Question

【題目】Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course, she had to do some volunteer services in a nursing home for a week.

One Monday,Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would spend an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, MrsBlair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.

Emily stood awkwardly（別扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said,‘Good

afternoon. I’m Emily.’

‘Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.’Mrs. Blair replied.

Then,________filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.

‘Tell me about yourself, Emily,’ MrsBlair said suddenly.

‘Well,’Emily started,‘I don’t have any grandparents, so I don’t know how toget on well with elderly people.I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to volunteer here to get a good grade for my Civics class.’

MrsBlair didn’t seem to mind .‘Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to________old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.’

Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided,‘What was your job?’

‘I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.’MrsBlair answered.

‘Cool! Can you tell me about it?’Emily asked, amazed.

MrsBlair smiled.‘Back then,________the lead actress had the honor to wear a special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.’

Emily smiled along with MrsBlair and listened to the other stories attentively. She had become very________MrsBlair’s stories. She decided to come earlier the next day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.

‘Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,’MrsBlair comforted her. She then handed a small box

to Emily,‘It’s my gift to you.’

Emily________opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside.‘It’s the bracelet

that you wore. Thank you!’Emily said, with tears in her eyes‘. free.’

I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m

On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and________that she would keep her word to MrsBlair.

【1】A. happiness B. friendship C. silence D. humour

【2】A. care for B. agree with C. depend on D. worry about

【3】A. even B. maybe C. yet D. only

【4】A. afraid of B. interested in C. pleased with D. familiar with

【5】A. angrily B. easily C. carefully D. suddenly

【6】A. promised B. denied C. introduced D. lied

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【解析】本文介紹了艾米莉參加志愿者活動，去養(yǎng)老院照顧一位老太太。這位老太太叫布萊爾太太，她給艾米莉講述她當(dāng)主角，可以有幸戴著一個特殊的手鐲的故事。在他們分別時，布萊爾太太把那個手鐲贈給了艾米莉。

【1】C

考查名詞及語境的理解。A. happiness 快樂；B. friendship 友誼； C. silence 沉默；D. humour幽默；句意：他們兩個人之間充滿沉默。根據(jù)后文的Emily wondered what to say.可知艾米莉在想要說些什么，因此他們兩個沒有說話，因此是在沉默，故選C。

【2】A

考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A. care for 關(guān)心，喜歡； B. agree with 同意； C. depend on 依靠； D. worry about擔(dān)心；句意：許多人，尤其是青少年似乎不喜歡像我這樣的老年人。根據(jù)so I don’t know how to get on well with elderly people.可知艾米莉不知道如何和老年人好好相處，因此布萊爾太太說青少年不喜歡老年人，故選A。

【3】D

考查副詞及語境的理解。A. even 甚至； B. maybe 可能； C. yet 然而； D. only僅僅；句意：回想那時，只有女主角有幸戴著一個特殊的手鐲。根據(jù)后文的I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet.可知只有女主角戴著那個特殊的手鐲，故選D。

【4】B

考查形容詞短語及語境的理解。A. afraid of 擔(dān)心； B. interested in 感興趣； C. pleased with 對……滿意； D. familiar with熟悉……；句意：她對布萊爾太太的故事非常感興趣。根據(jù)She decided to come earlier the next day.可知她決定第二天更早地去布萊爾太太那里，因此她對布萊爾太太的故事感興趣，故選B。

【5】C

考查副詞及語境的理解。A. angrily生氣地； B. easily容易地； C. carefully認(rèn)真地，小心地； D. suddenly突然地；句意：艾米莉小心地打開那個盒子，看見里面的東西感到驚訝。根據(jù)前文的As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.可知艾米莉舍不得離開布萊爾太太，喜歡和她在一起，因此對于布萊爾太太給的盒子，應(yīng)小心地打開，故選C。

【6】A

考查動詞及語境的理解。A. promised許諾； B. denied否定； C. introduced 介紹； D. lied撒謊；句意：她摸了摸那個手鐲，許諾她將會遵守對布萊爾太太的諾言。根據(jù)keep her word可知此處表示許諾，要遵守諾言，故選A。