了全世界。

A. by the way順便問一下；B. at least 至少；C. at the same time同時；D. in the end最后，終于。由Victor's heartwarming and 6 heartbreaking story.可知感人和心碎是同時發(fā)生的，故選C。

【7】句意：當?shù)仉娨暸_設法找到了這個男孩，并和他母親坐下來，了解他為什么在街上而不是在家里做家庭作業(yè)。

A. managed設法，管理；B. stopped停止；C. promised承諾；D. refused拒絕。根據(jù)下文 ...find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home. 想了解他為什么在街上而不是在家里做家庭作業(yè)。才會有電視臺設法找到，manage to do sth.設法做某事，固定搭配。故選A。

【8】句意：結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)，12歲的孩子家里太窮了，連電費都付不起。

A. traditional傳統(tǒng)的；B. popular流行的，受歡迎的；C：special特殊的；D：poor貧窮的。根據(jù)下文 they couldn't pay for electricity (電),可知因為付不起電費才會在路燈下寫作業(yè)，故選D。

【9】句意：他們付不起電費，所以他們晚上只能靠蠟燭過夜。

A. flash動畫；B. candle蠟燭；C. camera相機；D. fire火。根據(jù)上文they couldn't pay for electricity可知在夜里只能靠蠟燭照明，故選B。

【10】句意：不幸的是，維克多馬丁很少能在太陽下山之前完成作業(yè)。

A. seldom 很少；B. even甚至；C. only 僅僅；D. still還。根據(jù) Unluckily，可知很少能在太陽落山時完成作業(yè)，故選A。

【11】句意：最近他再也受不了微弱的燭光了。

A. change改變；B. stand忍受；C. enjoy 喜歡；D. protect保護。根據(jù)下文... I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! 可知他再也不能忍受微弱的燭光了，故選B。

【12】句意：有一天，我兒子說如果我繼續(xù)用蠟燭，我會瘋的！

A. Although盡管；B. Because因為；C：If 如果；D. Until直到……為止。根據(jù)前后句的意思可知前句是后句所發(fā)生的條件，主句用一般將來時，從句用的是一般現(xiàn)在時。要用連詞if，故選C。

【13】句意：她補充說，維克多的脖子經(jīng)常會因為傾斜頭部讓燭光穿過而變得難以移動。

A. added加，補充；B. warned 警告；C. hoped希望；D. lied撒謊。根據(jù)上文 "One day, my son said 12I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework, " 可知這只是說明不用蠟燭的原因，另外又說明下兒子的脖子經(jīng)常會因為傾斜頭部讓燭光穿過而變得難以移動。這是個補充說明，要用added，故選A。

【14】句意：維克多的母親說，盡管他每天幫忙做家務，照顧家里的羊。

A. puts off推遲；B. worries about 為……擔心；C. gives up 放棄；D. helps with幫助。根據(jù)下文...takes care of the family sheep every day.可知他也會幫助做家務，故選D。

【15】句意：但六年級的孩子對學習非常認真，成績也很好。

A. health健康；B. school 學習；C. friendship友誼；D. safety安全。根據(jù)句末gets good grades.可知對學習一定非常認真才會有好的成績，故選B。

短文是一篇記敘文，講述的是12歲男孩維克多馬丁因家境貧窮，付不起電費而在在街燈下的人行道上做作業(yè)的故事。這個故事感動了許多人，內(nèi)容貼近學生們的日常生活。文章的篇幅較長，設計了15個小題。學生做題時一定要有耐心，應先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)上下文的語境做題，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔細辨析選項中四個單詞的意思和用法；最后將答案代入原文，再讀一遍，檢查答案是否正確。例如第3小題，是考查反身代詞，此處指a young boy獨自一人，反身代詞要用himself，故選D。再如第12小題，考查的是連詞辨析，A. Although盡管，引導的是讓步狀語從句；B. Because因為，引導的是原因狀語從句；C：If 如果，引導的是條件狀語從句；D. Until直到……為止，引導的是時間狀語從句。根據(jù)前后句的意思可知前句是后所發(fā)生的條件，主句用一般將來時，從句用的是一般現(xiàn)在時。符合if引導的條件狀語從句遵循的原則“主將從現(xiàn)”，故答案選C。