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【題目】 Grandma has never been to school. When she was young, her family was poor and could not___________________her schooling. So grandma can only ___________________one or two Chinese words.

Over the years, she became a grandmother of eight. All her children have gone to school. She always encouraged them _________________well in their studies. It has been her lifelong___________________to go to school. She knows that without education, it's ___________________to do anything.

___________________,her children didn't disappoint her. They grew up,___________________their examinations, and left home to start university in big cities.

Before the first granddaughter left home, grandma made a special gift for her ___________________hand—a pillow（枕頭）filled with buckwheat hulls（蕎麥殼）.

One of her grandsons ___________________the gift. “Grandma, young people buy the new kind of pillows which are modern, soft and comfortable. ” he said. “Why do you spend a whole day____________________ buckwheat hulls, washing and drying them and sewing（縫）the pillow? It's too much work. And it doesn't look so good.”

But grandma continued her work ____________________she finished making the pillow. Grandma told them very seriously, “____________________can compare with a good night's sleep.”

From that time, it became a ____________________in our family. And all the ____________________received a special homemade pillow from grandma when they left home to study.

Now, when I see the new ads on TV for an expensive pillow in North America, I laugh. The pillow is just like the one my grandma __________________for us—a pillow filled with buckwheat hulls!

【1】A.receiveB.understandC.affordD.choose

【2】A.hearB.seeC.speakD.know

【3】A.doB.to doC.doingD.done

【4】A.choiceB.dreamC.lessonD.chance

【5】A.difficultB.easyC.boringD.proper

【6】A.LuckilyB.SlowlyC.RecentlyD.Quietly

【7】A.enjoyedB.missedC.passedD.attended

【8】A.byB.toC.atD.on

【9】A.laughed atB.looked forC.thought ofD.talked about

【10】A.buyB.buyingC.to buyD.bought

【11】A.becauseB.untilC.sinceD.when

【12】A.SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Everything

【13】A.prizeB.memoryC.ruleD.tradition

【14】A.childrenB.studentsC.parentsD.teachers

【15】A.boughtB.cookedC.madeD.found

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【5】A

【6】A

【7】C

【8】A

【9】A

【10】B

【11】B

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【解析】

文章主要講述從沒上過學(xué)的“奶奶”鼓勵(lì)她所有的孩子好好讀書，并在孫兒們離開家去上學(xué)時(shí)親手為他們每個(gè)人制作一個(gè)蕎麥殼枕頭的故事。

【1】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。receive接到、收到，understand理解，afford承擔(dān)得起，choose選擇。由上文“her family was poor”可知，下文句意應(yīng)為“她的家庭承擔(dān)不起她的學(xué)費(fèi)�！惫蔬xC。

【2】句意：所以奶奶僅認(rèn)識(shí)一兩個(gè)漢字。

考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。hear聽到，see看見，speak說，know知道、了解。由上文“Grandma has never been to school.”可知，下文句意應(yīng)為“所以奶奶僅認(rèn)識(shí)一兩個(gè)漢字�！惫蔬xD。

【3】句意：她總是鼓勵(lì)他們好好學(xué)習(xí)。

考查固定搭配。encourage sb. to do sth.鼓勵(lì)某人做某事，固定搭配。do well in sth.相當(dāng)于be good at (doing) sth.擅長于某事。故選B。

【4】句意：去上學(xué)是她終生的夢想。

考查名詞詞義辨析。choice選擇，dream夢想、理想，lesson課、課程，chance機(jī)會(huì)。由首段首句“Grandma has never been to school.”可知，“去上學(xué)是她終生的夢想。”故選B。

【5】句意：她知道沒有文化做任何事情都很困難。

考查形容詞詞義辨析。difficult困難的，easy容易的，boring無趣的，proper正確的。由上文“without education”可知，下文句意應(yīng)為“做任何事情都很困難�！惫蔬xA。

【6】句意：幸好，她的孩子沒有讓她失望。

考查副詞詞義辨析。luckily幸好、好在，slowly緩慢地，recently近段，quietly安靜地。由下文“her children didn't disappoint her.”可知，句首應(yīng)用副詞“luckily”。故選A。

【7】句意：他們長大了，通過了考試，離開家去大城市上大學(xué)。

考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。enjoyed享受、欣賞，missed錯(cuò)過，passed通過，attended出席、參加。由句中“their examinations”可知，此空表示“通過了考試”。故選C。

【8】句意：在第一個(gè)孫女離家之前，奶奶親手為她做了一件特別的禮物。

考查固定搭配。by (hand)親手，at (hand)在手邊、在附近、即將到來來，on (hand)在手頭上、握有。由句中“made a special gift for her”可知，此空表示“親手”。故選A。

【9】句意：她的一個(gè)孫子嘲笑這份禮物。

考查動(dòng)詞短語。laughed at嘲笑，looked for尋找，thought of想起，talked about談?wù)�。根�?jù)下文這位孫子所說的話可知，他“嘲笑”奶奶的禮物。他認(rèn)為奶奶親手做的枕頭既不美觀還很費(fèi)時(shí)。故選A。

【10】句意：為什么你要花一整天的時(shí)間買蕎麥殼，洗蕎麥殼并曬干蕎麥殼，然后縫枕頭呢？

考查固定搭配。spend花費(fèi)，常用結(jié)構(gòu)：spend some money/ time doing sth.花費(fèi)金錢/時(shí)間做某事。buy購買，動(dòng)詞原形，其動(dòng)名詞形式：buying。故選B。

【11】句意：奶奶繼續(xù)她的活兒直到做好枕頭。

考查連詞詞義辨析。because因?yàn)椋?/span>until直到，since自……以來，when當(dāng)……時(shí)候。由主句“奶奶繼續(xù)她的活兒”可知，從句意為“直到做好枕頭”，所以用until來引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。故選B。

【12】句意：沒什么能和一晚優(yōu)質(zhì)的睡眠相比。

考查不定代詞的用法。something某事、某物，anything任何事，nothing沒有什么，everything一切、所有事物。根據(jù)語境可知，該句句意為“沒什么能和一晚優(yōu)質(zhì)的睡眠相比。”也就是說“一晚優(yōu)質(zhì)的睡眠是最難得的�！痹诒容^的句型中用nothing這樣的詞表示“最……”的含義。故選C。

【13】句意：從那時(shí)起，這就成了我們家的傳統(tǒng)。

考查名詞詞義辨析。prize獎(jiǎng)品，memory記憶，rule規(guī)則、常規(guī)，tradition傳統(tǒng)、風(fēng)俗。由下文“... received a special homemade pillow from grandma when they left home to study.”可知，上文句意為“從那時(shí)起，這就成了我們家的傳統(tǒng)”。故選D。

【14】句意：所有的孩子在離家去上學(xué)時(shí)都收到了奶奶特制的枕頭。

考查名詞詞義辨析。children孩子，students學(xué)生，parents父母，teachers老師。由下文“when they left home to study”可知，上文句意為“所有的孩子在離家去上學(xué)時(shí)都收到了奶奶特制的枕頭�！毕挛牡摹�they”指上文的“children”。故選A。

【15】句意：那個(gè)枕頭就像奶奶為我們制作的。

考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。bought買，購買；buy的過去式。cooked煮，烹飪；cook的過去式。made制作，make的過去式。found找到，find的過去式。由第四段中的“grandma made a special gift for her”可知，該句句意為“那個(gè)枕頭就像奶奶為我們制作的”。故選C。