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【題目】Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent____with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems.____, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became____more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she____work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as____as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not____in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very____and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she____a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to____with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his____, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly____Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was____me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that____my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

Now Martin has____changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s____helped him to feel good about himself.

【1】A. conversation??? B. report??? C. survey??? D. speech

【2】A. So??? B. But??? C. Therefore??? D. However

【3】A. very??? B. many??? C. much??? D. too

【4】A. could??? B. had to??? C. should??? D. would

【5】A. soon??? B. quickly??? C. well??? D. good

【6】A. pleased??? B. tired??? C. bored??? D. interested

【7】A. worried??? B. patient??? C. careful??? D. serious

【8】A. made??? B. took??? C. got??? D. thought

【9】A. argue??? B. say??? C. discuss??? D. talk

【10】A. surprised??? B. surprising??? C. surprise??? D. surprises

【11】A. which??? B. what??? C. that??? D. how

【12】A. seeing??? B. noticing??? C. helping??? D. watching

【13】A. since??? B. before??? C. after??? D. when

【14】A. always??? B. hardly??? C. really??? D. just

【15】A. advice??? B. love??? C. idea??? D. decision

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【11】B

【12】D

【13】A

【14】C

【15】B

【解析】試題分析：這篇短文講述的是： 因為馬丁爸爸去世了，他害怕孤獨設法讓他的媽媽更多注意他，所以馬丁老是出問題。在媽媽的幫助下，馬丁意識到爸爸愛他總是以他做的每件好事而驕傲。馬丁變得好起來。

【1】考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：但是，一個最近和他母親的談話改變了他的生活。A. conversation談話， B. report報告，C. survey調查， D. speech演講。故選A。

【2】考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：然而他父親幾年前去世后。A. So所以，B. But但是， C. Therefore因此，D. However然而。據句意， 故選D。

【3】考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：馬丁的生活變得更困難多了。 much后跟比較級，much more difficult更困難的多。據句意，故選C。

【4】考查情態(tài)動詞及語境的理解。句意：為做到這一點，她必須工作，所以她經常不在家。A. could能，B. had to必須，C. should應該， D. would會，將。據句意，故選B。

【5】考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：他的媽媽盡其所能好好地照顧他。A. soon很快，B. quickly迅速地， C. well好地，D. good好的。well是副詞，修飾動詞短語look after. as well as she could盡其所能好地.據句意，故選C。

【6】考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：他對學習不感興趣,他常常陷入困境。be interested in是固定短語，對……感興趣。據句意，故選D。

【7】考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：他的媽媽非常擔心，但是她不放棄盡力去幫助他。A. worried 擔心，B. kind善良的，C. careful細心的，D. serious嚴重的.據句意，故選A。

【8】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：她做了一個艱難的決定：送他到一個男生寄宿制學校。 make a decision 是固定短語，做決定。據句意，故選A。

【9】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：這個老師說對馬丁來說，和他媽媽進行談話很有必要。talk with somebody是固定短語，和……交談。據句意，故選D。

【10】考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：馬丁給他媽媽打了電話，但是使他驚奇的是，這個電話改變了他的生活。to one’s surprise, 是固定短語，使……驚奇的是。據句意，故選C。

【11】考查疑問詞及語境的理解。句意：他說：“這正是我所需要的。” A. which哪一個，B. what所……的， C. that那個，D. how怎樣。據句意，故選B。

【12】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他正注視著我，總是以我做的每件好事而驕傲。A. seeing看到，?? B. noticing注意到， C. helping幫助，D. watching注視。據句意，故選D。

【13】考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：我意識到因為我爸爸去世了，我害怕孤獨，設法讓我的媽媽更多注意我。A. since因為，B. before在……之前，C. after……之后，D. when當……的時候。據句意，故選A。

【14】考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：現在馬丁真的改變了。A. always總是，B. hardly幾乎不， C. really真地，D. just只。據句意，故選C。

【15】考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：他媽媽的決定幫助他感覺好起來。A. advice建議， B. love愛，C. idea主意，D. decision決定。據句意，故選D。