Question

【題目】To Test Your Wings

"We have to let him try it, Lila," I said to my wife. "Can't you see that?"

"But how will he ________ on his own?"

"He'll make it."

"But he can't see, he's blind!"

"I know it."

Of course I knew it. I'm Andy's father, aren't I? But I also knew how much it hurt Lila to say that. It was years before I heard her accept it. She knew it and had been told it over and over by all the ________ at the hospitals we had taken Andy to when we were still hoping during the early years.

"Lila," I tried again, "he's nineteen years old. He's clever. He's ambitious. He's ________ -he believes in himself. He wants to try things on his own. We've given him what we can. We have to let him go."

"But why does he have to ________ a college halfway across the country?"

"Because he wants to test his wings."

"That's all very well, " she continued to protest (抗議), "but he cannot see. How do we know he can fly on his own?"

"I think he can," I said softly. "And we have to let him ________. He'll come back sometimes." We were both silent for a while.

"Remember Gertie, the bird we saved?" I asked.

"Yes," Lila nodded. "I remember Gertie."

"And we let her use her wings, didn't we?"

Lila ________ again.

"Even though she had broken her wing; even though you wanted to hold onto her; even though she was disabled too in a way, and we were ________ she might not make it, we still let her test her wings."

"Yes."

"And she did come back, didn't she? Not only that spring, but for several springs, and a couple of falls, too."

"But never to stay."

"No. Never to stay," I agreed. "And that's the ________ it is with children too, once they're grown and gone."

There were tears in Lila's eyes again, but her voice was firm (堅定的) as she stood up.

"Let's go find Andy. We'll tell him he can go and test his wings."

【1】A.manageB.moveC.changeD.communicate

【2】A.teachersB.doctorsC.friendsD.neighbors

【3】A.boredB.confidentC.patientD.nervous

【4】A.missB.leaveC.chooseD.discover

【5】A.regretB.waitC.runD.try

【6】A.laughedB.noddedC.askedD.promised

【7】A.surprisedB.afraidC.satisfiedD.moved

【8】A.secretB.wayC.interestD.lesson

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】B

【8】B

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是Andy是一個失明的孩子，他選擇去一個離家很遠(yuǎn)的大學(xué)讀書。文章中是Andy的父母之間的對話，Andy的爸爸正在勸說Andy的媽媽，要讓Andy去嘗試。

【1】句意：但他自己怎么能行呢？
考查動詞辨析及語境。manage設(shè)法，管理；move移動；change改變；communicate交流。根據(jù)上文“We have to let him try it, Lila,” I said to my wife.可知，“我”對Lila說要讓他去嘗試，而Lila比較擔(dān)心，怕他做不了。故選A。

【2】句意：他知道這一點，早年我們還抱著希望的時候，我們帶Andy去的醫(yī)院里，所有的醫(yī)生都一遍又一遍地告訴他。
考查名詞辨析及語境。teachers老師；doctors醫(yī)生；friends朋友；neighbors鄰居。根據(jù)空后…at the hospitals可知，這里指“醫(yī)院里的醫(yī)生告訴……”。故選B。

【3】句意：他很自信——他相信自己。
考查形容詞辨析及語境。bored無聊的，厭煩的；confident自信的；patient有耐心的；nervous緊張的。根據(jù)空后 “he believes in himself”“他相信自己”可知，他是自信的。故選B。

【4】句意：但是為什么他要選擇一所橫跨半個國家的大學(xué)呢？
考查動詞辨析及語境。miss想念；錯過；leave離開；choose選擇；discover發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)上下文語境 “He wants to try things on his own……. Because he wants to test his wings.”可知，Andy想要自己去嘗試，所以他“選擇”了一所很遠(yuǎn)的大學(xué)。故選C。

【5】句意：我們必須讓他試一試。
考查動詞辨析及語境。regret后悔，遺憾；wait等待；run跑；try嘗試。根據(jù)上文 “He wants to try things on his own. We've given him what we can. We have to let him go.”可知，Andy想要去嘗試，“我”覺得必須讓他去試一試。故選D。

【6】句意：Lila再次點了點頭。
考查動詞辨析及語境。laughed笑；nodded點頭；asked問；promised承諾，答應(yīng)。根據(jù)上文“Yes,” Lila nodded.“Lila點了點頭”可知，這里說Lila又點了點頭。故選B。

【7】句意：……而且我們擔(dān)心她做不到。
考查形容詞辨析及語境。surprised吃驚的；afraid害怕的，擔(dān)心的；satisfied滿足的，滿意的；moved移動，感動的。根據(jù)上文“Even though it had broken her wing; even though you wanted to hold onto her; even though she was disabled too in a way”可知，這只鳥翅膀折了，所以我們擔(dān)心她做不到。故選B。

【8】句意：一旦孩子們長大了，離開了，他們也會這樣。
考查名詞辨析及語境。secret秘密；way 方式；interest興趣；lesson課程，教訓(xùn)。根據(jù)文意可知，“我”用曾經(jīng)救過的鳥舉例，告訴Lila孩子長大了，也會像那只鳥那樣離開大人們。the way it is with…“……也是這樣，是同一個道理”。故選B。

這是一篇記敘文，短文中“我”和Lila在談?wù)撊绾翁幚硎�明�?/span>Andy選擇去很遠(yuǎn)的地方上大學(xué)這件事。文章通過敘事給我們講述道理，內(nèi)容貼近日常生活。本題考查學(xué)生們在具體語境中運用語言的能力，綜合性較強。做題時，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)上下文語境做題，先易后難。注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔細(xì)辨析選項中單詞的意思和用法；最后將答案代入原文，再讀一遍，檢查答案是否正確。例如第7小題，根據(jù)上文“Even though it had broken her wing; even though you wanted to hold onto her; even though she was disabled too in a way可知，這只鳥翅膀折了，所以我們擔(dān)心她做不到。比較四個形容詞的意思可知應(yīng)選B。