Question

Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more      . His mother didn’t have enough money to       for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.

His mother looked after him as       as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in      and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin     it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the      . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his       . So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.

“   was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, _   he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was      to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”

Martin has really changed, and he is now a      student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped _      to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.

1.A. carefulB. beautifulC. difficultD. wonderful

2.A. payB. askC. lookD. wait

3.A. fastB. wellC. soonD. good

4.A. eating   B. playingC. fightingD. studying

5.A. hadB. likedC. hatedD. took

6.A. roomB. libraryC. streetD. school

7.A. motherB. fatherC. teacherD. head teacher

8.A. IB. ItC. HeD. One B

9.A. ifB. thanC. althoughD. because

10.A. nice    B. gladC. afraidD. careful

11.A. bad    B. goodC. healthyD. lazy

12.A. itB. meC. herD. him

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了马丁的父亲死后，马丁的生活变得更艰难了，他对学习不感兴趣也经常招致警察的麻烦。回来和妈妈的一通电话改变了他的生活，帮他找到了自信。

1.他父亲死后，马丁的生活变得更艰难了。A. careful小心的，B.beautiful美丽的；C. difficult困难的；D. wonderful极好的。故选. C

2.他的妈妈没有足够的钱支付他的学费。A. pay支付；B. ask问；C. look看；D. wait等候。 故选A。

3.他妈妈尽可能好的照顾他。A. fast快的；B. well好地；C. soon快的；D. good 好的。尽可能好的修饰照顾。 故选B。

4.他对学习不感兴趣也经常招致警察的麻烦。A. eating吃；B. playing玩；C. fighting打假；D. studying学习。故选D。

5.但是马丁非常不喜欢。A. had有；B. liked喜欢；C. hated讨厌；D. took 带走。故选C。

6. 一天，他告诉校长他想要离开学校。A. room房间；B. library图书馆；C. street大街；D. school学校。根据句意，故选D。

7.校长说有必要和妈妈谈谈。A. mother妈妈；B. father父亲；C.teacher教师；D. head teacher校长。故选A。

8.这就是我所需要的。A. I我；B. It代替单数的事；C. He他；D. One代替单数名词。故选B。

9.虽然他死了，他总是以我做的每一件我做的好的事为骄傲。A. if如果B. than比；C. although虽然；D. because因为。故选C。

10.我意识到我父亲死后，我害怕孤单。A. nice好看的；B. glad高兴的；C. afraid害怕的；D. careful小心的。 故选C。

11.马丁真的变了，现在在他们班里是一个好学生。A. bad坏的；B. good好的；C. healthy健康的；D. lazy懒惰的。故选B

12.他妈妈帮他找到自信。A. it它；B. me我；C. her她；D. him他。故选D。

考点：故事类短文