Question

Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not ­­__7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to __13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”

The watch has been with me for 11 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

1.                A．watch          B．clock           C．bell  D．time

 

2.                A．hotel          B．station          C．bus stop  D．airport

 

3.                A．before         B．from           C．after D．to

 

4.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．so

 

5.                A．moved         B．turned         C．hurried   D．flew

 

6.                A．happy          B．angry          C．sorry D．lucky

 

7.                A．look up         B．look for         C．look at   D．look after

 

8.                A．anything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

 

9.                A．is             B．was            C．does D．did

 

10.               A．funnier         B．louder         C．happier   D．lower

 

11.               A．waking up       B．giving up        C．picking up D．putting up

 

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

 

13.               A．you           B．him            C．them D．me

 

14.               A．what           B．that           C．which D．who

 

15.               A．culture         B．friendship       C．time  D．family

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者講述了一個發生在自己身上的故事，我因為癡迷于看比賽，結果耽誤了去接叔叔的事情。最后父親沒有嚴厲的批評我，反而給了我一塊手表。從這件事情當中讓我懂得了遵守時間的道理。

1.聯系上文，可作此處指的是這塊手表，故選A，手表。

2.聯系下文to the airport.可知指的是去機場接我的叔叔，故選D，機場。

3.聯系下文，可知我應在四點半之前到達那里，故選A，在……之前。

4.連詞辨析。A.雖然，盡管；B.因為；   C.和，并且；D.因此。聯系上下文，可知前后是并列關系，故選C，并且比賽是如此令人興奮。

5.結合語境可知我是匆忙趕到了機場，故選C，匆忙，急忙。

6.結合語境，可知我的父親應該對我很生氣，故選B，生氣的，憤怒的。

7.短語辨析。A.向上看，查閱；B.尋找；C.看；D.照顧。結合語境可知我不敢看我的叔叔和父親，故選C。

8.詞義辨析。A.一些事情，用于疑問及否定句中；B.一些事情，用于肯定句；C.沒有東西；D.每件東西。結合語境可知他沒有說什么，故選A。

9.聯系下文，可知本句是系表結構，描述過去的狀態，故用過去時態，選B。

10.聯系上文I said hello to them in a very low voice.可知我用更低的聲音回答他。故選D，更低的。

11.聯系上文to pick up my uncle and take him home.可知此處指的是我沒有去接我的叔叔，故選C，撿起，接。

12.聯系下文I promise.可知我承諾這樣的事情再也不會發生了。故選B，永遠不。

13.聯系上文My father handed me a box ，可知父親把這塊金表給了我，故選D，人稱代詞賓格，我。

14.單詞辨析。A.什么；B.那個；C.哪一個；D.誰。結合語境可知我從這件事情中學到了些什么，故選A。

15.聯系上文我的失約和父親的贈表，可知此處指的是遵守時間，故選C，時間。

考點：有關一塊手表的記述文

點評：這篇短文內容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當做單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區分詞義，結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。