Question

【題目】New Distractions (使人分心的事)

Madeline’s family vacation to the beach was usually the highlight of her summer. This year, however, her parents announced a new_________: no phones allowed for the entire week. “No distractions,” they said.

“But my friends will be_________updates,” Madeline protested (抗議). ”

“They’ll have to_________,” her mom said.

“What if something bad happens?” Madeline changed her strategy (策略). Her mom shook her head as she opened a drawer. Madeline saw that her parents’ phones were already in it. Madeline had to drop her_________in, too.

The drive to the beach house took most of the day. That night after dinner, Madeline wandered into the kitchen, where her father was_________dishes.

“Still hungry?” he asked.

“No,” she answered. Then she gave him a loving look and said in her sweetest voice, “Couldn’t I have my phone back? Just so I can tell everyone what a(n)_________time I’m having?”

“Can’t,” he said. “It’s not here. Remember? Check out the bookcase in the living room,” he suggested. “Might find something you like.”

She walked into the living room and spotted a jigsaw puzzle (拼圖玩具) on the bookcase. She took it, put the pieces on the table, and began to work on them.

After what seemed like minutes, she looked up. It was past ten o’clock. She had been working for almost two hours! The puzzle was less than half done. It would have been nice to_________a picture of the puzzle with her friends, she thought.

The next morning, a golden sun was rising over the blue ocean. The sky was cloudless. The scene reminded Madeline of a photo that Brandi had shared. Her friends had oohed and ahhed (對……大加贊賞) over it. This view was even better. It would leave everyone_________. Madeline’s hand reached for the bedside table, but there was nothing there.

That evening, Madeline lost herself in the jigsaw puzzle again. She felt a little excited every time the shapes met. Soon, all that were left were a few gaps. She quickly put the remaining pieces into place. The puzzle was complete.

She stepped back to appreciate the finished puzzle. The picture showed an old painting of several farmhands working in a brown field and there was a giant rainbow arching across the sky.

Madeline enjoyed the puzzle for a few minutes, trying to keep the image in her mind. Then, she quietly started taking it apart. That, she thought, was just for me.

【1】A.ruleB.resultC.dateD.discovery

【2】A.providingB.expectingC.consideringD.selecting

【3】A.waitB.guessC.searchD.judge

【4】A.bookB.computerC.puzzleD.phone

【5】A.servingB.preparingC.washingD.cooking

【6】A.limitedB.amazingC.boringD.common

【7】A.shareB.drawC.explainD.discuss

【8】A.confusedB.hopelessC.amusedD.speechless

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。瑪?shù)铝蘸透改敢黄鹑ヂ眯�。今年，她的父母宣布了一項新�?guī)定：一周內(nèi)不準打電話。起初瑪?shù)铝詹辉敢�，但是在父親的引導(dǎo)下，她在客廳的櫥柜里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個拼圖。最后完成了一幅美景圖。

【1】句意：然而今年，她的父母宣布了一項新規(guī)定：一周內(nèi)不準使用手機。

rule規(guī)則；result結(jié)果；date日期；discovery發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文的“no phones allowed for the entire week”可知，瑪?shù)铝盏母改感�布了一項新�?guī)定。故選A。

【2】句意：“但是我的朋友們會期待更新，”瑪?shù)铝湛棺h道。

providing提供；expecting期待；considering思考；selecting挑選。根據(jù)下文的“They’ll have to wait”可知，朋友會期待她朋友圈消息的更新的。故選B。

【3】句意：“他們得等，”她媽媽說。

wait等待；guess猜；search搜尋；judge判斷。根據(jù)上文瑪?shù)铝蘸退�父母的對話可知，媽媽不允許瑪?shù)铝漳檬謾C，故朋友們得等待瑪?shù)铝崭�新消息。故選A。

【4】句意：瑪?shù)铝找驳冒央娫挿胚M去。

book書；computer電腦；puzzle謎；phone電話。根據(jù)前文“Madeline saw that her parents’ phones were already in it.”可知，父母已經(jīng)把手機放進去了，所以瑪?shù)铝找驳冒咽謾C上交。故選D。

【5】句意：那天晚飯后，瑪?shù)铝招挪阶哌M廚房，她父親正在那里洗盤子。

serving服務(wù)；preparing準備；washing洗；cooking烹飪。根據(jù)上文的 “That night after dinner, Madeline wandered into the kitchen”可知，吃完晚飯后，爸爸正在洗碗。故選C。

【6】句意：這樣我就可以告訴大家我過得有多棒？

limited限制的，有限的；amazing令人吃驚的；boring無聊的；common共同的。通過上文可知，瑪?shù)铝找患沂侨ザ燃�，故她想告訴朋友們她的假期很棒，很開心。故選B。

【7】句意：她想，要是能和她的朋友們分享一張拼圖的照片就好了。

share分享；draw畫畫；explain解釋；discuss討論。通過上文的“a picture of the puzzle with her friends”可知，此時瑪?shù)铝障牒退�的朋友分享這個拼圖的美景。故選A。

【8】句意：它會讓所有人啞口無言。

confused困惑的；hopeless絕望的；amused愉悅的；speechless無語的，無言以對的。根據(jù)“The scene reminded Madeline of a photo that Brandi had shared. Her friends had oohed and ahhed (對……大加贊賞) over it. This view was even better.”可知，朋友分享的照片已經(jīng)讓大家大加贊賞了，自己的這個更好，所以會讓大家啞口無言。故選D。