Question

    When I was in the sixth grade, one day my teacher asked our class to think about the question “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you?” over the weekend. We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer. ________ Monday, we were to hand in an essay（论文） on it, and be prepared to live up to（实践） our ________.

The whole weekend, I was trying to _________ something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother and asked my neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.

On Sunday afternoon, my parents said they were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually________that I would have to entertain my four-year-old cousin Andrea________my parents visited. I found a Disney movie for Andrea, and then I sat down and started to write my essay. It was due（到期的）the next morning and this was my last ________.

Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea. “What are you doing?” Andrea asked. “I have to write an essay about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed. Could this smart four-year-old _______know the answer? “That’s easy,” she said. “Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Never lie. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Take a bath when you’re________. And never put rocks in your mouth.”

I stared with great_________at my little cousin. Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug. Not only had Andrea answered a very hard question for me, but I could easily live by some of her answers. All I had to do was to be nice, not to lie, to keep myself clean and healthy, and never put rocks in my mouth. So when I wrote my essay, I ________ the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.

Two weeks later, my teacher returned everyone’s essays. I received an A+ along with a little note my teacher had written at the top: “Always do the right thing and give Andrea an A+, too!”

1.A.By B.Over C.About

2.A.answers B.plans C.advice

3.A.look through B.keep on C.come up with

4.A.left B.meant C.decided

5.A.since B.because C.while

6.A.task B.chance C.choice

7.A.quickly B.normally C.possibly

8.A.dirty B.tired C.unhappy

9.A.pride B.fear C.surprise

10.A.read B.found C.included

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文作者主要记述了自己在六年级的时候，为了老师的一个问题到处找答案的故事。经过作者的一再努力，最后在自己的小表妹那里得到了自己想要的答案，并因此明白了一个重要的人生道理。

1.句意：到星期一为止，我们要交一份关于这个问题的文章。

by到…为止；over在…之上；about关于。结合语境，可知此处指的是到星期一为止。故选A。

2.句意：准备好实践我们自己的答案。

answers答案；plans计划；advice建议。根据文中句子“We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer.”的描述，可知此处指的是准备好实践自己的答案。故选A。

3.句意：整个周末，我都在想办法给老师留下深刻印象。

look through浏览；keep on继续做某事；come up with想出、提出。结合语境，可知此处指的是我尽力想出（come up with）能给老师留下印象的东西。故选C。

4.句意：这通常意味着，当我的父母拜访时，我必须照顾我四岁的表妹安德里亚。

left离开；meant意味着，意思是；decided决定。结合语境以及下文的“I found a Disney movie for Andrea”，可知这里说的是，意味着（meant）要照顾我四岁的表妹——安德里亚。故选B。

5.句意：这通常意味着，当我的父母拜访时，我必须招待我四岁的表妹安德里亚。

since自从…以来；because因为；while当…同时。结合语境和所给选项，可知我照顾我的表妹和父母的拜访动作是同时进行。故选C。

6.句意：第二天早上就到期了，这是我最后的机会。

task任务；chance机会；choice选择。第一段中提到星期一要上交文章，去作者表妹家是星期天，可知这里说的是，这是最后的机会（chance）。故选B。

7.句意：这个聪明的四岁小孩可能知道答案吗？

quickly迅速地；normally正常地；possibly可能。根据文中谈到，作者写的时候，表妹盯着自己，并且问在做什么。结合所给选项，可推测句子说的是这个聪明的四岁小孩可能知道答案吗？故选C。

8.句意：当你脏的时候洗个澡。

dirty脏的；tired疲劳的；unhappy不高兴。根据语境，可知说的是脏的时候洗个澡。故选A。

9.句意：我惊讶地盯着我的小表妹。

pride骄傲；fear恐惧；surprise惊奇。根据后句“Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug.”，可知此处是我惊讶地盯着我的小表妹。故选C。

10.句意：所以当我写文章的时候，我包括了关于安德里亚的故事以及她是如何回答我的问题的。

read读；found发现、找到；included包含、包括。根据最后一段老师给作者的小提示，可知作者把自己小表妹的故事也写进去了。include“包含、包括”。故选C。