Question

Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (啞的)   51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.

     When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.

     "There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.

     "But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."

     "It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."

      57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.

     Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."

     Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you   60 so long to speak?"

     "I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."

1.A. because       B. when             C. though             D. before

2.A. speak         B. walk               C. play               D. laugh

3.A. taught         B. found             C. examined          D. asked

4.A. never         B. often               C. usually             D. always

5.A. back          B. hair               C. face               D. mind

6.A. unfair        B. strange            C. noisy             D. quiet

7.A. Hours       B. Weeks            C. Months            D. Years

8.A. good        B. right               C. single              D. new

9.A. chair        B. meal               C. hands              D. books

10.A. slept        B. walked             C. served             D. waited

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】這篇短文主要記述了里奧從很小的時候就一句話也沒有說過，為此他的父母想盡了辦法。直到有一天吃飯時，菜里面沒有放鹽，里奧才開始說第一句話。

1.連詞辨析。A. 因為；B.既然，當……時；C.雖然，盡管；D.在……之前；聯系上下文，可知此處指的是盡管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是啞的。故選C。

2.聯系前文He seemed to be dumb (啞的) 描述，可知格林夫婦想盡各種辦法來讓他說話。故選A，說話。

3.動詞辨析。A.教育；B. 發現；C.檢查；D. 問，要求。結合語境可知此處指的是醫生認真地給他做了檢查。故選C。

4.聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是，就是他從來不說話。故選A，從來不。

5.名詞辨析。A.背部；B. 頭發；C.臉；D. 頭腦，智力。聯系后一句描述，可知此處指的是，可能他的頭腦有問題。故選D。

6.聯系上文描述，可知此處意思是，這真的很奇怪。故選B，奇怪的。

7.聯系后一句描述，可知此處指的是很多年過去了，故選D，多年。

8.結合語境可知此處指的是他沒有說過一句話。故選C，單一的。

9.聯系前文Leo was having a meal with his parents 描述，可知此處指的是他從他的飯食上抬起頭來，故選B，一頓飯，膳食。

10.動詞辨析。A.睡覺；B. 走，步行；C. 服務，招待；D. 等待。結合語境可知此處指的是，你為什么等了這么久才說話？故選D，等待。