Question

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you ____.

I wanted to do something very ___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___ it looked almost new. I was so ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.(一套服裝)

I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I hardly slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning food. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a __: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so __. It had been a long-standing (長期存在的) joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s response.(反應(yīng))

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____ this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ___ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still exists(存在) and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to __ this story with me.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A. an exampleB. adviceC. supportD. courage

2.A. politeB. similarC. specialD. private

3.A. playedB. studiedC. traveledD. worked

4.A. afterB. before C. unlessD. until

5.A. sureB. fondC. proudD. confident

6.A. perhaps B. reallyC. almostD. hardly

7.A. noteB. noticeC. wordD. sign

8.A. disturbedB. frighteningC. surprisedD. surprising

9.A. giveB. takeC. drawD. teach

10.A. present B. affordC. findD. order

11.A. exchanged B. happenedC. helpedD. lost

12.A. tearB. openC. checkD. receive

13.A. purely B. basically C. obviouslyD. exactly

14.A. realized B. remembered C. imaginedD. supposed

15.A. sendB. publishC. shareD. write

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是發(fā)生在作者身上的一個(gè)真實(shí)的故事。這個(gè)故事告訴作者，在今天這個(gè)世界里，仍然存在無私的愛。作者的兒子在暑假中努力工作賺錢買了一輛摩托車，作者為自己的兒子感到驕傲，因此給他買了頭盔和一套衣服。同時(shí)作者也收到了兒子送給他的禮物—— 一個(gè)作者夢(mèng)寐以求的電子琴。原來兒子賣掉了摩托車給媽媽買了這個(gè)禮物。

1.名詞及語境的理解。句意：你懷疑這樣無私的愛是否會(huì)在今天的這個(gè)世界里發(fā)生，在這里我給你舉一個(gè)例子。an example 一個(gè)例子；advice 建議；support 支持；courage 勇氣。根據(jù)文意可知，Laura不相信這個(gè)世界上還有無私的愛，因此Hilary想給她講一個(gè)例子來告訴她。故選A。

2.形容詞及語境的理解。句意：我想為我15歲的兒子做一些特別的事情，他一直是一個(gè)完美的孩子。polite 有禮貌的；similar 相似的；special 特別的；private 私人的。根據(jù)文意可知，作者想為自己的兒子做一件特別的事情。故選C。

3.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：他整個(gè)夏天都在工作來賺錢買一輛二手的摩托車。play玩； study 學(xué)習(xí)；travel 旅行；work 工作。根據(jù)句意可知，為了買摩托車，作者的兒子整個(gè)暑假都在工作。故選D。

4.連詞及語境的理解。句意：然后他花了很長很長時(shí)間讓摩托車看起來像新的一樣。after 在……之后；before 在……之前；unless 除非，如果不；until直到…時(shí)候。根據(jù)句意可知，作者的兒子花了很長時(shí)間，直到摩托車看起來像新的一樣。故選D。

5.形容詞及語境的理解。句意：我為他感到很驕傲，因此我給他買了最閃亮的頭盔和一套衣服。sure 確定的，確信的；fond 喜歡；proud 驕傲的，自豪的；confident 自信的。根據(jù)句意可知，作者的兒子在暑假的表現(xiàn)很好，作者很為他感到驕傲。故選C。

6.副詞及語境的理解。句意：我?guī)缀醯炔患白屗�打開他的禮物。perhaps 可能，大概，也許；really 真的；almost幾乎； hardly幾乎不。根據(jù)句意可知，作者想讓兒子趕緊打開禮物，看看她給兒子買的禮物，她覺得兒子一定很喜歡。故選D。

7.名詞及語境的理解。句意：在客廳里有一個(gè)漂亮的電子琴，上面有一張字條：給我最棒的媽媽，愛你的兒子。note 字條，便條；notice 通知，公告；word 話，單詞；sign標(biāo)志，跡象。根據(jù)下文的意思可知，在電子琴的旁邊還有一張字條，是她的兒子給她留下的。故選A。

8.形容詞及語境的理解。句意：我感到很驚奇。disturbed 打擾的；煩的；frightening 害怕的；surprised 某人感到驚奇的；surprising 某事令人驚奇的。根據(jù)文意可知，作者沒有想到兒子給她禮物，所以感到很驚奇。故選C。

9.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：在我們的家庭里長期以來有一個(gè)玩笑就是我想要一個(gè)鋼琴，這樣我就可以上課。give 給；take 拿走，在這里是上課；draw 畫畫；teach教。take lessons 上課，是一個(gè)固定的短語。故選B。

10.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：我站在那，很震驚，眼淚止不住的流，我的兒子怎么能買得起這么貴的禮物。present 代表，呈現(xiàn)；afford 買得起；find 發(fā)現(xiàn)；order 命令。根據(jù)句意可知，作者還吃驚自己的兒子怎么會(huì)買得起這么貴的禮物。故選B。

11.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：我的兒子對(duì)我的反應(yīng)感到很興奮，我只能用很多的吻來回應(yīng)他。exchange 交換，用……換……；happen 發(fā)生；help 幫助；lose失去，丟失。根據(jù)文意可知，作者對(duì)兒子送的禮物感到非常開心，她只能親吻兒子來對(duì)他表示感謝。故選A。

12.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：我也想讓他趕緊打開我送給他的禮物。tear 撕開，撕裂；open 打開；check 檢查；receive收到。根據(jù)文意可知，作者想讓兒子趕緊打開她送給他的禮物。故選B。

13.副詞及語境的理解。句意：當(dāng)他看到頭盔和衣服的時(shí)候，他臉上的表情并不是我預(yù)料到的。purely 純粹地；basically 基本地，基礎(chǔ)地；obviously 顯而易見地；exactly準(zhǔn)確地，精確地。根據(jù)文意可知，作者沒有料到兒子會(huì)是這樣的表情。故選D。

14.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：然后我意識(shí)到他把摩托車賣了給我買禮物。realize 意識(shí)到；remember 記得；imagine 想象；suppose假定，認(rèn)為。根據(jù)文意可知，作者這個(gè)時(shí)候意識(shí)到了，兒子把摩托車賣了給她買禮物。故選A。

15.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。句意：我想你愿意和我分享這個(gè)故事。send發(fā)送，寄； publish 出版；share 分享；write寫。根據(jù)文意可知，Hilary希望Laura愿意分享她的這個(gè)故事。故選C。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文。